Fertility & birth rates in Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago

Fertility rate in Cuba vs Trinidad and Tobago chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Cuba was 1.44 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.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Cuba	Trinidad
1960	4.13	5.41
1961	4.26	5.41
1962	4.42	5.36
1963	4.56	5.24
1964	4.53	5.08
1965	4.5	4.88
1966	4.4	4.62
1967	4.29	4.35
1968	4.19	4.11
1969	4.12	3.86
1970	3.98	3.71
1971	3.8	3.61
1972	3.61	3.55
1973	3.4	3.47
1974	3.16	3.32
1975	2.82	3.21
1976	2.51	3.14
1977	2.21	3.12
1978	1.88	3.13
1979	1.77	3.13
1980	1.64	3.15
1981	1.59	3.13
1982	1.78	3.11
1983	1.8	3.07
1984	1.77	3.02
1985	1.77	2.99
1986	1.78	2.9
1987	1.8	2.78
1988	1.85	2.65
1989	1.83	2.53
1990	1.81	2.39
1991	1.66	2.29
1992	1.56	2.21
1993	1.49	2.13
1994	1.47	2.06
1995	1.48	1.97
1996	1.46	1.89
1997	1.59	1.83
1998	1.62	1.78
1999	1.64	1.76
2000	1.61	1.73
2001	1.6	1.71
2002	1.65	1.67
2003	1.63	1.65
2004	1.55	1.63
2005	1.49	1.63
2006	1.4	1.62
2007	1.44	1.62
2008	1.58	1.62
2009	1.68	1.62
2010	1.67	1.61
2011	1.73	1.61
2012	1.67	1.61
2013	1.68	1.6
2014	1.66	1.6
2015	1.69	1.6
2016	1.6	1.6
2017	1.59	1.59
2018	1.61	1.59
2019	1.54	1.58
2020	1.49	1.57
2021	1.43	1.56
2022	1.41	1.54
2023	1.44	1.53
2024	1.45	1.54
2025	1.45	1.52
2026	1.45	1.52
2027	1.46	1.51
2028	1.46	1.51
2029	1.46	1.51
2030	1.47	1.51
2031	1.47	1.51
2032	1.47	1.51
2033	1.48	1.51
2034	1.48	1.51
2035	1.49	1.51
2036	1.49	1.51
2037	1.49	1.51
2038	1.49	1.51
2039	1.49	1.51
2040	1.49	1.51
2041	1.49	1.51
2042	1.5	1.51
2043	1.5	1.51
2044	1.5	1.51
2045	1.5	1.51
2046	1.51	1.51
2047	1.51	1.51
2048	1.51	1.52
2049	1.51	1.52
2050	1.51	1.52

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cuba	Trinidad
1960	36%	43.1%
1961	36.2%	43.2%
1962	36.5%	43.2%
1963	36.8%	43.3%
1964	37.1%	43.2%
1965	37.3%	43.1%
1966	37.5%	42.9%
1967	37.7%	42.7%
1968	37.8%	42.3%
1969	37.9%	41.9%
1970	38%	41.2%
1971	37.9%	40.4%
1972	37.8%	39.7%
1973	37.6%	39.1%
1974	37.3%	38.4%
1975	36.8%	37.6%
1976	36.2%	36.8%
1977	35.4%	36%
1978	34.3%	35.3%
1979	33.2%	34.8%
1980	31.9%	34.4%
1981	30.5%	34.2%
1982	29.3%	34.2%
1983	28.1%	34.2%
1984	27.1%	34.3%
1985	26.1%	34.4%
1986	25.2%	34.4%
1987	24.3%	34.4%
1988	23.6%	34.2%
1989	23.1%	34%
1990	22.8%	33.7%
1991	22.5%	33.3%
1992	22.4%	32.8%
1993	22.2%	32.2%
1994	22.1%	31.6%
1995	22.1%	30.8%
1996	22.1%	29.9%
1997	22%	28.9%
1998	21.8%	27.9%
1999	21.5%	27%
2000	21.3%	26%
2001	20.9%	25%
2002	20.6%	24.2%
2003	20.2%	23.4%
2004	19.8%	22.7%
2005	19.4%	22.1%
2006	18.9%	21.6%
2007	18.5%	21.2%
2008	18.2%	20.8%
2009	17.9%	20.5%
2010	17.7%	20.3%
2011	17.5%	20.1%
2012	17.3%	20%
2013	17.1%	19.9%
2014	16.9%	19.7%
2015	16.7%	19.6%
2016	16.5%	19.5%
2017	16.3%	19.3%
2018	16.1%	19%
2019	16%	18.8%
2020	15.8%	18.7%
2021	15.8%	18.5%
2022	15.7%	18.3%
2023	15.5%	18%
2024	15.3%	17.8%
2025	15%	17.5%
2026	14.7%	17.2%
2027	14.4%	16.9%
2028	14.1%	16.6%
2029	13.9%	16.4%
2030	13.6%	16.1%
2031	13.4%	15.8%
2032	13.2%	15.5%
2033	13%	15.3%
2034	12.8%	15.1%
2035	12.7%	14.9%
2036	12.6%	14.7%
2037	12.6%	14.5%
2038	12.5%	14.4%
2039	12.4%	14.2%
2040	12.4%	14.1%
2041	12.3%	14.1%
2042	12.3%	14%
2043	12.2%	13.9%
2044	12.2%	13.9%
2045	12.1%	13.8%
2046	12.1%	13.8%
2047	12%	13.7%
2048	12%	13.7%
2049	11.9%	13.6%
2050	11.8%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.3% of the population in Cuba and 17.8% in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024, compared to 22.8% and 33.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago compared.

Natural population change in Cuba vs Trinidad and Tobago by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.06% in Cuba 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
	Cuba	Trinidad
1960	172,816	24,766
1961	183,806	25,518
1962	196,423	25,763
1963	205,788	25,507
1964	209,315	25,065
1965	211,322	24,349
1966	209,179	23,228
1967	207,245	21,992
1968	205,487	20,849
1969	205,581	19,652
1970	201,823	19,074
1971	195,106	19,400
1972	187,588	20,116
1973	177,387	20,617
1974	165,099	20,412
1975	144,964	20,468
1976	125,383	20,875
1977	106,875	21,660
1978	86,864	22,538
1979	81,192	23,475
1980	74,271	24,557
1981	74,067	25,015
1982	95,866	25,181
1983	101,858	25,118
1984	101,670	24,738
1985	103,228	24,487
1986	105,997	23,705
1987	109,617	22,398
1988	116,626	21,028
1989	114,865	19,636
1990	112,378	18,052
1991	95,398	16,903
1992	83,461	15,910
1993	73,221	14,878
1994	68,604	14,032
1995	66,809	12,971
1996	61,837	12,101
1997	71,828	11,405
1998	71,284	10,964
1999	69,069	10,821
2000	61,133	10,588
2001	57,325	10,438
2002	58,212	10,316
2003	56,170	10,169
2004	44,258	10,149
2005	36,660	9,822
2006	24,508	9,889
2007	24,617	9,939
2008	32,848	9,872
2009	37,543	9,769
2010	37,021	9,698
2011	40,753	9,601
2012	33,864	9,376
2013	29,827	9,020
2014	22,448	8,571
2015	20,464	7,963
2016	9,677	7,436
2017	2,306	6,779
2018	3,436	5,869
2019	-4,245	5,647
2020	-12,808	4,558
2021	-71,616	2,091
2022	-17,961	3,773
2023	-15,880	3,200

Maternal mortality chart: Cuba vs Trinidad and Tobago

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 35 deaths per 100,000 live births in Cuba, compared to 54 deaths in Trinidad and Tobago.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cuba	Trinidad
1985	70	87
1986	70	89
1987	69	86
1988	68	87
1989	66	86
1990	66	84
1991	66	82
1992	66	85
1993	65	85
1994	64	84
1995	62	85
1996	59	84
1997	57	82
1998	54	79
1999	51	78
2000	48	76
2001	46	72
2002	45	69
2003	44	67
2004	44	63
2005	43	60
2006	42	58
2007	42	57
2008	44	55
2009	45	54
2010	44	54
2011	44	53
2012	42	51
2013	42	50
2014	42	50
2015	41	50
2016	40	51
2017	39	51
2018	39	53
2019	40	53
2020	40	35
2021	172	54
2022	41	30
2023	35	54

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.83% in Cuba 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
	Cuba	Trinidad
1960	4.41%	6.74%
1961	4.44%	6.53%
1962	4.45%	6.33%
1963	4.45%	6.14%
1964	4.43%	5.96%
1965	4.38%	5.8%
1966	4.31%	5.66%
1967	4.22%	5.53%
1968	4.11%	5.4%
1969	3.97%	5.28%
1970	3.82%	5.17%
1971	3.65%	5.06%
1972	3.47%	4.95%
1973	3.29%	4.84%
1974	3.11%	4.72%
1975	2.94%	4.6%
1976	2.77%	4.48%
1977	2.62%	4.37%
1978	2.47%	4.25%
1979	2.34%	4.14%
1980	2.22%	4.03%
1981	2.11%	3.92%
1982	2%	3.83%
1983	1.9%	3.73%
1984	1.81%	3.64%
1985	1.73%	3.56%
1986	1.64%	3.49%
1987	1.56%	3.42%
1988	1.49%	3.36%
1989	1.41%	3.3%
1990	1.34%	3.25%
1991	1.28%	3.21%
1992	1.22%	3.16%
1993	1.16%	3.13%
1994	1.11%	3.09%
1995	1.06%	3.06%
1996	1.01%	3.02%
1997	0.97%	2.99%
1998	0.93%	2.96%
1999	0.89%	2.92%
2000	0.86%	2.88%
2001	0.82%	2.84%
2002	0.79%	2.81%
2003	0.76%	2.76%
2004	0.73%	2.72%
2005	0.71%	2.68%
2006	0.69%	2.64%
2007	0.66%	2.59%
2008	0.65%	2.55%
2009	0.63%	2.51%
2010	0.62%	2.47%
2011	0.61%	2.43%
2012	0.6%	2.38%
2013	0.6%	2.35%
2014	0.6%	2.3%
2015	0.61%	2.26%
2016	0.62%	2.22%
2017	0.64%	2.18%
2018	0.66%	2.14%
2019	0.69%	2.1%
2020	0.72%	2.06%
2021	0.76%	2.01%
2022	0.79%	1.96%
2023	0.83%	1.91%