Fertility & birth rates in Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago

Fertility rate in Guyana vs Trinidad and Tobago chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Guyana was 2.41 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 Guyana 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
	Guyana	Trinidad
1960	6.33	5.41
1961	6.34	5.41
1962	6.33	5.36
1963	6.31	5.24
1964	6.23	5.08
1965	6.14	4.88
1966	6.02	4.62
1967	5.89	4.35
1968	5.75	4.11
1969	5.58	3.86
1970	5.41	3.71
1971	5.26	3.61
1972	5.08	3.55
1973	4.87	3.47
1974	4.64	3.32
1975	4.45	3.21
1976	4.28	3.14
1977	4.12	3.12
1978	3.97	3.13
1979	3.86	3.13
1980	3.77	3.15
1981	3.72	3.13
1982	3.68	3.11
1983	3.64	3.07
1984	3.54	3.02
1985	3.47	2.99
1986	3.38	2.9
1987	3.31	2.78
1988	3.23	2.65
1989	3.19	2.53
1990	3.18	2.39
1991	3.18	2.29
1992	3.19	2.21
1993	3.2	2.13
1994	3.23	2.06
1995	3.24	1.97
1996	3.23	1.89
1997	3.22	1.83
1998	3.18	1.78
1999	3.13	1.76
2000	3.06	1.73
2001	2.96	1.71
2002	2.84	1.67
2003	2.75	1.65
2004	2.68	1.63
2005	2.65	1.63
2006	2.66	1.62
2007	2.68	1.62
2008	2.7	1.62
2009	2.69	1.62
2010	2.68	1.61
2011	2.69	1.61
2012	2.7	1.61
2013	2.71	1.6
2014	2.7	1.6
2015	2.67	1.6
2016	2.63	1.6
2017	2.59	1.59
2018	2.55	1.59
2019	2.52	1.58
2020	2.49	1.57
2021	2.46	1.56
2022	2.44	1.54
2023	2.41	1.53
2024	2.39	1.54
2025	2.37	1.52
2026	2.35	1.52
2027	2.32	1.51
2028	2.3	1.51
2029	2.28	1.51
2030	2.26	1.51
2031	2.23	1.51
2032	2.21	1.51
2033	2.2	1.51
2034	2.18	1.51
2035	2.16	1.51
2036	2.15	1.51
2037	2.13	1.51
2038	2.12	1.51
2039	2.11	1.51
2040	2.1	1.51
2041	2.09	1.51
2042	2.07	1.51
2043	2.06	1.51
2044	2.05	1.51
2045	2.03	1.51
2046	2.02	1.51
2047	2.01	1.51
2048	2	1.52
2049	1.98	1.52
2050	1.98	1.52

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Guyana	Trinidad
1960	46.8%	43.1%
1961	47%	43.2%
1962	47.4%	43.2%
1963	47.6%	43.3%
1964	47.7%	43.2%
1965	47.8%	43.1%
1966	47.7%	42.9%
1967	47.5%	42.7%
1968	47.3%	42.3%
1969	46.9%	41.9%
1970	46.6%	41.2%
1971	46.3%	40.4%
1972	46%	39.7%
1973	45.7%	39.1%
1974	45.3%	38.4%
1975	44.9%	37.6%
1976	44.4%	36.8%
1977	43.9%	36%
1978	43.4%	35.3%
1979	42.9%	34.8%
1980	42.5%	34.4%
1981	41.9%	34.2%
1982	41.2%	34.2%
1983	40.5%	34.2%
1984	39.9%	34.3%
1985	39.2%	34.4%
1986	38.6%	34.4%
1987	38%	34.4%
1988	37.5%	34.2%
1989	37.2%	34%
1990	36.9%	33.7%
1991	36.7%	33.3%
1992	36.5%	32.8%
1993	36.4%	32.2%
1994	36.4%	31.6%
1995	36.4%	30.8%
1996	36.4%	29.9%
1997	36.5%	28.9%
1998	36.6%	27.9%
1999	36.6%	27%
2000	36.6%	26%
2001	36.5%	25%
2002	36.4%	24.2%
2003	36.1%	23.4%
2004	35.8%	22.7%
2005	35.3%	22.1%
2006	34.7%	21.6%
2007	34.1%	21.2%
2008	33.5%	20.8%
2009	32.9%	20.5%
2010	32.2%	20.3%
2011	31.6%	20.1%
2012	31.1%	20%
2013	30.8%	19.9%
2014	30.5%	19.7%
2015	30.3%	19.6%
2016	30.1%	19.5%
2017	30%	19.3%
2018	29.5%	19%
2019	29.3%	18.8%
2020	29.5%	18.7%
2021	29.4%	18.5%
2022	29.4%	18.3%
2023	29.3%	18%
2024	29.2%	17.8%
2025	28.9%	17.5%
2026	28.7%	17.2%
2027	28.4%	16.9%
2028	28.1%	16.6%
2029	27.8%	16.4%
2030	27.4%	16.1%
2031	27%	15.8%
2032	26.7%	15.5%
2033	26.3%	15.3%
2034	26%	15.1%
2035	25.6%	14.9%
2036	25.2%	14.7%
2037	24.9%	14.5%
2038	24.6%	14.4%
2039	24.3%	14.2%
2040	24.1%	14.1%
2041	23.9%	14.1%
2042	23.6%	14%
2043	23.4%	13.9%
2044	23.3%	13.9%
2045	23.1%	13.8%
2046	22.9%	13.8%
2047	22.7%	13.7%
2048	22.6%	13.7%
2049	22.4%	13.6%
2050	22.2%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 29.2% of the population in Guyana and 17.8% in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024, compared to 36.9% and 33.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago compared.

Natural population change in Guyana vs Trinidad and Tobago by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.36% in Guyana 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
	Guyana	Trinidad
1960	17,867	24,766
1961	18,092	25,518
1962	18,344	25,763
1963	18,606	25,507
1964	18,729	25,065
1965	18,791	24,349
1966	18,862	23,228
1967	18,933	21,992
1968	19,035	20,849
1969	19,133	19,652
1970	19,233	19,074
1971	19,273	19,400
1972	19,219	20,116
1973	18,991	20,617
1974	18,589	20,412
1975	18,317	20,468
1976	18,083	20,875
1977	17,805	21,660
1978	17,539	22,538
1979	17,402	23,475
1980	17,298	24,557
1981	17,471	25,015
1982	17,644	25,181
1983	17,753	25,118
1984	17,466	24,738
1985	17,292	24,487
1986	16,940	23,705
1987	16,600	22,398
1988	16,189	21,028
1989	15,947	19,636
1990	15,917	18,052
1991	15,896	16,903
1992	15,990	15,910
1993	16,099	14,878
1994	16,185	14,032
1995	15,991	12,971
1996	15,768	12,101
1997	15,568	11,405
1998	15,292	10,964
1999	14,763	10,821
2000	14,128	10,588
2001	13,307	10,438
2002	12,218	10,316
2003	11,344	10,169
2004	10,767	10,149
2005	10,455	9,822
2006	10,525	9,889
2007	10,741	9,939
2008	10,792	9,872
2009	10,758	9,769
2010	10,652	9,698
2011	10,713	9,601
2012	10,633	9,376
2013	10,887	9,020
2014	11,143	8,571
2015	11,199	7,963
2016	11,168	7,436
2017	11,108	6,779
2018	10,946	5,869
2019	11,665	5,647
2020	10,307	4,558
2021	8,125	2,091
2022	11,042	3,773
2023	10,716	3,200

Maternal mortality chart: Guyana vs Trinidad and Tobago

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 75 deaths per 100,000 live births in Guyana, compared to 54 deaths in Trinidad and Tobago.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Guyana	Trinidad
1985	241	87
1986	238	89
1987	234	86
1988	230	87
1989	227	86
1990	224	84
1991	219	82
1992	208	85
1993	205	85
1994	204	84
1995	207	85
1996	202	84
1997	195	82
1998	184	79
1999	178	78
2000	171	76
2001	163	72
2002	164	69
2003	164	67
2004	162	63
2005	166	60
2006	167	58
2007	158	57
2008	153	55
2009	146	54
2010	141	54
2011	135	53
2012	133	51
2013	128	50
2014	121	50
2015	117	50
2016	114	51
2017	110	51
2018	105	53
2019	107	53
2020	109	35
2021	189	54
2022	83	30
2023	75	54

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.57% in Guyana 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
	Guyana	Trinidad
1960	9.19%	6.74%
1961	8.81%	6.53%
1962	8.49%	6.33%
1963	8.21%	6.14%
1964	7.99%	5.96%
1965	7.8%	5.8%
1966	7.66%	5.66%
1967	7.56%	5.53%
1968	7.48%	5.4%
1969	7.43%	5.28%
1970	7.39%	5.17%
1971	7.37%	5.06%
1972	7.35%	4.95%
1973	7.33%	4.84%
1974	7.31%	4.72%
1975	7.27%	4.6%
1976	7.24%	4.48%
1977	7.19%	4.37%
1978	7.14%	4.25%
1979	7.08%	4.14%
1980	7.02%	4.03%
1981	6.96%	3.92%
1982	6.89%	3.83%
1983	6.82%	3.73%
1984	6.74%	3.64%
1985	6.66%	3.56%
1986	6.57%	3.49%
1987	6.47%	3.42%
1988	6.35%	3.36%
1989	6.22%	3.3%
1990	6.08%	3.25%
1991	5.92%	3.21%
1992	5.77%	3.16%
1993	5.6%	3.13%
1994	5.45%	3.09%
1995	5.3%	3.06%
1996	5.16%	3.02%
1997	5.02%	2.99%
1998	4.89%	2.96%
1999	4.77%	2.92%
2000	4.65%	2.88%
2001	4.53%	2.84%
2002	4.42%	2.81%
2003	4.32%	2.76%
2004	4.23%	2.72%
2005	4.14%	2.68%
2006	4.05%	2.64%
2007	3.97%	2.59%
2008	3.89%	2.55%
2009	3.81%	2.51%
2010	3.73%	2.47%
2011	3.65%	2.43%
2012	3.58%	2.38%
2013	3.49%	2.35%
2014	3.4%	2.3%
2015	3.31%	2.26%
2016	3.21%	2.22%
2017	3.11%	2.18%
2018	3.02%	2.14%
2019	2.93%	2.1%
2020	2.84%	2.06%
2021	2.75%	2.01%
2022	2.66%	1.96%
2023	2.57%	1.91%