Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Libya, 2012

Libya
2012
Total fertility rate: 2.68
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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Libya was 2.68 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 30-34 (160 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 31.8 years old. In total, 139,570 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.68
Births
139,570
Births per 1,000 people
22.6
Mean age of mothers
31.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
1.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.26
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
6,179,328
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
15-197.21.3%1,867
20-2463.811.8%16,306
25-29146.227.1%38,579
30-34160.429.8%44,460
35-39106.619.8%27,153
40-4447.88.9%10,175
45-496.51.2%1,007
50-540.20.0%25