Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Libya, 1991

Libya
1991
Total fertility rate: 4.46
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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Libya was 4.46 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 30-34 (236 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 32.8 years old. In total, 116,869 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.46
Births
116,869
Births per 1,000 people
25.7
Mean age of mothers
32.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
2.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.04
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.3
Population
4,544,400
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%6
15-1912.31.4%3,161
20-24103.811.6%21,424
25-29205.623.0%33,819
30-34236.126.5%30,075
35-39193.821.7%18,354
40-44107.512.1%8,038
45-4931.43.5%1,896
50-541.90.2%97