Fertility rate: births per woman in Libya
Libya: Fertility rate: births per woman was 2.35 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in Libya, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Libya recorded 2.35 live births per woman for fertility rate: births per woman in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Libya peaked at 8.1 live births per woman in 1971 and was at its lowest, 2.35 live births per woman, in 2023.
Libya ranks 87th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.21 live births per woman | 7.01 live births per woman | 7.46 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.77 live births per woman | 7.51 live births per woman | 8.01 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.95 live births per woman | 7.68 live births per woman | 8.1 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.42 live births per woman | 5.09 live births per woman | 7.54 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.68 live births per woman | 2.97 live births per woman | 4.78 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.74 live births per woman | 2.56 live births per woman | 2.91 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.65 live births per woman | 2.54 live births per woman | 2.75 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.43 live births per woman | 2.35 live births per woman | 2.51 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More reference data data for Libya
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0197 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.721 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 27.74 0-100 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -1.7 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.34 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 33.47 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 33.5 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -1.9 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Libya?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Libya was 2.35 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1 live births per woman in 1971.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.35 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Libya rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Libya ranks 87th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.