Fertility & birth rates in Fiji and Trinidad and Tobago

Fertility rate in Fiji vs Trinidad and Tobago chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Fiji was 2.28 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 Fiji 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
	Fiji	Trinidad
1960	6.36	5.41
1961	6.28	5.41
1962	6.2	5.36
1963	6.09	5.24
1964	5.96	5.08
1965	5.76	4.88
1966	5.55	4.62
1967	5.33	4.35
1968	5.11	4.11
1969	4.91	3.86
1970	4.71	3.71
1971	4.51	3.61
1972	4.32	3.55
1973	4.16	3.47
1974	4.07	3.32
1975	4.1	3.21
1976	4.12	3.14
1977	4.11	3.12
1978	4.1	3.13
1979	4.08	3.13
1980	4.04	3.15
1981	3.99	3.13
1982	3.94	3.11
1983	3.88	3.07
1984	3.8	3.02
1985	3.66	2.99
1986	3.54	2.9
1987	3.48	2.78
1988	3.43	2.65
1989	3.4	2.53
1990	3.39	2.39
1991	3.37	2.29
1992	3.33	2.21
1993	3.29	2.13
1994	3.26	2.06
1995	3.25	1.97
1996	3.25	1.89
1997	3.19	1.83
1998	3.12	1.78
1999	3.05	1.76
2000	2.99	1.73
2001	2.97	1.71
2002	2.97	1.67
2003	2.96	1.65
2004	2.94	1.63
2005	2.92	1.63
2006	2.91	1.62
2007	2.87	1.62
2008	2.82	1.62
2009	2.76	1.62
2010	2.7	1.61
2011	2.63	1.61
2012	2.61	1.61
2013	2.6	1.6
2014	2.59	1.6
2015	2.57	1.6
2016	2.52	1.6
2017	2.46	1.59
2018	2.42	1.59
2019	2.38	1.58
2020	2.36	1.57
2021	2.33	1.56
2022	2.31	1.54
2023	2.28	1.53
2024	2.27	1.54
2025	2.25	1.52
2026	2.23	1.52
2027	2.21	1.51
2028	2.2	1.51
2029	2.18	1.51
2030	2.16	1.51
2031	2.15	1.51
2032	2.13	1.51
2033	2.12	1.51
2034	2.1	1.51
2035	2.09	1.51
2036	2.07	1.51
2037	2.06	1.51
2038	2.05	1.51
2039	2.04	1.51
2040	2.03	1.51
2041	2.01	1.51
2042	2.01	1.51
2043	1.99	1.51
2044	1.98	1.51
2045	1.97	1.51
2046	1.96	1.51
2047	1.95	1.51
2048	1.94	1.52
2049	1.94	1.52
2050	1.93	1.52

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Fiji	Trinidad
1960	46.4%	43.1%
1961	46.5%	43.2%
1962	46.5%	43.2%
1963	46.5%	43.3%
1964	46.4%	43.2%
1965	46.4%	43.1%
1966	46.3%	42.9%
1967	46.1%	42.7%
1968	45.9%	42.3%
1969	45.6%	41.9%
1970	45.2%	41.2%
1971	44.7%	40.4%
1972	44.2%	39.7%
1973	43.5%	39.1%
1974	42.8%	38.4%
1975	42.2%	37.6%
1976	41.5%	36.8%
1977	40.9%	36%
1978	40.4%	35.3%
1979	40%	34.8%
1980	39.6%	34.4%
1981	39.3%	34.2%
1982	39.1%	34.2%
1983	39%	34.2%
1984	38.9%	34.3%
1985	38.9%	34.4%
1986	38.8%	34.4%
1987	38.7%	34.4%
1988	38.7%	34.2%
1989	38.7%	34%
1990	38.7%	33.7%
1991	38.5%	33.3%
1992	38.2%	32.8%
1993	37.9%	32.2%
1994	37.5%	31.6%
1995	37.1%	30.8%
1996	36.6%	29.9%
1997	36.1%	28.9%
1998	35.5%	27.9%
1999	34.9%	27%
2000	34.3%	26%
2001	33.8%	25%
2002	33.4%	24.2%
2003	33%	23.4%
2004	32.6%	22.7%
2005	32.2%	22.1%
2006	31.9%	21.6%
2007	31.6%	21.2%
2008	31.3%	20.8%
2009	31%	20.5%
2010	30.8%	20.3%
2011	30.5%	20.1%
2012	30.2%	20%
2013	30%	19.9%
2014	29.8%	19.7%
2015	29.6%	19.6%
2016	29.5%	19.5%
2017	29.2%	19.3%
2018	28.9%	19%
2019	28.6%	18.8%
2020	28.3%	18.7%
2021	28%	18.5%
2022	27.7%	18.3%
2023	27.4%	18%
2024	27.1%	17.8%
2025	26.8%	17.5%
2026	26.6%	17.2%
2027	26.3%	16.9%
2028	26%	16.6%
2029	25.7%	16.4%
2030	25.4%	16.1%
2031	25%	15.8%
2032	24.7%	15.5%
2033	24.5%	15.3%
2034	24.2%	15.1%
2035	24%	14.9%
2036	23.8%	14.7%
2037	23.6%	14.5%
2038	23.5%	14.4%
2039	23.3%	14.2%
2040	23.2%	14.1%
2041	23%	14.1%
2042	22.9%	14%
2043	22.7%	13.9%
2044	22.6%	13.9%
2045	22.4%	13.8%
2046	22.3%	13.8%
2047	22.1%	13.7%
2048	21.9%	13.7%
2049	21.8%	13.6%
2050	21.6%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 27.1% of the population in Fiji and 17.8% in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024, compared to 38.7% and 33.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Fiji and Trinidad and Tobago compared.

Natural population change in Fiji vs Trinidad and Tobago by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.03% in Fiji 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
	Fiji	Trinidad
1960	13,313	24,766
1961	13,653	25,518
1962	14,429	25,763
1963	14,774	25,507
1964	14,979	25,065
1965	15,166	24,349
1966	15,111	23,228
1967	14,861	21,992
1968	14,831	20,849
1969	14,669	19,652
1970	14,538	19,074
1971	14,313	19,400
1972	13,905	20,116
1973	13,383	20,617
1974	13,557	20,412
1975	14,272	20,468
1976	14,933	20,875
1977	15,532	21,660
1978	16,196	22,538
1979	16,450	23,475
1980	16,907	24,557
1981	17,282	25,015
1982	17,681	25,181
1983	18,237	25,118
1984	18,499	24,738
1985	18,469	24,487
1986	18,024	23,705
1987	17,987	22,398
1988	18,063	21,028
1989	18,007	19,636
1990	17,748	18,052
1991	17,617	16,903
1992	17,170	15,910
1993	16,751	14,878
1994	16,424	14,032
1995	16,273	12,971
1996	16,163	12,101
1997	15,750	11,405
1998	15,464	10,964
1999	15,229	10,821
2000	14,724	10,588
2001	14,720	10,438
2002	14,468	10,316
2003	14,527	10,169
2004	14,526	10,149
2005	14,503	9,822
2006	14,555	9,889
2007	14,349	9,939
2008	14,000	9,872
2009	13,540	9,769
2010	13,227	9,698
2011	12,657	9,601
2012	11,716	9,376
2013	11,972	9,020
2014	11,680	8,571
2015	11,213	7,963
2016	10,807	7,436
2017	10,413	6,779
2018	9,779	5,869
2019	9,271	5,647
2020	8,730	4,558
2021	6,777	2,091
2022	8,223	3,773
2023	8,078	3,200

Maternal mortality chart: Fiji vs Trinidad and Tobago

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 30 deaths per 100,000 live births in Fiji, compared to 54 deaths in Trinidad and Tobago.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Fiji	Trinidad
1985	78	87
1986	76	89
1987	74	86
1988	71	87
1989	70	86
1990	70	84
1991	67	82
1992	64	85
1993	62	85
1994	58	84
1995	55	85
1996	53	84
1997	51	82
1998	49	79
1999	46	78
2000	47	76
2001	46	72
2002	48	69
2003	47	67
2004	46	63
2005	44	60
2006	43	58
2007	43	57
2008	42	55
2009	41	54
2010	40	54
2011	39	53
2012	42	51
2013	40	50
2014	38	50
2015	37	50
2016	38	51
2017	34	51
2018	35	53
2019	34	53
2020	34	35
2021	68	54
2022	32	30
2023	30	54

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.91% in Fiji 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
	Fiji	Trinidad
1960	7.89%	6.74%
1961	7.53%	6.53%
1962	7.21%	6.33%
1963	6.9%	6.14%
1964	6.61%	5.96%
1965	6.35%	5.8%
1966	6.14%	5.66%
1967	5.97%	5.53%
1968	5.84%	5.4%
1969	5.75%	5.28%
1970	5.69%	5.17%
1971	5.66%	5.06%
1972	5.63%	4.95%
1973	5.59%	4.84%
1974	5.52%	4.72%
1975	5.41%	4.6%
1976	5.27%	4.48%
1977	5.1%	4.37%
1978	4.9%	4.25%
1979	4.68%	4.14%
1980	4.46%	4.03%
1981	4.24%	3.92%
1982	4.03%	3.83%
1983	3.84%	3.73%
1984	3.67%	3.64%
1985	3.51%	3.56%
1986	3.37%	3.49%
1987	3.24%	3.42%
1988	3.12%	3.36%
1989	3%	3.3%
1990	2.89%	3.25%
1991	2.78%	3.21%
1992	2.68%	3.16%
1993	2.6%	3.13%
1994	2.52%	3.09%
1995	2.45%	3.06%
1996	2.39%	3.02%
1997	2.35%	2.99%
1998	2.31%	2.96%
1999	2.28%	2.92%
2000	2.27%	2.88%
2001	2.26%	2.84%
2002	2.27%	2.81%
2003	2.28%	2.76%
2004	2.31%	2.72%
2005	2.33%	2.68%
2006	2.35%	2.64%
2007	2.35%	2.59%
2008	2.32%	2.55%
2009	2.28%	2.51%
2010	2.22%	2.47%
2011	2.16%	2.43%
2012	2.1%	2.38%
2013	2.07%	2.35%
2014	2.06%	2.3%
2015	2.09%	2.26%
2016	2.16%	2.22%
2017	2.27%	2.18%
2018	2.41%	2.14%
2019	2.57%	2.1%
2020	2.72%	2.06%
2021	2.83%	2.01%
2022	2.89%	1.96%
2023	2.91%	1.91%