Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United States Virgin Islands, 1973

United States Virgin Islands
1973
Total fertility rate: 4.23
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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United States Virgin Islands was 4.23 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (270 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.2 years old. In total, 2,639 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.23
Births
2,639
Births per 1,000 people
34.8
Mean age of mothers
26.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.98
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
75,719
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
10-142.70.3%11
15-19135.816.1%443
20-24270.132.0%812
25-29208.524.7%741
30-34127.715.1%413
35-3972.68.6%169
40-4423.92.8%45
45-491.80.2%2
50-540.00.0%0