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
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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About this data
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.