Fertility & birth rates in Samoa and Trinidad and Tobago

Fertility rate in Samoa vs Trinidad and Tobago chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Samoa was 3.83 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 Samoa 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
	Samoa	Trinidad
1960	7.78	5.41
1961	7.77	5.41
1962	7.76	5.36
1963	7.73	5.24
1964	7.7	5.08
1965	7.65	4.88
1966	7.6	4.62
1967	7.55	4.35
1968	7.5	4.11
1969	7.43	3.86
1970	7.34	3.71
1971	7.22	3.61
1972	7.07	3.55
1973	6.91	3.47
1974	6.75	3.32
1975	6.61	3.21
1976	6.47	3.14
1977	6.31	3.12
1978	6.15	3.13
1979	5.99	3.13
1980	5.86	3.15
1981	5.75	3.13
1982	5.68	3.11
1983	5.62	3.07
1984	5.55	3.02
1985	5.49	2.99
1986	5.42	2.9
1987	5.32	2.78
1988	5.21	2.65
1989	5.11	2.53
1990	5.01	2.39
1991	4.91	2.29
1992	4.87	2.21
1993	4.83	2.13
1994	4.79	2.06
1995	4.77	1.97
1996	4.74	1.89
1997	4.7	1.83
1998	4.64	1.78
1999	4.57	1.76
2000	4.52	1.73
2001	4.48	1.71
2002	4.44	1.67
2003	4.39	1.65
2004	4.34	1.63
2005	4.32	1.63
2006	4.32	1.62
2007	4.36	1.62
2008	4.42	1.62
2009	4.47	1.62
2010	4.52	1.61
2011	4.56	1.61
2012	4.55	1.61
2013	4.49	1.6
2014	4.42	1.6
2015	4.34	1.6
2016	4.26	1.6
2017	4.2	1.59
2018	4.14	1.59
2019	4.06	1.58
2020	4	1.57
2021	3.94	1.56
2022	3.88	1.54
2023	3.83	1.53
2024	3.8	1.54
2025	3.75	1.52
2026	3.7	1.52
2027	3.66	1.51
2028	3.62	1.51
2029	3.58	1.51
2030	3.54	1.51
2031	3.5	1.51
2032	3.46	1.51
2033	3.42	1.51
2034	3.39	1.51
2035	3.35	1.51
2036	3.31	1.51
2037	3.27	1.51
2038	3.24	1.51
2039	3.21	1.51
2040	3.17	1.51
2041	3.13	1.51
2042	3.1	1.51
2043	3.06	1.51
2044	3.04	1.51
2045	3.01	1.51
2046	2.98	1.51
2047	2.95	1.51
2048	2.92	1.52
2049	2.89	1.52
2050	2.86	1.52

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Samoa	Trinidad
1960	50.1%	43.1%
1961	50.2%	43.2%
1962	50.6%	43.2%
1963	50.9%	43.3%
1964	51.2%	43.2%
1965	51.3%	43.1%
1966	51.3%	42.9%
1967	51.4%	42.7%
1968	51.4%	42.3%
1969	51.4%	41.9%
1970	51.2%	41.2%
1971	51%	40.4%
1972	50.8%	39.7%
1973	50.4%	39.1%
1974	49.9%	38.4%
1975	49.3%	37.6%
1976	48.6%	36.8%
1977	48%	36%
1978	47.4%	35.3%
1979	46.9%	34.8%
1980	46.4%	34.4%
1981	45.9%	34.2%
1982	45.2%	34.2%
1983	44.4%	34.2%
1984	43.7%	34.3%
1985	43.1%	34.4%
1986	42.6%	34.4%
1987	42.2%	34.4%
1988	42%	34.2%
1989	41.8%	34%
1990	41.5%	33.7%
1991	41.2%	33.3%
1992	40.8%	32.8%
1993	40.3%	32.2%
1994	40%	31.6%
1995	39.9%	30.8%
1996	39.9%	29.9%
1997	40.1%	28.9%
1998	40.2%	27.9%
1999	40.3%	27%
2000	40.5%	26%
2001	40.7%	25%
2002	40.5%	24.2%
2003	40.2%	23.4%
2004	39.9%	22.7%
2005	39.6%	22.1%
2006	39.4%	21.6%
2007	39%	21.2%
2008	38.7%	20.8%
2009	38.5%	20.5%
2010	38.4%	20.3%
2011	38.4%	20.1%
2012	38.3%	20%
2013	38.1%	19.9%
2014	38.1%	19.7%
2015	38.1%	19.6%
2016	38.1%	19.5%
2017	38.2%	19.3%
2018	38.3%	19%
2019	38.5%	18.8%
2020	38.6%	18.7%
2021	38.7%	18.5%
2022	38.8%	18.3%
2023	38.7%	18%
2024	38.5%	17.8%
2025	38.1%	17.5%
2026	37.5%	17.2%
2027	36.9%	16.9%
2028	36.3%	16.6%
2029	35.8%	16.4%
2030	35.2%	16.1%
2031	34.7%	15.8%
2032	34.2%	15.5%
2033	33.7%	15.3%
2034	33.3%	15.1%
2035	33%	14.9%
2036	32.7%	14.7%
2037	32.6%	14.5%
2038	32.6%	14.4%
2039	32.7%	14.2%
2040	32.7%	14.1%
2041	32.8%	14.1%
2042	32.9%	14%
2043	33%	13.9%
2044	33.1%	13.9%
2045	33.1%	13.8%
2046	33.1%	13.8%
2047	33%	13.7%
2048	32.9%	13.7%
2049	32.7%	13.6%
2050	32.5%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 38.5% of the population in Samoa and 17.8% in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024, compared to 41.5% and 33.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Samoa and Trinidad and Tobago compared.

Natural population change in Samoa vs Trinidad and Tobago by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.18% in Samoa 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
	Samoa	Trinidad
1960	4,298	24,766
1961	4,399	25,518
1962	4,498	25,763
1963	4,544	25,507
1964	4,326	25,065
1965	4,605	24,349
1966	4,593	23,228
1967	4,621	21,992
1968	4,605	20,849
1969	4,592	19,652
1970	4,567	19,074
1971	4,534	19,400
1972	4,487	20,116
1973	4,446	20,617
1974	4,411	20,412
1975	4,465	20,468
1976	4,519	20,875
1977	4,555	21,660
1978	4,587	22,538
1979	4,624	23,475
1980	4,672	24,557
1981	4,720	25,015
1982	4,808	25,181
1983	4,914	25,118
1984	4,979	24,738
1985	4,998	24,487
1986	4,983	23,705
1987	4,909	22,398
1988	4,889	21,028
1989	4,845	19,636
1990	4,759	18,052
1991	4,655	16,903
1992	4,652	15,910
1993	4,769	14,878
1994	4,880	14,032
1995	4,976	12,971
1996	5,038	12,101
1997	5,053	11,405
1998	5,022	10,964
1999	4,937	10,821
2000	4,855	10,588
2001	4,759	10,438
2002	4,672	10,316
2003	4,622	10,169
2004	4,554	10,149
2005	4,503	9,822
2006	4,473	9,889
2007	4,480	9,939
2008	4,581	9,872
2009	4,525	9,769
2010	4,779	9,698
2011	4,860	9,601
2012	4,863	9,376
2013	4,875	9,020
2014	4,849	8,571
2015	4,795	7,963
2016	4,720	7,436
2017	4,661	6,779
2018	4,637	5,869
2019	4,495	5,647
2020	4,442	4,558
2021	4,379	2,091
2022	4,288	3,773
2023	4,170	3,200

Maternal mortality chart: Samoa vs Trinidad and Tobago

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 101 deaths per 100,000 live births in Samoa, compared to 54 deaths in Trinidad and Tobago.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Samoa	Trinidad
1985	160	87
1986	153	89
1987	147	86
1988	143	87
1989	136	86
1990	135	84
1991	131	82
1992	124	85
1993	117	85
1994	112	84
1995	105	85
1996	103	84
1997	98	82
1998	96	79
1999	94	78
2000	93	76
2001	93	72
2002	89	69
2003	87	67
2004	86	63
2005	87	60
2006	86	58
2007	85	57
2008	87	55
2009	94	54
2010	92	54
2011	93	53
2012	101	51
2013	100	50
2014	106	50
2015	108	50
2016	108	51
2017	111	51
2018	110	53
2019	111	53
2020	114	35
2021	115	54
2022	110	30
2023	101	54

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.57% in Samoa 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
	Samoa	Trinidad
1960	10.7%	6.74%
1961	10.3%	6.53%
1962	9.93%	6.33%
1963	9.56%	6.14%
1964	11.1%	5.96%
1965	8.9%	5.8%
1966	8.57%	5.66%
1967	8.23%	5.53%
1968	7.89%	5.4%
1969	7.53%	5.28%
1970	7.19%	5.17%
1971	6.85%	5.06%
1972	6.52%	4.95%
1973	6.2%	4.84%
1974	5.9%	4.72%
1975	5.62%	4.6%
1976	5.34%	4.48%
1977	5.07%	4.37%
1978	4.82%	4.25%
1979	4.59%	4.14%
1980	4.38%	4.03%
1981	4.19%	3.92%
1982	4.01%	3.83%
1983	3.85%	3.73%
1984	3.7%	3.64%
1985	3.56%	3.56%
1986	3.42%	3.49%
1987	3.3%	3.42%
1988	3.18%	3.36%
1989	3.08%	3.3%
1990	2.98%	3.25%
1991	2.89%	3.21%
1992	2.8%	3.16%
1993	2.7%	3.13%
1994	2.61%	3.09%
1995	2.52%	3.06%
1996	2.44%	3.02%
1997	2.35%	2.99%
1998	2.27%	2.96%
1999	2.19%	2.92%
2000	2.12%	2.88%
2001	2.06%	2.84%
2002	2%	2.81%
2003	1.97%	2.76%
2004	1.94%	2.72%
2005	1.93%	2.68%
2006	1.93%	2.64%
2007	1.93%	2.59%
2008	1.93%	2.55%
2009	2.54%	2.51%
2010	1.93%	2.47%
2011	1.92%	2.43%
2012	1.91%	2.38%
2013	1.89%	2.35%
2014	1.87%	2.3%
2015	1.85%	2.26%
2016	1.83%	2.22%
2017	1.81%	2.18%
2018	1.78%	2.14%
2019	2.02%	2.1%
2020	1.7%	2.06%
2021	1.66%	2.01%
2022	1.62%	1.96%
2023	1.57%	1.91%