What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Libya?

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Libya was 31.89 years in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Libya?

The highest recorded value was 32.98 years in 1994.

What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Libya?

The lowest recorded value was 29.91 years in 1950.

How does Libya rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?

Libya ranks 18th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Libya?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Libya data come from?

The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average age of mothers at childbirth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Libya

Name: Average age of mothers at childbirth in Libya
Creator: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Libya: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 31.89 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

31.89 years

Change on year

up 0.0%

World rank

18th

of 236 countries

All-time high

32.98 years

in 1994

All-time low

29.91 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Libya, 1950–2023

Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age of mothers at childbirth in Libya is 31.89 years, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Libya peaked at 32.98 years in 1994 and was at its lowest, 29.91 years, in 1950.

That places Libya 18th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	29.91 years	29.91 years	29.91 years	10
1960s	29.91 years	29.91 years	29.91 years	10
1970s	29.91 years	29.91 years	29.91 years	10
1980s	31.23 years	29.91 years	32.38 years	10
1990s	32.74 years	32.47 years	32.98 years	10
2000s	32.23 years	31.88 years	32.42 years	10
2010s	31.81 years	31.76 years	31.84 years	10
2020s	31.87 years	31.86 years	31.89 years	4

Countries ranked near Libya

15 Greece 31.97 years compare
16 Japan 31.91 years compare
17 United Arab Emirates 31.9 years compare
19 Taiwan 31.88 years compare
20 Netherlands 31.78 years compare
21 Portugal 31.73 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Libya?: Average age of mothers at childbirth in Libya was 31.89 years in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Libya?: The highest recorded value was 32.98 years in 1994.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Libya?: The lowest recorded value was 29.91 years in 1950.
How does Libya rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Libya ranks 18th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Libya?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Libya data come from?: The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average age of mothers at childbirth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Average age of mothers at childbirth
Unit: years
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,683 data points, 1891–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Mean age of mothers at the birth of their children if women were subject throughout their lives to the age-specific fertility rates observed in a given year.