Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population) in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population) was 1.97 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.97 births per woman
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
102nd
of 218 countries
All-time high
5.64 births per woman
in 1965
All-time low
1.9 births per woman
in 2001
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Fertility rate, total in United States Virgin Islands, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
United States Virgin Islands recorded 1.97 births per woman for fertility rate, total in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 5.64 births per woman in 1965 and was at its lowest, 1.9 births per woman, in 2001.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 102nd of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population) in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.15 births per woman | — |
| 1961 | 4.8 births per woman | -6.8% |
| 1962 | 5.07 births per woman | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 4.96 births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 5.47 births per woman | +10.4% |
| 1965 | 5.64 births per woman | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 4.99 births per woman | -11.5% |
| 1967 | 5.2 births per woman | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 4.95 births per woman | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 4.81 births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 5.25 births per woman | +9.2% |
| 1971 | 5.07 births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 4.78 births per woman | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 4.23 births per woman | -11.5% |
| 1974 | 3.87 births per woman | -8.5% |
| 1975 | 3.6 births per woman | -7.2% |
| 1976 | 3.39 births per woman | -5.7% |
| 1977 | 3.26 births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 3.3 births per woman | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 3.04 births per woman | -8.0% |
| 1980 | 3.1 births per woman | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 3 births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 3.08 births per woman | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 3.1 births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 2.9 births per woman | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 2.83 births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 2.74 births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 2.84 births per woman | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 2.84 births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 3.02 births per woman | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 3.11 births per woman | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 3.38 births per woman | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 3.63 births per woman | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 3.64 births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 3.68 births per woman | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 3.24 births per woman | -12.1% |
| 1996 | 2.94 births per woman | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 3.02 births per woman | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 2.68 births per woman | -11.3% |
| 1999 | 2.45 births per woman | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 2.06 births per woman | -15.9% |
| 2001 | 1.9 births per woman | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 2.21 births per woman | +16.3% |
| 2003 | 2.07 births per woman | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 2.17 births per woman | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 2.24 births per woman | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 2.03 births per woman | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 2.51 births per woman | +23.6% |
| 2008 | 2.44 births per woman | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 2.37 births per woman | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 2.3 births per woman | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 2.16 births per woman | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 2.06 births per woman | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 2.08 births per woman | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 2.09 births per woman | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.11 births per woman | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 2.09 births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 2.08 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.06 births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 2.05 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 2.03 births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 2.01 births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 2 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.98 births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.97 births per woman | -0.5% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 1.97 births per woman is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.45 births per woman, 1.4× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 1.97 births per woman is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.62 births per woman, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.1 births per woman | 4.8 births per woman | 5.64 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.98 births per woman | 3.04 births per woman | 5.25 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.94 births per woman | 2.74 births per woman | 3.1 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.18 births per woman | 2.45 births per woman | 3.68 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.2 births per woman | 1.9 births per woman | 2.51 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.11 births per woman | 2.05 births per woman | 2.3 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 births per woman | 1.97 births per woman | 2.03 births per woman | 5 |
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More health data for United States Virgin Islands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3291 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.7956 % change on previous year (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 419 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 466 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 420 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 464 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0856 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in United States Virgin Islands?
- Fertility rate, total in United States Virgin Islands was 1.97 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 5.64 births per woman in 1965.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9 births per woman in 2001.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for fertility rate, total?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 102nd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.