Fertility & birth rates in Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago

Fertility rate in Costa Rica vs Trinidad and Tobago by year

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Costa Rica

Trinidad and Tobago

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Year	Fertility rate
	Costa Rica	Trinidad
2023	1.33	1.53
2022	1.34	1.54
2021	1.35	1.56
2020	1.45	1.57
2019	1.6	1.58
2018	1.71	1.59
2017	1.71	1.59
2016	1.75	1.6
2015	1.8	1.6
2014	1.8	1.6
2013	1.78	1.6
2012	1.85	1.61
2011	1.88	1.61
2010	1.83	1.61
2009	1.95	1.62
2008	1.98	1.62
2007	1.95	1.62
2006	1.94	1.62
2005	2.04	1.63
2004	2.03	1.63
2003	2.08	1.65
2002	2.16	1.67
2001	2.31	1.71
2000	2.41	1.73
1999	2.48	1.76
1998	2.53	1.78
1997	2.59	1.83
1996	2.68	1.89
1995	2.78	1.97
1994	2.86	2.06
1993	2.93	2.13
1992	3	2.21
1991	3.08	2.29
1990	3.17	2.39
1989	3.24	2.53
1988	3.31	2.65
1987	3.38	2.78
1986	3.45	2.9
1985	3.51	2.99
1984	3.52	3.02
1983	3.53	3.07
1982	3.54	3.11
1981	3.56	3.13
1980	3.58	3.15
1979	3.65	3.13
1978	3.66	3.13
1977	3.7	3.12
1976	3.75	3.14
1975	3.8	3.21
1974	3.89	3.32
1973	3.99	3.47
1972	4.16	3.55
1971	4.36	3.61
1970	4.59	3.71
1969	4.84	3.86
1968	5.03	4.11
1967	5.42	4.35
1966	5.7	4.62
1965	5.96	4.88
1964	6.19	5.08
1963	6.39	5.24
1962	6.54	5.36
1961	6.65	5.41
1960	6.71	5.41

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Costa Rica was 1.33 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 Costa Rica vs Trinidad and Tobago population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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Trinidad and Tobago

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Year	Natural population change
	Costa Rica	Trinidad
2023	24,109	3,200
2022	21,409	3,773
2021	20,119	2,091
2020	29,164	4,558
2019	37,682	5,647
2018	42,469	5,869
2017	43,471	6,779
2016	45,565	7,436
2015	49,077	7,963
2014	49,559	8,571
2013	49,227	9,020
2012	52,036	9,376
2011	52,884	9,601
2010	50,803	9,698
2009	55,757	9,769
2008	56,491	9,872
2007	55,244	9,939
2006	54,177	9,889
2005	57,139	9,822
2004	55,769	10,149
2003	56,743	10,169
2002	58,388	10,316
2001	62,199	10,438
2000	64,268	10,588
1999	64,922	10,821
1998	64,788	10,964
1997	64,954	11,405
1996	66,094	12,101
1995	67,585	12,971
1994	68,336	14,032
1993	69,016	14,878
1992	69,830	15,910
1991	70,506	16,903
1990	71,727	18,052
1989	72,327	19,636
1988	72,944	21,028
1987	73,188	22,398
1986	73,211	23,705
1985	72,776	24,487
1984	71,062	24,738
1983	68,972	25,118
1982	66,826	25,181
1981	64,632	25,015
1980	62,561	24,557
1979	60,984	23,475
1978	58,327	22,538
1977	56,122	21,660
1976	54,019	20,875
1975	51,979	20,468
1974	50,349	20,412
1973	48,943	20,617
1972	48,417	20,116
1971	48,341	19,400
1970	48,398	19,074
1969	48,790	19,652
1968	48,361	20,849
1967	50,193	21,992
1966	50,755	23,228
1965	51,196	24,349
1964	51,435	25,065
1963	51,403	25,507
1962	51,046	25,763
1961	50,149	25,518
1960	48,857	24,766

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.47% in Costa Rica and +0.23% in Trinidad and Tobago.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.74% in Costa Rica and +0.41% in Trinidad and Tobago.

Birth rate in Costa Rica vs Trinidad and Tobago by year

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Costa Rica

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Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Costa Rica	Trinidad
2023	10.2	10.7
2022	10.3	11
2021	10.5	11.3
2020	11.4	11.6
2019	12.7	12.1
2018	13.6	12.1
2017	13.8	12.5
2016	14.2	12.8
2015	14.7	13
2014	14.8	13.3
2013	14.8	13.5
2012	15.5	13.7
2011	15.8	13.9
2010	15.4	14.1
2009	16.5	14.2
2008	16.8	14.3
2007	16.6	14.4
2006	16.4	14.4
2005	17.3	14.3
2004	17.1	14.3
2003	17.6	14.4
2002	18.2	14.5
2001	19.4	14.7
2000	20.2	14.9
1999	20.7	15
1998	21	15.1
1997	21.5	15.5
1996	22.2	16.1
1995	23	16.7
1994	23.6	17.6
1993	24.3	18.3
1992	25	19.2
1991	25.7	20
1990	26.7	21.1
1989	27.5	22.5
1988	28.3	23.9
1987	29.1	25.3
1986	29.8	26.7
1985	30.4	27.7
1984	30.5	28.3
1983	30.5	28.9
1982	30.5	29.2
1981	30.4	29.3
1980	30.4	29.1
1979	30.5	28.4
1978	30.2	27.8
1977	30	27.3
1976	29.9	26.8
1975	29.8	26.8
1974	29.9	27.1
1973	30.1	27.7
1972	30.7	27.5
1971	31.6	27.2
1970	32.6	27.2
1969	33.8	27.9
1968	34.6	29.3
1967	36.8	30.8
1966	38.3	32.5
1965	39.9	34.1
1964	41.4	35.3
1963	42.7	36.5
1962	43.9	37.4
1961	44.8	37.8
1960	45.5	37.8

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 10.2 in Costa Rica and 10.7 in Trinidad and Tobago, compared with 45.5 and 37.8, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Factual

UN forecast

Trinidad and Tobago

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Costa Rica	Trinidad
2100	10.3%	12.2%
2099	10.3%	12.2%
2098	10.3%	12.2%
2097	10.3%	12.2%
2096	10.3%	12.2%
2095	10.4%	12.3%
2094	10.4%	12.3%
2093	10.4%	12.3%
2092	10.4%	12.3%
2091	10.4%	12.4%
2090	10.5%	12.4%
2089	10.5%	12.4%
2088	10.5%	12.4%
2087	10.5%	12.5%
2086	10.5%	12.5%
2085	10.5%	12.5%
2084	10.5%	12.5%
2083	10.6%	12.5%
2082	10.6%	12.5%
2081	10.5%	12.5%
2080	10.5%	12.5%
2079	10.5%	12.5%
2078	10.5%	12.5%
2077	10.5%	12.5%
2076	10.5%	12.5%
2075	10.5%	12.5%
2074	10.5%	12.5%
2073	10.5%	12.5%
2072	10.5%	12.5%
2071	10.5%	12.5%
2070	10.5%	12.5%
2069	10.6%	12.5%
2068	10.6%	12.5%
2067	10.7%	12.5%
2066	10.8%	12.6%
2065	10.8%	12.6%
2064	10.9%	12.7%
2063	11%	12.7%
2062	11.2%	12.8%
2061	11.3%	12.8%
2060	11.4%	12.9%
2059	11.5%	13%
2058	11.7%	13.1%
2057	11.8%	13.1%
2056	11.9%	13.2%
2055	12.1%	13.3%
2054	12.2%	13.3%
2053	12.3%	13.4%
2052	12.4%	13.5%
2051	12.6%	13.5%
2050	12.7%	13.6%
2049	12.8%	13.6%
2048	12.9%	13.7%
2047	13%	13.7%
2046	13%	13.8%
2045	13.1%	13.8%
2044	13.2%	13.9%
2043	13.3%	13.9%
2042	13.4%	14%
2041	13.5%	14.1%
2040	13.5%	14.2%
2039	13.6%	14.3%
2038	13.7%	14.4%
2037	13.9%	14.6%
2036	14%	14.8%
2035	14.2%	15%
2034	14.5%	15.2%
2033	14.9%	15.4%
2032	15.3%	15.7%
2031	15.7%	15.9%
2030	16.2%	16.2%
2029	16.7%	16.5%
2028	17.1%	16.8%
2027	17.6%	17.1%
2026	18.1%	17.4%
2025	18.5%	17.6%
2024	18.8%	17.8%
2023	19.3%	18%
2022	19.8%	18.3%
2021	20.3%	18.5%
2020	20.7%	18.7%
2019	21.1%	18.8%
2018	21.4%	19%
2017	21.8%	19.3%
2016	22.1%	19.5%
2015	22.5%	19.6%
2014	23%	19.7%
2013	23.4%	19.9%
2012	23.9%	20%
2011	24.3%	20.1%
2010	24.9%	20.3%
2009	25.4%	20.5%
2008	25.9%	20.8%
2007	26.5%	21.2%
2006	27.1%	21.6%
2005	27.7%	22.1%
2004	28.4%	22.7%
2003	29.1%	23.4%
2002	29.8%	24.2%
2001	30.5%	25%
2000	31.1%	26%
1999	31.8%	27%
1998	32.4%	27.9%
1997	33%	28.9%
1996	33.6%	29.9%
1995	34.1%	30.8%
1994	34.6%	31.6%
1993	35%	32.2%
1992	35.4%	32.8%
1991	35.7%	33.3%
1990	36%	33.7%
1989	36.1%	34%
1988	36.2%	34.2%
1987	36.2%	34.4%
1986	36.3%	34.4%
1985	36.3%	34.4%
1984	36.4%	34.3%
1983	36.5%	34.2%
1982	36.7%	34.2%
1981	37.1%	34.2%
1980	37.5%	34.4%
1979	38%	34.8%
1978	38.6%	35.3%
1977	39.2%	36%
1976	40%	36.8%
1975	40.8%	37.6%
1974	41.5%	38.4%
1973	42.3%	39.1%
1972	43.1%	39.7%
1971	43.8%	40.4%
1970	44.4%	41.2%
1969	45%	41.9%
1968	45.5%	42.3%
1967	45.9%	42.7%
1966	46.3%	42.9%
1965	46.5%	43.1%
1964	46.6%	43.2%
1963	46.7%	43.3%
1962	46.7%	43.2%
1961	46.6%	43.2%
1960	46.4%	43.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.8% of the population in Costa Rica and 17.8% in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024, compared to 36% and 33.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Costa Rica vs Trinidad and Tobago

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Costa Rica

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Costa Rica	Trinidad
2023	24	54
2022	27	30
2021	44	54
2020	34	35
2019	26	53
2018	28	53
2017	27	51
2016	27	51
2015	26	50
2014	27	50
2013	27	50
2012	27	51
2011	28	53
2010	29	54
2009	29	54
2008	30	55
2007	30	57
2006	30	58
2005	31	60
2004	33	63
2003	33	67
2002	34	69
2001	35	72
2000	36	76
1999	36	78
1998	37	79
1997	38	82
1996	39	84
1995	39	85
1994	39	84
1993	39	85
1992	39	85
1991	39	82
1990	40	84
1989	40	86
1988	40	87
1987	41	86
1986	42	89
1985	43	87

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 24 deaths per 100,000 live births in Costa Rica, compared to 54 deaths in Trinidad and Tobago.

Under-five mortality rates

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Trinidad and Tobago

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Costa Rica	Trinidad
2023	1.05%	1.91%
2022	1.01%	1.96%
2021	0.97%	2.01%
2020	0.94%	2.06%
2019	0.91%	2.1%
2018	0.89%	2.14%
2017	0.89%	2.18%
2016	0.89%	2.22%
2015	0.9%	2.26%
2014	0.92%	2.3%
2013	0.95%	2.35%
2012	0.98%	2.38%
2011	1.02%	2.43%
2010	1.05%	2.47%
2009	1.07%	2.51%
2008	1.09%	2.55%
2007	1.11%	2.59%
2006	1.12%	2.64%
2005	1.13%	2.68%
2004	1.15%	2.72%
2003	1.18%	2.76%
2002	1.22%	2.81%
2001	1.26%	2.84%
2000	1.31%	2.88%
1999	1.36%	2.92%
1998	1.41%	2.96%
1997	1.45%	2.99%
1996	1.47%	3.02%
1995	1.49%	3.06%
1994	1.51%	3.09%
1993	1.53%	3.13%
1992	1.57%	3.16%
1991	1.62%	3.21%
1990	1.69%	3.25%
1989	1.78%	3.3%
1988	1.89%	3.36%
1987	2.01%	3.42%
1986	2.12%	3.49%
1985	2.2%	3.56%
1984	2.25%	3.64%
1983	2.27%	3.73%
1982	2.29%	3.83%
1981	2.33%	3.92%
1980	2.45%	4.03%
1979	2.65%	4.14%
1978	2.96%	4.25%
1977	3.39%	4.37%
1976	3.93%	4.48%
1975	4.54%	4.6%
1974	5.17%	4.72%
1973	5.82%	4.84%
1972	6.45%	4.95%
1971	7.02%	5.06%
1970	7.48%	5.17%
1969	7.85%	5.28%
1968	8.17%	5.4%
1967	8.49%	5.53%
1966	8.78%	5.66%
1965	9.02%	5.8%
1964	9.18%	5.96%
1963	9.25%	6.14%
1962	9.27%	6.33%
1961	9.36%	6.53%
1960	9.62%	6.74%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.05% in Costa Rica and 1.91% in Trinidad and Tobago. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.