Fertility & birth rates in Bhutan and Trinidad and Tobago

Fertility rate in Bhutan vs Trinidad and Tobago chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Bhutan was 1.46 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.53 in Trinidad and Tobago in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Bhutan vs Trinidad and Tobago population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Bhutan	Trinidad
1960	6.7	5.41
1961	6.7	5.41
1962	6.69	5.36
1963	6.69	5.24
1964	6.68	5.08
1965	6.68	4.88
1966	6.67	4.62
1967	6.67	4.35
1968	6.66	4.11
1969	6.66	3.86
1970	6.65	3.71
1971	6.64	3.61
1972	6.64	3.55
1973	6.63	3.47
1974	6.62	3.32
1975	6.62	3.21
1976	6.62	3.14
1977	6.61	3.12
1978	6.58	3.13
1979	6.55	3.13
1980	6.51	3.15
1981	6.46	3.13
1982	6.4	3.11
1983	6.34	3.07
1984	6.26	3.02
1985	6.18	2.99
1986	6.1	2.9
1987	6	2.78
1988	5.88	2.65
1989	5.76	2.53
1990	5.6	2.39
1991	5.45	2.29
1992	5.27	2.21
1993	5.07	2.13
1994	4.87	2.06
1995	4.62	1.97
1996	4.37	1.89
1997	4.09	1.83
1998	3.85	1.78
1999	3.61	1.76
2000	3.38	1.73
2001	3.19	1.71
2002	3.01	1.67
2003	2.87	1.65
2004	2.78	1.63
2005	2.73	1.63
2006	2.66	1.62
2007	2.59	1.62
2008	2.48	1.62
2009	2.36	1.62
2010	2.25	1.61
2011	2.15	1.61
2012	2.07	1.61
2013	2	1.6
2014	1.92	1.6
2015	1.84	1.6
2016	1.74	1.6
2017	1.62	1.59
2018	1.52	1.59
2019	1.45	1.58
2020	1.5	1.57
2021	1.49	1.56
2022	1.48	1.54
2023	1.46	1.53
2024	1.45	1.54
2025	1.44	1.52
2026	1.43	1.52
2027	1.42	1.51
2028	1.42	1.51
2029	1.42	1.51
2030	1.42	1.51
2031	1.42	1.51
2032	1.42	1.51
2033	1.42	1.51
2034	1.42	1.51
2035	1.42	1.51
2036	1.43	1.51
2037	1.43	1.51
2038	1.43	1.51
2039	1.43	1.51
2040	1.43	1.51
2041	1.44	1.51
2042	1.44	1.51
2043	1.44	1.51
2044	1.44	1.51
2045	1.44	1.51
2046	1.45	1.51
2047	1.45	1.51
2048	1.45	1.52
2049	1.46	1.52
2050	1.46	1.52

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bhutan	Trinidad
1960	42.3%	43.1%
1961	42.1%	43.2%
1962	41.9%	43.2%
1963	41.8%	43.3%
1964	41.8%	43.2%
1965	41.7%	43.1%
1966	41.7%	42.9%
1967	41.7%	42.7%
1968	41.8%	42.3%
1969	41.8%	41.9%
1970	41.8%	41.2%
1971	41.9%	40.4%
1972	42%	39.7%
1973	42.1%	39.1%
1974	42.2%	38.4%
1975	42.3%	37.6%
1976	42.4%	36.8%
1977	42.5%	36%
1978	42.6%	35.3%
1979	42.7%	34.8%
1980	42.8%	34.4%
1981	42.9%	34.2%
1982	43%	34.2%
1983	43.1%	34.2%
1984	43.1%	34.3%
1985	43.1%	34.4%
1986	43.1%	34.4%
1987	43.1%	34.4%
1988	43%	34.2%
1989	43%	34%
1990	42.9%	33.7%
1991	42.8%	33.3%
1992	42.6%	32.8%
1993	42.4%	32.2%
1994	42.1%	31.6%
1995	41.7%	30.8%
1996	41.3%	29.9%
1997	40.7%	28.9%
1998	40.1%	27.9%
1999	39.4%	27%
2000	38.6%	26%
2001	37.7%	25%
2002	36.6%	24.2%
2003	35.5%	23.4%
2004	34.3%	22.7%
2005	33.2%	22.1%
2006	32.4%	21.6%
2007	31.6%	21.2%
2008	30.8%	20.8%
2009	30.1%	20.5%
2010	29.4%	20.3%
2011	28.8%	20.1%
2012	28.3%	20%
2013	27.8%	19.9%
2014	27.4%	19.7%
2015	27%	19.6%
2016	26.5%	19.5%
2017	25.8%	19.3%
2018	25%	19%
2019	24.2%	18.8%
2020	23.4%	18.7%
2021	22.7%	18.5%
2022	22%	18.3%
2023	21.5%	18%
2024	20.9%	17.8%
2025	20.4%	17.5%
2026	19.8%	17.2%
2027	19.3%	16.9%
2028	18.7%	16.6%
2029	18.3%	16.4%
2030	17.9%	16.1%
2031	17.6%	15.8%
2032	17.4%	15.5%
2033	17.2%	15.3%
2034	17.1%	15.1%
2035	17%	14.9%
2036	16.9%	14.7%
2037	16.8%	14.5%
2038	16.6%	14.4%
2039	16.5%	14.2%
2040	16.3%	14.1%
2041	16.2%	14.1%
2042	16%	14%
2043	15.9%	13.9%
2044	15.7%	13.9%
2045	15.6%	13.8%
2046	15.4%	13.8%
2047	15.2%	13.7%
2048	15%	13.7%
2049	14.8%	13.6%
2050	14.6%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 20.9% of the population in Bhutan and 17.8% in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024, compared to 42.9% and 33.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Bhutan and Trinidad and Tobago compared.

Natural population change in Bhutan vs Trinidad and Tobago by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.74% in Bhutan and +0.41% in Trinidad and Tobago. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Bhutan	Trinidad
1960	4,888	24,766
1961	5,081	25,518
1962	5,297	25,763
1963	5,551	25,507
1964	5,818	25,065
1965	6,109	24,349
1966	6,418	23,228
1967	6,744	21,992
1968	7,085	20,849
1969	7,435	19,652
1970	7,791	19,074
1971	8,161	19,400
1972	8,549	20,116
1973	8,939	20,617
1974	9,324	20,412
1975	9,775	20,468
1976	10,228	20,875
1977	10,679	21,660
1978	11,133	22,538
1979	11,583	23,475
1980	12,016	24,557
1981	12,444	25,015
1982	12,872	25,181
1983	13,284	25,118
1984	13,688	24,738
1985	14,061	24,487
1986	14,516	23,705
1987	14,887	22,398
1988	15,212	21,028
1989	15,516	19,636
1990	15,704	18,052
1991	15,801	16,903
1992	15,594	15,910
1993	13,915	14,878
1994	13,536	14,032
1995	12,938	12,971
1996	12,153	12,101
1997	11,668	11,405
1998	11,320	10,964
1999	10,940	10,821
2000	10,142	10,588
2001	9,904	10,438
2002	9,464	10,316
2003	9,132	10,169
2004	9,056	10,149
2005	9,102	9,822
2006	9,197	9,889
2007	9,322	9,939
2008	9,200	9,872
2009	8,913	9,769
2010	8,598	9,698
2011	8,282	9,601
2012	7,967	9,376
2013	7,689	9,020
2014	7,290	8,571
2015	6,762	7,963
2016	6,164	7,436
2017	5,367	6,779
2018	4,909	5,869
2019	4,643	5,647
2020	5,142	4,558
2021	5,162	2,091
2022	5,204	3,773
2023	5,153	3,200

Maternal mortality chart: Bhutan vs Trinidad and Tobago

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 47 deaths per 100,000 live births in Bhutan, compared to 54 deaths in Trinidad and Tobago.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bhutan	Trinidad
1985	969	87
1986	911	89
1987	857	86
1988	798	87
1989	747	86
1990	704	84
1991	671	82
1992	656	85
1993	578	85
1994	544	84
1995	498	85
1996	450	84
1997	415	82
1998	378	79
1999	346	78
2000	324	76
2001	286	72
2002	257	69
2003	229	67
2004	207	63
2005	186	60
2006	167	58
2007	149	57
2008	133	55
2009	121	54
2010	107	54
2011	96	53
2012	86	51
2013	79	50
2014	73	50
2015	68	50
2016	63	51
2017	58	51
2018	55	53
2019	52	53
2020	51	35
2021	50	54
2022	49	30
2023	47	54

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.31% in Bhutan and 1.91% in Trinidad and Tobago. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Bhutan	Trinidad
1960	-	6.74%
1961	-	6.53%
1962	-	6.33%
1963	-	6.14%
1964	-	5.96%
1965	-	5.8%
1966	-	5.66%
1967	-	5.53%
1968	27.4%	5.4%
1969	26.7%	5.28%
1970	26.2%	5.17%
1971	25.5%	5.06%
1972	24.9%	4.95%
1973	24.3%	4.84%
1974	23.6%	4.72%
1975	22.9%	4.6%
1976	22.3%	4.48%
1977	21.6%	4.37%
1978	20.9%	4.25%
1979	20.2%	4.14%
1980	19.5%	4.03%
1981	18.7%	3.92%
1982	18%	3.83%
1983	17.3%	3.73%
1984	16.6%	3.64%
1985	15.9%	3.56%
1986	15.3%	3.49%
1987	14.6%	3.42%
1988	14%	3.36%
1989	13.4%	3.3%
1990	12.8%	3.25%
1991	12.3%	3.21%
1992	11.8%	3.16%
1993	11.3%	3.13%
1994	10.8%	3.09%
1995	10.3%	3.06%
1996	9.75%	3.02%
1997	9.26%	2.99%
1998	8.77%	2.96%
1999	8.3%	2.92%
2000	7.85%	2.88%
2001	7.4%	2.84%
2002	6.96%	2.81%
2003	6.54%	2.76%
2004	6.12%	2.72%
2005	5.71%	2.68%
2006	5.32%	2.64%
2007	4.96%	2.59%
2008	4.62%	2.55%
2009	4.31%	2.51%
2010	4.03%	2.47%
2011	3.77%	2.43%
2012	3.56%	2.38%
2013	3.38%	2.35%
2014	3.22%	2.3%
2015	3.08%	2.26%
2016	2.96%	2.22%
2017	2.85%	2.18%
2018	2.74%	2.14%
2019	2.65%	2.1%
2020	2.55%	2.06%
2021	2.47%	2.01%
2022	2.39%	1.96%
2023	2.31%	1.91%