Fertility & birth rates in Central African Republic and Trinidad and Tobago

Fertility rate in Central African Republic vs Trinidad and Tobago chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in the Central African Republic was 6.01 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 the Central African Republic 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
	CAR	Trinidad
1960	5.95	5.41
1961	5.96	5.41
1962	5.97	5.36
1963	5.99	5.24
1964	6.01	5.08
1965	6.03	4.88
1966	6.06	4.62
1967	6.08	4.35
1968	6.1	4.11
1969	6.06	3.86
1970	6.03	3.71
1971	5.99	3.61
1972	5.96	3.55
1973	5.93	3.47
1974	5.9	3.32
1975	5.88	3.21
1976	5.94	3.14
1977	5.99	3.12
1978	6.04	3.13
1979	6.09	3.13
1980	6.13	3.15
1981	6.17	3.13
1982	6.16	3.11
1983	6.15	3.07
1984	6.14	3.02
1985	6.12	2.99
1986	6.11	2.9
1987	6.12	2.78
1988	6.1	2.65
1989	6.07	2.53
1990	6.05	2.39
1991	6.03	2.29
1992	5.96	2.21
1993	5.93	2.13
1994	5.92	2.06
1995	5.94	1.97
1996	5.96	1.89
1997	5.92	1.83
1998	5.89	1.78
1999	5.88	1.76
2000	5.85	1.73
2001	5.81	1.71
2002	5.79	1.67
2003	5.8	1.65
2004	5.78	1.63
2005	5.81	1.63
2006	5.84	1.62
2007	5.87	1.62
2008	5.9	1.62
2009	5.94	1.62
2010	5.96	1.61
2011	6.01	1.61
2012	6.05	1.61
2013	6.08	1.6
2014	6.1	1.6
2015	6.13	1.6
2016	6.13	1.6
2017	6.13	1.59
2018	6.11	1.59
2019	6.09	1.58
2020	6.06	1.57
2021	6.05	1.56
2022	6.02	1.54
2023	6.01	1.53
2024	5.95	1.54
2025	5.81	1.52
2026	5.69	1.52
2027	5.58	1.51
2028	5.47	1.51
2029	5.36	1.51
2030	5.25	1.51
2031	5.14	1.51
2032	5.04	1.51
2033	4.91	1.51
2034	4.78	1.51
2035	4.67	1.51
2036	4.56	1.51
2037	4.46	1.51
2038	4.35	1.51
2039	4.26	1.51
2040	4.15	1.51
2041	4.03	1.51
2042	3.94	1.51
2043	3.86	1.51
2044	3.78	1.51
2045	3.7	1.51
2046	3.63	1.51
2047	3.56	1.51
2048	3.49	1.52
2049	3.43	1.52
2050	3.36	1.52

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	CAR	Trinidad
1960	40.5%	43.1%
1961	40.8%	43.2%
1962	41.1%	43.2%
1963	41.4%	43.3%
1964	41.6%	43.2%
1965	41.7%	43.1%
1966	41.7%	42.9%
1967	41.8%	42.7%
1968	41.9%	42.3%
1969	41.9%	41.9%
1970	42.1%	41.2%
1971	42.2%	40.4%
1972	42.4%	39.7%
1973	42.6%	39.1%
1974	42.7%	38.4%
1975	42.9%	37.6%
1976	42.9%	36.8%
1977	42.8%	36%
1978	42.8%	35.3%
1979	42.8%	34.8%
1980	42.8%	34.4%
1981	42.8%	34.2%
1982	42.9%	34.2%
1983	43%	34.2%
1984	43%	34.3%
1985	43.2%	34.4%
1986	43.3%	34.4%
1987	43.5%	34.4%
1988	43.8%	34.2%
1989	44.1%	34%
1990	44.5%	33.7%
1991	44.9%	33.3%
1992	45.2%	32.8%
1993	45.4%	32.2%
1994	45.5%	31.6%
1995	45.6%	30.8%
1996	45.7%	29.9%
1997	45.7%	28.9%
1998	45.7%	27.9%
1999	45.6%	27%
2000	45.5%	26%
2001	45.4%	25%
2002	45.3%	24.2%
2003	45.2%	23.4%
2004	45.1%	22.7%
2005	45.1%	22.1%
2006	45.1%	21.6%
2007	45.3%	21.2%
2008	45.4%	20.8%
2009	45.6%	20.5%
2010	45.9%	20.3%
2011	46.3%	20.1%
2012	46.9%	20%
2013	47.6%	19.9%
2014	48.5%	19.7%
2015	49%	19.6%
2016	49%	19.5%
2017	49%	19.3%
2018	49%	19%
2019	49%	18.8%
2020	48.9%	18.7%
2021	49%	18.5%
2022	49.2%	18.3%
2023	49.2%	18%
2024	49%	17.8%
2025	48.7%	17.5%
2026	48.2%	17.2%
2027	47.8%	16.9%
2028	47.5%	16.6%
2029	47.2%	16.4%
2030	47.1%	16.1%
2031	46.9%	15.8%
2032	46.8%	15.5%
2033	46.7%	15.3%
2034	46.5%	15.1%
2035	46.3%	14.9%
2036	46.1%	14.7%
2037	45.8%	14.5%
2038	45.3%	14.4%
2039	44.7%	14.2%
2040	44.1%	14.1%
2041	43.5%	14.1%
2042	42.8%	14%
2043	42.2%	13.9%
2044	41.5%	13.9%
2045	40.9%	13.8%
2046	40.2%	13.8%
2047	39.6%	13.7%
2048	39%	13.7%
2049	38.4%	13.6%
2050	37.9%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 49% of the population in the Central African Republic and 17.8% in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024, compared to 44.5% and 33.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Central African Republic and Trinidad and Tobago compared.

Natural population change in Central African Republic vs Trinidad and Tobago by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.39% in the Central African Republic 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
	CAR	Trinidad
1960	31,131	24,766
1961	32,383	25,518
1962	33,731	25,763
1963	35,218	25,507
1964	36,878	25,065
1965	38,710	24,349
1966	40,804	23,228
1967	42,979	21,992
1968	45,377	20,849
1969	47,066	19,652
1970	48,690	19,074
1971	50,142	19,400
1972	51,390	20,116
1973	52,525	20,617
1974	53,777	20,412
1975	55,106	20,468
1976	57,725	20,875
1977	60,436	21,660
1978	63,285	22,538
1979	66,104	23,475
1980	68,759	24,557
1981	71,391	25,015
1982	73,330	25,181
1983	75,399	25,118
1984	77,395	24,738
1985	79,266	24,487
1986	81,149	23,705
1987	83,408	22,398
1988	84,654	21,028
1989	85,969	19,636
1990	87,507	18,052
1991	88,688	16,903
1992	88,939	15,910
1993	89,873	14,878
1994	90,943	14,032
1995	92,748	12,971
1996	93,369	12,101
1997	93,378	11,405
1998	94,361	10,964
1999	96,108	10,821
2000	97,468	10,588
2001	99,598	10,438
2002	100,588	10,316
2003	105,540	10,169
2004	108,548	10,149
2005	113,534	9,822
2006	118,882	9,889
2007	123,137	9,939
2008	128,627	9,872
2009	-130,613	9,769
2010	130,539	9,698
2011	142,913	9,601
2012	146,791	9,376
2013	140,489	9,020
2014	107,448	8,571
2015	141,912	7,963
2016	142,419	7,436
2017	128,461	6,779
2018	153,361	5,869
2019	68,523	5,647
2020	156,911	4,558
2021	124,408	2,091
2022	-49,456	3,773
2023	190,325	3,200

Maternal mortality chart: Central African Republic vs Trinidad and Tobago

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 692 deaths per 100,000 live births in the Central African Republic, compared to 54 deaths in Trinidad and Tobago.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	CAR	Trinidad
1985	796	87
1986	795	89
1987	803	86
1988	815	87
1989	835	86
1990	866	84
1991	910	82
1992	956	85
1993	997	85
1994	1,053	84
1995	1,123	85
1996	1,191	84
1997	1,270	82
1998	1,346	79
1999	1,411	78
2000	1,490	76
2001	1,504	72
2002	1,496	69
2003	1,487	67
2004	1,450	63
2005	1,389	60
2006	1,337	58
2007	1,271	57
2008	1,234	55
2009	1,272	54
2010	1,230	54
2011	1,131	53
2012	1,092	51
2013	1,092	50
2014	1,034	50
2015	981	50
2016	962	51
2017	1,093	51
2018	881	53
2019	1,650	53
2020	1,296	35
2021	1,127	54
2022	841	30
2023	692	54

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 9.22% in the Central African Republic 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
	CAR	Trinidad
1960	28.3%	6.74%
1961	27.8%	6.53%
1962	27.2%	6.33%
1963	26.7%	6.14%
1964	26.1%	5.96%
1965	25.5%	5.8%
1966	24.9%	5.66%
1967	24.3%	5.53%
1968	23.7%	5.4%
1969	23.2%	5.28%
1970	22.6%	5.17%
1971	22.1%	5.06%
1972	21.7%	4.95%
1973	21.2%	4.84%
1974	20.8%	4.72%
1975	20.4%	4.6%
1976	20%	4.48%
1977	19.7%	4.37%
1978	19.4%	4.25%
1979	19.1%	4.14%
1980	18.8%	4.03%
1981	18.6%	3.92%
1982	18.4%	3.83%
1983	18.2%	3.73%
1984	18.1%	3.64%
1985	18%	3.56%
1986	17.9%	3.49%
1987	17.9%	3.42%
1988	17.8%	3.36%
1989	17.8%	3.3%
1990	17.8%	3.25%
1991	17.7%	3.21%
1992	17.7%	3.16%
1993	17.6%	3.13%
1994	17.5%	3.09%
1995	17.5%	3.06%
1996	17.3%	3.02%
1997	17.2%	2.99%
1998	17%	2.96%
1999	16.8%	2.92%
2000	16.6%	2.88%
2001	16.3%	2.84%
2002	15.9%	2.81%
2003	15.6%	2.76%
2004	15.2%	2.72%
2005	14.8%	2.68%
2006	14.4%	2.64%
2007	14%	2.59%
2008	13.6%	2.55%
2009	47.9%	2.51%
2010	14.9%	2.47%
2011	12.5%	2.43%
2012	12.2%	2.38%
2013	13.4%	2.35%
2014	18.3%	2.3%
2015	11.4%	2.26%
2016	12.6%	2.22%
2017	15.2%	2.18%
2018	12%	2.14%
2019	24.3%	2.1%
2020	12.3%	2.06%
2021	17.1%	2.01%
2022	38.7%	1.96%
2023	9.22%	1.91%