Fertility & birth rates in Maldives and Trinidad and Tobago

Fertility rate in Maldives vs Trinidad and Tobago chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Maldives was 1.58 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 Maldives 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
	Maldives	Trinidad
1960	6.71	5.41
1961	6.79	5.41
1962	6.89	5.36
1963	6.94	5.24
1964	7	5.08
1965	7.07	4.88
1966	7.15	4.62
1967	7.23	4.35
1968	7.28	4.11
1969	7.33	3.86
1970	7.39	3.71
1971	7.38	3.61
1972	7.37	3.55
1973	7.4	3.47
1974	7.38	3.32
1975	7.32	3.21
1976	7.29	3.14
1977	7.27	3.12
1978	7.23	3.13
1979	7.23	3.13
1980	7.23	3.15
1981	7.19	3.13
1982	7.15	3.11
1983	7.09	3.07
1984	7.03	3.02
1985	6.94	2.99
1986	6.85	2.9
1987	6.73	2.78
1988	6.58	2.65
1989	6.39	2.53
1990	6.13	2.39
1991	5.8	2.29
1992	5.44	2.21
1993	5.06	2.13
1994	4.69	2.06
1995	4.29	1.97
1996	3.86	1.89
1997	3.48	1.83
1998	3.17	1.78
1999	2.9	1.76
2000	2.69	1.73
2001	2.53	1.71
2002	2.42	1.67
2003	2.34	1.65
2004	2.26	1.63
2005	2.2	1.63
2006	2.2	1.62
2007	2.29	1.62
2008	2.37	1.62
2009	2.39	1.62
2010	2.35	1.61
2011	2.31	1.61
2012	2.25	1.61
2013	2.17	1.6
2014	2.09	1.6
2015	2	1.6
2016	1.9	1.6
2017	1.8	1.59
2018	1.71	1.59
2019	1.64	1.58
2020	1.61	1.57
2021	1.6	1.56
2022	1.58	1.54
2023	1.58	1.53
2024	1.56	1.54
2025	1.55	1.52
2026	1.53	1.52
2027	1.53	1.51
2028	1.52	1.51
2029	1.52	1.51
2030	1.52	1.51
2031	1.51	1.51
2032	1.51	1.51
2033	1.51	1.51
2034	1.51	1.51
2035	1.51	1.51
2036	1.52	1.51
2037	1.52	1.51
2038	1.52	1.51
2039	1.52	1.51
2040	1.52	1.51
2041	1.52	1.51
2042	1.52	1.51
2043	1.52	1.51
2044	1.52	1.51
2045	1.53	1.51
2046	1.53	1.51
2047	1.53	1.51
2048	1.54	1.52
2049	1.54	1.52
2050	1.54	1.52

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Maldives	Trinidad
1960	37.9%	43.1%
1961	38.2%	43.2%
1962	38.7%	43.2%
1963	39.4%	43.3%
1964	40.3%	43.2%
1965	41.8%	43.1%
1966	43.5%	42.9%
1967	44.7%	42.7%
1968	45.2%	42.3%
1969	45.4%	41.9%
1970	45.6%	41.2%
1971	45.8%	40.4%
1972	45.8%	39.7%
1973	45.7%	39.1%
1974	45.6%	38.4%
1975	45.6%	37.6%
1976	45.8%	36.8%
1977	45.7%	36%
1978	45.8%	35.3%
1979	45.9%	34.8%
1980	45.9%	34.4%
1981	45.9%	34.2%
1982	45.8%	34.2%
1983	45.6%	34.2%
1984	45.4%	34.3%
1985	45.5%	34.4%
1986	45.9%	34.4%
1987	46.3%	34.4%
1988	46.6%	34.2%
1989	46.8%	34%
1990	47%	33.7%
1991	47.1%	33.3%
1992	47%	32.8%
1993	46.8%	32.2%
1994	46.5%	31.6%
1995	45.8%	30.8%
1996	45%	29.9%
1997	44.1%	28.9%
1998	42.9%	27.9%
1999	41.6%	27%
2000	40.2%	26%
2001	38.7%	25%
2002	37.1%	24.2%
2003	35.6%	23.4%
2004	34.2%	22.7%
2005	32.7%	22.1%
2006	31.2%	21.6%
2007	29.5%	21.2%
2008	28%	20.8%
2009	26.7%	20.5%
2010	25.7%	20.3%
2011	24.9%	20.1%
2012	24.3%	20%
2013	23.9%	19.9%
2014	23.5%	19.7%
2015	23.2%	19.6%
2016	22.8%	19.5%
2017	22.5%	19.3%
2018	22.1%	19%
2019	21.7%	18.8%
2020	21.2%	18.7%
2021	20.8%	18.5%
2022	20.4%	18.3%
2023	20%	18%
2024	19.6%	17.8%
2025	19%	17.5%
2026	18.4%	17.2%
2027	17.8%	16.9%
2028	17.2%	16.6%
2029	16.6%	16.4%
2030	16%	16.1%
2031	15.5%	15.8%
2032	15.1%	15.5%
2033	14.6%	15.3%
2034	14.2%	15.1%
2035	13.9%	14.9%
2036	13.6%	14.7%
2037	13.4%	14.5%
2038	13.2%	14.4%
2039	13%	14.2%
2040	12.9%	14.1%
2041	12.8%	14.1%
2042	12.8%	14%
2043	12.8%	13.9%
2044	12.8%	13.9%
2045	12.8%	13.8%
2046	12.9%	13.8%
2047	12.9%	13.7%
2048	13%	13.7%
2049	13.1%	13.6%
2050	13.1%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 19.6% of the population in Maldives and 17.8% in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024, compared to 47% and 33.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Maldives and Trinidad and Tobago compared.

Natural population change in Maldives vs Trinidad and Tobago by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.09% in Maldives 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
	Maldives	Trinidad
1960	2,241	24,766
1961	2,354	25,518
1962	2,475	25,763
1963	2,567	25,507
1964	2,660	25,065
1965	2,747	24,349
1966	2,845	23,228
1967	3,010	21,992
1968	3,150	20,849
1969	3,260	19,652
1970	3,415	19,074
1971	3,549	19,400
1972	3,707	20,116
1973	3,924	20,617
1974	4,136	20,412
1975	4,325	20,468
1976	4,538	20,875
1977	4,779	21,660
1978	4,812	22,538
1979	5,275	23,475
1980	5,526	24,557
1981	5,778	25,015
1982	6,058	25,181
1983	6,361	25,118
1984	6,680	24,738
1985	6,944	24,487
1986	7,153	23,705
1987	7,300	22,398
1988	7,414	21,028
1989	7,472	19,636
1990	7,444	18,052
1991	7,295	16,903
1992	7,096	15,910
1993	6,842	14,878
1994	6,550	14,032
1995	6,177	12,971
1996	5,705	12,101
1997	5,267	11,405
1998	4,919	10,964
1999	4,601	10,821
2000	4,372	10,588
2001	4,271	10,438
2002	4,257	10,316
2003	4,316	10,169
2004	4,287	10,149
2005	4,493	9,822
2006	4,766	9,889
2007	5,324	9,939
2008	5,856	9,872
2009	6,227	9,769
2010	6,350	9,698
2011	6,429	9,601
2012	6,445	9,376
2013	6,307	9,020
2014	6,122	8,571
2015	5,914	7,963
2016	5,652	7,436
2017	5,342	6,779
2018	5,088	5,869
2019	4,886	5,647
2020	4,594	4,558
2021	4,426	2,091
2022	4,752	3,773
2023	4,566	3,200

Maternal mortality chart: Maldives vs Trinidad and Tobago

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 32 deaths per 100,000 live births in Maldives, compared to 54 deaths in Trinidad and Tobago.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Maldives	Trinidad
1985	552	87
1986	508	89
1987	471	86
1988	424	87
1989	381	86
1990	346	84
1991	310	82
1992	281	85
1993	251	85
1994	222	84
1995	191	85
1996	167	84
1997	149	82
1998	136	79
1999	111	78
2000	94	76
2001	81	72
2002	76	69
2003	70	67
2004	65	63
2005	54	60
2006	52	58
2007	51	57
2008	53	55
2009	52	54
2010	49	54
2011	48	53
2012	47	51
2013	47	50
2014	43	50
2015	41	50
2016	41	51
2017	41	51
2018	40	53
2019	39	53
2020	48	35
2021	60	54
2022	34	30
2023	32	54

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.57% in Maldives 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
	Maldives	Trinidad
1960	-	6.74%
1961	-	6.53%
1962	33.4%	6.33%
1963	32.5%	6.14%
1964	31.5%	5.96%
1965	30.6%	5.8%
1966	29.7%	5.66%
1967	28.7%	5.53%
1968	27.7%	5.4%
1969	26.8%	5.28%
1970	25.8%	5.17%
1971	24.7%	5.06%
1972	23.6%	4.95%
1973	22.4%	4.84%
1974	21.2%	4.72%
1975	20.1%	4.6%
1976	18.9%	4.48%
1977	17.9%	4.37%
1978	16.9%	4.25%
1979	15.9%	4.14%
1980	15%	4.03%
1981	14.2%	3.92%
1982	13.4%	3.83%
1983	12.7%	3.73%
1984	12%	3.64%
1985	11.3%	3.56%
1986	10.7%	3.49%
1987	10.1%	3.42%
1988	9.59%	3.36%
1989	9.06%	3.3%
1990	8.57%	3.25%
1991	8.08%	3.21%
1992	7.61%	3.16%
1993	7.15%	3.13%
1994	6.68%	3.09%
1995	6.22%	3.06%
1996	5.74%	3.02%
1997	5.28%	2.99%
1998	4.81%	2.96%
1999	4.36%	2.92%
2000	3.9%	2.88%
2001	3.47%	2.84%
2002	3.08%	2.81%
2003	2.72%	2.76%
2004	2.7%	2.72%
2005	2.16%	2.68%
2006	1.94%	2.64%
2007	1.76%	2.59%
2008	1.61%	2.55%
2009	1.49%	2.51%
2010	1.38%	2.47%
2011	1.29%	2.43%
2012	1.21%	2.38%
2013	1.13%	2.35%
2014	1.05%	2.3%
2015	0.99%	2.26%
2016	0.92%	2.22%
2017	0.86%	2.18%
2018	0.8%	2.14%
2019	0.74%	2.1%
2020	0.69%	2.06%
2021	0.64%	2.01%
2022	0.6%	1.96%
2023	0.57%	1.91%