Fertility & birth rates in Lesotho and Trinidad and Tobago

Fertility rate in Lesotho vs Trinidad and Tobago chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Lesotho was 2.69 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 Lesotho 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
	Lesotho	Trinidad
1960	5.78	5.41
1961	5.79	5.41
1962	5.79	5.36
1963	5.78	5.24
1964	5.77	5.08
1965	5.77	4.88
1966	5.76	4.62
1967	5.75	4.35
1968	5.73	4.11
1969	5.7	3.86
1970	5.7	3.71
1971	5.7	3.61
1972	5.69	3.55
1973	5.69	3.47
1974	5.75	3.32
1975	5.83	3.21
1976	5.87	3.14
1977	5.85	3.12
1978	5.82	3.13
1979	5.79	3.13
1980	5.75	3.15
1981	5.69	3.13
1982	5.63	3.11
1983	5.56	3.07
1984	5.48	3.02
1985	5.4	2.99
1986	5.32	2.9
1987	5.22	2.78
1988	5.1	2.65
1989	4.96	2.53
1990	4.81	2.39
1991	4.68	2.29
1992	4.54	2.21
1993	4.37	2.13
1994	4.21	2.06
1995	4.13	1.97
1996	4.06	1.89
1997	3.98	1.83
1998	3.82	1.78
1999	3.67	1.76
2000	3.61	1.73
2001	3.63	1.71
2002	3.68	1.67
2003	3.62	1.65
2004	3.51	1.63
2005	3.43	1.63
2006	3.41	1.62
2007	3.44	1.62
2008	3.39	1.62
2009	3.31	1.62
2010	3.25	1.61
2011	3.34	1.61
2012	3.3	1.61
2013	3.28	1.6
2014	3.24	1.6
2015	3.22	1.6
2016	3.18	1.6
2017	3.11	1.59
2018	3.02	1.59
2019	2.92	1.58
2020	2.85	1.57
2021	2.77	1.56
2022	2.72	1.54
2023	2.69	1.53
2024	2.66	1.54
2025	2.64	1.52
2026	2.61	1.52
2027	2.58	1.51
2028	2.55	1.51
2029	2.53	1.51
2030	2.5	1.51
2031	2.47	1.51
2032	2.45	1.51
2033	2.43	1.51
2034	2.41	1.51
2035	2.38	1.51
2036	2.37	1.51
2037	2.34	1.51
2038	2.32	1.51
2039	2.3	1.51
2040	2.29	1.51
2041	2.27	1.51
2042	2.25	1.51
2043	2.24	1.51
2044	2.22	1.51
2045	2.21	1.51
2046	2.19	1.51
2047	2.18	1.51
2048	2.17	1.52
2049	2.16	1.52
2050	2.14	1.52

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Lesotho	Trinidad
1960	45.1%	43.1%
1961	45.2%	43.2%
1962	45.3%	43.2%
1963	45.2%	43.3%
1964	44.9%	43.2%
1965	44.8%	43.1%
1966	44.9%	42.9%
1967	44.8%	42.7%
1968	44.4%	42.3%
1969	44%	41.9%
1970	43.6%	41.2%
1971	43.1%	40.4%
1972	42.7%	39.7%
1973	42.3%	39.1%
1974	41.9%	38.4%
1975	41.6%	37.6%
1976	41.4%	36.8%
1977	41.5%	36%
1978	41.7%	35.3%
1979	41.9%	34.8%
1980	42.1%	34.4%
1981	42.3%	34.2%
1982	42.5%	34.2%
1983	42.7%	34.2%
1984	42.8%	34.3%
1985	43%	34.4%
1986	42.7%	34.4%
1987	42.5%	34.4%
1988	42.7%	34.2%
1989	42.8%	34%
1990	42.9%	33.7%
1991	42.9%	33.3%
1992	42.8%	32.8%
1993	42.6%	32.2%
1994	42.3%	31.6%
1995	42%	30.8%
1996	41.7%	29.9%
1997	41.2%	28.9%
1998	40.7%	27.9%
1999	40.2%	27%
2000	39.6%	26%
2001	39.1%	25%
2002	38.6%	24.2%
2003	38.1%	23.4%
2004	37.7%	22.7%
2005	37.4%	22.1%
2006	37.1%	21.6%
2007	36.8%	21.2%
2008	36.7%	20.8%
2009	36.6%	20.5%
2010	36.5%	20.3%
2011	36.5%	20.1%
2012	36.5%	20%
2013	36.5%	19.9%
2014	36.6%	19.7%
2015	36.6%	19.6%
2016	36.6%	19.5%
2017	36.5%	19.3%
2018	36.3%	19%
2019	36.1%	18.8%
2020	35.8%	18.7%
2021	35.6%	18.5%
2022	35.3%	18.3%
2023	34.9%	18%
2024	34.5%	17.8%
2025	34.1%	17.5%
2026	33.6%	17.2%
2027	33.1%	16.9%
2028	32.6%	16.6%
2029	32%	16.4%
2030	31.5%	16.1%
2031	31%	15.8%
2032	30.5%	15.5%
2033	30.1%	15.3%
2034	29.7%	15.1%
2035	29.3%	14.9%
2036	29%	14.7%
2037	28.8%	14.5%
2038	28.5%	14.4%
2039	28.3%	14.2%
2040	28.1%	14.1%
2041	27.8%	14.1%
2042	27.6%	14%
2043	27.4%	13.9%
2044	27.1%	13.9%
2045	26.9%	13.8%
2046	26.7%	13.8%
2047	26.4%	13.7%
2048	26.2%	13.7%
2049	25.9%	13.6%
2050	25.7%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 34.5% of the population in Lesotho and 17.8% in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024, compared to 42.9% and 33.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Lesotho and Trinidad and Tobago compared.

Natural population change in Lesotho vs Trinidad and Tobago by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.44% in Lesotho 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
	Lesotho	Trinidad
1960	19,981	24,766
1961	20,581	25,518
1962	21,132	25,763
1963	21,585	25,507
1964	22,116	25,065
1965	22,755	24,349
1966	23,326	23,228
1967	23,911	21,992
1968	24,490	20,849
1969	25,137	19,652
1970	25,935	19,074
1971	26,838	19,400
1972	27,841	20,116
1973	28,859	20,617
1974	30,444	20,412
1975	32,311	20,468
1976	34,117	20,875
1977	35,654	21,660
1978	37,084	22,538
1979	38,440	23,475
1980	39,617	24,557
1981	40,808	25,015
1982	41,941	25,181
1983	42,899	25,118
1984	43,785	24,738
1985	44,575	24,487
1986	45,232	23,705
1987	47,718	22,398
1988	47,158	21,028
1989	46,264	19,636
1990	45,060	18,052
1991	44,026	16,903
1992	42,579	15,910
1993	40,505	14,878
1994	38,629	14,032
1995	37,370	12,971
1996	36,228	12,101
1997	34,637	11,405
1998	30,889	10,964
1999	27,393	10,821
2000	24,786	10,588
2001	23,190	10,438
2002	22,274	10,316
2003	20,133	10,169
2004	17,271	10,149
2005	15,831	9,822
2006	15,234	9,889
2007	17,763	9,939
2008	19,349	9,872
2009	20,335	9,769
2010	21,877	9,698
2011	25,647	9,601
2012	27,592	9,376
2013	29,789	9,020
2014	30,922	8,571
2015	32,087	7,963
2016	33,390	7,436
2017	33,601	6,779
2018	33,112	5,869
2019	32,279	5,647
2020	30,721	4,558
2021	27,806	2,091
2022	30,803	3,773
2023	31,115	3,200

Maternal mortality chart: Lesotho vs Trinidad and Tobago

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 478 deaths per 100,000 live births in Lesotho, compared to 54 deaths in Trinidad and Tobago.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Lesotho	Trinidad
1985	711	87
1986	680	89
1987	686	86
1988	680	87
1989	680	86
1990	665	84
1991	641	82
1992	601	85
1993	542	85
1994	423	84
1995	357	85
1996	319	84
1997	312	82
1998	332	79
1999	371	78
2000	413	76
2001	465	72
2002	484	69
2003	508	67
2004	499	63
2005	549	60
2006	696	58
2007	891	57
2008	1,205	55
2009	1,387	54
2010	1,311	54
2011	1,210	53
2012	1,000	51
2013	855	50
2014	707	50
2015	594	50
2016	518	51
2017	468	51
2018	491	53
2019	467	53
2020	529	35
2021	577	54
2022	477	30
2023	478	54

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5.89% in Lesotho 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
	Lesotho	Trinidad
1960	18.6%	6.74%
1961	18.5%	6.53%
1962	18.5%	6.33%
1963	18.6%	6.14%
1964	18.6%	5.96%
1965	18.7%	5.8%
1966	18.6%	5.66%
1967	18.5%	5.53%
1968	18.3%	5.4%
1969	18%	5.28%
1970	17.7%	5.17%
1971	17.3%	5.06%
1972	16.9%	4.95%
1973	16.5%	4.84%
1974	16%	4.72%
1975	15.5%	4.6%
1976	14.9%	4.48%
1977	14.2%	4.37%
1978	13.6%	4.25%
1979	12.9%	4.14%
1980	12.3%	4.03%
1981	11.7%	3.92%
1982	11.1%	3.83%
1983	10.6%	3.73%
1984	10.1%	3.64%
1985	9.72%	3.56%
1986	9.36%	3.49%
1987	9.06%	3.42%
1988	8.8%	3.36%
1989	8.6%	3.3%
1990	8.47%	3.25%
1991	8.43%	3.21%
1992	8.51%	3.16%
1993	8.73%	3.13%
1994	9.07%	3.09%
1995	9.45%	3.06%
1996	9.83%	3.02%
1997	10.2%	2.99%
1998	10.5%	2.96%
1999	10.7%	2.92%
2000	10.9%	2.88%
2001	11.1%	2.84%
2002	11.2%	2.81%
2003	11.4%	2.76%
2004	11.5%	2.72%
2005	11.6%	2.68%
2006	11.5%	2.64%
2007	11.2%	2.59%
2008	10.9%	2.55%
2009	9.64%	2.51%
2010	9.01%	2.47%
2011	8.59%	2.43%
2012	8.26%	2.38%
2013	8.02%	2.35%
2014	7.82%	2.3%
2015	7.51%	2.26%
2016	7.18%	2.22%
2017	7.12%	2.18%
2018	6.91%	2.14%
2019	6.87%	2.1%
2020	6.68%	2.06%
2021	6.44%	2.01%
2022	6.15%	1.96%
2023	5.89%	1.91%