Libya vs Saudi Arabia: Fertility rate, total

Libya
2.3 births per woman
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
2.31 births per woman
in 2024
Libya rank
85th
Saudi Arabia rank
84th

Fertility rate, total over time

  • Libya
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 2.31 births per woman against 2.3 births per woman in Libya, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Libya ranks 85th and Saudi Arabia ranks 84th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 7.77 births per woman 7.64 births per woman 0.1326 births per woman Libya
1970s 7.95 births per woman 7.41 births per woman 0.5461 births per woman Libya
1980s 6.42 births per woman 6.65 births per woman 0.2299 births per woman Saudi Arabia
1990s 3.68 births per woman 5.08 births per woman 1.4 births per woman Saudi Arabia
2000s 2.74 births per woman 3.42 births per woman 0.6714 births per woman Saudi Arabia
2010s 2.65 births per woman 2.69 births per woman 0.0321 births per woman Saudi Arabia
2020s 2.4 births per woman 2.23 births per woman 0.1712 births per woman Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, Libya or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 2.31 births per woman against 2.3 births per woman in Libya as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Libya and Saudi Arabia?
0.01 births per woman, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Saudi Arabia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Libya and Saudi Arabia rank globally for fertility rate, total?
Libya ranks 85th and Saudi Arabia ranks 84th 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.