Fertility & birth rates in Saudi Arabia and Trinidad and Tobago

Fertility rate in Saudi Arabia vs Trinidad and Tobago chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Saudi Arabia was 2.28 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.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Saudi Arabia	Trinidad
1960	7.63	5.41
1961	7.63	5.41
1962	7.64	5.36
1963	7.65	5.24
1964	7.67	5.08
1965	7.66	4.88
1966	7.66	4.62
1967	7.66	4.35
1968	7.63	4.11
1969	7.6	3.86
1970	7.58	3.71
1971	7.56	3.61
1972	7.54	3.55
1973	7.48	3.47
1974	7.43	3.32
1975	7.37	3.21
1976	7.33	3.14
1977	7.3	3.12
1978	7.26	3.13
1979	7.23	3.13
1980	7.15	3.15
1981	7.07	3.13
1982	6.98	3.11
1983	6.88	3.07
1984	6.78	3.02
1985	6.65	2.99
1986	6.52	2.9
1987	6.34	2.78
1988	6.15	2.65
1989	5.98	2.53
1990	5.8	2.39
1991	5.64	2.29
1992	5.49	2.21
1993	5.33	2.13
1994	5.16	2.06
1995	4.99	1.97
1996	4.81	1.89
1997	4.66	1.83
1998	4.52	1.78
1999	4.35	1.76
2000	4.21	1.73
2001	3.96	1.71
2002	3.71	1.67
2003	3.47	1.65
2004	3.26	1.63
2005	3.16	1.63
2006	3.18	1.62
2007	3.19	1.62
2008	3.07	1.62
2009	2.95	1.62
2010	2.81	1.61
2011	2.8	1.61
2012	2.78	1.61
2013	2.67	1.6
2014	2.68	1.6
2015	2.63	1.6
2016	2.65	1.6
2017	2.67	1.59
2018	2.67	1.59
2019	2.49	1.58
2020	2.27	1.57
2021	2.17	1.56
2022	2.14	1.54
2023	2.28	1.53
2024	2.31	1.54
2025	2.29	1.52
2026	2.27	1.52
2027	2.25	1.51
2028	2.22	1.51
2029	2.2	1.51
2030	2.17	1.51
2031	2.15	1.51
2032	2.13	1.51
2033	2.11	1.51
2034	2.09	1.51
2035	2.07	1.51
2036	2.05	1.51
2037	2.03	1.51
2038	2.01	1.51
2039	1.99	1.51
2040	1.98	1.51
2041	1.97	1.51
2042	1.95	1.51
2043	1.94	1.51
2044	1.93	1.51
2045	1.92	1.51
2046	1.91	1.51
2047	1.9	1.51
2048	1.89	1.52
2049	1.88	1.52
2050	1.87	1.52

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Saudi Arabia	Trinidad
1960	43.4%	43.1%
1961	43.6%	43.2%
1962	43.9%	43.2%
1963	44.3%	43.3%
1964	44.6%	43.2%
1965	44.8%	43.1%
1966	45.1%	42.9%
1967	45.3%	42.7%
1968	45.4%	42.3%
1969	45.5%	41.9%
1970	45.5%	41.2%
1971	45.5%	40.4%
1972	45.3%	39.7%
1973	45.2%	39.1%
1974	45%	38.4%
1975	44.8%	37.6%
1976	44.6%	36.8%
1977	44.5%	36%
1978	44.3%	35.3%
1979	44.2%	34.8%
1980	44.1%	34.4%
1981	43.9%	34.2%
1982	43.8%	34.2%
1983	43.7%	34.2%
1984	43.6%	34.3%
1985	43.6%	34.4%
1986	43.5%	34.4%
1987	43.4%	34.4%
1988	43.3%	34.2%
1989	43.2%	34%
1990	43%	33.7%
1991	42.7%	33.3%
1992	42.4%	32.8%
1993	42.1%	32.2%
1994	41.7%	31.6%
1995	41.2%	30.8%
1996	40.7%	29.9%
1997	40.1%	28.9%
1998	39.5%	27.9%
1999	38.9%	27%
2000	38.3%	26%
2001	37.7%	25%
2002	36.8%	24.2%
2003	35.7%	23.4%
2004	34.5%	22.7%
2005	33.2%	22.1%
2006	31.9%	21.6%
2007	30.6%	21.2%
2008	29.5%	20.8%
2009	28.5%	20.5%
2010	27.6%	20.3%
2011	26.9%	20.1%
2012	26.3%	20%
2013	25.8%	19.9%
2014	25.4%	19.7%
2015	25.1%	19.6%
2016	24.9%	19.5%
2017	25.2%	19.3%
2018	25.7%	19%
2019	25.8%	18.8%
2020	25.5%	18.7%
2021	25.2%	18.5%
2022	24.6%	18.3%
2023	24.1%	18%
2024	23.8%	17.8%
2025	23.6%	17.5%
2026	23.4%	17.2%
2027	23.3%	16.9%
2028	23.1%	16.6%
2029	22.9%	16.4%
2030	22.8%	16.1%
2031	22.6%	15.8%
2032	22.5%	15.5%
2033	22.4%	15.3%
2034	22.3%	15.1%
2035	22.2%	14.9%
2036	22.2%	14.7%
2037	22.1%	14.5%
2038	22%	14.4%
2039	21.9%	14.2%
2040	21.7%	14.1%
2041	21.5%	14.1%
2042	21.3%	14%
2043	21.2%	13.9%
2044	21%	13.9%
2045	20.8%	13.8%
2046	20.7%	13.8%
2047	20.5%	13.7%
2048	20.4%	13.7%
2049	20.2%	13.6%
2050	20.1%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 23.8% of the population in Saudi Arabia and 17.8% in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024, compared to 43% and 33.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Saudi Arabia and Trinidad and Tobago compared.

Natural population change in Saudi Arabia vs Trinidad and Tobago by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.57% in Saudi Arabia 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
	Saudi Arabia	Trinidad
1960	74,143	24,766
1961	77,743	25,518
1962	81,393	25,763
1963	85,480	25,507
1964	89,776	25,065
1965	93,820	24,349
1966	98,361	23,228
1967	103,343	21,992
1968	108,281	20,849
1969	113,859	19,652
1970	120,440	19,074
1971	127,600	19,400
1972	136,360	20,116
1973	145,450	20,617
1974	155,478	20,412
1975	166,223	20,468
1976	178,024	20,875
1977	191,103	21,660
1978	205,331	22,538
1979	220,186	23,475
1980	234,372	24,557
1981	249,156	25,015
1982	264,831	25,181
1983	280,616	25,118
1984	296,615	24,738
1985	310,558	24,487
1986	322,340	23,705
1987	333,088	22,398
1988	342,865	21,028
1989	349,399	19,636
1990	355,495	18,052
1991	361,329	16,903
1992	366,763	15,910
1993	372,621	14,878
1994	377,351	14,032
1995	380,231	12,971
1996	382,248	12,101
1997	385,033	11,405
1998	389,499	10,964
1999	390,112	10,821
2000	392,407	10,588
2001	382,153	10,438
2002	372,099	10,316
2003	364,520	10,169
2004	362,843	10,149
2005	375,938	9,822
2006	399,333	9,889
2007	425,199	9,939
2008	433,457	9,872
2009	438,557	9,769
2010	418,641	9,698
2011	443,675	9,601
2012	465,649	9,376
2013	475,299	9,020
2014	493,431	8,571
2015	511,023	7,963
2016	537,829	7,436
2017	546,751	6,779
2018	528,767	5,869
2019	474,407	5,647
2020	447,036	4,558
2021	409,032	2,091
2022	406,920	3,773
2023	474,366	3,200

Maternal mortality chart: Saudi Arabia vs Trinidad and Tobago

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 7 deaths per 100,000 live births in Saudi Arabia, compared to 54 deaths in Trinidad and Tobago.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Saudi Arabia	Trinidad
1985	40	87
1986	38	89
1987	36	86
1988	34	87
1989	32	86
1990	30	84
1991	29	82
1992	27	85
1993	26	85
1994	25	84
1995	24	85
1996	23	84
1997	23	82
1998	22	79
1999	21	78
2000	20	76
2001	19	72
2002	18	69
2003	16	67
2004	16	63
2005	15	60
2006	14	58
2007	13	57
2008	12	55
2009	11	54
2010	11	54
2011	10	53
2012	9	51
2013	9	50
2014	8	50
2015	8	50
2016	8	51
2017	8	51
2018	8	53
2019	8	53
2020	11	35
2021	12	54
2022	9	30
2023	7	54

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.62% in Saudi Arabia 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
	Saudi Arabia	Trinidad
1960	-	6.74%
1961	-	6.53%
1962	-	6.33%
1963	-	6.14%
1964	-	5.96%
1965	-	5.8%
1966	-	5.66%
1967	-	5.53%
1968	-	5.4%
1969	-	5.28%
1970	-	5.17%
1971	-	5.06%
1972	16%	4.95%
1973	14.9%	4.84%
1974	14%	4.72%
1975	13.1%	4.6%
1976	12.2%	4.48%
1977	11.4%	4.37%
1978	10.7%	4.25%
1979	9.99%	4.14%
1980	9.34%	4.03%
1981	8.71%	3.92%
1982	8.12%	3.83%
1983	7.56%	3.73%
1984	7.04%	3.64%
1985	6.55%	3.56%
1986	6.07%	3.49%
1987	5.62%	3.42%
1988	5.19%	3.36%
1989	4.8%	3.3%
1990	4.44%	3.25%
1991	4.11%	3.21%
1992	3.81%	3.16%
1993	3.54%	3.13%
1994	3.29%	3.09%
1995	3.06%	3.06%
1996	2.86%	3.02%
1997	2.67%	2.99%
1998	2.5%	2.96%
1999	2.35%	2.92%
2000	2.21%	2.88%
2001	2.08%	2.84%
2002	1.96%	2.81%
2003	1.85%	2.76%
2004	1.75%	2.72%
2005	1.65%	2.68%
2006	1.56%	2.64%
2007	1.47%	2.59%
2008	1.38%	2.55%
2009	1.3%	2.51%
2010	1.22%	2.47%
2011	1.15%	2.43%
2012	1.08%	2.38%
2013	1.02%	2.35%
2014	0.96%	2.3%
2015	0.9%	2.26%
2016	0.85%	2.22%
2017	0.8%	2.18%
2018	0.76%	2.14%
2019	0.72%	2.1%
2020	0.69%	2.06%
2021	0.66%	2.01%
2022	0.64%	1.96%
2023	0.62%	1.91%