Cook Islands vs United States Virgin Islands: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Cook Islands
- United States Virgin Islands
How they compare
United States Virgin Islands currently reports 2.09 live births per woman against 2.04 live births per woman in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.05 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 111th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 108th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 7 and United States Virgin Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | United States Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.97 live births per woman | 5.02 live births per woman | 1.95 live births per woman | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | 7.01 live births per woman | 5.1 live births per woman | 1.91 live births per woman | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 5.22 live births per woman | 3.98 live births per woman | 1.24 live births per woman | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 3.97 live births per woman | 2.94 live births per woman | 1.02 live births per woman | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 3.68 live births per woman | 3.18 live births per woman | 0.5017 live births per woman | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 2.83 live births per woman | 2.48 live births per woman | 0.3465 live births per woman | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 2.26 live births per woman | 2.25 live births per woman | 0.0089 live births per woman | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 2.08 live births per woman | 2.11 live births per woman | 0.037 live births per woman | United States Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, Cook Islands or United States Virgin Islands?
- United States Virgin Islands, at 2.09 live births per woman against 2.04 live births per woman in Cook Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Cook Islands and United States Virgin Islands?
- 0.05 live births per woman, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and United States Virgin Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cook Islands and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Cook Islands ranks 111th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 108th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.