Fertility & birth rates in Rwanda and Trinidad and Tobago

Fertility rate in Rwanda vs Trinidad and Tobago chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Rwanda was 3.7 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 Rwanda 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
	Rwanda	Trinidad
1960	8.28	5.41
1961	8.28	5.41
1962	8.27	5.36
1963	8.27	5.24
1964	8.27	5.08
1965	8.25	4.88
1966	8.23	4.62
1967	8.21	4.35
1968	8.19	4.11
1969	8.18	3.86
1970	8.15	3.71
1971	8.09	3.61
1972	8.09	3.55
1973	8.09	3.47
1974	8.1	3.32
1975	8.1	3.21
1976	8.12	3.14
1977	8.14	3.12
1978	8.16	3.13
1979	8.13	3.13
1980	8.12	3.15
1981	8.1	3.13
1982	8.06	3.11
1983	8	3.07
1984	7.91	3.02
1985	7.79	2.99
1986	7.61	2.9
1987	7.43	2.78
1988	7.23	2.65
1989	7.03	2.53
1990	6.8	2.39
1991	6.62	2.29
1992	6.54	2.21
1993	6.48	2.13
1994	6.42	2.06
1995	6.35	1.97
1996	6.29	1.89
1997	6.24	1.83
1998	6.17	1.78
1999	6.06	1.76
2000	5.97	1.73
2001	5.89	1.71
2002	5.82	1.67
2003	5.74	1.65
2004	5.64	1.63
2005	5.5	1.63
2006	5.34	1.62
2007	5.14	1.62
2008	4.92	1.62
2009	4.71	1.62
2010	4.52	1.61
2011	4.33	1.61
2012	4.2	1.61
2013	4.14	1.6
2014	4.12	1.6
2015	4.11	1.6
2016	4.11	1.6
2017	4.08	1.59
2018	4.05	1.59
2019	3.99	1.58
2020	3.91	1.57
2021	3.84	1.56
2022	3.78	1.54
2023	3.7	1.53
2024	3.64	1.54
2025	3.59	1.52
2026	3.54	1.52
2027	3.49	1.51
2028	3.43	1.51
2029	3.38	1.51
2030	3.33	1.51
2031	3.28	1.51
2032	3.24	1.51
2033	3.19	1.51
2034	3.15	1.51
2035	3.11	1.51
2036	3.07	1.51
2037	3.03	1.51
2038	2.99	1.51
2039	2.95	1.51
2040	2.92	1.51
2041	2.89	1.51
2042	2.85	1.51
2043	2.81	1.51
2044	2.78	1.51
2045	2.75	1.51
2046	2.72	1.51
2047	2.69	1.51
2048	2.67	1.52
2049	2.64	1.52
2050	2.61	1.52

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Rwanda	Trinidad
1960	49.2%	43.1%
1961	49.7%	43.2%
1962	50.2%	43.2%
1963	50.6%	43.3%
1964	50.8%	43.2%
1965	50.6%	43.1%
1966	50.2%	42.9%
1967	49.7%	42.7%
1968	49.2%	42.3%
1969	48.7%	41.9%
1970	48.2%	41.2%
1971	47.9%	40.4%
1972	47.5%	39.7%
1973	47.2%	39.1%
1974	46.9%	38.4%
1975	46.6%	37.6%
1976	46.4%	36.8%
1977	46.4%	36%
1978	46.4%	35.3%
1979	46.5%	34.8%
1980	46.8%	34.4%
1981	47.1%	34.2%
1982	47.4%	34.2%
1983	47.7%	34.2%
1984	48.1%	34.3%
1985	48.3%	34.4%
1986	48.6%	34.4%
1987	48.8%	34.4%
1988	48.9%	34.2%
1989	48.9%	34%
1990	49%	33.7%
1991	48.9%	33.3%
1992	48.7%	32.8%
1993	48.4%	32.2%
1994	50.1%	31.6%
1995	52.4%	30.8%
1996	51.4%	29.9%
1997	50.5%	28.9%
1998	49.2%	27.9%
1999	47.8%	27%
2000	46.4%	26%
2001	45.2%	25%
2002	44.3%	24.2%
2003	43.7%	23.4%
2004	43.3%	22.7%
2005	43.1%	22.1%
2006	42.9%	21.6%
2007	42.9%	21.2%
2008	42.8%	20.8%
2009	42.6%	20.5%
2010	42.4%	20.3%
2011	42.2%	20.1%
2012	41.9%	20%
2013	41.7%	19.9%
2014	41.4%	19.7%
2015	41.1%	19.6%
2016	40.9%	19.5%
2017	40.5%	19.3%
2018	40.1%	19%
2019	39.7%	18.8%
2020	39.2%	18.7%
2021	38.6%	18.5%
2022	38.2%	18.3%
2023	37.7%	18%
2024	37.4%	17.8%
2025	37%	17.5%
2026	36.7%	17.2%
2027	36.4%	16.9%
2028	36%	16.6%
2029	35.7%	16.4%
2030	35.4%	16.1%
2031	35%	15.8%
2032	34.7%	15.5%
2033	34.4%	15.3%
2034	34.1%	15.1%
2035	33.7%	14.9%
2036	33.4%	14.7%
2037	33.1%	14.5%
2038	32.9%	14.4%
2039	32.6%	14.2%
2040	32.3%	14.1%
2041	32%	14.1%
2042	31.7%	14%
2043	31.4%	13.9%
2044	31.1%	13.9%
2045	30.8%	13.8%
2046	30.5%	13.8%
2047	30.2%	13.7%
2048	29.9%	13.7%
2049	29.7%	13.6%
2050	29.4%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 37.4% of the population in Rwanda and 17.8% in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024, compared to 49% and 33.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Rwanda and Trinidad and Tobago compared.

Natural population change in Rwanda vs Trinidad and Tobago by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.45% in Rwanda 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
	Rwanda	Trinidad
1960	100,627	24,766
1961	102,051	25,518
1962	102,548	25,763
1963	94,296	25,507
1964	102,562	25,065
1965	103,422	24,349
1966	105,128	23,228
1967	108,053	21,992
1968	111,422	20,849
1969	115,394	19,652
1970	119,273	19,074
1971	122,567	19,400
1972	126,403	20,116
1973	131,021	20,617
1974	135,743	20,412
1975	140,596	20,468
1976	147,665	20,875
1977	155,011	21,660
1978	163,779	22,538
1979	174,477	23,475
1980	184,988	24,557
1981	195,769	25,015
1982	205,147	25,181
1983	212,750	25,118
1984	219,337	24,738
1985	223,794	24,487
1986	225,526	23,705
1987	225,744	22,398
1988	223,759	21,028
1989	217,632	19,636
1990	207,895	18,052
1991	196,431	16,903
1992	188,025	15,910
1993	183,926	14,878
1994	-719,479	14,032
1995	121,137	12,971
1996	140,455	12,101
1997	174,687	11,405
1998	197,185	10,964
1999	210,518	10,821
2000	221,276	10,588
2001	230,845	10,438
2002	239,036	10,316
2003	251,243	10,169
2004	265,273	10,149
2005	275,121	9,822
2006	282,149	9,889
2007	285,791	9,939
2008	287,334	9,872
2009	287,034	9,769
2010	286,848	9,698
2011	282,922	9,601
2012	282,584	9,376
2013	286,331	9,020
2014	292,779	8,571
2015	299,114	7,963
2016	305,549	7,436
2017	310,323	6,779
2018	312,512	5,869
2019	313,525	5,647
2020	312,692	4,558
2021	309,895	2,091
2022	312,145	3,773
2023	312,762	3,200

Maternal mortality chart: Rwanda vs Trinidad and Tobago

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 229 deaths per 100,000 live births in Rwanda, compared to 54 deaths in Trinidad and Tobago.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Rwanda	Trinidad
1985	1,116	87
1986	1,126	89
1987	1,145	86
1988	1,188	87
1989	1,238	86
1990	1,309	84
1991	1,386	82
1992	1,530	85
1993	1,619	85
1994	5,721	84
1995	1,505	85
1996	1,295	84
1997	1,318	82
1998	1,268	79
1999	1,073	78
2000	885	76
2001	769	72
2002	677	69
2003	551	67
2004	460	63
2005	465	60
2006	494	58
2007	494	57
2008	454	55
2009	418	54
2010	393	54
2011	358	53
2012	331	51
2013	317	50
2014	301	50
2015	292	50
2016	278	51
2017	275	51
2018	269	53
2019	261	53
2020	252	35
2021	254	54
2022	234	30
2023	229	54

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 4% in Rwanda 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
	Rwanda	Trinidad
1960	22.4%	6.74%
1961	21.9%	6.53%
1962	21.5%	6.33%
1963	21.3%	6.14%
1964	21.1%	5.96%
1965	21.1%	5.8%
1966	21.2%	5.66%
1967	21.4%	5.53%
1968	21.7%	5.4%
1969	22%	5.28%
1970	22.3%	5.17%
1971	22.6%	5.06%
1972	23%	4.95%
1973	23.4%	4.84%
1974	24%	4.72%
1975	24.6%	4.6%
1976	25.1%	4.48%
1977	25.1%	4.37%
1978	24.6%	4.25%
1979	23.4%	4.14%
1980	21.8%	4.03%
1981	20.1%	3.92%
1982	18.6%	3.83%
1983	17.4%	3.73%
1984	16.6%	3.64%
1985	16.1%	3.56%
1986	15.6%	3.49%
1987	15.2%	3.42%
1988	14.8%	3.36%
1989	14.8%	3.3%
1990	15.1%	3.25%
1991	16%	3.21%
1992	17.5%	3.16%
1993	19.3%	3.13%
1994	38.9%	3.09%
1995	21.8%	3.06%
1996	22.2%	3.02%
1997	22.2%	2.99%
1998	21.5%	2.96%
1999	20.2%	2.92%
2000	18.5%	2.88%
2001	16.7%	2.84%
2002	14.9%	2.81%
2003	13.3%	2.76%
2004	11.8%	2.72%
2005	10.5%	2.68%
2006	9.37%	2.64%
2007	8.45%	2.59%
2008	7.62%	2.55%
2009	6.92%	2.51%
2010	6.33%	2.47%
2011	5.81%	2.43%
2012	5.45%	2.38%
2013	5.17%	2.35%
2014	4.96%	2.3%
2015	4.78%	2.26%
2016	4.63%	2.22%
2017	4.52%	2.18%
2018	4.43%	2.14%
2019	4.34%	2.1%
2020	4.25%	2.06%
2021	4.16%	2.01%
2022	4.08%	1.96%
2023	4%	1.91%