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Fertility in Libya sits at 2.21 children per woman in 2026, above the replacement level of 2.1. Over the preceding five years it has fallen by 0.25 children per woman. About 119 thousand babies are born a year, a crude birth rate of 15.8 per 1,000. Its net reproduction rate sits at 1.05, above the 1.0 replacement mark. Women are having children later in life, at a mean age of 31.9 years, up from 29.9 in 1980. By 2100, projections see it reaching 1.72 children per woman.
Fertility rate
2.21 children/woman
Birth rate
15.8 per 1,000 people
Total births
119K
Mean age at birth
31.9 years
Libya's fertility rate has fallen dramatically from 8.1 children per woman in 1971 to 2.21 today, still above the 2.1 replacement level. This decline is projected to continue, dropping below replacement to 1.72 by 2100.