Fertility & birth rates in Paraguay and Trinidad and Tobago

Fertility rate in Paraguay vs Trinidad and Tobago chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Paraguay was 2.42 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 Paraguay 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
	Paraguay	Trinidad
1960	6.5	5.41
1961	6.49	5.41
1962	6.47	5.36
1963	6.45	5.24
1964	6.42	5.08
1965	6.35	4.88
1966	6.23	4.62
1967	6.1	4.35
1968	5.97	4.11
1969	5.84	3.86
1970	5.72	3.71
1971	5.59	3.61
1972	5.46	3.55
1973	5.35	3.47
1974	5.27	3.32
1975	5.18	3.21
1976	5.12	3.14
1977	5.08	3.12
1978	5.04	3.13
1979	5.06	3.13
1980	5.1	3.15
1981	5.15	3.13
1982	5.13	3.11
1983	5.09	3.07
1984	5.04	3.02
1985	4.97	2.99
1986	4.93	2.9
1987	4.85	2.78
1988	4.77	2.65
1989	4.68	2.53
1990	4.57	2.39
1991	4.48	2.29
1992	4.4	2.21
1993	4.28	2.13
1994	4.2	2.06
1995	4.11	1.97
1996	4.01	1.89
1997	3.91	1.83
1998	3.8	1.78
1999	3.67	1.76
2000	3.51	1.73
2001	3.36	1.71
2002	3.23	1.67
2003	3.12	1.65
2004	3.05	1.63
2005	2.97	1.63
2006	2.89	1.62
2007	2.82	1.62
2008	2.79	1.62
2009	2.76	1.62
2010	2.7	1.61
2011	2.67	1.61
2012	2.66	1.61
2013	2.64	1.6
2014	2.65	1.6
2015	2.65	1.6
2016	2.62	1.6
2017	2.59	1.59
2018	2.56	1.59
2019	2.53	1.58
2020	2.5	1.57
2021	2.47	1.56
2022	2.44	1.54
2023	2.42	1.53
2024	2.42	1.54
2025	2.39	1.52
2026	2.37	1.52
2027	2.35	1.51
2028	2.33	1.51
2029	2.31	1.51
2030	2.29	1.51
2031	2.27	1.51
2032	2.26	1.51
2033	2.24	1.51
2034	2.22	1.51
2035	2.21	1.51
2036	2.19	1.51
2037	2.17	1.51
2038	2.16	1.51
2039	2.14	1.51
2040	2.13	1.51
2041	2.12	1.51
2042	2.11	1.51
2043	2.09	1.51
2044	2.08	1.51
2045	2.07	1.51
2046	2.06	1.51
2047	2.05	1.51
2048	2.04	1.52
2049	2.03	1.52
2050	2.02	1.52

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Paraguay	Trinidad
1960	46.3%	43.1%
1961	46.2%	43.2%
1962	46.1%	43.2%
1963	46%	43.3%
1964	46%	43.2%
1965	46%	43.1%
1966	46%	42.9%
1967	45.9%	42.7%
1968	45.8%	42.3%
1969	45.7%	41.9%
1970	45.5%	41.2%
1971	45.2%	40.4%
1972	45%	39.7%
1973	44.6%	39.1%
1974	44.2%	38.4%
1975	43.7%	37.6%
1976	43.3%	36.8%
1977	42.8%	36%
1978	42.4%	35.3%
1979	42%	34.8%
1980	41.6%	34.4%
1981	41.4%	34.2%
1982	41.2%	34.2%
1983	41.2%	34.2%
1984	41.2%	34.3%
1985	41.2%	34.4%
1986	41.3%	34.4%
1987	41.3%	34.4%
1988	41.4%	34.2%
1989	41.5%	34%
1990	41.5%	33.7%
1991	41.5%	33.3%
1992	41.5%	32.8%
1993	41.4%	32.2%
1994	41.3%	31.6%
1995	41.1%	30.8%
1996	40.8%	29.9%
1997	40.4%	28.9%
1998	40%	27.9%
1999	39.5%	27%
2000	39%	26%
2001	38.4%	25%
2002	37.9%	24.2%
2003	37.3%	23.4%
2004	36.6%	22.7%
2005	35.8%	22.1%
2006	35.1%	21.6%
2007	34.4%	21.2%
2008	33.8%	20.8%
2009	33.2%	20.5%
2010	32.5%	20.3%
2011	32%	20.1%
2012	31.4%	20%
2013	30.9%	19.9%
2014	30.5%	19.7%
2015	30.2%	19.6%
2016	29.9%	19.5%
2017	29.7%	19.3%
2018	29.5%	19%
2019	29.3%	18.8%
2020	29.1%	18.7%
2021	29%	18.5%
2022	28.9%	18.3%
2023	28.8%	18%
2024	28.6%	17.8%
2025	28.4%	17.5%
2026	28.1%	17.2%
2027	27.9%	16.9%
2028	27.6%	16.6%
2029	27.3%	16.4%
2030	26.9%	16.1%
2031	26.5%	15.8%
2032	26.1%	15.5%
2033	25.8%	15.3%
2034	25.4%	15.1%
2035	25%	14.9%
2036	24.7%	14.7%
2037	24.4%	14.5%
2038	24.1%	14.4%
2039	23.8%	14.2%
2040	23.5%	14.1%
2041	23.2%	14.1%
2042	23%	14%
2043	22.7%	13.9%
2044	22.5%	13.9%
2045	22.3%	13.8%
2046	22.1%	13.8%
2047	22%	13.7%
2048	21.8%	13.7%
2049	21.6%	13.6%
2050	21.4%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 28.6% of the population in Paraguay and 17.8% in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024, compared to 41.5% and 33.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Paraguay and Trinidad and Tobago compared.

Natural population change in Paraguay vs Trinidad and Tobago by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.56% in Paraguay 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
	Paraguay	Trinidad
1960	60,009	24,766
1961	61,536	25,518
1962	63,079	25,763
1963	64,741	25,507
1964	65,681	25,065
1965	66,063	24,349
1966	66,002	23,228
1967	65,695	21,992
1968	65,575	20,849
1969	65,616	19,652
1970	65,905	19,074
1971	66,142	19,400
1972	66,625	20,116
1973	67,803	20,617
1974	69,059	20,412
1975	70,285	20,468
1976	71,973	20,875
1977	74,359	21,660
1978	76,691	22,538
1979	80,345	23,475
1980	84,568	24,557
1981	89,456	25,015
1982	92,917	25,181
1983	96,406	25,118
1984	99,937	24,738
1985	102,859	24,487
1986	105,776	23,705
1987	107,962	22,398
1988	110,348	21,028
1989	111,727	19,636
1990	112,864	18,052
1991	114,472	16,903
1992	115,442	15,910
1993	115,211	14,878
1994	115,662	14,032
1995	115,777	12,971
1996	115,623	12,101
1997	115,095	11,405
1998	114,122	10,964
1999	112,726	10,821
2000	109,979	10,588
2001	107,225	10,438
2002	104,658	10,316
2003	102,427	10,169
2004	101,896	10,149
2005	101,035	9,822
2006	99,808	9,889
2007	99,141	9,939
2008	99,821	9,872
2009	100,296	9,769
2010	99,456	9,698
2011	100,442	9,601
2012	102,508	9,376
2013	103,383	9,020
2014	105,585	8,571
2015	106,817	7,963
2016	106,804	7,436
2017	105,634	6,779
2018	104,908	5,869
2019	103,179	5,647
2020	98,667	4,558
2021	78,667	2,091
2022	94,627	3,773
2023	97,748	3,200

Maternal mortality chart: Paraguay vs Trinidad and Tobago

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 58 deaths per 100,000 live births in Paraguay, compared to 54 deaths in Trinidad and Tobago.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Paraguay	Trinidad
1985	237	87
1986	230	89
1987	225	86
1988	220	87
1989	209	86
1990	198	84
1991	192	82
1992	195	85
1993	197	85
1994	201	84
1995	202	85
1996	203	84
1997	205	82
1998	207	79
1999	207	78
2000	207	76
2001	207	72
2002	206	69
2003	203	67
2004	199	63
2005	194	60
2006	186	58
2007	177	57
2008	166	55
2009	152	54
2010	136	54
2011	120	53
2012	100	51
2013	84	50
2014	70	50
2015	64	50
2016	60	51
2017	58	51
2018	58	53
2019	58	53
2020	69	35
2021	140	54
2022	78	30
2023	58	54

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.7% in Paraguay 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
	Paraguay	Trinidad
1960	8.18%	6.74%
1961	8.11%	6.53%
1962	8.06%	6.33%
1963	8.02%	6.14%
1964	7.99%	5.96%
1965	7.96%	5.8%
1966	7.94%	5.66%
1967	7.91%	5.53%
1968	7.88%	5.4%
1969	7.84%	5.28%
1970	7.79%	5.17%
1971	7.73%	5.06%
1972	7.66%	4.95%
1973	7.57%	4.84%
1974	7.46%	4.72%
1975	7.34%	4.6%
1976	7.21%	4.48%
1977	7.06%	4.37%
1978	6.91%	4.25%
1979	6.74%	4.14%
1980	6.55%	4.03%
1981	6.35%	3.92%
1982	6.14%	3.83%
1983	5.92%	3.73%
1984	5.71%	3.64%
1985	5.5%	3.56%
1986	5.3%	3.49%
1987	5.1%	3.42%
1988	4.92%	3.36%
1989	4.73%	3.3%
1990	4.55%	3.25%
1991	4.38%	3.21%
1992	4.23%	3.16%
1993	4.08%	3.13%
1994	3.95%	3.09%
1995	3.83%	3.06%
1996	3.72%	3.02%
1997	3.62%	2.99%
1998	3.53%	2.96%
1999	3.45%	2.92%
2000	3.36%	2.88%
2001	3.29%	2.84%
2002	3.22%	2.81%
2003	3.14%	2.76%
2004	3.07%	2.72%
2005	2.99%	2.68%
2006	2.91%	2.64%
2007	2.83%	2.59%
2008	2.75%	2.55%
2009	2.67%	2.51%
2010	2.59%	2.47%
2011	2.51%	2.43%
2012	2.44%	2.38%
2013	2.37%	2.35%
2014	2.3%	2.3%
2015	2.22%	2.26%
2016	2.15%	2.22%
2017	2.08%	2.18%
2018	2.01%	2.14%
2019	1.94%	2.1%
2020	1.88%	2.06%
2021	1.82%	2.01%
2022	1.76%	1.96%
2023	1.7%	1.91%