Iceland vs United States Virgin Islands: Birth rate, crude

Iceland
11.2 per 1,000 people
in 2024
United States Virgin Islands
11.1 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Iceland rank
132nd
United States Virgin Islands rank
135th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Iceland
  • United States Virgin Islands
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 11.2 per 1,000 people against 11.1 per 1,000 people in United States Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.

Iceland ranks 132nd and United States Virgin Islands ranks 135th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and United States Virgin Islands in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland United States Virgin Islands Difference Ahead
1960s 24.31 per 1,000 people 33.29 per 1,000 people 8.98 per 1,000 people United States Virgin Islands
1970s 20.05 per 1,000 people 28.7 per 1,000 people 8.65 per 1,000 people United States Virgin Islands
1980s 17.84 per 1,000 people 24.01 per 1,000 people 6.17 per 1,000 people United States Virgin Islands
1990s 16.56 per 1,000 people 19.28 per 1,000 people 2.72 per 1,000 people United States Virgin Islands
2000s 14.71 per 1,000 people 14.66 per 1,000 people 0.05 per 1,000 people Iceland
2010s 13.11 per 1,000 people 13.19 per 1,000 people 0.08 per 1,000 people United States Virgin Islands
2020s 11.86 per 1,000 people 11.6 per 1,000 people 0.26 per 1,000 people Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Iceland or United States Virgin Islands?
Iceland, at 11.2 per 1,000 people against 11.1 per 1,000 people in United States Virgin Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Iceland and United States Virgin Islands?
0.1 per 1,000 people, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United States Virgin Islands?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Iceland and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Iceland ranks 132nd and United States Virgin Islands ranks 135th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.