Fertility & birth rates in Liberia and Trinidad and Tobago

Fertility rate in Liberia vs Trinidad and Tobago chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Liberia was 3.95 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 Liberia 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
	Liberia	Trinidad
1960	6.39	5.41
1961	6.45	5.41
1962	6.5	5.36
1963	6.56	5.24
1964	6.59	5.08
1965	6.62	4.88
1966	6.63	4.62
1967	6.65	4.35
1968	6.66	4.11
1969	6.64	3.86
1970	6.58	3.71
1971	6.54	3.61
1972	6.6	3.55
1973	6.65	3.47
1974	6.69	3.32
1975	6.74	3.21
1976	6.79	3.14
1977	6.84	3.12
1978	6.88	3.13
1979	6.92	3.13
1980	6.87	3.15
1981	6.83	3.13
1982	6.79	3.11
1983	6.76	3.07
1984	6.73	3.02
1985	6.69	2.99
1986	6.64	2.9
1987	6.57	2.78
1988	6.51	2.65
1989	6.43	2.53
1990	6.37	2.39
1991	6.32	2.29
1992	6.28	2.21
1993	6.25	2.13
1994	6.21	2.06
1995	6.17	1.97
1996	6.13	1.89
1997	6.08	1.83
1998	6.02	1.78
1999	5.95	1.76
2000	5.88	1.73
2001	5.77	1.71
2002	5.65	1.67
2003	5.55	1.65
2004	5.51	1.63
2005	5.52	1.63
2006	5.53	1.62
2007	5.46	1.62
2008	5.33	1.62
2009	5.17	1.62
2010	5.06	1.61
2011	4.97	1.61
2012	4.88	1.61
2013	4.75	1.6
2014	4.62	1.6
2015	4.52	1.6
2016	4.46	1.6
2017	4.4	1.59
2018	4.34	1.59
2019	4.26	1.58
2020	4.17	1.57
2021	4.09	1.56
2022	4.02	1.54
2023	3.95	1.53
2024	3.86	1.54
2025	3.79	1.52
2026	3.71	1.52
2027	3.64	1.51
2028	3.57	1.51
2029	3.51	1.51
2030	3.43	1.51
2031	3.38	1.51
2032	3.31	1.51
2033	3.25	1.51
2034	3.2	1.51
2035	3.15	1.51
2036	3.11	1.51
2037	3.06	1.51
2038	3.02	1.51
2039	2.98	1.51
2040	2.94	1.51
2041	2.91	1.51
2042	2.87	1.51
2043	2.83	1.51
2044	2.8	1.51
2045	2.77	1.51
2046	2.73	1.51
2047	2.7	1.51
2048	2.68	1.52
2049	2.65	1.52
2050	2.62	1.52

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Liberia	Trinidad
1960	41.1%	43.1%
1961	41.1%	43.2%
1962	41.2%	43.2%
1963	41.4%	43.3%
1964	41.7%	43.2%
1965	42%	43.1%
1966	42.2%	42.9%
1967	42.4%	42.7%
1968	42.6%	42.3%
1969	42.8%	41.9%
1970	42.9%	41.2%
1971	43%	40.4%
1972	43.2%	39.7%
1973	43.3%	39.1%
1974	43.4%	38.4%
1975	43.5%	37.6%
1976	43.6%	36.8%
1977	43.7%	36%
1978	43.8%	35.3%
1979	43.9%	34.8%
1980	44%	34.4%
1981	44.1%	34.2%
1982	44.2%	34.2%
1983	44.2%	34.2%
1984	44.2%	34.3%
1985	44.2%	34.4%
1986	44.3%	34.4%
1987	44.3%	34.4%
1988	44.2%	34.2%
1989	44.1%	34%
1990	44.1%	33.7%
1991	44.2%	33.3%
1992	44.1%	32.8%
1993	43.9%	32.2%
1994	43.8%	31.6%
1995	43.6%	30.8%
1996	43.4%	29.9%
1997	43.3%	28.9%
1998	43.2%	27.9%
1999	43.1%	27%
2000	43%	26%
2001	43%	25%
2002	42.9%	24.2%
2003	42.9%	23.4%
2004	42.9%	22.7%
2005	43%	22.1%
2006	43.1%	21.6%
2007	43.2%	21.2%
2008	43.2%	20.8%
2009	43.1%	20.5%
2010	43.1%	20.3%
2011	42.7%	20.1%
2012	42.4%	20%
2013	42.5%	19.9%
2014	42.5%	19.7%
2015	42.4%	19.6%
2016	42.3%	19.5%
2017	42.1%	19.3%
2018	42%	19%
2019	41.7%	18.8%
2020	41.4%	18.7%
2021	41%	18.5%
2022	40.5%	18.3%
2023	40%	18%
2024	39.5%	17.8%
2025	39.1%	17.5%
2026	38.6%	17.2%
2027	38.1%	16.9%
2028	37.7%	16.6%
2029	37.2%	16.4%
2030	36.9%	16.1%
2031	36.5%	15.8%
2032	36.2%	15.5%
2033	35.8%	15.3%
2034	35.5%	15.1%
2035	35.2%	14.9%
2036	34.9%	14.7%
2037	34.5%	14.5%
2038	34.2%	14.4%
2039	33.9%	14.2%
2040	33.6%	14.1%
2041	33.2%	14.1%
2042	32.9%	14%
2043	32.6%	13.9%
2044	32.3%	13.9%
2045	32%	13.8%
2046	31.6%	13.8%
2047	31.3%	13.7%
2048	31%	13.7%
2049	30.7%	13.6%
2050	30.4%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 39.5% of the population in Liberia and 17.8% in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024, compared to 44.1% and 33.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Liberia and Trinidad and Tobago compared.

Natural population change in Liberia vs Trinidad and Tobago by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.41% in Liberia 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
	Liberia	Trinidad
1960	25,713	24,766
1961	26,670	25,518
1962	27,679	25,763
1963	28,708	25,507
1964	29,592	25,065
1965	30,618	24,349
1966	31,454	23,228
1967	32,519	21,992
1968	33,536	20,849
1969	34,677	19,652
1970	35,196	19,074
1971	36,015	19,400
1972	37,860	20,116
1973	39,694	20,617
1974	41,499	20,412
1975	43,478	20,468
1976	45,528	20,875
1977	47,582	21,660
1978	49,813	22,538
1979	52,125	23,475
1980	53,452	24,557
1981	55,003	25,015
1982	56,127	25,181
1983	57,562	25,118
1984	59,460	24,738
1985	59,988	24,487
1986	61,924	23,705
1987	62,147	22,398
1988	62,703	21,028
1989	63,238	19,636
1990	52,770	18,052
1991	47,426	16,903
1992	50,204	15,910
1993	51,609	14,878
1994	52,101	14,032
1995	53,407	12,971
1996	56,392	12,101
1997	61,444	11,405
1998	72,146	10,964
1999	78,130	10,821
2000	83,143	10,588
2001	86,217	10,438
2002	88,643	10,316
2003	87,534	10,169
2004	91,755	10,149
2005	96,478	9,822
2006	104,099	9,889
2007	109,165	9,939
2008	112,032	9,872
2009	113,429	9,769
2010	114,249	9,698
2011	115,496	9,601
2012	121,973	9,376
2013	120,138	9,020
2014	116,667	8,571
2015	115,479	7,963
2016	118,852	7,436
2017	119,376	6,779
2018	120,231	5,869
2019	120,635	5,647
2020	120,632	4,558
2021	121,038	2,091
2022	123,747	3,773
2023	125,730	3,200

Maternal mortality chart: Liberia vs Trinidad and Tobago

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 628 deaths per 100,000 live births in Liberia, compared to 54 deaths in Trinidad and Tobago.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Liberia	Trinidad
1985	1,749	87
1986	1,678	89
1987	1,655	86
1988	1,647	87
1989	1,633	86
1990	2,146	84
1991	1,627	82
1992	1,643	85
1993	1,709	85
1994	1,811	84
1995	1,530	85
1996	1,438	84
1997	1,043	82
1998	962	79
1999	852	78
2000	786	76
2001	720	72
2002	700	69
2003	759	67
2004	645	63
2005	619	60
2006	647	58
2007	659	57
2008	663	55
2009	674	54
2010	712	54
2011	726	53
2012	728	51
2013	725	50
2014	801	50
2015	784	50
2016	690	51
2017	703	51
2018	707	53
2019	689	53
2020	664	35
2021	667	54
2022	634	30
2023	628	54

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.29% in Liberia 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
	Liberia	Trinidad
1960	31.3%	6.74%
1961	31.3%	6.53%
1962	31.3%	6.33%
1963	31.2%	6.14%
1964	31.1%	5.96%
1965	30.8%	5.8%
1966	30.6%	5.66%
1967	30.2%	5.53%
1968	29.8%	5.4%
1969	29.3%	5.28%
1970	28.8%	5.17%
1971	28.3%	5.06%
1972	27.8%	4.95%
1973	27.4%	4.84%
1974	26.9%	4.72%
1975	26.5%	4.6%
1976	26%	4.48%
1977	25.6%	4.37%
1978	25.3%	4.25%
1979	24.9%	4.14%
1980	24.6%	4.03%
1981	24.3%	3.92%
1982	24.1%	3.83%
1983	24%	3.73%
1984	24.1%	3.64%
1985	24.3%	3.56%
1986	24.7%	3.49%
1987	25.2%	3.42%
1988	25.8%	3.36%
1989	26.4%	3.3%
1990	26.8%	3.25%
1991	27%	3.21%
1992	26.9%	3.16%
1993	26.6%	3.13%
1994	25.9%	3.09%
1995	25.1%	3.06%
1996	24.1%	3.02%
1997	23%	2.99%
1998	21.8%	2.96%
1999	20.5%	2.92%
2000	19.2%	2.88%
2001	17.9%	2.84%
2002	16.7%	2.81%
2003	15.4%	2.76%
2004	14.3%	2.72%
2005	13.3%	2.68%
2006	12.5%	2.64%
2007	11.8%	2.59%
2008	11.3%	2.55%
2009	10.8%	2.51%
2010	10.4%	2.47%
2011	10.1%	2.43%
2012	9.82%	2.38%
2013	9.54%	2.35%
2014	9.5%	2.3%
2015	9.08%	2.26%
2016	8.83%	2.22%
2017	8.6%	2.18%
2018	8.4%	2.14%
2019	8.19%	2.1%
2020	7.97%	2.06%
2021	7.74%	2.01%
2022	7.51%	1.96%
2023	7.29%	1.91%