Libya birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Libya chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Libya is 2.36, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 3.88 — a -39.4% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Libya	World
1960	7.51	4.69
1961	7.56	4.56
1962	7.61	5.02
1963	7.69	5.31
1964	7.75	5.13
1965	7.82	5.08
1966	7.89	4.97
1967	7.93	4.87
1968	7.97	4.98
1969	8.01	4.88
1970	8.05	4.84
1971	8.1	4.69
1972	8.07	4.55
1973	8.05	4.42
1974	8.02	4.26
1975	7.98	4.07
1976	7.93	3.97
1977	7.87	3.84
1978	7.79	3.77
1979	7.68	3.76
1980	7.54	3.73
1981	7.37	3.71
1982	7.16	3.72
1983	6.91	3.59
1984	6.62	3.57
1985	6.33	3.53
1986	6.02	3.51
1987	5.72	3.48
1988	5.41	3.39
1989	5.09	3.35
1990	4.78	3.31
1991	4.46	3.13
1992	4.16	3.04
1993	3.88	2.97
1994	3.65	2.92
1995	3.44	2.87
1996	3.26	2.82
1997	3.13	2.78
1998	3.04	2.75
1999	2.97	2.72
2000	2.91	2.73
2001	2.87	2.69
2002	2.83	2.66
2003	2.8	2.64
2004	2.77	2.63
2005	2.77	2.61
2006	2.7	2.61
2007	2.65	2.6
2008	2.6	2.6
2009	2.56	2.59
2010	2.6	2.57
2011	2.65	2.55
2012	2.68	2.56
2013	2.72	2.53
2014	2.75	2.52
2015	2.71	2.49
2016	2.67	2.49
2017	2.63	2.46
2018	2.58	2.39
2019	2.54	2.35
2020	2.51	2.28
2021	2.46	2.25
2022	2.4	2.22
2023	2.36	2.2
2024	2.3	2.19
2025	2.25	2.18
2026	2.21	2.18
2027	2.18	2.17
2028	2.14	2.16
2029	2.11	2.15
2030	2.08	2.14
2031	2.06	2.13
2032	2.03	2.12
2033	2.01	2.12
2034	1.99	2.11
2035	1.97	2.1
2036	1.95	2.09
2037	1.94	2.09
2038	1.92	2.08
2039	1.91	2.08
2040	1.9	2.08
2041	1.89	2.07
2042	1.88	2.07
2043	1.87	2.07
2044	1.86	2.07
2045	1.85	2.06
2046	1.84	2.06
2047	1.83	2.06
2048	1.83	2.05
2049	1.82	2.05
2050	1.82	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 1.59% were to women under 20 years old, 40.3% to women ages 20-29, and 58.1% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 2.92%, 48.5%, and 48.5% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Libya by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Libya	World
1960	43.6%	37.4%
1961	44.2%	37.5%
1962	44.8%	37.6%
1963	45.5%	37.8%
1964	46.1%	38%
1965	47%	38%
1966	48.4%	38%
1967	49.5%	38%
1968	50.3%	37.9%
1969	50.7%	37.8%
1970	50.9%	37.7%
1971	50.9%	37.6%
1972	50.9%	37.5%
1973	50.2%	37.3%
1974	49.3%	37.2%
1975	48.9%	37.1%
1976	48.6%	36.9%
1977	48.2%	36.7%
1978	48%	36.3%
1979	47.9%	35.9%
1980	47.7%	35.5%
1981	47.5%	35.2%
1982	47.3%	34.9%
1983	46.8%	34.6%
1984	46.1%	34.3%
1985	45.5%	34%
1986	44.8%	33.8%
1987	44.1%	33.6%
1988	43.4%	33.4%
1989	42.6%	33.2%
1990	41.7%	33%
1991	40.7%	32.9%
1992	39.7%	32.7%
1993	38.6%	32.5%
1994	37.4%	32.3%
1995	36.3%	32.1%
1996	35.2%	31.8%
1997	34.2%	31.5%
1998	33.3%	31.1%
1999	32.5%	30.8%
2000	32%	30.4%
2001	31.7%	30%
2002	31.5%	29.6%
2003	31.3%	29.2%
2004	31.2%	28.8%
2005	31.1%	28.5%
2006	30.9%	28.1%
2007	30.6%	27.9%
2008	30.3%	27.6%
2009	30.1%	27.5%
2010	29.9%	27.3%
2011	30.7%	27.1%
2012	31.5%	27%
2013	31.3%	26.9%
2014	31.1%	26.8%
2015	31%	26.6%
2016	30.9%	26.5%
2017	30.6%	26.4%
2018	30.3%	26.2%
2019	29.9%	26%
2020	29.5%	25.8%
2021	29%	25.6%
2022	28.5%	25.3%
2023	28%	25%
2024	27.4%	24.7%
2025	26.8%	24.4%
2026	26.2%	24.1%
2027	25.6%	23.8%
2028	25.1%	23.4%
2029	24.5%	23.1%
2030	23.9%	22.8%
2031	23.4%	22.6%
2032	23%	22.3%
2033	22.5%	22.1%
2034	22.1%	21.9%
2035	21.8%	21.7%
2036	21.5%	21.6%
2037	21.3%	21.5%
2038	21%	21.4%
2039	20.9%	21.3%
2040	20.7%	21.2%
2041	20.6%	21.1%
2042	20.5%	21%
2043	20.4%	21%
2044	20.3%	20.9%
2045	20.2%	20.8%
2046	20.1%	20.7%
2047	20%	20.7%
2048	19.9%	20.6%
2049	19.8%	20.5%
2050	19.6%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Libya was 43.6% in 1960, 38.6% in 1993, and 27.4% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Libya.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Libya, excluding migration, has been +1.43% annually. On average, 97,579 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Libya
1960	38,391
1961	42,167
1962	46,252
1963	50,421
1964	55,227
1965	59,134
1966	60,394
1967	61,889
1968	63,971
1969	66,782
1970	70,488
1971	74,934
1972	77,864
1973	81,256
1974	89,337
1975	94,862
1976	101,146
1977	107,769
1978	114,669
1979	121,469
1980	128,034
1981	130,233
1982	133,511
1983	122,183
1984	110,028
1985	110,194
1986	109,325
1987	107,761
1988	105,469
1989	102,823
1990	99,898
1991	96,582
1992	93,568
1993	90,553
1994	88,765
1995	87,661
1996	86,945
1997	86,899
1998	87,613
1999	88,743
2000	89,814
2001	93,370
2002	97,598
2003	102,144
2004	107,144
2005	112,823
2006	115,645
2007	116,704
2008	117,481
2009	118,102
2010	122,926
2011	121,016
2012	108,855
2013	110,772
2014	110,420
2015	108,096
2016	105,265
2017	103,891
2018	101,619
2019	97,842
2020	92,950
2021	88,005
2022	91,951
2023	75,760

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Libya was 59 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.06% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -16.9% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Libya	World
1985	86	460
1986	82	438
1987	77	429
1988	74	414
1989	70	401
1990	67	391
1991	64	395
1992	61	395
1993	60	389
1994	59	382
1995	59	371
1996	61	366
1997	64	358
1998	67	360
1999	69	340
2000	71	328
2001	71	321
2002	69	311
2003	68	301
2004	67	291
2005	66	283
2006	66	276
2007	67	269
2008	68	264
2009	70	258
2010	71	253
2011	81	247
2012	74	239
2013	75	235
2014	77	231
2015	76	228
2016	74	220
2017	69	215
2018	66	211
2019	65	207
2020	71	211
2021	98	242
2022	60	203
2023	59	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Libya was 30.8 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 3.08% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is up from 28.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Libya	World
1960	27.7%	18.5%
1961	26%	18.1%
1962	24.3%	17.8%
1963	22.7%	17.5%
1964	21.2%	17.7%
1965	19.7%	17.5%
1966	18.3%	17.3%
1967	17%	17%
1968	15.8%	16.5%
1969	14.7%	15.5%
1970	13.6%	15.2%
1971	12.6%	15.1%
1972	11.7%	14.4%
1973	10.9%	14.1%
1974	10.2%	13.7%
1975	9.5%	13.4%
1976	8.91%	13%
1977	8.39%	12.5%
1978	7.92%	12.1%
1979	7.5%	11.7%
1980	7.11%	11.4%
1981	6.76%	11%
1982	6.42%	10.8%
1983	6.1%	10.6%
1984	5.79%	10.4%
1985	5.5%	10.1%
1986	5.21%	9.81%
1987	4.94%	9.47%
1988	4.67%	9.31%
1989	4.42%	9.02%
1990	4.19%	8.81%
1991	3.98%	8.66%
1992	3.78%	8.46%
1993	3.61%	8.19%
1994	3.46%	7.98%
1995	3.32%	7.76%
1996	3.2%	7.52%
1997	3.09%	7.28%
1998	2.99%	7.05%
1999	2.9%	6.76%
2000	2.81%	6.48%
2001	2.73%	6.21%
2002	2.65%	5.94%
2003	2.55%	5.65%
2004	2.44%	5.43%
2005	2.31%	5.16%
2006	2.17%	4.92%
2007	2.02%	4.7%
2008	1.88%	4.5%
2009	1.76%	4.31%
2010	1.66%	4.11%
2011	1.96%	3.97%
2012	1.51%	3.77%
2013	1.45%	3.61%
2014	1.39%	3.48%
2015	1.33%	3.35%
2016	1.28%	3.23%
2017	1.24%	3.11%
2018	1.19%	2.97%
2019	1.16%	2.86%
2020	1.12%	2.75%
2021	1.08%	2.66%
2022	1.05%	2.59%
2023	3.08%	2.49%