Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Libya, 1989

Libya
1989
Total fertility rate: 5.09
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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Libya was 5.09 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 30-34 (262 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 32.4 years old. In total, 123,193 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.09
Births
123,193
Births per 1,000 people
28.4
Mean age of mothers
32.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.32
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.2
Population
4,342,920
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-140.00.0%12
15-1916.41.6%3,891
20-24133.813.1%25,240
25-29241.423.7%36,068
30-34262.525.8%29,740
35-39212.620.9%18,252
40-44118.111.6%8,124
45-4931.43.1%1,775
50-541.90.2%92