Fertility rate vs. child mortality in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Fertility rate vs. child mortality was 2.09 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs. child mortality in United States Virgin Islands, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate vs. child mortality in United States Virgin Islands is 2.09 live births per woman, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. child mortality in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 5.64 live births per woman in 1965 and was at its lowest, 2.09 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places United States Virgin Islands 108th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.02 live births per woman | 4.75 live births per woman | 5.41 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.1 live births per woman | 4.8 live births per woman | 5.64 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.98 live births per woman | 3.04 live births per woman | 5.25 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.94 live births per woman | 2.74 live births per woman | 3.1 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.18 live births per woman | 2.45 live births per woman | 3.68 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.48 live births per woman | 2.33 live births per woman | 2.69 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.25 live births per woman | 2.16 live births per woman | 2.48 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.11 live births per woman | 2.09 live births per woman | 2.14 live births per woman | 4 |
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More health data for United States Virgin Islands
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,158 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 25.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 466 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 493 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 447 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 487 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 10,006 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 24,001 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 20.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. child mortality in United States Virgin Islands?
- Fertility rate vs. child mortality in United States Virgin Islands was 2.09 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. child mortality recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 5.64 live births per woman in 1965.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. child mortality recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.09 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for fertility rate vs. child mortality?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 108th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. child mortality rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States Virgin Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.