Fertility & birth rates in Marshall Islands and Trinidad and Tobago

Fertility rate in Marshall Islands vs Trinidad and Tobago chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in the Marshall Islands was 2.92 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 the Marshall Islands 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
	Marshall Islands	Trinidad
1960	8.08	5.41
1961	8.12	5.41
1962	8.12	5.36
1963	8.12	5.24
1964	8.14	5.08
1965	8.16	4.88
1966	8.2	4.62
1967	8.17	4.35
1968	8.14	4.11
1969	8.11	3.86
1970	8.07	3.71
1971	8.04	3.61
1972	8	3.55
1973	7.95	3.47
1974	7.9	3.32
1975	7.83	3.21
1976	7.76	3.14
1977	7.67	3.12
1978	7.58	3.13
1979	7.47	3.13
1980	7.37	3.15
1981	7.27	3.13
1982	7.18	3.11
1983	7.08	3.07
1984	6.99	3.02
1985	6.87	2.99
1986	6.73	2.9
1987	6.57	2.78
1988	6.38	2.65
1989	6.18	2.53
1990	5.97	2.39
1991	5.76	2.29
1992	5.55	2.21
1993	5.38	2.13
1994	5.23	2.06
1995	5.09	1.97
1996	5.02	1.89
1997	4.96	1.83
1998	4.87	1.78
1999	4.78	1.76
2000	4.7	1.73
2001	4.58	1.71
2002	4.49	1.67
2003	4.42	1.65
2004	4.34	1.63
2005	4.28	1.63
2006	4.2	1.62
2007	4.09	1.62
2008	3.97	1.62
2009	3.83	1.62
2010	3.67	1.61
2011	3.53	1.61
2012	3.38	1.61
2013	3.25	1.6
2014	3.18	1.6
2015	3.13	1.6
2016	3.09	1.6
2017	3.06	1.59
2018	3.04	1.59
2019	3.01	1.58
2020	2.99	1.57
2021	2.96	1.56
2022	2.94	1.54
2023	2.92	1.53
2024	2.86	1.54
2025	2.82	1.52
2026	2.77	1.52
2027	2.73	1.51
2028	2.69	1.51
2029	2.65	1.51
2030	2.6	1.51
2031	2.57	1.51
2032	2.53	1.51
2033	2.5	1.51
2034	2.47	1.51
2035	2.44	1.51
2036	2.41	1.51
2037	2.38	1.51
2038	2.36	1.51
2039	2.34	1.51
2040	2.31	1.51
2041	2.29	1.51
2042	2.26	1.51
2043	2.24	1.51
2044	2.23	1.51
2045	2.21	1.51
2046	2.19	1.51
2047	2.17	1.51
2048	2.15	1.52
2049	2.13	1.52
2050	2.11	1.52

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Marshall Islands	Trinidad
1960	46.1%	43.1%
1961	46.7%	43.2%
1962	47.1%	43.2%
1963	47.4%	43.3%
1964	47.5%	43.2%
1965	47.5%	43.1%
1966	47.2%	42.9%
1967	46.7%	42.7%
1968	46.1%	42.3%
1969	45.3%	41.9%
1970	45%	41.2%
1971	45.6%	40.4%
1972	46.6%	39.7%
1973	47.3%	39.1%
1974	47.8%	38.4%
1975	48.2%	37.6%
1976	48.5%	36.8%
1977	49%	36%
1978	49.4%	35.3%
1979	49.8%	34.8%
1980	50.1%	34.4%
1981	50.3%	34.2%
1982	50.3%	34.2%
1983	50.4%	34.2%
1984	50.4%	34.3%
1985	50.6%	34.4%
1986	50.7%	34.4%
1987	50.8%	34.4%
1988	50.8%	34.2%
1989	50.6%	34%
1990	50.2%	33.7%
1991	49.7%	33.3%
1992	49.1%	32.8%
1993	48.4%	32.2%
1994	47.5%	31.6%
1995	46.6%	30.8%
1996	45.6%	29.9%
1997	44.7%	28.9%
1998	43.7%	27.9%
1999	42.8%	27%
2000	42%	26%
2001	41.3%	25%
2002	40.6%	24.2%
2003	39.9%	23.4%
2004	39.4%	22.7%
2005	39.1%	22.1%
2006	38.9%	21.6%
2007	39%	21.2%
2008	39.2%	20.8%
2009	39.4%	20.5%
2010	39.7%	20.3%
2011	39.7%	20.1%
2012	39.4%	20%
2013	38.8%	19.9%
2014	38.2%	19.7%
2015	37.5%	19.6%
2016	36.8%	19.5%
2017	36.2%	19.3%
2018	35.7%	19%
2019	35.1%	18.8%
2020	34.5%	18.7%
2021	34.4%	18.5%
2022	34.6%	18.3%
2023	34.7%	18%
2024	34.5%	17.8%
2025	33.9%	17.5%
2026	33.2%	17.2%
2027	32.6%	16.9%
2028	32%	16.6%
2029	31.4%	16.4%
2030	30.9%	16.1%
2031	30.3%	15.8%
2032	29.7%	15.5%
2033	29.2%	15.3%
2034	28.6%	15.1%
2035	28.1%	14.9%
2036	27.6%	14.7%
2037	27.3%	14.5%
2038	27.3%	14.4%
2039	27.4%	14.2%
2040	27.7%	14.1%
2041	28%	14.1%
2042	28.3%	14%
2043	28.6%	13.9%
2044	28.8%	13.9%
2045	29%	13.8%
2046	29.1%	13.8%
2047	29.1%	13.7%
2048	29%	13.7%
2049	28.8%	13.6%
2050	28.5%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 34.5% of the population in the Marshall Islands and 17.8% in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024, compared to 50.2% and 33.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Marshall Islands and Trinidad and Tobago compared.

Natural population change in Marshall Islands vs Trinidad and Tobago by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.69% in the Marshall Islands 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
	Marshall Islands	Trinidad
1960	452	24,766
1961	469	25,518
1962	488	25,763
1963	509	25,507
1964	536	25,065
1965	566	24,349
1966	603	23,228
1967	636	21,992
1968	685	20,849
1969	747	19,652
1970	819	19,074
1971	877	19,400
1972	913	20,116
1973	954	20,617
1974	1,000	20,412
1975	1,055	20,468
1976	1,109	20,875
1977	1,160	21,660
1978	1,207	22,538
1979	1,250	23,475
1980	1,287	24,557
1981	1,328	25,015
1982	1,375	25,181
1983	1,422	25,118
1984	1,470	24,738
1985	1,511	24,487
1986	1,544	23,705
1987	1,566	22,398
1988	1,575	21,028
1989	1,574	19,636
1990	1,556	18,052
1991	1,540	16,903
1992	1,525	15,910
1993	1,524	14,878
1994	1,524	14,032
1995	1,522	12,971
1996	1,542	12,101
1997	1,564	11,405
1998	1,576	10,964
1999	1,590	10,821
2000	1,592	10,588
2001	1,596	10,438
2002	1,594	10,316
2003	1,600	10,169
2004	1,595	10,149
2005	1,586	9,822
2006	1,556	9,889
2007	1,507	9,939
2008	1,443	9,872
2009	1,365	9,769
2010	1,273	9,698
2011	1,185	9,601
2012	1,097	9,376
2013	1,014	9,020
2014	959	8,571
2015	912	7,963
2016	866	7,436
2017	826	6,779
2018	785	5,869
2019	746	5,647
2020	689	4,558
2021	653	2,091
2022	606	3,773
2023	550	3,200

Maternal mortality chart: Marshall Islands vs Trinidad and Tobago

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 155 deaths per 100,000 live births in the Marshall Islands, compared to 54 deaths in Trinidad and Tobago.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Marshall Islands	Trinidad
1985	254	87
1986	274	89
1987	282	86
1988	276	87
1989	299	86
1990	311	84
1991	297	82
1992	322	85
1993	320	85
1994	303	84
1995	303	85
1996	292	84
1997	274	82
1998	259	79
1999	250	78
2000	251	76
2001	231	72
2002	223	69
2003	221	67
2004	238	63
2005	234	60
2006	233	58
2007	229	57
2008	226	55
2009	224	54
2010	212	54
2011	209	53
2012	207	51
2013	201	50
2014	199	50
2015	184	50
2016	183	51
2017	179	51
2018	167	53
2019	168	53
2020	178	35
2021	206	54
2022	174	30
2023	155	54

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.82% in the Marshall Islands 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
	Marshall Islands	Trinidad
1960	12.2%	6.74%
1961	11.6%	6.53%
1962	11%	6.33%
1963	10.5%	6.14%
1964	10.1%	5.96%
1965	9.64%	5.8%
1966	9.25%	5.66%
1967	8.88%	5.53%
1968	8.53%	5.4%
1969	8.19%	5.28%
1970	7.87%	5.17%
1971	7.58%	5.06%
1972	7.33%	4.95%
1973	7.13%	4.84%
1974	6.97%	4.72%
1975	6.86%	4.6%
1976	6.77%	4.48%
1977	6.69%	4.37%
1978	6.61%	4.25%
1979	6.52%	4.14%
1980	6.42%	4.03%
1981	6.29%	3.92%
1982	6.15%	3.83%
1983	6%	3.73%
1984	5.83%	3.64%
1985	5.66%	3.56%
1986	5.49%	3.49%
1987	5.31%	3.42%
1988	5.13%	3.36%
1989	4.95%	3.3%
1990	4.76%	3.25%
1991	4.59%	3.21%
1992	4.43%	3.16%
1993	4.29%	3.13%
1994	4.2%	3.09%
1995	4.15%	3.06%
1996	4.14%	3.02%
1997	4.15%	2.99%
1998	4.19%	2.96%
1999	4.23%	2.92%
2000	4.25%	2.88%
2001	4.25%	2.84%
2002	4.24%	2.81%
2003	4.21%	2.76%
2004	4.18%	2.72%
2005	4.14%	2.68%
2006	4.1%	2.64%
2007	4.06%	2.59%
2008	4.02%	2.55%
2009	3.97%	2.51%
2010	3.94%	2.47%
2011	3.89%	2.43%
2012	3.82%	2.38%
2013	3.75%	2.35%
2014	3.66%	2.3%
2015	3.57%	2.26%
2016	3.48%	2.22%
2017	3.38%	2.18%
2018	3.29%	2.14%
2019	3.19%	2.1%
2020	3.1%	2.06%
2021	3%	2.01%
2022	2.91%	1.96%
2023	2.82%	1.91%