Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 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
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 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
In 2023, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in United States Virgin Islands stood at 2.09 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 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.
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 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% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 2.09 live births per woman is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5 live births per woman, 1.4× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 2.09 live births per woman is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.63 live births per woman, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
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
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 women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in United States Virgin Islands?
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 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 women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 5.64 live births per woman in 1965.
- What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 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 women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 108th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 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 Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate. 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.