Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United States Virgin Islands, 1972

United States Virgin Islands
1972
Total fertility rate: 4.78
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United States Virgin Islands was 4.78 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (301 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.4 years old. In total, 2,864 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.78
Births
2,864
Births per 1,000 people
39.8
Mean age of mothers
26.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.20
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
71,914
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-142.40.3%9
15-19152.316.0%464
20-24301.131.6%904
25-29233.724.5%811
30-34146.215.3%433
35-3985.99.0%188
40-4430.33.2%54
45-491.90.2%3
50-540.00.0%0