Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education was 2.09 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.09 live births per woman
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
108th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.64 live births per woman
in 1965
All-time low
2.09 live births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 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. share of women with no education 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.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 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.
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.96 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 5.14 live births per woman | +3.5% |
| 1952 | 4.75 live births per woman | -7.5% |
| 1953 | 4.88 live births per woman | +2.7% |
| 1954 | 4.86 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 4.91 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 5 live births per woman | +1.9% |
| 1957 | 5.07 live births per woman | +1.4% |
| 1958 | 5.41 live births per woman | +6.6% |
| 1959 | 5.22 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1960 | 5.15 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1961 | 4.8 live births per woman | -6.8% |
| 1962 | 5.07 live births per woman | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 4.96 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 5.47 live births per woman | +10.4% |
| 1965 | 5.64 live births per woman | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 4.99 live births per woman | -11.5% |
| 1967 | 5.2 live births per woman | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 4.95 live births per woman | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 4.81 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 5.25 live births per woman | +9.2% |
| 1971 | 5.07 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 4.78 live births per woman | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 4.23 live births per woman | -11.5% |
| 1974 | 3.87 live births per woman | -8.5% |
| 1975 | 3.6 live births per woman | -7.2% |
| 1976 | 3.39 live births per woman | -5.7% |
| 1977 | 3.26 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 3.3 live births per woman | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 3.04 live births per woman | -8.0% |
| 1980 | 3.1 live births per woman | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 3 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 3.08 live births per woman | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 3.1 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 2.9 live births per woman | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 2.83 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 2.74 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 2.84 live births per woman | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 2.84 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 3.02 live births per woman | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 3.11 live births per woman | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 3.38 live births per woman | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 3.63 live births per woman | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 3.64 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 3.68 live births per woman | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 3.24 live births per woman | -12.1% |
| 1996 | 2.94 live births per woman | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 3.02 live births per woman | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 2.68 live births per woman | -11.3% |
| 1999 | 2.45 live births per woman | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 2.34 live births per woman | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 2.47 live births per woman | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 2.42 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 2.33 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 2.43 live births per woman | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 2.42 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 2.57 live births per woman | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 2.6 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 2.69 live births per woman | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 2.58 live births per woman | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 2.48 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 2.34 live births per woman | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 2.25 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 2.23 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 2.22 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 2.22 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.21 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 2.19 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.18 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 2.16 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.14 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 2.12 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 2.1 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 2.09 live births per woman | -0.5% |
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 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
- 105 Panama 2.12 live births per woman compare
- 106 Myanmar 2.12 live births per woman compare
- 107 Monaco 2.11 live births per woman compare
- 109 Guadeloupe 2.09 live births per woman compare
- 110 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 2.08 live births per woman compare
- 111 Cook Islands 2.04 live births per woman compare
More education data for United States Virgin Islands
- Population ages 0-14 16.5% (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 1 years (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.3 % change on previous year (1993)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2,488 (2007)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.4% (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7812 % change on previous year (1995)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 12,900 (1997)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in United States Virgin Islands?
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 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. share of women with no education 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. share of women with no education 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. share of women with no education?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 108th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 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. share of women with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.