Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Libya

Libya: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 2.35 in 2023. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2023)
2.35
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
84th
of 229 countries
All-time high
8.1
in 1971
All-time low
2.35
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Libya, 1950–2023

2468195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Libya recorded 2.35 for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Libya peaked at 8.1 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 2.35, in 2023.

Libya ranks 84th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 7.21 7.01 7.46 10
1960s 7.77 7.51 8.01 10
1970s 7.95 7.68 8.1 10
1980s 6.42 5.09 7.54 10
1990s 3.68 2.97 4.78 10
2000s 2.74 2.56 2.91 10
2010s 2.65 2.54 2.75 10
2020s 2.43 2.35 2.51 4

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 81 Paraguay 2.42 compare
  2. 82 Laos 2.42 compare
  3. 83 Guyana 2.41 compare
  4. 85 Northern Mariana Islands 2.35 compare
  5. 86 Guatemala 2.31 compare
  6. 87 American Samoa 2.29 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places β†’

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All data for Libya β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Libya?
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Libya was 2.35 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Libya?
The highest recorded value was 8.1 in 1971.
What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 2.35 in 2023.
How does Libya rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
Libya ranks 84th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Libya?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Libya data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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