Fertility & birth rates in Libya and Mauritius

Fertility rate in Libya vs Mauritius chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Libya was 2.36 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.39 in Mauritius in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Libya	Mauritius
1960	7.51	5.9
1961	7.56	5.98
1962	7.61	5.88
1963	7.69	6.18
1964	7.75	5.96
1965	7.82	5.51
1966	7.89	5.46
1967	7.93	4.63
1968	7.97	4.6
1969	8.01	3.97
1970	8.05	3.82
1971	8.1	3.51
1972	8.07	3.41
1973	8.05	3.07
1974	8.02	3.45
1975	7.98	3.2
1976	7.93	3.13
1977	7.87	3.07
1978	7.79	3.01
1979	7.68	2.91
1980	7.54	2.8
1981	7.37	2.67
1982	7.16	2.53
1983	6.91	2.4
1984	6.62	2.16
1985	6.33	2.02
1986	6.02	1.99
1987	5.72	2.05
1988	5.41	2.14
1989	5.09	2.23
1990	4.78	2.32
1991	4.46	2.3
1992	4.16	2.37
1993	3.88	2.21
1994	3.65	2.25
1995	3.44	2.14
1996	3.26	2.12
1997	3.13	2.04
1998	3.04	1.97
1999	2.97	2.05
2000	2.91	1.99
2001	2.87	1.91
2002	2.83	1.94
2003	2.8	1.87
2004	2.77	1.92
2005	2.77	1.88
2006	2.7	1.77
2007	2.65	1.74
2008	2.6	1.67
2009	2.56	1.59
2010	2.6	1.57
2011	2.65	1.55
2012	2.68	1.54
2013	2.72	1.44
2014	2.75	1.43
2015	2.71	1.36
2016	2.67	1.4
2017	2.63	1.44
2018	2.58	1.41
2019	2.54	1.4
2020	2.51	1.44
2021	2.46	1.41
2022	2.4	1.32
2023	2.36	1.39
2024	2.3	1.37
2025	2.25	1.36
2026	2.21	1.35
2027	2.18	1.35
2028	2.14	1.35
2029	2.11	1.35
2030	2.08	1.36
2031	2.06	1.36
2032	2.03	1.37
2033	2.01	1.37
2034	1.99	1.38
2035	1.97	1.39
2036	1.95	1.39
2037	1.94	1.4
2038	1.92	1.41
2039	1.91	1.41
2040	1.9	1.42
2041	1.89	1.42
2042	1.88	1.43
2043	1.87	1.43
2044	1.86	1.44
2045	1.85	1.45
2046	1.84	1.45
2047	1.83	1.46
2048	1.83	1.46
2049	1.82	1.47
2050	1.82	1.47

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Libya	Mauritius
1960	43.6%	45%
1961	44.2%	45%
1962	44.8%	45.1%
1963	45.5%	45.1%
1964	46.1%	44.8%
1965	47%	44.4%
1966	48.4%	44%
1967	49.5%	43.4%
1968	50.3%	42.9%
1969	50.7%	42.3%
1970	50.9%	41.6%
1971	50.9%	40.9%
1972	50.9%	40.1%
1973	50.2%	39.1%
1974	49.3%	38.2%
1975	48.9%	37.3%
1976	48.6%	36.5%
1977	48.2%	35.7%
1978	48%	34.9%
1979	47.9%	34.2%
1980	47.7%	33.6%
1981	47.5%	33.1%
1982	47.3%	32.6%
1983	46.8%	32.2%
1984	46.1%	31.8%
1985	45.5%	31.4%
1986	44.8%	31.1%
1987	44.1%	30.8%
1988	43.4%	30.5%
1989	42.6%	30.1%
1990	41.7%	29.8%
1991	40.7%	29.4%
1992	39.7%	29%
1993	38.6%	28.5%
1994	37.4%	28%
1995	36.3%	27.5%
1996	35.2%	27%
1997	34.2%	26.6%
1998	33.3%	26.2%
1999	32.5%	25.8%
2000	32%	25.6%
2001	31.7%	25.3%
2002	31.5%	25%
2003	31.3%	24.7%
2004	31.2%	24.3%
2005	31.1%	23.9%
2006	30.9%	23.4%
2007	30.6%	22.9%
2008	30.3%	22.3%
2009	30.1%	21.7%
2010	29.9%	21.1%
2011	30.7%	20.6%
2012	31.5%	20.1%
2013	31.3%	19.7%
2014	31.1%	19.3%
2015	31%	18.9%
2016	30.9%	18.4%
2017	30.6%	17.9%
2018	30.3%	17.4%
2019	29.9%	16.9%
2020	29.5%	16.4%
2021	29%	15.9%
2022	28.5%	15.5%
2023	28%	15.1%
2024	27.4%	14.8%
2025	26.8%	14.5%
2026	26.2%	14.3%
2027	25.6%	14.1%
2028	25.1%	14%
2029	24.5%	13.8%
2030	23.9%	13.7%
2031	23.4%	13.6%
2032	23%	13.5%
2033	22.5%	13.4%
2034	22.1%	13.3%
2035	21.8%	13.2%
2036	21.5%	13%
2037	21.3%	12.9%
2038	21%	12.8%
2039	20.9%	12.7%
2040	20.7%	12.6%
2041	20.6%	12.5%
2042	20.5%	12.4%
2043	20.4%	12.3%
2044	20.3%	12.2%
2045	20.2%	12.1%
2046	20.1%	12%
2047	20%	11.8%
2048	19.9%	11.7%
2049	19.8%	11.6%
2050	19.6%	11.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 27.4% of the population in Libya and 14.8% in Mauritius in 2024, compared to 41.7% and 29.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Libya and Mauritius compared.

Natural population change in Libya vs Mauritius by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.43% in Libya and +0.15% in Mauritius. 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
	Libya	Mauritius
1960	38,391	19,931
1961	42,167	20,355
1962	46,252	20,660
1963	50,421	22,069
1964	55,227	22,239
1965	59,134	20,482
1966	60,394	20,758
1967	61,889	17,560
1968	63,971	17,884
1969	66,782	15,761
1970	70,488	16,190
1971	74,934	15,441
1972	77,864	14,825
1973	81,256	13,145
1974	89,337	17,561
1975	94,862	15,342
1976	101,146	16,407
1977	107,769	16,769
1978	114,669	18,670
1979	121,469	19,282
1980	128,034	19,321
1981	130,233	18,334
1982	133,511	15,880
1983	122,183	14,525
1984	110,028	13,665
1985	110,194	12,451
1986	109,325	12,340
1987	107,761	13,262
1988	105,469	14,084
1989	102,823	14,718
1990	99,898	15,564
1991	96,582	15,091
1992	93,568	15,833
1993	90,553	14,814
1994	88,765	14,355
1995	87,661	13,020
1996	86,945	13,041
1997	86,899	11,943
1998	87,613	11,489
1999	88,743	12,341
2000	89,814	12,224
2001	93,370	11,723
2002	97,598	11,685
2003	102,144	10,799
2004	107,144	10,745
2005	112,823	10,195
2006	115,645	8,515
2007	116,704	8,429
2008	117,481	7,465
2009	118,102	6,113
2010	122,926	5,877
2011	121,016	5,511
2012	108,855	5,149
2013	110,772	4,281
2014	110,420	3,657
2015	108,096	3,031
2016	105,265	2,906
2017	103,891	3,415
2018	101,619	2,151
2019	97,842	1,773
2020	92,950	2,405
2021	88,005	-253
2022	91,951	-757
2023	75,760	1,009

Maternal mortality chart: Libya vs Mauritius

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 59 deaths per 100,000 live births in Libya, compared to 66 deaths in Mauritius.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Libya	Mauritius
1985	86	111
1986	82	106
1987	77	103
1988	74	93
1989	70	85
1990	67	77
1991	64	75
1992	61	73
1993	60	70
1994	59	63
1995	59	55
1996	61	52
1997	64	49
1998	67	48
1999	69	46
2000	71	43
2001	71	42
2002	69	42
2003	68	42
2004	67	43
2005	66	43
2006	66	45
2007	67	46
2008	68	48
2009	70	51
2010	71	53
2011	81	55
2012	74	55
2013	75	58
2014	77	60
2015	76	61
2016	74	62
2017	69	66
2018	66	67
2019	65	67
2020	71	58
2021	98	80
2022	60	61
2023	59	66

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.08% in Libya and 1.52% in Mauritius. 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
	Libya	Mauritius
1960	27.7%	10.2%
1961	26%	9.82%
1962	24.3%	9.31%
1963	22.7%	8.72%
1964	21.2%	8.4%
1965	19.7%	8.66%
1966	18.3%	9.25%
1967	17%	9.55%
1968	15.8%	9.25%
1969	14.7%	8.72%
1970	13.6%	8.35%
1971	12.6%	8.15%
1972	11.7%	7.98%
1973	10.9%	7.71%
1974	10.2%	7.24%
1975	9.5%	6.53%
1976	8.91%	5.74%
1977	8.39%	5.08%
1978	7.92%	4.62%
1979	7.5%	4.28%
1980	7.11%	4.02%
1981	6.76%	3.77%
1982	6.42%	3.47%
1983	6.1%	3.15%
1984	5.79%	2.92%
1985	5.5%	2.85%
1986	5.21%	2.88%
1987	4.94%	2.85%
1988	4.67%	2.7%
1989	4.42%	2.5%
1990	4.19%	2.32%
1991	3.98%	2.19%
1992	3.78%	2.13%
1993	3.61%	2.12%
1994	3.46%	2.16%
1995	3.32%	2.22%
1996	3.2%	2.26%
1997	3.09%	2.25%
1998	2.99%	2.16%
1999	2.9%	2.03%
2000	2.81%	1.89%
2001	2.73%	1.76%
2002	2.65%	1.66%
2003	2.55%	1.6%
2004	2.44%	1.57%
2005	2.31%	1.55%
2006	2.17%	1.54%
2007	2.02%	1.52%
2008	1.88%	1.5%
2009	1.76%	1.48%
2010	1.66%	1.48%
2011	1.96%	1.49%
2012	1.51%	1.5%
2013	1.45%	1.49%
2014	1.39%	1.47%
2015	1.33%	1.47%
2016	1.28%	1.47%
2017	1.24%	1.5%
2018	1.19%	1.53%
2019	1.16%	1.57%
2020	1.12%	1.58%
2021	1.08%	1.57%
2022	1.05%	1.55%
2023	3.08%	1.52%