Fertility & birth rates in Laos and Trinidad and Tobago

Fertility rate in Laos vs Trinidad and Tobago chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Laos was 2.42 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.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Laos	Trinidad
1960	6.29	5.41
1961	6.31	5.41
1962	6.31	5.36
1963	6.32	5.24
1964	6.31	5.08
1965	6.32	4.88
1966	6.31	4.62
1967	6.31	4.35
1968	6.3	4.11
1969	6.3	3.86
1970	6.31	3.71
1971	6.3	3.61
1972	6.28	3.55
1973	6.28	3.47
1974	6.29	3.32
1975	6.29	3.21
1976	6.29	3.14
1977	6.29	3.12
1978	6.3	3.13
1979	6.31	3.13
1980	6.33	3.15
1981	6.35	3.13
1982	6.37	3.11
1983	6.38	3.07
1984	6.37	3.02
1985	6.33	2.99
1986	6.26	2.9
1987	6.21	2.78
1988	6.16	2.65
1989	6.1	2.53
1990	6.06	2.39
1991	5.99	2.29
1992	5.9	2.21
1993	5.8	2.13
1994	5.6	2.06
1995	5.36	1.97
1996	5.15	1.89
1997	4.96	1.83
1998	4.79	1.78
1999	4.64	1.76
2000	4.43	1.73
2001	4.29	1.71
2002	4.13	1.67
2003	4.02	1.65
2004	3.9	1.63
2005	3.69	1.63
2006	3.56	1.62
2007	3.44	1.62
2008	3.33	1.62
2009	3.23	1.62
2010	3.14	1.61
2011	3.05	1.61
2012	2.95	1.61
2013	2.87	1.6
2014	2.8	1.6
2015	2.8	1.6
2016	2.74	1.6
2017	2.69	1.59
2018	2.63	1.59
2019	2.59	1.58
2020	2.54	1.57
2021	2.49	1.56
2022	2.46	1.54
2023	2.42	1.53
2024	2.4	1.54
2025	2.36	1.52
2026	2.33	1.52
2027	2.3	1.51
2028	2.27	1.51
2029	2.24	1.51
2030	2.21	1.51
2031	2.19	1.51
2032	2.16	1.51
2033	2.14	1.51
2034	2.12	1.51
2035	2.1	1.51
2036	2.08	1.51
2037	2.06	1.51
2038	2.04	1.51
2039	2.03	1.51
2040	2.01	1.51
2041	1.99	1.51
2042	1.97	1.51
2043	1.96	1.51
2044	1.95	1.51
2045	1.94	1.51
2046	1.92	1.51
2047	1.91	1.51
2048	1.9	1.52
2049	1.89	1.52
2050	1.89	1.52

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Laos	Trinidad
1960	41.8%	43.1%
1961	41.8%	43.2%
1962	41.9%	43.2%
1963	42%	43.3%
1964	42.1%	43.2%
1965	42.2%	43.1%
1966	42.2%	42.9%
1967	42.2%	42.7%
1968	42.2%	42.3%
1969	42.2%	41.9%
1970	42.2%	41.2%
1971	42.3%	40.4%
1972	42.4%	39.7%
1973	42.4%	39.1%
1974	42.5%	38.4%
1975	42.7%	37.6%
1976	43%	36.8%
1977	43.2%	36%
1978	43.5%	35.3%
1979	43.8%	34.8%
1980	43.9%	34.4%
1981	44%	34.2%
1982	44.1%	34.2%
1983	44.1%	34.2%
1984	44.1%	34.3%
1985	44%	34.4%
1986	44%	34.4%
1987	44%	34.4%
1988	43.9%	34.2%
1989	43.9%	34%
1990	43.9%	33.7%
1991	43.9%	33.3%
1992	43.9%	32.8%
1993	43.9%	32.2%
1994	44%	31.6%
1995	43.9%	30.8%
1996	43.9%	29.9%
1997	43.8%	28.9%
1998	43.7%	27.9%
1999	43.5%	27%
2000	43.2%	26%
2001	42.9%	25%
2002	42.5%	24.2%
2003	42%	23.4%
2004	41.5%	22.7%
2005	40.9%	22.1%
2006	40%	21.6%
2007	39%	21.2%
2008	38%	20.8%
2009	37.1%	20.5%
2010	36.3%	20.3%
2011	35.6%	20.1%
2012	34.9%	20%
2013	34.3%	19.9%
2014	33.7%	19.7%
2015	33.2%	19.6%
2016	32.9%	19.5%
2017	32.5%	19.3%
2018	32.2%	19%
2019	31.9%	18.8%
2020	31.6%	18.7%
2021	31.3%	18.5%
2022	30.9%	18.3%
2023	30.6%	18%
2024	30.2%	17.8%
2025	29.8%	17.5%
2026	29.5%	17.2%
2027	29.1%	16.9%
2028	28.8%	16.6%
2029	28.4%	16.4%
2030	27.9%	16.1%
2031	27.5%	15.8%
2032	27.1%	15.5%
2033	26.6%	15.3%
2034	26.2%	15.1%
2035	25.8%	14.9%
2036	25.5%	14.7%
2037	25.1%	14.5%
2038	24.8%	14.4%
2039	24.4%	14.2%
2040	24.1%	14.1%
2041	23.8%	14.1%
2042	23.5%	14%
2043	23.2%	13.9%
2044	22.9%	13.9%
2045	22.7%	13.8%
2046	22.4%	13.8%
2047	22.1%	13.7%
2048	21.9%	13.7%
2049	21.6%	13.6%
2050	21.4%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 30.2% of the population in Laos and 17.8% in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024, compared to 43.9% and 33.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Laos and Trinidad and Tobago compared.

Natural population change in Laos vs Trinidad and Tobago by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.65% in Laos 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
	Laos	Trinidad
1960	47,575	24,766
1961	48,992	25,518
1962	51,244	25,763
1963	51,056	25,507
1964	52,482	25,065
1965	54,268	24,349
1966	55,494	23,228
1967	57,763	21,992
1968	59,567	20,849
1969	61,595	19,652
1970	63,896	19,074
1971	65,959	19,400
1972	68,095	20,116
1973	70,513	20,617
1974	74,652	20,412
1975	76,725	20,468
1976	77,575	20,875
1977	79,149	21,660
1978	80,604	22,538
1979	82,852	23,475
1980	86,548	24,557
1981	89,963	25,015
1982	94,058	25,181
1983	98,178	25,118
1984	102,318	24,738
1985	106,047	24,487
1986	109,266	23,705
1987	113,005	22,398
1988	117,050	21,028
1989	121,044	19,636
1990	125,297	18,052
1991	129,523	16,903
1992	132,417	15,910
1993	135,295	14,878
1994	134,201	14,032
1995	132,241	12,971
1996	131,142	12,101
1997	130,388	11,405
1998	128,409	10,964
1999	127,255	10,821
2000	124,201	10,588
2001	123,847	10,438
2002	122,110	10,316
2003	122,158	10,169
2004	121,888	10,149
2005	118,165	9,822
2006	118,602	9,889
2007	119,980	9,939
2008	121,042	9,872
2009	122,174	9,769
2010	122,516	9,698
2011	122,863	9,601
2012	121,324	9,376
2013	119,845	9,020
2014	118,103	8,571
2015	118,723	7,963
2016	119,978	7,436
2017	120,515	6,779
2018	119,986	5,869
2019	119,797	5,647
2020	118,609	4,558
2021	115,323	2,091
2022	116,620	3,773
2023	115,359	3,200

Maternal mortality chart: Laos vs Trinidad and Tobago

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 112 deaths per 100,000 live births in Laos, compared to 54 deaths in Trinidad and Tobago.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Laos	Trinidad
1985	994	87
1986	963	89
1987	930	86
1988	898	87
1989	856	86
1990	834	84
1991	798	82
1992	781	85
1993	751	85
1994	741	84
1995	709	85
1996	682	84
1997	660	82
1998	647	79
1999	638	78
2000	609	76
2001	574	72
2002	550	69
2003	524	67
2004	492	63
2005	458	60
2006	432	58
2007	402	57
2008	374	55
2009	336	54
2010	305	54
2011	267	53
2012	241	51
2013	215	50
2014	193	50
2015	180	50
2016	165	51
2017	154	51
2018	145	53
2019	137	53
2020	132	35
2021	139	54
2022	120	30
2023	112	54

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.9% in Laos 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
	Laos	Trinidad
1960	-	6.74%
1961	-	6.53%
1962	-	6.33%
1963	-	6.14%
1964	-	5.96%
1965	-	5.8%
1966	-	5.66%
1967	-	5.53%
1968	-	5.4%
1969	-	5.28%
1970	-	5.17%
1971	-	5.06%
1972	-	4.95%
1973	-	4.84%
1974	-	4.72%
1975	-	4.6%
1976	-	4.48%
1977	-	4.37%
1978	21.7%	4.25%
1979	21.1%	4.14%
1980	20.6%	4.03%
1981	20%	3.92%
1982	19.5%	3.83%
1983	18.9%	3.73%
1984	18.4%	3.64%
1985	18%	3.56%
1986	17.4%	3.49%
1987	16.9%	3.42%
1988	16.4%	3.36%
1989	15.9%	3.3%
1990	15.4%	3.25%
1991	14.9%	3.21%
1992	14.4%	3.16%
1993	13.9%	3.13%
1994	13.4%	3.09%
1995	12.9%	3.06%
1996	12.5%	3.02%
1997	12%	2.99%
1998	11.6%	2.96%
1999	11.2%	2.92%
2000	10.8%	2.88%
2001	10.3%	2.84%
2002	9.91%	2.81%
2003	9.49%	2.76%
2004	9.08%	2.72%
2005	8.68%	2.68%
2006	8.27%	2.64%
2007	7.88%	2.59%
2008	7.5%	2.55%
2009	7.14%	2.51%
2010	6.8%	2.47%
2011	6.47%	2.43%
2012	6.15%	2.38%
2013	5.86%	2.35%
2014	5.58%	2.3%
2015	5.32%	2.26%
2016	5.09%	2.22%
2017	4.88%	2.18%
2018	4.68%	2.14%
2019	4.51%	2.1%
2020	4.34%	2.06%
2021	4.19%	2.01%
2022	4.04%	1.96%
2023	3.9%	1.91%