Fertility Rate: U.S. Virgin Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands's fertility rate is currently 1.97 births per woman as of 2024. # U.
Current (2024)
1.97 births per woman
-0.5% y/y
Peak (1965)
5.64 births per woman
Low (2001)
1.9 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — U.S. Virgin Islands
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — U.S. Virgin Islands
Analysis# U.S. Virgin Islands Fertility Rate
The U.S. Virgin Islands recorded a fertility rate of 1.97 births per woman in 2024, approaching the lowest point in its recorded history. This marks a dramatic decline from the peak of 5.64 births per woman in 1965, when families were substantially larger. The current rate sits just barely above the all-time low of 1.9 in 2001. Since 1960, the territory's fertility rate has plummeted 61.7%, reflecting a fundamental shift in family structure and demographic composition over six decades.
The downward trend has accelerated in recent years, with consistent annual declines visible from 2015 onward. Each year from 2015 through 2024 brought incremental decreases, dropping from 2.11 to 1.97 births per woman. This trajectory suggests the U.S. Virgin Islands continues moving toward replacement-level fertility, consistent with patterns observed across developed economies and Caribbean island nations.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.97 births per woman | -0.51% |
| 2023 | 1.98 births per woman | -1.00% |
| 2022 | 2 births per woman | -0.50% |
| 2021 | 2.01 births per woman | -0.99% |
| 2020 | 2.03 births per woman | -0.98% |
| 2019 | 2.05 births per woman | -0.49% |
| 2018 | 2.06 births per woman | -0.96% |
| 2017 | 2.08 births per woman | -0.48% |
| 2016 | 2.09 births per woman | -0.95% |
| 2015 | 2.11 births per woman | +0.96% |
| 2014 | 2.09 births per woman | +0.48% |
| 2013 | 2.08 births per woman | +0.97% |
| 2012 | 2.06 births per woman | -4.63% |
| 2011 | 2.16 births per woman | -6.09% |
| 2010 | 2.3 births per woman | -2.95% |
| 2009 | 2.37 births per woman | -2.87% |
| 2008 | 2.44 births per woman | -2.79% |
| 2007 | 2.51 births per woman | +23.65% |
| 2006 | 2.03 births per woman | -9.38% |
| 2005 | 2.24 births per woman | +3.23% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.17 births per woman | +4.83% |
| 2003 | 2.07 births per woman | -6.33% |
| 2002 | 2.21 births per woman | +16.32% |
| 2001 | 1.9 births per woman | -7.77% |
| 2000 | 2.06 births per woman | -15.88% |
| 1999 | 2.449 births per woman | -8.48% |
| 1998 | 2.676 births per woman | -11.30% |
| 1997 | 3.017 births per woman | +2.58% |
| 1996 | 2.941 births per woman | -9.14% |
| 1995 | 3.237 births per woman | -12.09% |
| 1994 | 3.682 births per woman | +1.27% |
| 1993 | 3.636 births per woman | +0.17% |
| 1992 | 3.63 births per woman | +7.43% |
| 1991 | 3.379 births per woman | +8.79% |
| 1990 | 3.106 births per woman | +2.71% |
| 1989 | 3.024 births per woman | +6.59% |
| 1988 | 2.837 births per woman | -0.25% |
| 1987 | 2.844 births per woman | +3.80% |
| 1986 | 2.74 births per woman | -3.21% |
| 1985 | 2.831 births per woman | -2.24% |
| 1984 | 2.896 births per woman | -6.49% |
| 1983 | 3.097 births per woman | +0.68% |
| 1982 | 3.076 births per woman | +2.57% |
| 1981 | 2.999 births per woman | -3.41% |
| 1980 | 3.105 births per woman | +2.14% |
| 1979 | 3.04 births per woman | -7.96% |
| 1978 | 3.303 births per woman | +1.41% |
| 1977 | 3.257 births per woman | -3.92% |
| 1976 | 3.39 births per woman | -5.70% |
| 1975 | 3.595 births per woman | -7.18% |
| 1974 | 3.873 births per woman | -8.46% |
| 1973 | 4.231 births per woman | -11.49% |
| 1972 | 4.78 births per woman | -5.65% |
| 1971 | 5.066 births per woman | -3.58% |
| 1970 | 5.254 births per woman | +9.19% |
| 1969 | 4.812 births per woman | -2.87% |
| 1968 | 4.954 births per woman | -4.66% |
| 1967 | 5.196 births per woman | +4.07% |
| 1966 | 4.993 births per woman | -11.47% |
| 1965 | 5.64 births per woman | +3.03% |
| 1964 | 5.474 births per woman | +10.41% |
| 1963 | 4.958 births per woman | -2.25% |
| 1962 | 5.072 births per woman | +5.64% |
| 1961 | 4.801 births per woman | -6.76% |
| 1960 | 5.149 births per woman | — |
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