Fertility & birth rates in Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago

Fertility rate in Colombia vs Trinidad and Tobago chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Colombia was 1.65 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 Colombia 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
	Colombia	Trinidad
1960	6.74	5.41
1961	6.71	5.41
1962	6.66	5.36
1963	6.58	5.24
1964	6.48	5.08
1965	6.33	4.88
1966	6.16	4.62
1967	5.96	4.35
1968	5.74	4.11
1969	5.51	3.86
1970	5.28	3.71
1971	5.06	3.61
1972	4.86	3.55
1973	4.68	3.47
1974	4.53	3.32
1975	4.4	3.21
1976	4.29	3.14
1977	4.16	3.12
1978	4	3.13
1979	3.89	3.13
1980	3.8	3.15
1981	3.71	3.13
1982	3.62	3.11
1983	3.5	3.07
1984	3.35	3.02
1985	3.23	2.99
1986	3.15	2.9
1987	3.09	2.78
1988	3.04	2.65
1989	3.01	2.53
1990	3	2.39
1991	2.98	2.29
1992	2.98	2.21
1993	2.98	2.13
1994	2.94	2.06
1995	2.85	1.97
1996	2.77	1.89
1997	2.74	1.83
1998	2.72	1.78
1999	2.64	1.76
2000	2.57	1.73
2001	2.52	1.71
2002	2.49	1.67
2003	2.45	1.65
2004	2.38	1.63
2005	2.31	1.63
2006	2.24	1.62
2007	2.19	1.62
2008	2.15	1.62
2009	2.1	1.62
2010	2.01	1.61
2011	1.94	1.61
2012	1.9	1.61
2013	1.86	1.6
2014	1.82	1.6
2015	1.77	1.6
2016	1.72	1.6
2017	1.72	1.59
2018	1.72	1.59
2019	1.71	1.58
2020	1.69	1.57
2021	1.68	1.56
2022	1.66	1.54
2023	1.65	1.53
2024	1.63	1.54
2025	1.62	1.52
2026	1.6	1.52
2027	1.6	1.51
2028	1.59	1.51
2029	1.59	1.51
2030	1.58	1.51
2031	1.58	1.51
2032	1.57	1.51
2033	1.57	1.51
2034	1.57	1.51
2035	1.57	1.51
2036	1.57	1.51
2037	1.57	1.51
2038	1.57	1.51
2039	1.57	1.51
2040	1.57	1.51
2041	1.57	1.51
2042	1.57	1.51
2043	1.57	1.51
2044	1.57	1.51
2045	1.57	1.51
2046	1.57	1.51
2047	1.58	1.51
2048	1.58	1.52
2049	1.58	1.52
2050	1.58	1.52

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Colombia	Trinidad
1960	46.8%	43.1%
1961	47%	43.2%
1962	47.1%	43.2%
1963	47.2%	43.3%
1964	47.3%	43.2%
1965	47.2%	43.1%
1966	47.1%	42.9%
1967	46.9%	42.7%
1968	46.7%	42.3%
1969	46.4%	41.9%
1970	46%	41.2%
1971	45.6%	40.4%
1972	45.1%	39.7%
1973	44.6%	39.1%
1974	44%	38.4%
1975	43.4%	37.6%
1976	42.8%	36.8%
1977	42.2%	36%
1978	41.5%	35.3%
1979	40.9%	34.8%
1980	40.3%	34.4%
1981	39.7%	34.2%
1982	39.1%	34.2%
1983	38.6%	34.2%
1984	38.1%	34.3%
1985	37.6%	34.4%
1986	37.2%	34.4%
1987	36.9%	34.4%
1988	36.5%	34.2%
1989	36.2%	34%
1990	35.9%	33.7%
1991	35.6%	33.3%
1992	35.3%	32.8%
1993	35%	32.2%
1994	34.7%	31.6%
1995	34.4%	30.8%
1996	34%	29.9%
1997	33.7%	28.9%
1998	33.3%	27.9%
1999	32.9%	27%
2000	32.5%	26%
2001	32.1%	25%
2002	31.7%	24.2%
2003	31.3%	23.4%
2004	30.9%	22.7%
2005	30.4%	22.1%
2006	29.9%	21.6%
2007	29.3%	21.2%
2008	28.7%	20.8%
2009	28.1%	20.5%
2010	27.5%	20.3%
2011	26.9%	20.1%
2012	26.3%	20%
2013	25.7%	19.9%
2014	25.1%	19.7%
2015	24.5%	19.6%
2016	23.9%	19.5%
2017	23.3%	19.3%
2018	22.7%	19%
2019	22.1%	18.8%
2020	21.7%	18.7%
2021	21.3%	18.5%
2022	21%	18.3%
2023	20.6%	18%
2024	20.3%	17.8%
2025	20%	17.5%
2026	19.7%	17.2%
2027	19.5%	16.9%
2028	19.3%	16.6%
2029	19.1%	16.4%
2030	18.8%	16.1%
2031	18.6%	15.8%
2032	18.4%	15.5%
2033	18.2%	15.3%
2034	18%	15.1%
2035	17.7%	14.9%
2036	17.4%	14.7%
2037	17.2%	14.5%
2038	16.9%	14.4%
2039	16.7%	14.2%
2040	16.4%	14.1%
2041	16.2%	14.1%
2042	16%	14%
2043	15.7%	13.9%
2044	15.5%	13.9%
2045	15.4%	13.8%
2046	15.2%	13.8%
2047	15%	13.7%
2048	14.8%	13.7%
2049	14.7%	13.6%
2050	14.6%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 20.3% of the population in Colombia and 17.8% in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024, compared to 35.9% and 33.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago compared.

Natural population change in Colombia vs Trinidad and Tobago by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.85% in Colombia 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
	Colombia	Trinidad
1960	529,316	24,766
1961	545,627	25,518
1962	559,985	25,763
1963	572,355	25,507
1964	581,435	25,065
1965	587,677	24,349
1966	590,855	23,228
1967	591,649	21,992
1968	589,407	20,849
1969	586,559	19,652
1970	583,396	19,074
1971	582,011	19,400
1972	581,361	20,116
1973	583,608	20,617
1974	589,035	20,412
1975	598,580	20,468
1976	612,265	20,875
1977	622,814	21,660
1978	626,378	22,538
1979	635,747	23,475
1980	649,872	24,557
1981	662,195	25,015
1982	675,339	25,181
1983	674,767	25,118
1984	666,315	24,738
1985	625,379	24,487
1986	659,701	23,705
1987	659,429	22,398
1988	663,796	21,028
1989	674,102	19,636
1990	682,409	18,052
1991	690,266	16,903
1992	697,763	15,910
1993	709,287	14,878
1994	708,660	14,032
1995	694,968	12,971
1996	682,547	12,101
1997	686,073	11,405
1998	687,704	10,964
1999	668,576	10,821
2000	652,176	10,588
2001	642,933	10,438
2002	640,840	10,316
2003	642,144	10,169
2004	628,424	10,149
2005	610,618	9,822
2006	594,388	9,889
2007	583,115	9,939
2008	576,654	9,872
2009	559,017	9,769
2010	533,657	9,698
2011	511,524	9,601
2012	503,285	9,376
2013	489,069	9,020
2014	470,916	8,571
2015	446,778	7,963
2016	425,087	7,436
2017	426,538	6,779
2018	433,622	5,869
2019	441,087	5,647
2020	378,965	4,558
2021	311,122	2,091
2022	406,143	3,773
2023	422,598	3,200

Maternal mortality chart: Colombia vs Trinidad and Tobago

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 59 deaths per 100,000 live births in Colombia, compared to 54 deaths in Trinidad and Tobago.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Colombia	Trinidad
1985	143	87
1986	123	89
1987	120	86
1988	113	87
1989	106	86
1990	102	84
1991	99	82
1992	97	85
1993	94	85
1994	93	84
1995	91	85
1996	89	84
1997	90	82
1998	92	79
1999	96	78
2000	95	76
2001	94	72
2002	91	69
2003	87	67
2004	84	63
2005	82	60
2006	81	58
2007	80	57
2008	78	55
2009	77	54
2010	76	54
2011	75	53
2012	73	51
2013	72	50
2014	71	50
2015	70	50
2016	69	51
2017	68	51
2018	67	53
2019	66	53
2020	94	35
2021	147	54
2022	74	30
2023	59	54

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.2% in Colombia 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
	Colombia	Trinidad
1960	13.4%	6.74%
1961	13%	6.53%
1962	12.6%	6.33%
1963	12.2%	6.14%
1964	11.8%	5.96%
1965	11.5%	5.8%
1966	11.1%	5.66%
1967	10.8%	5.53%
1968	10.4%	5.4%
1969	10.1%	5.28%
1970	9.72%	5.17%
1971	9.36%	5.06%
1972	8.99%	4.95%
1973	8.6%	4.84%
1974	8.2%	4.72%
1975	7.8%	4.6%
1976	7.39%	4.48%
1977	6.98%	4.37%
1978	6.58%	4.25%
1979	6.2%	4.14%
1980	5.84%	4.03%
1981	5.5%	3.92%
1982	5.17%	3.83%
1983	4.88%	3.73%
1984	4.62%	3.64%
1985	4.89%	3.56%
1986	4.17%	3.49%
1987	3.99%	3.42%
1988	3.84%	3.36%
1989	3.7%	3.3%
1990	3.57%	3.25%
1991	3.45%	3.21%
1992	3.33%	3.16%
1993	3.21%	3.13%
1994	3.1%	3.09%
1995	2.99%	3.06%
1996	2.88%	3.02%
1997	2.78%	2.99%
1998	2.68%	2.96%
1999	2.59%	2.92%
2000	2.51%	2.88%
2001	2.43%	2.84%
2002	2.35%	2.81%
2003	2.28%	2.76%
2004	2.22%	2.72%
2005	2.15%	2.68%
2006	2.09%	2.64%
2007	2.02%	2.59%
2008	1.96%	2.55%
2009	1.89%	2.51%
2010	1.83%	2.47%
2011	1.77%	2.43%
2012	1.72%	2.38%
2013	1.66%	2.35%
2014	1.61%	2.3%
2015	1.56%	2.26%
2016	1.51%	2.22%
2017	1.46%	2.18%
2018	1.41%	2.14%
2019	1.37%	2.1%
2020	1.32%	2.06%
2021	1.28%	2.01%
2022	1.24%	1.96%
2023	1.2%	1.91%