Fertility & birth rates in India and Trinidad and Tobago

Fertility rate in India vs Trinidad and Tobago chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in India was 1.98 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 India 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
	India	Trinidad
1960	5.92	5.41
1961	5.94	5.41
1962	5.95	5.36
1963	5.97	5.24
1964	5.98	5.08
1965	5.94	4.88
1966	5.88	4.62
1967	5.83	4.35
1968	5.76	4.11
1969	5.68	3.86
1970	5.62	3.71
1971	5.57	3.61
1972	5.48	3.55
1973	5.4	3.47
1974	5.33	3.32
1975	5.2	3.21
1976	5.13	3.14
1977	5.01	3.12
1978	4.89	3.13
1979	4.81	3.13
1980	4.78	3.15
1981	4.7	3.13
1982	4.62	3.11
1983	4.57	3.07
1984	4.52	3.02
1985	4.43	2.99
1986	4.4	2.9
1987	4.31	2.78
1988	4.22	2.65
1989	4.13	2.53
1990	4.05	2.39
1991	3.96	2.29
1992	3.88	2.21
1993	3.8	2.13
1994	3.72	2.06
1995	3.65	1.97
1996	3.58	1.89
1997	3.51	1.83
1998	3.45	1.78
1999	3.38	1.76
2000	3.35	1.73
2001	3.3	1.71
2002	3.22	1.67
2003	3.12	1.65
2004	3.05	1.63
2005	2.96	1.63
2006	2.87	1.62
2007	2.78	1.62
2008	2.71	1.62
2009	2.67	1.62
2010	2.6	1.61
2011	2.53	1.61
2012	2.47	1.61
2013	2.4	1.6
2014	2.29	1.6
2015	2.29	1.6
2016	2.28	1.6
2017	2.19	1.59
2018	2.18	1.59
2019	2.12	1.58
2020	2.05	1.57
2021	2.01	1.56
2022	1.99	1.54
2023	1.98	1.53
2024	1.96	1.54
2025	1.94	1.52
2026	1.93	1.52
2027	1.91	1.51
2028	1.9	1.51
2029	1.89	1.51
2030	1.88	1.51
2031	1.87	1.51
2032	1.86	1.51
2033	1.85	1.51
2034	1.84	1.51
2035	1.84	1.51
2036	1.83	1.51
2037	1.82	1.51
2038	1.81	1.51
2039	1.81	1.51
2040	1.8	1.51
2041	1.8	1.51
2042	1.79	1.51
2043	1.79	1.51
2044	1.78	1.51
2045	1.78	1.51
2046	1.78	1.51
2047	1.77	1.51
2048	1.77	1.52
2049	1.77	1.52
2050	1.76	1.52

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	India	Trinidad
1960	40.6%	43.1%
1961	40.9%	43.2%
1962	41.2%	43.2%
1963	41.5%	43.3%
1964	41.6%	43.2%
1965	41.7%	43.1%
1966	41.7%	42.9%
1967	41.6%	42.7%
1968	41.5%	42.3%
1969	41.5%	41.9%
1970	41.4%	41.2%
1971	41.2%	40.4%
1972	41.1%	39.7%
1973	41%	39.1%
1974	40.8%	38.4%
1975	40.7%	37.6%
1976	40.5%	36.8%
1977	40.3%	36%
1978	40.1%	35.3%
1979	40%	34.8%
1980	39.8%	34.4%
1981	39.7%	34.2%
1982	39.6%	34.2%
1983	39.5%	34.2%
1984	39.4%	34.3%
1985	39.3%	34.4%
1986	39.2%	34.4%
1987	39.1%	34.4%
1988	38.9%	34.2%
1989	38.8%	34%
1990	38.6%	33.7%
1991	38.4%	33.3%
1992	38.1%	32.8%
1993	37.9%	32.2%
1994	37.6%	31.6%
1995	37.3%	30.8%
1996	37%	29.9%
1997	36.7%	28.9%
1998	36.3%	27.9%
1999	35.9%	27%
2000	35.6%	26%
2001	35.2%	25%
2002	34.8%	24.2%
2003	34.4%	23.4%
2004	34%	22.7%
2005	33.6%	22.1%
2006	33.1%	21.6%
2007	32.7%	21.2%
2008	32.2%	20.8%
2009	31.8%	20.5%
2010	31.3%	20.3%
2011	30.9%	20.1%
2012	30.4%	20%
2013	29.9%	19.9%
2014	29.4%	19.7%
2015	28.9%	19.6%
2016	28.4%	19.5%
2017	27.8%	19.3%
2018	27.3%	19%
2019	26.8%	18.8%
2020	26.3%	18.7%
2021	25.9%	18.5%
2022	25.5%	18.3%
2023	25.1%	18%
2024	24.6%	17.8%
2025	24.2%	17.5%
2026	23.8%	17.2%
2027	23.4%	16.9%
2028	23%	16.6%
2029	22.7%	16.4%
2030	22.4%	16.1%
2031	22.1%	15.8%
2032	21.8%	15.5%
2033	21.5%	15.3%
2034	21.3%	15.1%
2035	21%	14.9%
2036	20.8%	14.7%
2037	20.6%	14.5%
2038	20.4%	14.4%
2039	20.2%	14.2%
2040	19.9%	14.1%
2041	19.7%	14.1%
2042	19.5%	14%
2043	19.3%	13.9%
2044	19.1%	13.9%
2045	18.8%	13.8%
2046	18.6%	13.8%
2047	18.4%	13.7%
2048	18.2%	13.7%
2049	18%	13.6%
2050	17.8%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.6% of the population in India and 17.8% in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024, compared to 38.6% and 33.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of India and Trinidad and Tobago compared.

Natural population change in India vs Trinidad and Tobago by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.06% in India 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
	India	Trinidad
1960	10,237,489	24,766
1961	10,468,816	25,518
1962	10,743,409	25,763
1963	11,016,705	25,507
1964	11,285,378	25,065
1965	10,925,714	24,349
1966	11,089,894	23,228
1967	11,279,897	21,992
1968	12,006,807	20,849
1969	12,167,671	19,652
1970	12,417,866	19,074
1971	12,787,104	19,400
1972	13,041,792	20,116
1973	13,412,707	20,617
1974	13,795,836	20,412
1975	13,958,642	20,468
1976	14,435,504	20,875
1977	14,575,662	21,660
1978	14,898,145	22,538
1979	15,392,957	23,475
1980	16,018,786	24,557
1981	16,422,159	25,015
1982	16,790,507	25,181
1983	17,219,127	25,118
1984	17,698,810	24,738
1985	17,968,697	24,487
1986	18,455,495	23,705
1987	18,496,213	22,398
1988	18,702,916	21,028
1989	18,848,915	19,636
1990	18,893,588	18,052
1991	19,049,524	16,903
1992	19,132,757	15,910
1993	19,152,399	14,878
1994	19,310,798	14,032
1995	19,396,161	12,971
1996	19,442,699	12,101
1997	19,494,098	11,405
1998	19,569,575	10,964
1999	19,648,424	10,821
2000	19,984,160	10,588
2001	20,182,573	10,438
2002	20,024,621	10,316
2003	19,720,507	10,169
2004	19,469,758	10,149
2005	19,034,839	9,822
2006	18,641,737	9,889
2007	18,331,648	9,939
2008	18,234,926	9,872
2009	18,286,055	9,769
2010	17,991,935	9,698
2011	17,793,362	9,601
2012	17,552,365	9,376
2013	17,107,541	9,020
2014	16,165,943	8,571
2015	16,211,195	7,963
2016	16,202,593	7,436
2017	15,394,041	6,779
2018	15,451,168	5,869
2019	14,859,846	5,647
2020	13,366,946	4,558
2021	10,227,523	2,091
2022	13,912,130	3,773
2023	13,711,993	3,200

Maternal mortality chart: India vs Trinidad and Tobago

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 80 deaths per 100,000 live births in India, compared to 54 deaths in Trinidad and Tobago.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	India	Trinidad
1985	658	87
1986	624	89
1987	592	86
1988	562	87
1989	538	86
1990	516	84
1991	498	82
1992	482	85
1993	467	85
1994	451	84
1995	437	85
1996	422	84
1997	407	82
1998	393	79
1999	378	78
2000	362	76
2001	349	72
2002	330	69
2003	313	67
2004	296	63
2005	277	60
2006	258	58
2007	240	57
2008	223	55
2009	205	54
2010	188	54
2011	173	53
2012	160	51
2013	148	50
2014	137	50
2015	129	50
2016	121	51
2017	113	51
2018	107	53
2019	101	53
2020	101	35
2021	155	54
2022	90	30
2023	80	54

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.77% in India 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
	India	Trinidad
1960	24.1%	6.74%
1961	23.8%	6.53%
1962	23.5%	6.33%
1963	23.2%	6.14%
1964	22.9%	5.96%
1965	22.7%	5.8%
1966	22.4%	5.66%
1967	22.2%	5.53%
1968	22%	5.4%
1969	21.7%	5.28%
1970	21.5%	5.17%
1971	21.2%	5.06%
1972	20.8%	4.95%
1973	20.5%	4.84%
1974	20.1%	4.72%
1975	19.6%	4.6%
1976	19.1%	4.48%
1977	18.6%	4.37%
1978	18%	4.25%
1979	17.5%	4.14%
1980	16.9%	4.03%
1981	16.4%	3.92%
1982	15.9%	3.83%
1983	15.5%	3.73%
1984	15%	3.64%
1985	14.6%	3.56%
1986	14.2%	3.49%
1987	13.8%	3.42%
1988	13.4%	3.36%
1989	13%	3.3%
1990	12.7%	3.25%
1991	12.3%	3.21%
1992	12%	3.16%
1993	11.6%	3.13%
1994	11.3%	3.09%
1995	11%	3.06%
1996	10.6%	3.02%
1997	10.3%	2.99%
1998	9.89%	2.96%
1999	9.53%	2.92%
2000	9.16%	2.88%
2001	8.8%	2.84%
2002	8.45%	2.81%
2003	8.11%	2.76%
2004	7.77%	2.72%
2005	7.44%	2.68%
2006	7.11%	2.64%
2007	6.79%	2.59%
2008	6.46%	2.55%
2009	6.14%	2.51%
2010	5.82%	2.47%
2011	5.5%	2.43%
2012	5.2%	2.38%
2013	4.91%	2.35%
2014	4.63%	2.3%
2015	4.36%	2.26%
2016	4.11%	2.22%
2017	3.87%	2.18%
2018	3.64%	2.14%
2019	3.43%	2.1%
2020	3.24%	2.06%
2021	3.06%	2.01%
2022	2.91%	1.96%
2023	2.77%	1.91%