Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Libya
Libya: Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate was 1.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Libya, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Libya is 1.0%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.5% on the previous year and down 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Libya peaked at 3.8% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2023.
That places Libya 97th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.1% | 2.6% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 2.4% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 4 |
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More health data for Libya
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,084 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 133 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 70,474 (2025)
- Population, male 50.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 64,590 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 68,143 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 65,669 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 69,260 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Libya?
- Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate in Libya was 1.0% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 1978.
- What is the lowest natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2023.
- How does Libya rank for natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate?
- Libya ranks 97th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.