American Samoa vs Libya: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
American Samoa
2.23 children per women
in 2023
Libya
2.29 children per women
in 2023
American Samoa rank
90th
Libya rank
88th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- American Samoa
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 2.29 children per women against 2.23 children per women in American Samoa, a difference of 0.06 children per women.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was American Samoa ahead.
American Samoa ranks 90th and Libya ranks 88th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 5 and Libya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.61 children per women | 4.46 children per women | 1.15 children per women | American Samoa |
| 1960s | 6.11 children per women | 6.04 children per women | 0.0635 children per women | American Samoa |
| 1970s | 4.99 children per women | 7.03 children per women | 2.03 children per women | Libya |
| 1980s | 4.18 children per women | 5.94 children per women | 1.76 children per women | Libya |
| 1990s | 4.08 children per women | 3.48 children per women | 0.5996 children per women | American Samoa |
| 2000s | 3.62 children per women | 2.64 children per women | 0.9866 children per women | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 2.76 children per women | 2.57 children per women | 0.1822 children per women | American Samoa |
| 2020s | 2.27 children per women | 2.37 children per women | 0.0991 children per women | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, American Samoa or Libya?
- Libya, at 2.29 children per women against 2.23 children per women in American Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between American Samoa and Libya?
- 0.06 children per women, 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 accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- American Samoa ranks 90th and Libya ranks 88th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).