Birth rate, crude in Libya
Libya: Birth rate, crude was 16.5 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Birth rate, crude in Libya, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2024, birth rate, crude in Libya stood at 16.5 per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate, crude in Libya peaked at 51.27 per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 16.5 per 1,000 people, in 2024.
That places Libya 91st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.85 per 1,000 people | 46.6 per 1,000 people | 51.27 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.76 per 1,000 people | 44.85 per 1,000 people | 46.49 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.83 per 1,000 people | 28.37 per 1,000 people | 44.35 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.21 per 1,000 people | 21.58 per 1,000 people | 27.04 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.07 per 1,000 people | 21.69 per 1,000 people | 23.93 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.9 per 1,000 people | 19.24 per 1,000 people | 24.91 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.59 per 1,000 people | 16.5 per 1,000 people | 18.74 per 1,000 people | 5 |
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More health data for Libya
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 69,418 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 66,591 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 70,624 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 65,956 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 70,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 66,833 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 69,260 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 65,669 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 64,989 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 62,426 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate, crude in Libya?
- Birth rate, crude in Libya was 16.5 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest birth rate, crude recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 51.27 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- What is the lowest birth rate, crude recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5 per 1,000 people in 2024.
- How does Libya rank for birth rate, crude?
- Libya ranks 91st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is birth rate, crude rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.