Fertility & birth rates in Eswatini and Libya

Fertility rate in Eswatini vs Libya chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Eswatini was 2.75 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.36 in Libya in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Eswatini vs Libya population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Eswatini	Libya
1960	6.75	7.51
1961	6.77	7.56
1962	6.79	7.61
1963	6.8	7.69
1964	6.79	7.75
1965	6.79	7.82
1966	6.8	7.89
1967	6.77	7.93
1968	6.76	7.97
1969	6.76	8.01
1970	6.75	8.05
1971	6.74	8.1
1972	6.72	8.07
1973	6.72	8.05
1974	6.71	8.02
1975	6.71	7.98
1976	6.7	7.93
1977	6.68	7.87
1978	6.65	7.79
1979	6.61	7.68
1980	6.57	7.54
1981	6.54	7.37
1982	6.49	7.16
1983	6.43	6.91
1984	6.36	6.62
1985	6.28	6.33
1986	6.11	6.02
1987	5.9	5.72
1988	5.69	5.41
1989	5.48	5.09
1990	5.3	4.78
1991	5.13	4.46
1992	4.98	4.16
1993	4.82	3.88
1994	4.66	3.65
1995	4.52	3.44
1996	4.38	3.26
1997	4.24	3.13
1998	4.13	3.04
1999	4.09	2.97
2000	4.03	2.91
2001	3.94	2.87
2002	3.85	2.83
2003	3.8	2.8
2004	3.76	2.77
2005	3.7	2.77
2006	3.63	2.7
2007	3.58	2.65
2008	3.57	2.6
2009	3.5	2.56
2010	3.38	2.6
2011	3.32	2.65
2012	3.27	2.68
2013	3.24	2.72
2014	3.18	2.75
2015	3.12	2.71
2016	3.07	2.67
2017	3.02	2.63
2018	2.97	2.58
2019	2.93	2.54
2020	2.89	2.51
2021	2.84	2.46
2022	2.8	2.4
2023	2.75	2.36
2024	2.72	2.3
2025	2.68	2.25
2026	2.64	2.21
2027	2.61	2.18
2028	2.57	2.14
2029	2.54	2.11
2030	2.51	2.08
2031	2.49	2.06
2032	2.45	2.03
2033	2.42	2.01
2034	2.4	1.99
2035	2.37	1.97
2036	2.35	1.95
2037	2.32	1.94
2038	2.3	1.92
2039	2.28	1.91
2040	2.26	1.9
2041	2.24	1.89
2042	2.22	1.88
2043	2.2	1.87
2044	2.18	1.86
2045	2.16	1.85
2046	2.14	1.84
2047	2.13	1.83
2048	2.11	1.83
2049	2.1	1.82
2050	2.08	1.82

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Eswatini	Libya
1960	46.9%	43.6%
1961	47.2%	44.2%
1962	47.4%	44.8%
1963	47.7%	45.5%
1964	47.8%	46.1%
1965	47.7%	47%
1966	47.7%	48.4%
1967	47.5%	49.5%
1968	47.3%	50.3%
1969	47.2%	50.7%
1970	47.2%	50.9%
1971	47.2%	50.9%
1972	47.3%	50.9%
1973	47.4%	50.2%
1974	47.5%	49.3%
1975	47.7%	48.9%
1976	47.9%	48.6%
1977	48.1%	48.2%
1978	48.3%	48%
1979	48.5%	47.9%
1980	48.7%	47.7%
1981	48.9%	47.5%
1982	49.2%	47.3%
1983	49.3%	46.8%
1984	49.4%	46.1%
1985	49.5%	45.5%
1986	49.4%	44.8%
1987	49.3%	44.1%
1988	48.7%	43.4%
1989	48.1%	42.6%
1990	47.6%	41.7%
1991	47.1%	40.7%
1992	46.6%	39.7%
1993	46.4%	38.6%
1994	47%	37.4%
1995	47.4%	36.3%
1996	46.9%	35.2%
1997	46.2%	34.2%
1998	45.3%	33.3%
1999	44.4%	32.5%
2000	43.6%	32%
2001	42.9%	31.7%
2002	42.3%	31.5%
2003	41.8%	31.3%
2004	41.4%	31.2%
2005	41.1%	31.1%
2006	40.8%	30.9%
2007	40.4%	30.6%
2008	39.9%	30.3%
2009	39.3%	30.1%
2010	38.8%	29.9%
2011	38.4%	30.7%
2012	38%	31.5%
2013	37.6%	31.3%
2014	37.2%	31.1%
2015	36.8%	31%
2016	36.4%	30.9%
2017	36%	30.6%
2018	35.6%	30.3%
2019	35.1%	29.9%
2020	34.7%	29.5%
2021	34.3%	29%
2022	34%	28.5%
2023	33.7%	28%
2024	33.4%	27.4%
2025	33%	26.8%
2026	32.6%	26.2%
2027	32.2%	25.6%
2028	31.8%	25.1%
2029	31.4%	24.5%
2030	31%	23.9%
2031	30.7%	23.4%
2032	30.3%	23%
2033	29.9%	22.5%
2034	29.5%	22.1%
2035	29.1%	21.8%
2036	28.7%	21.5%
2037	28.4%	21.3%
2038	28%	21%
2039	27.7%	20.9%
2040	27.4%	20.7%
2041	27.1%	20.6%
2042	26.8%	20.5%
2043	26.5%	20.4%
2044	26.2%	20.3%
2045	26%	20.2%
2046	25.7%	20.1%
2047	25.4%	20%
2048	25.1%	19.9%
2049	24.9%	19.8%
2050	24.6%	19.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 33.4% of the population in Eswatini and 27.4% in Libya in 2024, compared to 47.6% and 41.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Eswatini and Libya compared.

Natural population change in Eswatini vs Libya by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.63% in Eswatini and +1.43% in Libya. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Eswatini	Libya
1960	9,947	38,391
1961	10,262	42,167
1962	10,601	46,252
1963	10,929	50,421
1964	11,266	55,227
1965	11,719	59,134
1966	12,282	60,394
1967	12,773	61,889
1968	13,449	63,971
1969	14,164	66,782
1970	14,873	70,488
1971	15,615	74,934
1972	16,353	77,864
1973	17,145	81,256
1974	17,971	89,337
1975	18,849	94,862
1976	19,734	101,146
1977	20,609	107,769
1978	21,466	114,669
1979	22,299	121,469
1980	23,153	128,034
1981	23,973	130,233
1982	24,742	133,511
1983	24,883	122,183
1984	26,149	110,028
1985	26,835	110,194
1986	27,096	109,325
1987	27,285	107,761
1988	27,396	105,469
1989	28,257	102,823
1990	28,349	99,898
1991	28,497	96,582
1992	28,446	93,568
1993	28,046	90,553
1994	26,703	88,765
1995	23,029	87,661
1996	21,858	86,945
1997	20,686	86,899
1998	19,762	87,613
1999	19,420	88,743
2000	18,830	89,814
2001	17,824	93,370
2002	16,924	97,598
2003	16,396	102,144
2004	15,979	107,144
2005	15,945	112,823
2006	16,133	115,645
2007	16,595	116,704
2008	17,275	117,481
2009	17,656	118,102
2010	17,652	122,926
2011	17,645	121,016
2012	18,308	108,855
2013	18,903	110,772
2014	19,107	110,420
2015	19,223	108,096
2016	19,233	105,265
2017	19,278	103,891
2018	19,392	101,619
2019	19,488	97,842
2020	18,899	92,950
2021	17,314	88,005
2022	20,125	91,951
2023	20,147	75,760

Maternal mortality chart: Eswatini vs Libya

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 118 deaths per 100,000 live births in Eswatini, compared to 59 deaths in Libya.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Eswatini	Libya
1985	580	86
1986	548	82
1987	521	77
1988	494	74
1989	505	70
1990	520	67
1991	545	64
1992	580	61
1993	609	60
1994	645	59
1995	612	59
1996	604	61
1997	550	64
1998	475	67
1999	409	69
2000	361	71
2001	307	71
2002	331	69
2003	392	68
2004	451	67
2005	529	66
2006	511	66
2007	647	67
2008	766	68
2009	855	70
2010	752	71
2011	765	81
2012	613	74
2013	491	75
2014	369	77
2015	283	76
2016	213	74
2017	151	69
2018	133	66
2019	96	65
2020	102	71
2021	219	98
2022	112	60
2023	118	59

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 4.5% in Eswatini and 3.08% in Libya. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Eswatini	Libya
1960	20.7%	27.7%
1961	20.4%	26%
1962	20%	24.3%
1963	19.6%	22.7%
1964	19.2%	21.2%
1965	18.8%	19.7%
1966	18.3%	18.3%
1967	17.9%	17%
1968	17.4%	15.8%
1969	17%	14.7%
1970	16.5%	13.6%
1971	16%	12.6%
1972	15.4%	11.7%
1973	14.9%	10.9%
1974	14.3%	10.2%
1975	13.7%	9.5%
1976	13.2%	8.91%
1977	12.6%	8.39%
1978	12%	7.92%
1979	11.5%	7.5%
1980	10.9%	7.11%
1981	10.4%	6.76%
1982	9.89%	6.42%
1983	10.4%	6.1%
1984	8.85%	5.79%
1985	8.37%	5.5%
1986	7.93%	5.21%
1987	7.54%	4.94%
1988	7.2%	4.67%
1989	6.93%	4.42%
1990	6.75%	4.19%
1991	6.72%	3.98%
1992	6.85%	3.78%
1993	7.17%	3.61%
1994	7.62%	3.46%
1995	8.12%	3.32%
1996	8.71%	3.2%
1997	9.3%	3.09%
1998	9.87%	2.99%
1999	10.4%	2.9%
2000	10.9%	2.81%
2001	11.3%	2.73%
2002	11.4%	2.65%
2003	11.6%	2.55%
2004	11.6%	2.44%
2005	11.6%	2.31%
2006	10.5%	2.17%
2007	10%	2.02%
2008	9.82%	1.88%
2009	9.25%	1.76%
2010	8.18%	1.66%
2011	6.81%	1.96%
2012	6.38%	1.51%
2013	6.16%	1.45%
2014	6.17%	1.39%
2015	5.86%	1.33%
2016	5.53%	1.28%
2017	5.43%	1.24%
2018	5.1%	1.19%
2019	5.16%	1.16%
2020	4.98%	1.12%
2021	4.76%	1.08%
2022	4.62%	1.05%
2023	4.5%	3.08%