Fertility & birth rates in Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago

Fertility rate in Mexico vs Trinidad and Tobago chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Mexico was 1.91 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 Mexico 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
	Mexico	Trinidad
1960	6.76	5.41
1961	6.78	5.41
1962	6.8	5.36
1963	6.82	5.24
1964	6.83	5.08
1965	6.82	4.88
1966	6.79	4.62
1967	6.75	4.35
1968	6.71	4.11
1969	6.63	3.86
1970	6.53	3.71
1971	6.42	3.61
1972	6.28	3.55
1973	6.12	3.47
1974	5.95	3.32
1975	5.74	3.21
1976	5.54	3.14
1977	5.36	3.12
1978	5.2	3.13
1979	4.96	3.13
1980	4.74	3.15
1981	4.57	3.13
1982	4.43	3.11
1983	4.3	3.07
1984	4.18	3.02
1985	4.09	2.99
1986	3.97	2.9
1987	3.8	2.78
1988	3.64	2.65
1989	3.53	2.53
1990	3.44	2.39
1991	3.36	2.29
1992	3.29	2.21
1993	3.21	2.13
1994	3.13	2.06
1995	3.04	1.97
1996	2.96	1.89
1997	2.89	1.83
1998	2.82	1.78
1999	2.76	1.76
2000	2.71	1.73
2001	2.67	1.71
2002	2.63	1.67
2003	2.58	1.65
2004	2.54	1.63
2005	2.5	1.63
2006	2.46	1.62
2007	2.42	1.62
2008	2.39	1.62
2009	2.36	1.62
2010	2.34	1.61
2011	2.32	1.61
2012	2.29	1.61
2013	2.27	1.6
2014	2.21	1.6
2015	2.14	1.6
2016	2.09	1.6
2017	2.04	1.59
2018	2.03	1.59
2019	2.02	1.58
2020	1.99	1.57
2021	1.97	1.56
2022	1.94	1.54
2023	1.91	1.53
2024	1.89	1.54
2025	1.87	1.52
2026	1.85	1.52
2027	1.83	1.51
2028	1.82	1.51
2029	1.81	1.51
2030	1.79	1.51
2031	1.78	1.51
2032	1.77	1.51
2033	1.77	1.51
2034	1.76	1.51
2035	1.76	1.51
2036	1.75	1.51
2037	1.75	1.51
2038	1.74	1.51
2039	1.74	1.51
2040	1.73	1.51
2041	1.73	1.51
2042	1.72	1.51
2043	1.72	1.51
2044	1.72	1.51
2045	1.71	1.51
2046	1.71	1.51
2047	1.71	1.51
2048	1.7	1.52
2049	1.7	1.52
2050	1.7	1.52

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Mexico	Trinidad
1960	46.8%	43.1%
1961	47%	43.2%
1962	47.1%	43.2%
1963	47.2%	43.3%
1964	47.3%	43.2%
1965	47.4%	43.1%
1966	47.5%	42.9%
1967	47.6%	42.7%
1968	47.6%	42.3%
1969	47.7%	41.9%
1970	47.7%	41.2%
1971	47.8%	40.4%
1972	47.7%	39.7%
1973	47.7%	39.1%
1974	47.6%	38.4%
1975	47.5%	37.6%
1976	47.2%	36.8%
1977	47%	36%
1978	46.7%	35.3%
1979	46.3%	34.8%
1980	45.8%	34.4%
1981	45.2%	34.2%
1982	44.4%	34.2%
1983	43.7%	34.2%
1984	43%	34.3%
1985	42.3%	34.4%
1986	41.6%	34.4%
1987	41%	34.4%
1988	40.3%	34.2%
1989	39.7%	34%
1990	39%	33.7%
1991	38.4%	33.3%
1992	37.8%	32.8%
1993	37.3%	32.2%
1994	36.9%	31.6%
1995	36.5%	30.8%
1996	36%	29.9%
1997	35.6%	28.9%
1998	35.2%	27.9%
1999	34.8%	27%
2000	34.3%	26%
2001	33.9%	25%
2002	33.4%	24.2%
2003	33%	23.4%
2004	32.5%	22.7%
2005	32.1%	22.1%
2006	31.6%	21.6%
2007	31.1%	21.2%
2008	30.6%	20.8%
2009	30.2%	20.5%
2010	29.8%	20.3%
2011	29.4%	20.1%
2012	29%	20%
2013	28.7%	19.9%
2014	28.3%	19.7%
2015	28%	19.6%
2016	27.6%	19.5%
2017	27.2%	19.3%
2018	26.7%	19%
2019	26.3%	18.8%
2020	26%	18.7%
2021	25.7%	18.5%
2022	25.3%	18.3%
2023	24.9%	18%
2024	24.5%	17.8%
2025	24.1%	17.5%
2026	23.7%	17.2%
2027	23.2%	16.9%
2028	22.8%	16.6%
2029	22.4%	16.4%
2030	22.1%	16.1%
2031	21.7%	15.8%
2032	21.4%	15.5%
2033	21.2%	15.3%
2034	20.9%	15.1%
2035	20.6%	14.9%
2036	20.3%	14.7%
2037	20.1%	14.5%
2038	19.9%	14.4%
2039	19.6%	14.2%
2040	19.4%	14.1%
2041	19.2%	14.1%
2042	19%	14%
2043	18.8%	13.9%
2044	18.6%	13.9%
2045	18.4%	13.8%
2046	18.2%	13.8%
2047	18%	13.7%
2048	17.8%	13.7%
2049	17.7%	13.6%
2050	17.5%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.5% of the population in Mexico and 17.8% in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024, compared to 39% and 33.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago compared.

Natural population change in Mexico vs Trinidad and Tobago by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.05% in Mexico 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
	Mexico	Trinidad
1960	1,206,955	24,766
1961	1,265,833	25,518
1962	1,328,319	25,763
1963	1,387,678	25,507
1964	1,447,360	25,065
1965	1,508,344	24,349
1966	1,566,170	23,228
1967	1,620,534	21,992
1968	1,671,918	20,849
1969	1,711,297	19,652
1970	1,753,370	19,074
1971	1,790,990	19,400
1972	1,823,302	20,116
1973	1,845,593	20,617
1974	1,868,809	20,412
1975	1,880,241	20,468
1976	1,891,958	20,875
1977	1,902,964	21,660
1978	1,921,419	22,538
1979	1,908,018	23,475
1980	1,893,158	24,557
1981	1,904,384	25,015
1982	1,921,772	25,181
1983	1,939,193	25,118
1984	1,960,428	24,738
1985	1,983,622	24,487
1986	1,998,043	23,705
1987	1,971,231	22,398
1988	1,936,601	21,028
1989	1,927,752	19,636
1990	1,926,480	18,052
1991	1,942,832	16,903
1992	1,956,659	15,910
1993	1,963,708	14,878
1994	1,959,775	14,032
1995	1,941,458	12,971
1996	1,922,554	12,101
1997	1,898,383	11,405
1998	1,871,650	10,964
1999	1,859,475	10,821
2000	1,845,383	10,588
2001	1,836,418	10,438
2002	1,820,665	10,316
2003	1,788,016	10,169
2004	1,759,250	10,149
2005	1,732,663	9,822
2006	1,706,084	9,889
2007	1,684,915	9,939
2008	1,670,846	9,872
2009	1,661,180	9,769
2010	1,658,682	9,698
2011	1,659,161	9,601
2012	1,656,599	9,376
2013	1,642,609	9,020
2014	1,587,620	8,571
2015	1,508,439	7,963
2016	1,445,256	7,436
2017	1,384,178	6,779
2018	1,366,076	5,869
2019	1,357,485	5,647
2020	1,031,637	4,558
2021	936,682	2,091
2022	1,224,397	3,773
2023	1,238,366	3,200

Maternal mortality chart: Mexico vs Trinidad and Tobago

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

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mexico	Trinidad
1985	107	87
1986	100	89
1987	93	86
1988	88	87
1989	85	86
1990	81	84
1991	77	82
1992	73	85
1993	71	85
1994	69	84
1995	66	85
1996	64	84
1997	62	82
1998	60	79
1999	58	78
2000	56	76
2001	55	72
2002	55	69
2003	54	67
2004	53	63
2005	52	60
2006	51	58
2007	50	57
2008	51	55
2009	51	54
2010	50	54
2011	47	53
2012	46	51
2013	45	50
2014	44	50
2015	43	50
2016	43	51
2017	44	51
2018	44	53
2019	43	53
2020	61	35
2021	104	54
2022	45	30
2023	42	54

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.25% in Mexico 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
	Mexico	Trinidad
1960	15.5%	6.74%
1961	14.8%	6.53%
1962	14.3%	6.33%
1963	13.7%	6.14%
1964	13.2%	5.96%
1965	12.7%	5.8%
1966	12.3%	5.66%
1967	11.9%	5.53%
1968	11.5%	5.4%
1969	11.1%	5.28%
1970	10.7%	5.17%
1971	10.3%	5.06%
1972	9.93%	4.95%
1973	9.56%	4.84%
1974	9.21%	4.72%
1975	8.86%	4.6%
1976	8.52%	4.48%
1977	8.18%	4.37%
1978	7.85%	4.25%
1979	7.51%	4.14%
1980	7.18%	4.03%
1981	6.86%	3.92%
1982	6.55%	3.83%
1983	6.26%	3.73%
1984	5.98%	3.64%
1985	5.71%	3.56%
1986	5.46%	3.49%
1987	5.21%	3.42%
1988	4.98%	3.36%
1989	4.75%	3.3%
1990	4.53%	3.25%
1991	4.32%	3.21%
1992	4.12%	3.16%
1993	3.92%	3.13%
1994	3.74%	3.09%
1995	3.57%	3.06%
1996	3.4%	3.02%
1997	3.24%	2.99%
1998	3.09%	2.96%
1999	2.94%	2.92%
2000	2.81%	2.88%
2001	2.68%	2.84%
2002	2.57%	2.81%
2003	2.46%	2.76%
2004	2.36%	2.72%
2005	2.27%	2.68%
2006	2.19%	2.64%
2007	2.11%	2.59%
2008	2.04%	2.55%
2009	1.98%	2.51%
2010	1.91%	2.47%
2011	1.85%	2.43%
2012	1.79%	2.38%
2013	1.73%	2.35%
2014	1.68%	2.3%
2015	1.62%	2.26%
2016	1.57%	2.22%
2017	1.52%	2.18%
2018	1.47%	2.14%
2019	1.42%	2.1%
2020	1.38%	2.06%
2021	1.33%	2.01%
2022	1.29%	1.96%
2023	1.25%	1.91%