Libya’s fertility rate fell to 2.3 births per woman in 2024.

Neither way is good in itself. A higher rate means faster population growth, with more demand for maternity care and school places. A lower rate means slower growth and an older population sooner. Which suits a country depends on its goals, so the measure carries no good or bad direction. Libya's latest figure is 2.3 births per woman for 2024, down from 2.4 a year earlier, a fall of 0.06 births per woman or 2.4%. Since 2015 the rate has ranged from a high of 2.7 births per woman in 2015 to the current 2.3, so the latest reading is the lowest in that span.

Why it matters. At 2.3 births per woman, Libyan families are smaller than they were in 2015, when the rate stood at 2.7. Each new group of children entering school is growing more slowly than before, which eases pressure on classrooms and child health services. Employers and the state can expect the working-age population to expand at a slower pace in the years ahead.