Iceland vs United States Virgin Islands: Birth rate

Iceland
11.21 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
United States Virgin Islands
11.19 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Iceland rank
147th
United States Virgin Islands rank
148th

Birth rate over time

  • Iceland
  • United States Virgin Islands
1020304050183819302023

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 11.21 births per 1,000 people against 11.19 births per 1,000 people in United States Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.02 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.

Iceland ranks 147th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 148th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and United States Virgin Islands in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland United States Virgin Islands Difference Ahead
1950s 28.06 births per 1,000 people 33.39 births per 1,000 people 5.33 births per 1,000 people United States Virgin Islands
1960s 24.23 births per 1,000 people 41.48 births per 1,000 people 17.24 births per 1,000 people United States Virgin Islands
1970s 20.06 births per 1,000 people 32.94 births per 1,000 people 12.88 births per 1,000 people United States Virgin Islands
1980s 17.88 births per 1,000 people 24.47 births per 1,000 people 6.6 births per 1,000 people United States Virgin Islands
1990s 16.58 births per 1,000 people 23.97 births per 1,000 people 7.39 births per 1,000 people United States Virgin Islands
2000s 14.67 births per 1,000 people 16.18 births per 1,000 people 1.51 births per 1,000 people United States Virgin Islands
2010s 13.06 births per 1,000 people 13.58 births per 1,000 people 0.5201 births per 1,000 people United States Virgin Islands
2020s 11.94 births per 1,000 people 11.38 births per 1,000 people 0.5612 births per 1,000 people Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Iceland or United States Virgin Islands?
Iceland, at 11.21 births per 1,000 people against 11.19 births per 1,000 people in United States Virgin Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Iceland and United States Virgin Islands?
0.02 births per 1,000 people, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United States Virgin Islands?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Iceland and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for birth rate?
Iceland ranks 147th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 148th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.