American Samoa vs Libya: Fertility rate, total

American Samoa
2.27 births per woman
in 2024
Libya
2.3 births per woman
in 2024
American Samoa rank
88th
Libya rank
85th

Fertility rate, total over time

  • American Samoa
  • Libya
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 2.3 births per woman against 2.27 births per woman in American Samoa, a difference of 0.03 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Libya ahead.

American Samoa ranks 88th and Libya ranks 85th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Libya in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa Libya Difference Ahead
1960s 6.54 births per woman 7.77 births per woman 1.23 births per woman Libya
1970s 5.22 births per woman 7.95 births per woman 2.73 births per woman Libya
1980s 4.36 births per woman 6.42 births per woman 2.06 births per woman Libya
1990s 4.23 births per woman 3.68 births per woman 0.5491 births per woman American Samoa
2000s 3.73 births per woman 2.74 births per woman 0.9877 births per woman American Samoa
2010s 2.83 births per woman 2.65 births per woman 0.1734 births per woman American Samoa
2020s 2.31 births per woman 2.4 births per woman 0.0958 births per woman Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, American Samoa or Libya?
Libya, at 2.3 births per woman against 2.27 births per woman in American Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between American Samoa and Libya?
0.03 births per woman, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Libya?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do American Samoa and Libya rank globally for fertility rate, total?
American Samoa ranks 88th and Libya ranks 85th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,193 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.