Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United States Virgin Islands, 1978

United States Virgin Islands
1978
Total fertility rate: 3.30
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United States Virgin Islands was 3.30 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (203 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.3 years old. In total, 2,455 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.30
Births
2,455
Births per 1,000 people
26.8
Mean age of mothers
26.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.56
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
91,615
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
10-142.60.4%13
15-19102.415.6%443
20-24203.431.0%714
25-29164.025.0%603
30-34107.616.4%443
35-3957.58.8%195
40-4417.12.6%44
45-491.20.2%2
50-540.00.0%0