American Samoa vs Libya: Fertility rate: births per woman
American Samoa
2.29 live births per woman
in 2023
Libya
2.35 live births per woman
in 2023
American Samoa rank
90th
Libya rank
87th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- American Samoa
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 2.35 live births per woman against 2.29 live births per woman in American Samoa, a difference of 0.06 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Libya ahead.
American Samoa ranks 90th and Libya ranks 87th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Libya in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.23 live births per woman | 7.21 live births per woman | 0.9856 live births per woman | Libya |
| 1960s | 6.54 live births per woman | 7.77 live births per woman | 1.23 live births per woman | Libya |
| 1970s | 5.22 live births per woman | 7.95 live births per woman | 2.73 live births per woman | Libya |
| 1980s | 4.36 live births per woman | 6.42 live births per woman | 2.06 live births per woman | Libya |
| 1990s | 4.23 live births per woman | 3.68 live births per woman | 0.5491 live births per woman | American Samoa |
| 2000s | 3.73 live births per woman | 2.74 live births per woman | 0.9877 live births per woman | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 2.83 live births per woman | 2.65 live births per woman | 0.1734 live births per woman | American Samoa |
| 2020s | 2.32 live births per woman | 2.43 live births per woman | 0.112 live births per woman | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, American Samoa or Libya?
- Libya, at 2.35 live births per woman against 2.29 live births per woman in American Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between American Samoa and Libya?
- 0.06 live births per woman, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Libya?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do American Samoa and Libya rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- American Samoa ranks 90th and Libya ranks 87th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: 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
The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.