Fertility in Libya, 2001

Libya
2001
Total fertility rate: 2.87
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2001  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Libya was 2.87 children per woman in 2001 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 30-34 (167 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 32.4 years old. In total, 119,188 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.87
Births
119,188
Births per 1,000 people
22.1
Mean age of mothers
32.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
2.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.32
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.1
Population
5,403,639
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%0
15-199.01.6%2,705
20-2460.310.5%17,919
25-29142.824.8%36,364
30-34166.629.0%34,130
35-39117.920.5%18,944
40-4464.311.2%7,851
45-4913.62.4%1,220
50-540.70.1%52