Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Samoa or United States Virgin Islands?

United States Virgin Islands, at 8.4% against 8.4% in Samoa as of 2023.

What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Samoa and United States Virgin Islands?

0.0%, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and United States Virgin Islands?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of births by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Samoa vs United States Virgin Islands: Share of births by age of mother

Samoa

8.4%

in 2023

United States Virgin Islands

8.4%

in 2023

Samoa rank

108th

United States Virgin Islands rank

106th

Share of births by age of mother over time

Samoa
United States Virgin Islands

How they compare

United States Virgin Islands currently reports 8.4% against 8.4% in Samoa, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.

Samoa ranks 108th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 106th of 236 countries.

United States Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	United States Virgin Islands	Difference	Ahead
1950s	8.6%	18.4%	9.9%	United States Virgin Islands
1960s	6.7%	23.0%	16.3%	United States Virgin Islands
1970s	8.6%	17.9%	9.3%	United States Virgin Islands
1980s	9.7%	17.8%	8.1%	United States Virgin Islands
1990s	8.2%	16.2%	8.0%	United States Virgin Islands
2000s	6.8%	13.4%	6.7%	United States Virgin Islands
2010s	8.1%	9.3%	1.2%	United States Virgin Islands
2020s	7.8%	8.1%	0.3%	United States Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Samoa or United States Virgin Islands?: United States Virgin Islands, at 8.4% against 8.4% in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Samoa and United States Virgin Islands?: 0.0%, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and United States Virgin Islands?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Samoa and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for share of births by age of mother?: Samoa ranks 108th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 106th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of births by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of births by age of mother
Unit: %
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year.