Birth rate, crude in Libya
Libya: Birth rate, crude was 16.5 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Birth rate, crude in Libya, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2024, birth rate, crude in Libya stood at 16.5 per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate, crude in Libya peaked at 51.27 per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 16.5 per 1,000 people, in 2024.
That places Libya 91st out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.85 per 1,000 people | 46.6 per 1,000 people | 51.27 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.76 per 1,000 people | 44.85 per 1,000 people | 46.49 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.83 per 1,000 people | 28.37 per 1,000 people | 44.35 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.21 per 1,000 people | 21.58 per 1,000 people | 27.04 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.07 per 1,000 people | 21.69 per 1,000 people | 23.93 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.9 per 1,000 people | 19.24 per 1,000 people | 24.91 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.59 per 1,000 people | 16.5 per 1,000 people | 18.74 per 1,000 people | 5 |
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More health data for Libya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,084 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 133 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0519 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4916 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate, crude in Libya?
- Birth rate, crude in Libya was 16.5 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest birth rate, crude recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 51.27 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- What is the lowest birth rate, crude recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5 per 1,000 people in 2024.
- How does Libya rank for birth rate, crude?
- Libya ranks 91st out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is birth rate, crude rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.