Fertility & birth rates in Ecuador and Trinidad and Tobago

Fertility rate in Ecuador vs Trinidad and Tobago chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Ecuador was 1.82 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 Ecuador 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
	Ecuador	Trinidad
1960	6.72	5.41
1961	6.7	5.41
1962	6.68	5.36
1963	6.65	5.24
1964	6.61	5.08
1965	6.56	4.88
1966	6.51	4.62
1967	6.44	4.35
1968	6.35	4.11
1969	6.25	3.86
1970	6.14	3.71
1971	6.01	3.61
1972	5.87	3.55
1973	5.73	3.47
1974	5.58	3.32
1975	5.43	3.21
1976	5.28	3.14
1977	5.13	3.12
1978	4.99	3.13
1979	4.86	3.13
1980	4.73	3.15
1981	4.61	3.13
1982	4.5	3.11
1983	4.39	3.07
1984	4.31	3.02
1985	4.14	2.99
1986	4	2.9
1987	3.87	2.78
1988	3.79	2.65
1989	3.74	2.53
1990	3.68	2.39
1991	3.63	2.29
1992	3.58	2.21
1993	3.49	2.13
1994	3.42	2.06
1995	3.38	1.97
1996	3.35	1.89
1997	3.29	1.83
1998	3.23	1.78
1999	3.17	1.76
2000	3.1	1.73
2001	3.04	1.71
2002	2.97	1.67
2003	2.91	1.65
2004	2.85	1.63
2005	2.8	1.63
2006	2.75	1.62
2007	2.7	1.62
2008	2.69	1.62
2009	2.68	1.62
2010	2.62	1.61
2011	2.61	1.61
2012	2.51	1.61
2013	2.36	1.6
2014	2.27	1.6
2015	2.21	1.6
2016	2.12	1.6
2017	2.13	1.59
2018	2.11	1.59
2019	2.04	1.58
2020	1.97	1.57
2021	1.91	1.56
2022	1.86	1.54
2023	1.82	1.53
2024	1.81	1.54
2025	1.79	1.52
2026	1.78	1.52
2027	1.77	1.51
2028	1.76	1.51
2029	1.75	1.51
2030	1.75	1.51
2031	1.74	1.51
2032	1.73	1.51
2033	1.73	1.51
2034	1.72	1.51
2035	1.72	1.51
2036	1.72	1.51
2037	1.71	1.51
2038	1.71	1.51
2039	1.71	1.51
2040	1.71	1.51
2041	1.7	1.51
2042	1.7	1.51
2043	1.7	1.51
2044	1.69	1.51
2045	1.69	1.51
2046	1.69	1.51
2047	1.69	1.51
2048	1.69	1.52
2049	1.68	1.52
2050	1.68	1.52

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Ecuador	Trinidad
1960	43.9%	43.1%
1961	44.1%	43.2%
1962	44.3%	43.2%
1963	44.4%	43.3%
1964	44.4%	43.2%
1965	44.4%	43.1%
1966	44.4%	42.9%
1967	44.4%	42.7%
1968	44.3%	42.3%
1969	44.3%	41.9%
1970	44.2%	41.2%
1971	44.2%	40.4%
1972	44.1%	39.7%
1973	43.9%	39.1%
1974	43.8%	38.4%
1975	43.6%	37.6%
1976	43.4%	36.8%
1977	43.2%	36%
1978	43%	35.3%
1979	42.7%	34.8%
1980	42.4%	34.4%
1981	42.1%	34.2%
1982	41.8%	34.2%
1983	41.4%	34.2%
1984	41.1%	34.3%
1985	40.7%	34.4%
1986	40.3%	34.4%
1987	39.9%	34.4%
1988	39.5%	34.2%
1989	39.1%	34%
1990	38.7%	33.7%
1991	38.4%	33.3%
1992	38.1%	32.8%
1993	37.7%	32.2%
1994	37.4%	31.6%
1995	37.1%	30.8%
1996	36.8%	29.9%
1997	36.4%	28.9%
1998	36.1%	27.9%
1999	35.7%	27%
2000	35.4%	26%
2001	35%	25%
2002	34.7%	24.2%
2003	34.3%	23.4%
2004	33.9%	22.7%
2005	33.5%	22.1%
2006	33%	21.6%
2007	32.6%	21.2%
2008	32.1%	20.8%
2009	31.7%	20.5%
2010	31.3%	20.3%
2011	30.9%	20.1%
2012	30.5%	20%
2013	30.1%	19.9%
2014	29.6%	19.7%
2015	29%	19.6%
2016	28.5%	19.5%
2017	28%	19.3%
2018	27.4%	19%
2019	26.9%	18.8%
2020	26.4%	18.7%
2021	26%	18.5%
2022	25.5%	18.3%
2023	25%	18%
2024	24.5%	17.8%
2025	23.9%	17.5%
2026	23.3%	17.2%
2027	22.8%	16.9%
2028	22.3%	16.6%
2029	21.9%	16.4%
2030	21.6%	16.1%
2031	21.2%	15.8%
2032	20.9%	15.5%
2033	20.6%	15.3%
2034	20.3%	15.1%
2035	20%	14.9%
2036	19.7%	14.7%
2037	19.5%	14.5%
2038	19.3%	14.4%
2039	19.1%	14.2%
2040	18.9%	14.1%
2041	18.8%	14.1%
2042	18.6%	14%
2043	18.4%	13.9%
2044	18.2%	13.9%
2045	18%	13.8%
2046	17.8%	13.8%
2047	17.6%	13.7%
2048	17.4%	13.7%
2049	17.2%	13.6%
2050	17%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.5% of the population in Ecuador and 17.8% in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024, compared to 38.7% and 33.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Ecuador and Trinidad and Tobago compared.

Natural population change in Ecuador vs Trinidad and Tobago by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.15% in Ecuador 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
	Ecuador	Trinidad
1960	130,368	24,766
1961	135,573	25,518
1962	140,943	25,763
1963	146,531	25,507
1964	152,263	25,065
1965	157,915	24,349
1966	163,317	23,228
1967	168,629	21,992
1968	173,828	20,849
1969	178,403	19,652
1970	183,517	19,074
1971	187,995	19,400
1972	192,136	20,116
1973	196,028	20,617
1974	199,276	20,412
1975	202,407	20,468
1976	205,366	20,875
1977	209,095	21,660
1978	212,497	22,538
1979	216,162	23,475
1980	220,120	24,557
1981	224,073	25,015
1982	227,606	25,181
1983	231,336	25,118
1984	236,543	24,738
1985	236,438	24,487
1986	237,084	23,705
1987	237,724	22,398
1988	241,191	21,028
1989	248,129	19,636
1990	252,919	18,052
1991	257,713	16,903
1992	259,787	15,910
1993	260,330	14,878
1994	261,788	14,032
1995	264,449	12,971
1996	267,695	12,101
1997	266,020	11,405
1998	263,927	10,964
1999	261,650	10,821
2000	259,837	10,588
2001	259,376	10,438
2002	259,446	10,316
2003	258,928	10,169
2004	257,436	10,149
2005	255,295	9,822
2006	254,184	9,889
2007	253,419	9,939
2008	257,894	9,872
2009	260,892	9,769
2010	257,404	9,698
2011	258,171	9,601
2012	249,825	9,376
2013	234,103	9,020
2014	225,790	8,571
2015	219,399	7,963
2016	208,245	7,436
2017	211,355	6,779
2018	219,513	5,869
2019	211,045	5,647
2020	156,458	4,558
2021	155,146	2,091
2022	179,308	3,773
2023	178,093	3,200

Maternal mortality chart: Ecuador vs Trinidad and Tobago

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 55 deaths per 100,000 live births in Ecuador, compared to 54 deaths in Trinidad and Tobago.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Ecuador	Trinidad
1985	188	87
1986	181	89
1987	131	86
1988	166	87
1989	166	86
1990	168	84
1991	177	82
1992	172	85
1993	168	85
1994	155	84
1995	146	85
1996	138	84
1997	135	82
1998	131	79
1999	128	78
2000	123	76
2001	116	72
2002	109	69
2003	102	67
2004	97	63
2005	94	60
2006	90	58
2007	86	57
2008	83	55
2009	82	54
2010	80	54
2011	77	53
2012	72	51
2013	68	50
2014	65	50
2015	64	50
2016	65	51
2017	62	51
2018	61	53
2019	62	53
2020	91	35
2021	93	54
2022	69	30
2023	55	54

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.31% in Ecuador 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
	Ecuador	Trinidad
1960	17.6%	6.74%
1961	17.1%	6.53%
1962	16.6%	6.33%
1963	16.1%	6.14%
1964	15.7%	5.96%
1965	15.3%	5.8%
1966	14.9%	5.66%
1967	14.6%	5.53%
1968	14.3%	5.4%
1969	14%	5.28%
1970	13.7%	5.17%
1971	13.4%	5.06%
1972	13%	4.95%
1973	12.5%	4.84%
1974	12%	4.72%
1975	11.5%	4.6%
1976	11%	4.48%
1977	10.5%	4.37%
1978	10%	4.25%
1979	9.57%	4.14%
1980	9.12%	4.03%
1981	8.68%	3.92%
1982	8.23%	3.83%
1983	7.78%	3.73%
1984	7.35%	3.64%
1985	6.95%	3.56%
1986	6.58%	3.49%
1987	6.25%	3.42%
1988	5.94%	3.36%
1989	5.66%	3.3%
1990	5.39%	3.25%
1991	5.12%	3.21%
1992	4.86%	3.16%
1993	4.6%	3.13%
1994	4.34%	3.09%
1995	4.08%	3.06%
1996	3.82%	3.02%
1997	3.57%	2.99%
1998	3.34%	2.96%
1999	3.14%	2.92%
2000	2.96%	2.88%
2001	2.81%	2.84%
2002	2.68%	2.81%
2003	2.57%	2.76%
2004	2.46%	2.72%
2005	2.37%	2.68%
2006	2.28%	2.64%
2007	2.19%	2.59%
2008	2.1%	2.55%
2009	2%	2.51%
2010	1.92%	2.47%
2011	1.83%	2.43%
2012	1.74%	2.38%
2013	1.66%	2.35%
2014	1.59%	2.3%
2015	1.53%	2.26%
2016	1.48%	2.22%
2017	1.44%	2.18%
2018	1.41%	2.14%
2019	1.38%	2.1%
2020	1.36%	2.06%
2021	1.34%	2.01%
2022	1.32%	1.96%
2023	1.31%	1.91%