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Average age of mothers at childbirth in United States Virgin Islands

United States Virgin Islands: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 27.67 years in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
27.67 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
209th
of 236 countries
All-time high
27.67 years
in 2022
All-time low
25.84 years
in 1963
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Average age of mothers at childbirth in United States Virgin Islands, 1950–2023

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Source: Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age of mothers at childbirth in United States Virgin Islands is 27.67 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 27.67 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.84 years, in 1963.

That places United States Virgin Islands 209th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Average age of mothers at childbirth in United States Virgin Islands, year by year

Year years Change
1950 27.21 years —
1951 27.29 years +0.3%
1952 27.47 years +0.7%
1953 27.66 years +0.7%
1954 27.66 years +0.0%
1955 27.58 years -0.3%
1956 27.47 years -0.4%
1957 27.27 years -0.8%
1958 27.09 years -0.7%
1959 26.8 years -1.1%
1960 26.43 years -1.4%
1961 26.09 years -1.3%
1962 25.86 years -0.9%
1963 25.84 years -0.1%
1964 25.88 years +0.2%
1965 25.97 years +0.3%
1966 26.09 years +0.4%
1967 26.2 years +0.4%
1968 26.3 years +0.4%
1969 26.39 years +0.4%
1970 26.31 years -0.3%
1971 26.42 years +0.4%
1972 26.38 years -0.2%
1973 26.23 years -0.6%
1974 26.17 years -0.2%
1975 26.18 years +0.0%
1976 26.22 years +0.1%
1977 26.28 years +0.2%
1978 26.35 years +0.2%
1979 26.39 years +0.2%
1980 26.45 years +0.2%
1981 26.38 years -0.3%
1982 26.46 years +0.3%
1983 26.54 years +0.3%
1984 26.56 years +0.1%
1985 26.62 years +0.2%
1986 26.65 years +0.1%
1987 26.56 years -0.3%
1988 26.44 years -0.4%
1989 26.39 years -0.2%
1990 26.32 years -0.3%
1991 26.23 years -0.3%
1992 26.17 years -0.3%
1993 26.08 years -0.3%
1994 26.17 years +0.3%
1995 26.26 years +0.3%
1996 26.37 years +0.4%
1997 26.43 years +0.2%
1998 26.45 years +0.1%
1999 26.55 years +0.4%
2000 26.7 years +0.5%
2001 26.8 years +0.4%
2002 26.95 years +0.6%
2003 27.08 years +0.5%
2004 27.14 years +0.2%
2005 27.17 years +0.1%
2006 27.22 years +0.2%
2007 27.2 years -0.0%
2008 27.24 years +0.1%
2009 27.17 years -0.3%
2010 27.06 years -0.4%
2011 27.01 years -0.2%
2012 27.17 years +0.6%
2013 27.31 years +0.5%
2014 27.44 years +0.5%
2015 27.57 years +0.5%
2016 27.66 years +0.3%
2017 27.66 years +0.0%
2018 27.66 years +0.0%
2019 27.66 years +0.0%
2020 27.67 years +0.0%
2021 27.67 years +0.0%
2022 27.67 years +0.0%
2023 27.67 years +0.0%

United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries

  • United States Virgin Islands's 27.67 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 30.49 years, 91% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • United States Virgin Islands's 27.67 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.04 years, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 27.35 years 26.8 years 27.66 years 10
1960s 26.11 years 25.84 years 26.43 years 10
1970s 26.29 years 26.17 years 26.42 years 10
1980s 26.51 years 26.38 years 26.65 years 10
1990s 26.3 years 26.08 years 26.55 years 10
2000s 27.07 years 26.7 years 27.24 years 10
2010s 27.42 years 27.01 years 27.66 years 10
2020s 27.67 years 27.67 years 27.67 years 4

Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands

  1. 206 Puerto Rico 27.75 years compare
  2. 207 Barbados 27.73 years compare
  3. 208 Malawi 27.69 years compare
  4. 210 Paraguay 27.67 years compare
  5. 211 Seychelles 27.58 years compare
  6. 212 Saint Kitts and Nevis 27.55 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of mothers at childbirth in United States Virgin Islands?
Average age of mothers at childbirth in United States Virgin Islands was 27.67 years in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
The highest recorded value was 27.67 years in 2022.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 25.84 years in 1963.
How does United States Virgin Islands rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
United States Virgin Islands ranks 209th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United States Virgin Islands data come from?
The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average age of mothers at childbirth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of mothers at childbirth
Unit
years
Source
Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,683 data points, 1891–2023
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Mean age of mothers at the birth of their children if women were subject throughout their lives to the age-specific fertility rates observed in a given year.