Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in United States Virgin Islands, 1979

United States Virgin Islands
1979
Total fertility rate: 3.04
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of United States Virgin Islands was 3.04 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (190 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.4 years old. In total, 2,331 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.04
Births
2,331
Births per 1,000 people
24.7
Mean age of mothers
26.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.43
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
94,432
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
10-142.50.4%14
15-1988.214.7%418
20-24189.831.6%684
25-29152.425.3%565
30-3498.616.4%417
35-3953.38.9%191
40-4415.42.6%42
45-491.10.2%2
50-540.00.0%0