Fertility & birth rates in Iraq and Trinidad and Tobago

Fertility rate in Iraq vs Trinidad and Tobago chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Iraq was 3.25 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 Iraq 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
	Iraq	Trinidad
1960	5.3	5.41
1961	5.8	5.41
1962	6.99	5.36
1963	7.01	5.24
1964	7.01	5.08
1965	7.02	4.88
1966	7.02	4.62
1967	7.03	4.35
1968	7.06	4.11
1969	7.08	3.86
1970	7.07	3.71
1971	7.06	3.61
1972	7.02	3.55
1973	6.99	3.47
1974	6.95	3.32
1975	6.91	3.21
1976	6.86	3.14
1977	6.8	3.12
1978	6.73	3.13
1979	6.66	3.13
1980	6.59	3.15
1981	6.53	3.13
1982	6.46	3.11
1983	6.39	3.07
1984	6.32	3.02
1985	6.25	2.99
1986	6.18	2.9
1987	6.11	2.78
1988	6.05	2.65
1989	5.99	2.53
1990	5.93	2.39
1991	5.83	2.29
1992	5.72	2.21
1993	5.61	2.13
1994	5.49	2.06
1995	5.36	1.97
1996	5.25	1.89
1997	5.19	1.83
1998	5.11	1.78
1999	5.04	1.76
2000	4.92	1.73
2001	4.8	1.71
2002	4.67	1.67
2003	4.58	1.65
2004	4.53	1.63
2005	4.45	1.63
2006	4.46	1.62
2007	4.4	1.62
2008	4.37	1.62
2009	4.38	1.62
2010	4.46	1.61
2011	4.59	1.61
2012	4.54	1.61
2013	4.44	1.6
2014	4.31	1.6
2015	4.08	1.6
2016	3.84	1.6
2017	3.64	1.59
2018	3.55	1.59
2019	3.48	1.58
2020	3.42	1.57
2021	3.36	1.56
2022	3.29	1.54
2023	3.25	1.53
2024	3.22	1.54
2025	3.17	1.52
2026	3.13	1.52
2027	3.09	1.51
2028	3.05	1.51
2029	3.01	1.51
2030	2.97	1.51
2031	2.94	1.51
2032	2.89	1.51
2033	2.86	1.51
2034	2.83	1.51
2035	2.79	1.51
2036	2.77	1.51
2037	2.74	1.51
2038	2.71	1.51
2039	2.69	1.51
2040	2.66	1.51
2041	2.64	1.51
2042	2.61	1.51
2043	2.59	1.51
2044	2.57	1.51
2045	2.54	1.51
2046	2.52	1.51
2047	2.5	1.51
2048	2.48	1.52
2049	2.47	1.52
2050	2.45	1.52

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Iraq	Trinidad
1960	39.8%	43.1%
1961	39.9%	43.2%
1962	40.4%	43.2%
1963	41%	43.3%
1964	41.5%	43.2%
1965	42.1%	43.1%
1966	42.5%	42.9%
1967	42.8%	42.7%
1968	43%	42.3%
1969	43.3%	41.9%
1970	43.6%	41.2%
1971	44.1%	40.4%
1972	44.7%	39.7%
1973	45.5%	39.1%
1974	46.2%	38.4%
1975	46.7%	37.6%
1976	47.2%	36.8%
1977	47.3%	36%
1978	47.1%	35.3%
1979	47%	34.8%
1980	46.8%	34.4%
1981	46.7%	34.2%
1982	46.6%	34.2%
1983	46.5%	34.2%
1984	46.3%	34.3%
1985	46.2%	34.4%
1986	46%	34.4%
1987	45.8%	34.4%
1988	45.6%	34.2%
1989	45.4%	34%
1990	45.2%	33.7%
1991	45%	33.3%
1992	44.9%	32.8%
1993	44.7%	32.2%
1994	44.6%	31.6%
1995	44.4%	30.8%
1996	44.3%	29.9%
1997	44.1%	28.9%
1998	44%	27.9%
1999	43.8%	27%
2000	43.7%	26%
2001	43.5%	25%
2002	43.3%	24.2%
2003	43.1%	23.4%
2004	42.9%	22.7%
2005	42.6%	22.1%
2006	42.3%	21.6%
2007	42.1%	21.2%
2008	41.8%	20.8%
2009	41.5%	20.5%
2010	41.2%	20.3%
2011	41.1%	20.1%
2012	41%	20%
2013	40.8%	19.9%
2014	40.6%	19.7%
2015	40.4%	19.6%
2016	40.1%	19.5%
2017	39.7%	19.3%
2018	39.3%	19%
2019	38.9%	18.8%
2020	38.5%	18.7%
2021	38.1%	18.5%
2022	37.6%	18.3%
2023	37.1%	18%
2024	36.6%	17.8%
2025	36%	17.5%
2026	35.4%	17.2%
2027	34.7%	16.9%
2028	34.1%	16.6%
2029	33.4%	16.4%
2030	32.9%	16.1%
2031	32.5%	15.8%
2032	32.1%	15.5%
2033	31.8%	15.3%
2034	31.6%	15.1%
2035	31.3%	14.9%
2036	31.1%	14.7%
2037	30.9%	14.5%
2038	30.6%	14.4%
2039	30.4%	14.2%
2040	30.1%	14.1%
2041	29.9%	14.1%
2042	29.7%	14%
2043	29.4%	13.9%
2044	29.1%	13.9%
2045	28.8%	13.8%
2046	28.6%	13.8%
2047	28.3%	13.7%
2048	28%	13.7%
2049	27.7%	13.6%
2050	27.4%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 36.6% of the population in Iraq and 17.8% in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024, compared to 45.2% and 33.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Iraq and Trinidad and Tobago compared.

Natural population change in Iraq vs Trinidad and Tobago by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.37% in Iraq 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
	Iraq	Trinidad
1960	155,651	24,766
1961	184,792	25,518
1962	247,520	25,763
1963	254,046	25,507
1964	262,825	25,065
1965	274,551	24,349
1966	285,507	23,228
1967	298,192	21,992
1968	310,644	20,849
1969	324,792	19,652
1970	338,030	19,074
1971	351,464	19,400
1972	362,334	20,116
1973	373,191	20,617
1974	376,197	20,412
1975	385,916	20,468
1976	402,260	20,875
1977	410,229	21,660
1978	418,756	22,538
1979	428,458	23,475
1980	419,653	24,557
1981	416,998	25,015
1982	428,336	25,181
1983	439,800	25,118
1984	455,740	24,738
1985	467,445	24,487
1986	474,348	23,705
1987	488,742	22,398
1988	476,778	21,028
1989	496,852	19,636
1990	518,575	18,052
1991	550,146	16,903
1992	591,886	15,910
1993	606,700	14,878
1994	634,344	14,032
1995	642,977	12,971
1996	652,866	12,101
1997	667,582	11,405
1998	684,152	10,964
1999	702,170	10,821
2000	715,771	10,588
2001	729,704	10,438
2002	739,419	10,316
2003	746,159	10,169
2004	761,563	10,149
2005	776,603	9,822
2006	797,342	9,889
2007	784,119	9,939
2008	802,382	9,872
2009	855,096	9,769
2010	906,369	9,698
2011	971,082	9,601
2012	999,987	9,376
2013	1,026,036	9,020
2014	1,040,726	8,571
2015	1,007,561	7,963
2016	946,968	7,436
2017	924,507	6,779
2018	938,310	5,869
2019	942,972	5,647
2020	919,953	4,558
2021	941,924	2,091
2022	962,501	3,773
2023	973,420	3,200

Maternal mortality chart: Iraq vs Trinidad and Tobago

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 66 deaths per 100,000 live births in Iraq, compared to 54 deaths in Trinidad and Tobago.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Iraq	Trinidad
1985	152	87
1986	147	89
1987	145	86
1988	174	87
1989	190	86
1990	195	84
1991	157	82
1992	126	85
1993	132	85
1994	142	84
1995	152	85
1996	158	84
1997	165	82
1998	163	79
1999	156	78
2000	146	76
2001	137	72
2002	128	69
2003	125	67
2004	122	63
2005	118	60
2006	120	58
2007	117	57
2008	109	55
2009	107	54
2010	107	54
2011	105	53
2012	100	51
2013	96	50
2014	90	50
2015	86	50
2016	87	51
2017	81	51
2018	76	53
2019	74	53
2020	63	35
2021	77	54
2022	59	30
2023	66	54

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.26% in Iraq 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
	Iraq	Trinidad
1960	19%	6.74%
1961	17.9%	6.53%
1962	16.9%	6.33%
1963	16%	6.14%
1964	15.1%	5.96%
1965	14.4%	5.8%
1966	13.6%	5.66%
1967	13%	5.53%
1968	12.4%	5.4%
1969	11.8%	5.28%
1970	11.2%	5.17%
1971	10.7%	5.06%
1972	10.3%	4.95%
1973	9.79%	4.84%
1974	9.35%	4.72%
1975	8.93%	4.6%
1976	8.54%	4.48%
1977	8.17%	4.37%
1978	7.83%	4.25%
1979	7.52%	4.14%
1980	7.23%	4.03%
1981	6.96%	3.92%
1982	6.71%	3.83%
1983	6.49%	3.73%
1984	6.28%	3.64%
1985	6.09%	3.56%
1986	5.91%	3.49%
1987	5.75%	3.42%
1988	6.92%	3.36%
1989	8.12%	3.3%
1990	7.97%	3.25%
1991	6.49%	3.21%
1992	5.17%	3.16%
1993	5.07%	3.13%
1994	4.98%	3.09%
1995	4.89%	3.06%
1996	4.8%	3.02%
1997	4.71%	2.99%
1998	4.61%	2.96%
1999	4.52%	2.92%
2000	4.43%	2.88%
2001	4.33%	2.84%
2002	4.24%	2.81%
2003	4.16%	2.76%
2004	4.07%	2.72%
2005	3.97%	2.68%
2006	3.88%	2.64%
2007	3.78%	2.59%
2008	3.67%	2.55%
2009	3.56%	2.51%
2010	3.46%	2.47%
2011	3.35%	2.43%
2012	3.24%	2.38%
2013	3.14%	2.35%
2014	3.04%	2.3%
2015	2.94%	2.26%
2016	2.84%	2.22%
2017	2.75%	2.18%
2018	2.66%	2.14%
2019	2.57%	2.1%
2020	2.49%	2.06%
2021	2.41%	2.01%
2022	2.33%	1.96%
2023	2.26%	1.91%