Fertility & birth rates in Chad and Trinidad and Tobago

Fertility rate in Chad vs Trinidad and Tobago chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Chad was 6.12 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 Chad 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
	Chad	Trinidad
1960	6.25	5.41
1961	6.27	5.41
1962	6.29	5.36
1963	6.3	5.24
1964	6.32	5.08
1965	6.34	4.88
1966	6.36	4.62
1967	6.39	4.35
1968	6.43	4.11
1969	6.48	3.86
1970	6.53	3.71
1971	6.58	3.61
1972	6.85	3.55
1973	6.87	3.47
1974	6.86	3.32
1975	6.88	3.21
1976	6.89	3.14
1977	6.9	3.12
1978	6.89	3.13
1979	6.91	3.13
1980	6.91	3.15
1981	6.94	3.13
1982	6.96	3.11
1983	6.98	3.07
1984	7.02	3.02
1985	7.04	2.99
1986	7.07	2.9
1987	7.11	2.78
1988	7.15	2.65
1989	7.19	2.53
1990	7.22	2.39
1991	7.26	2.29
1992	7.3	2.21
1993	7.34	2.13
1994	7.31	2.06
1995	7.29	1.97
1996	7.29	1.89
1997	7.27	1.83
1998	7.27	1.78
1999	7.26	1.76
2000	7.25	1.73
2001	7.23	1.71
2002	7.2	1.67
2003	7.18	1.65
2004	7.16	1.63
2005	7.13	1.63
2006	7.12	1.62
2007	7.09	1.62
2008	7.06	1.62
2009	7.02	1.62
2010	6.99	1.61
2011	6.95	1.61
2012	6.91	1.61
2013	6.84	1.6
2014	6.78	1.6
2015	6.71	1.6
2016	6.62	1.6
2017	6.54	1.59
2018	6.46	1.59
2019	6.41	1.58
2020	6.35	1.57
2021	6.26	1.56
2022	6.22	1.54
2023	6.12	1.53
2024	6.03	1.54
2025	5.94	1.52
2026	5.83	1.52
2027	5.74	1.51
2028	5.63	1.51
2029	5.54	1.51
2030	5.44	1.51
2031	5.36	1.51
2032	5.25	1.51
2033	5.15	1.51
2034	5.06	1.51
2035	4.97	1.51
2036	4.88	1.51
2037	4.8	1.51
2038	4.72	1.51
2039	4.63	1.51
2040	4.55	1.51
2041	4.47	1.51
2042	4.39	1.51
2043	4.32	1.51
2044	4.24	1.51
2045	4.17	1.51
2046	4.1	1.51
2047	4.04	1.51
2048	3.97	1.52
2049	3.91	1.52
2050	3.85	1.52

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Chad	Trinidad
1960	41%	43.1%
1961	41.2%	43.2%
1962	41.5%	43.2%
1963	41.7%	43.3%
1964	41.9%	43.2%
1965	42%	43.1%
1966	42.1%	42.9%
1967	42.2%	42.7%
1968	42.4%	42.3%
1969	42.5%	41.9%
1970	42.7%	41.2%
1971	43%	40.4%
1972	43.2%	39.7%
1973	43.5%	39.1%
1974	43.9%	38.4%
1975	44.2%	37.6%
1976	44.6%	36.8%
1977	45%	36%
1978	45.4%	35.3%
1979	45.7%	34.8%
1980	46.6%	34.4%
1981	47.5%	34.2%
1982	46.6%	34.2%
1983	45.8%	34.2%
1984	46.5%	34.3%
1985	47.3%	34.4%
1986	47.2%	34.4%
1987	47%	34.4%
1988	46.8%	34.2%
1989	46.8%	34%
1990	47.1%	33.7%
1991	47.1%	33.3%
1992	46.9%	32.8%
1993	47.5%	32.2%
1994	48.2%	31.6%
1995	47.9%	30.8%
1996	47.8%	29.9%
1997	48.2%	28.9%
1998	48.5%	27.9%
1999	48.6%	27%
2000	48.8%	26%
2001	49%	25%
2002	49.1%	24.2%
2003	49%	23.4%
2004	48.7%	22.7%
2005	48.6%	22.1%
2006	48.6%	21.6%
2007	48.7%	21.2%
2008	48.7%	20.8%
2009	48.7%	20.5%
2010	48.8%	20.3%
2011	48.7%	20.1%
2012	48.7%	20%
2013	48.6%	19.9%
2014	48.5%	19.7%
2015	48.5%	19.6%
2016	48.5%	19.5%
2017	48.4%	19.3%
2018	48.2%	19%
2019	48.1%	18.8%
2020	48%	18.7%
2021	47.7%	18.5%
2022	47.4%	18.3%
2023	46.7%	18%
2024	46.1%	17.8%
2025	46%	17.5%
2026	46%	17.2%
2027	45.9%	16.9%
2028	45.8%	16.6%
2029	45.6%	16.4%
2030	45.4%	16.1%
2031	45.1%	15.8%
2032	44.9%	15.5%
2033	44.6%	15.3%
2034	44.3%	15.1%
2035	44%	14.9%
2036	43.7%	14.7%
2037	43.3%	14.5%
2038	42.9%	14.4%
2039	42.4%	14.2%
2040	41.9%	14.1%
2041	41.4%	14.1%
2042	40.9%	14%
2043	40.5%	13.9%
2044	40%	13.9%
2045	39.6%	13.8%
2046	39.2%	13.8%
2047	38.8%	13.7%
2048	38.4%	13.7%
2049	38.1%	13.6%
2050	37.7%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 46.1% of the population in Chad and 17.8% in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024, compared to 47.1% and 33.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Chad and Trinidad and Tobago compared.

Natural population change in Chad vs Trinidad and Tobago by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.18% in Chad 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
	Chad	Trinidad
1960	62,003	24,766
1961	63,639	25,518
1962	65,312	25,763
1963	67,414	25,507
1964	69,483	25,065
1965	70,913	24,349
1966	73,123	23,228
1967	76,142	21,992
1968	79,465	20,849
1969	83,413	19,652
1970	87,660	19,074
1971	89,404	19,400
1972	101,142	20,116
1973	104,418	20,617
1974	106,898	20,412
1975	109,315	20,468
1976	111,324	20,875
1977	113,498	21,660
1978	115,084	22,538
1979	117,780	23,475
1980	122,468	24,557
1981	111,907	25,015
1982	119,121	25,181
1983	144,684	25,118
1984	151,511	24,738
1985	145,845	24,487
1986	152,360	23,705
1987	156,797	22,398
1988	178,489	21,028
1989	188,485	19,636
1990	191,959	18,052
1991	200,102	16,903
1992	219,348	15,910
1993	229,984	14,878
1994	223,996	14,032
1995	234,010	12,971
1996	254,589	12,101
1997	261,030	11,405
1998	270,055	10,964
1999	278,264	10,821
2000	287,173	10,588
2001	297,254	10,438
2002	302,995	10,316
2003	314,740	10,169
2004	334,136	10,149
2005	352,302	9,822
2006	362,027	9,889
2007	376,732	9,939
2008	387,439	9,872
2009	401,937	9,769
2010	416,177	9,698
2011	428,989	9,601
2012	444,246	9,376
2013	454,517	9,020
2014	467,957	8,571
2015	478,010	7,963
2016	483,442	7,436
2017	494,304	6,779
2018	509,642	5,869
2019	530,540	5,647
2020	541,234	4,558
2021	554,851	2,091
2022	588,060	3,773
2023	605,924	3,200

Maternal mortality chart: Chad vs Trinidad and Tobago

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 748 deaths per 100,000 live births in Chad, compared to 54 deaths in Trinidad and Tobago.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Chad	Trinidad
1985	1,119	87
1986	1,068	89
1987	1,123	86
1988	1,093	87
1989	1,083	86
1990	1,113	84
1991	1,093	82
1992	1,119	85
1993	1,166	85
1994	1,151	84
1995	1,119	85
1996	1,150	84
1997	1,146	82
1998	1,177	79
1999	1,184	78
2000	1,208	76
2001	1,204	72
2002	1,199	69
2003	1,170	67
2004	1,167	63
2005	1,189	60
2006	1,220	58
2007	1,240	57
2008	1,264	55
2009	1,285	54
2010	1,284	54
2011	1,264	53
2012	1,245	51
2013	1,216	50
2014	1,198	50
2015	1,176	50
2016	1,133	51
2017	1,085	51
2018	1,020	53
2019	958	53
2020	877	35
2021	869	54
2022	775	30
2023	748	54

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 10.1% in Chad 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
	Chad	Trinidad
1960	26.7%	6.74%
1961	26.6%	6.53%
1962	26.5%	6.33%
1963	26.4%	6.14%
1964	26.3%	5.96%
1965	26.1%	5.8%
1966	26%	5.66%
1967	25.9%	5.53%
1968	25.7%	5.4%
1969	25.6%	5.28%
1970	25.4%	5.17%
1971	25.3%	5.06%
1972	25.2%	4.95%
1973	25%	4.84%
1974	24.8%	4.72%
1975	24.7%	4.6%
1976	24.6%	4.48%
1977	24.4%	4.37%
1978	24.2%	4.25%
1979	24.1%	4.14%
1980	23.8%	4.03%
1981	23.6%	3.92%
1982	23.4%	3.83%
1983	23.2%	3.73%
1984	22.9%	3.64%
1985	22.6%	3.56%
1986	22.3%	3.49%
1987	22%	3.42%
1988	21.8%	3.36%
1989	21.5%	3.3%
1990	21.2%	3.25%
1991	20.9%	3.21%
1992	20.6%	3.16%
1993	20.3%	3.13%
1994	20.1%	3.09%
1995	19.8%	3.06%
1996	19.6%	3.02%
1997	19.3%	2.99%
1998	19%	2.96%
1999	18.7%	2.92%
2000	18.4%	2.88%
2001	18%	2.84%
2002	17.7%	2.81%
2003	17.3%	2.76%
2004	17%	2.72%
2005	16.7%	2.68%
2006	16.3%	2.64%
2007	15.9%	2.59%
2008	15.5%	2.55%
2009	15.2%	2.51%
2010	14.8%	2.47%
2011	14.4%	2.43%
2012	14%	2.38%
2013	13.7%	2.35%
2014	13.3%	2.3%
2015	12.9%	2.26%
2016	12.6%	2.22%
2017	12.2%	2.18%
2018	11.8%	2.14%
2019	11.5%	2.1%
2020	11.1%	2.06%
2021	10.8%	2.01%
2022	10.4%	1.96%
2023	10.1%	1.91%