Fertility & birth rates in Dominica and Trinidad and Tobago

Fertility rate in Dominica vs Trinidad and Tobago chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Dominica was 1.48 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 Dominica 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
	Dominica	Trinidad
1960	6.18	5.41
1961	6.16	5.41
1962	6.12	5.36
1963	6.08	5.24
1964	6.03	5.08
1965	5.95	4.88
1966	5.86	4.62
1967	5.74	4.35
1968	5.59	4.11
1969	5.41	3.86
1970	5.22	3.71
1971	4.99	3.61
1972	4.67	3.55
1973	4.28	3.47
1974	3.84	3.32
1975	3.46	3.21
1976	3.19	3.14
1977	3.02	3.12
1978	2.96	3.13
1979	2.96	3.13
1980	3.04	3.15
1981	3.11	3.13
1982	3.17	3.11
1983	3.18	3.07
1984	3.15	3.02
1985	3.12	2.99
1986	3.08	2.9
1987	3.06	2.78
1988	3.06	2.65
1989	3.06	2.53
1990	3.09	2.39
1991	3.15	2.29
1992	3.18	2.21
1993	3.2	2.13
1994	2.96	2.06
1995	2.71	1.97
1996	2.55	1.89
1997	2.41	1.83
1998	2.32	1.78
1999	2.46	1.76
2000	2.35	1.73
2001	2.4	1.71
2002	2.16	1.67
2003	2.08	1.65
2004	2.02	1.63
2005	2	1.63
2006	2.07	1.62
2007	2.02	1.62
2008	1.97	1.62
2009	1.92	1.62
2010	1.89	1.61
2011	1.86	1.61
2012	1.83	1.61
2013	1.78	1.6
2014	1.71	1.6
2015	1.65	1.6
2016	1.58	1.6
2017	1.54	1.59
2018	1.52	1.59
2019	1.5	1.58
2020	1.5	1.57
2021	1.48	1.56
2022	1.48	1.54
2023	1.48	1.53
2024	1.48	1.54
2025	1.47	1.52
2026	1.46	1.52
2027	1.46	1.51
2028	1.46	1.51
2029	1.46	1.51
2030	1.46	1.51
2031	1.46	1.51
2032	1.46	1.51
2033	1.46	1.51
2034	1.46	1.51
2035	1.46	1.51
2036	1.46	1.51
2037	1.47	1.51
2038	1.47	1.51
2039	1.47	1.51
2040	1.47	1.51
2041	1.48	1.51
2042	1.48	1.51
2043	1.48	1.51
2044	1.48	1.51
2045	1.49	1.51
2046	1.49	1.51
2047	1.49	1.51
2048	1.49	1.52
2049	1.5	1.52
2050	1.5	1.52

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Dominica	Trinidad
1960	44.7%	43.1%
1961	45%	43.2%
1962	45.3%	43.2%
1963	45.6%	43.3%
1964	46%	43.2%
1965	46.4%	43.1%
1966	46.9%	42.9%
1967	47.5%	42.7%
1968	48.1%	42.3%
1969	48.7%	41.9%
1970	48.7%	41.2%
1971	48.1%	40.4%
1972	47.3%	39.7%
1973	46.5%	39.1%
1974	45.7%	38.4%
1975	44.9%	37.6%
1976	44.1%	36.8%
1977	43.3%	36%
1978	42.5%	35.3%
1979	41.7%	34.8%
1980	40.7%	34.4%
1981	39.6%	34.2%
1982	38.2%	34.2%
1983	36.9%	34.2%
1984	35.8%	34.3%
1985	34.9%	34.4%
1986	34.2%	34.4%
1987	33.6%	34.4%
1988	33.2%	34.2%
1989	33.1%	34%
1990	33.1%	33.7%
1991	33.2%	33.3%
1992	33%	32.8%
1993	32.8%	32.2%
1994	32.6%	31.6%
1995	32.3%	30.8%
1996	31.9%	29.9%
1997	31.5%	28.9%
1998	31.1%	27.9%
1999	30.6%	27%
2000	30%	26%
2001	29.3%	25%
2002	28.7%	24.2%
2003	28%	23.4%
2004	27.4%	22.7%
2005	26.8%	22.1%
2006	26.2%	21.6%
2007	25.5%	21.2%
2008	24.7%	20.8%
2009	24.1%	20.5%
2010	23.5%	20.3%
2011	23.1%	20.1%
2012	22.6%	20%
2013	22.5%	19.9%
2014	22.3%	19.7%
2015	21.7%	19.6%
2016	20.8%	19.5%
2017	19.9%	19.3%
2018	19.5%	19%
2019	19.2%	18.8%
2020	18.8%	18.7%
2021	18.5%	18.5%
2022	18.3%	18.3%
2023	18.1%	18%
2024	17.9%	17.8%
2025	17.6%	17.5%
2026	17.4%	17.2%
2027	17.1%	16.9%
2028	16.8%	16.6%
2029	16.5%	16.4%
2030	16.3%	16.1%
2031	16%	15.8%
2032	15.9%	15.5%
2033	15.7%	15.3%
2034	15.6%	15.1%
2035	15.5%	14.9%
2036	15.4%	14.7%
2037	15.3%	14.5%
2038	15.3%	14.4%
2039	15.2%	14.2%
2040	15.2%	14.1%
2041	15.2%	14.1%
2042	15.1%	14%
2043	15.1%	13.9%
2044	15.1%	13.9%
2045	15.1%	13.8%
2046	15.1%	13.8%
2047	15%	13.7%
2048	15%	13.7%
2049	15%	13.6%
2050	14.9%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.9% of the population in Dominica and 17.8% in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024, compared to 33.1% and 33.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Dominica and Trinidad and Tobago compared.

Natural population change in Dominica vs Trinidad and Tobago by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.03% in Dominica 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
	Dominica	Trinidad
1960	1,720	24,766
1961	1,762	25,518
1962	1,786	25,763
1963	1,796	25,507
1964	1,792	25,065
1965	1,778	24,349
1966	1,752	23,228
1967	1,716	21,992
1968	1,673	20,849
1969	1,628	19,652
1970	1,574	19,074
1971	1,549	19,400
1972	1,497	20,116
1973	1,400	20,617
1974	1,267	20,412
1975	1,142	20,468
1976	1,050	20,875
1977	996	21,660
1978	991	22,538
1979	981	23,475
1980	1,090	24,557
1981	1,169	25,015
1982	1,250	25,181
1983	1,301	25,118
1984	1,308	24,738
1985	1,302	24,487
1986	1,285	23,705
1987	1,256	22,398
1988	1,222	21,028
1989	1,178	19,636
1990	1,138	18,052
1991	1,103	16,903
1992	1,111	15,910
1993	1,130	14,878
1994	1,002	14,032
1995	853	12,971
1996	753	12,101
1997	662	11,405
1998	595	10,964
1999	647	10,821
2000	561	10,588
2001	556	10,438
2002	429	10,316
2003	387	10,169
2004	360	10,149
2005	339	9,822
2006	364	9,889
2007	319	9,939
2008	272	9,872
2009	220	9,769
2010	171	9,698
2011	121	9,601
2012	167	9,376
2013	110	9,020
2014	257	8,571
2015	157	7,963
2016	177	7,436
2017	-124	6,779
2018	-60	5,869
2019	-75	5,647
2020	-88	4,558
2021	-205	2,091
2022	-118	3,773
2023	-111	3,200

Maternal mortality chart: Dominica vs Trinidad and Tobago

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 36 deaths per 100,000 live births in Dominica, compared to 54 deaths in Trinidad and Tobago.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Dominica	Trinidad
1985	61	87
1986	63	89
1987	63	86
1988	68	87
1989	69	86
1990	77	84
1991	81	82
1992	80	85
1993	79	85
1994	77	84
1995	73	85
1996	71	84
1997	67	82
1998	64	79
1999	64	78
2000	61	76
2001	58	72
2002	56	69
2003	55	67
2004	54	63
2005	54	60
2006	54	58
2007	53	57
2008	53	55
2009	50	54
2010	50	54
2011	49	53
2012	51	51
2013	50	50
2014	53	50
2015	63	50
2016	48	51
2017	44	51
2018	43	53
2019	41	53
2020	47	35
2021	110	54
2022	44	30
2023	36	54

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.55% in Dominica 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
	Dominica	Trinidad
1960	13.6%	6.74%
1961	12.4%	6.53%
1962	11.3%	6.33%
1963	10.3%	6.14%
1964	9.41%	5.96%
1965	8.59%	5.8%
1966	7.84%	5.66%
1967	7.16%	5.53%
1968	6.54%	5.4%
1969	5.98%	5.28%
1970	5.48%	5.17%
1971	5.02%	5.06%
1972	4.61%	4.95%
1973	4.24%	4.84%
1974	3.91%	4.72%
1975	3.61%	4.6%
1976	3.35%	4.48%
1977	3.12%	4.37%
1978	2.92%	4.25%
1979	2.74%	4.14%
1980	2.58%	4.03%
1981	2.45%	3.92%
1982	2.33%	3.83%
1983	2.22%	3.73%
1984	2.14%	3.64%
1985	2.06%	3.56%
1986	2%	3.49%
1987	1.95%	3.42%
1988	1.91%	3.36%
1989	1.88%	3.3%
1990	1.85%	3.25%
1991	1.84%	3.21%
1992	1.82%	3.16%
1993	1.82%	3.13%
1994	1.82%	3.09%
1995	1.83%	3.06%
1996	1.84%	3.02%
1997	1.86%	2.99%
1998	1.88%	2.96%
1999	1.91%	2.92%
2000	1.94%	2.88%
2001	1.97%	2.84%
2002	2.01%	2.81%
2003	2.06%	2.76%
2004	2.11%	2.72%
2005	2.16%	2.68%
2006	2.22%	2.64%
2007	2.28%	2.59%
2008	2.35%	2.55%
2009	2.42%	2.51%
2010	2.5%	2.47%
2011	2.57%	2.43%
2012	2.66%	2.38%
2013	2.74%	2.35%
2014	2.83%	2.3%
2015	2.93%	2.26%
2016	3.02%	2.22%
2017	3.12%	2.18%
2018	3.21%	2.14%
2019	3.3%	2.1%
2020	3.38%	2.06%
2021	3.45%	2.01%
2022	3.51%	1.96%
2023	3.55%	1.91%