Fertility & birth rates in Singapore and Trinidad and Tobago

Fertility rate in Singapore vs Trinidad and Tobago chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Singapore was 0.97 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 Singapore 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
	Singapore	Trinidad
1960	5.76	5.41
1961	5.41	5.41
1962	5.21	5.36
1963	5.16	5.24
1964	4.97	5.08
1965	4.66	4.88
1966	4.46	4.62
1967	3.91	4.35
1968	3.53	4.11
1969	3.22	3.86
1970	3.07	3.71
1971	3.02	3.61
1972	3.04	3.55
1973	2.79	3.47
1974	2.35	3.32
1975	2.07	3.21
1976	2.11	3.14
1977	1.82	3.12
1978	1.79	3.13
1979	1.79	3.13
1980	1.82	3.15
1981	1.78	3.13
1982	1.74	3.11
1983	1.61	3.07
1984	1.62	3.02
1985	1.61	2.99
1986	1.43	2.9
1987	1.62	2.78
1988	1.96	2.65
1989	1.75	2.53
1990	1.83	2.39
1991	1.73	2.29
1992	1.72	2.21
1993	1.74	2.13
1994	1.71	2.06
1995	1.67	1.97
1996	1.66	1.89
1997	1.61	1.83
1998	1.48	1.78
1999	1.47	1.76
2000	1.6	1.73
2001	1.41	1.71
2002	1.37	1.67
2003	1.27	1.65
2004	1.26	1.63
2005	1.26	1.63
2006	1.28	1.62
2007	1.29	1.62
2008	1.28	1.62
2009	1.22	1.62
2010	1.15	1.61
2011	1.2	1.61
2012	1.29	1.61
2013	1.19	1.6
2014	1.25	1.6
2015	1.24	1.6
2016	1.2	1.6
2017	1.16	1.59
2018	1.14	1.59
2019	1.14	1.58
2020	1.1	1.57
2021	1.12	1.56
2022	1.04	1.54
2023	0.97	1.53
2024	0.98	1.54
2025	0.99	1.52
2026	1	1.52
2027	1.01	1.51
2028	1.02	1.51
2029	1.03	1.51
2030	1.03	1.51
2031	1.04	1.51
2032	1.05	1.51
2033	1.06	1.51
2034	1.07	1.51
2035	1.07	1.51
2036	1.08	1.51
2037	1.09	1.51
2038	1.1	1.51
2039	1.1	1.51
2040	1.11	1.51
2041	1.12	1.51
2042	1.13	1.51
2043	1.13	1.51
2044	1.14	1.51
2045	1.15	1.51
2046	1.16	1.51
2047	1.17	1.51
2048	1.17	1.52
2049	1.18	1.52
2050	1.19	1.52

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Singapore	Trinidad
1960	44.7%	43.1%
1961	44.8%	43.2%
1962	44.7%	43.2%
1963	44.4%	43.3%
1964	43.8%	43.2%
1965	43.2%	43.1%
1966	42.5%	42.9%
1967	41.7%	42.7%
1968	40.8%	42.3%
1969	39.8%	41.9%
1970	38.7%	41.2%
1971	37.5%	40.4%
1972	36.2%	39.7%
1973	35%	39.1%
1974	33.7%	38.4%
1975	32.5%	37.6%
1976	31.2%	36.8%
1977	30%	36%
1978	28.8%	35.3%
1979	27.6%	34.8%
1980	26.4%	34.4%
1981	25.2%	34.2%
1982	24.2%	34.2%
1983	23.7%	34.2%
1984	23.3%	34.3%
1985	23.1%	34.4%
1986	22.9%	34.4%
1987	22.4%	34.4%
1988	22%	34.2%
1989	21.7%	34%
1990	21.4%	33.7%
1991	21.2%	33.3%
1992	21.1%	32.8%
1993	21%	32.2%
1994	20.7%	31.6%
1995	20.4%	30.8%
1996	20%	29.9%
1997	19.5%	28.9%
1998	19.2%	27.9%
1999	19%	27%
2000	18.8%	26%
2001	18.6%	25%
2002	18.4%	24.2%
2003	18.2%	23.4%
2004	17.8%	22.7%
2005	17.2%	22.1%
2006	16.6%	21.6%
2007	15.8%	21.2%
2008	15.1%	20.8%
2009	14.6%	20.5%
2010	14.1%	20.3%
2011	13.7%	20.1%
2012	13.4%	20%
2013	13.1%	19.9%
2014	12.9%	19.7%
2015	12.7%	19.6%
2016	12.5%	19.5%
2017	12.4%	19.3%
2018	12.3%	19%
2019	12.2%	18.8%
2020	12.2%	18.7%
2021	12.2%	18.5%
2022	12%	18.3%
2023	11.8%	18%
2024	11.7%	17.8%
2025	11.7%	17.5%
2026	11.7%	17.2%
2027	11.8%	16.9%
2028	11.9%	16.6%
2029	12%	16.4%
2030	12%	16.1%
2031	12%	15.8%
2032	12.1%	15.5%
2033	12.1%	15.3%
2034	12.1%	15.1%
2035	12.1%	14.9%
2036	12.1%	14.7%
2037	12.1%	14.5%
2038	12%	14.4%
2039	11.8%	14.2%
2040	11.7%	14.1%
2041	11.5%	14.1%
2042	11.2%	14%
2043	11%	13.9%
2044	10.7%	13.9%
2045	10.4%	13.8%
2046	10.1%	13.8%
2047	9.87%	13.7%
2048	9.6%	13.7%
2049	9.35%	13.6%
2050	9.12%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 11.7% of the population in Singapore and 17.8% in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024, compared to 21.4% and 33.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Singapore and Trinidad and Tobago compared.

Natural population change in Singapore vs Trinidad and Tobago by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.35% in Singapore 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
	Singapore	Trinidad
1960	51,533	24,766
1961	49,880	25,518
1962	48,830	25,763
1963	49,542	25,507
1964	47,697	25,065
1965	45,474	24,349
1966	44,298	23,228
1967	40,145	21,992
1968	36,216	20,849
1969	34,314	19,652
1970	35,059	19,074
1971	35,708	19,400
1972	38,098	20,116
1973	36,404	20,617
1974	31,664	20,412
1975	28,509	20,468
1976	31,189	20,875
1977	26,508	21,660
1978	27,537	22,538
1979	28,363	23,475
1980	30,657	24,557
1981	32,167	25,015
1982	33,346	25,181
1983	30,296	25,118
1984	31,967	24,738
1985	32,010	24,487
1986	27,880	23,705
1987	33,020	22,398
1988	42,407	21,028
1989	36,929	19,636
1990	41,136	18,052
1991	39,188	16,903
1992	39,091	15,910
1993	40,425	14,878
1994	39,319	14,032
1995	38,065	12,971
1996	38,542	12,101
1997	37,960	11,405
1998	33,381	10,964
1999	32,857	10,821
2000	37,057	10,588
2001	31,035	10,438
2002	29,231	10,316
2003	24,689	10,169
2004	24,583	10,149
2005	24,741	9,822
2006	25,968	9,889
2007	26,614	9,939
2008	28,068	9,872
2009	27,930	9,769
2010	24,876	9,698
2011	25,919	9,601
2012	29,750	9,376
2013	25,376	9,020
2014	27,896	8,571
2015	27,121	7,963
2016	25,794	7,436
2017	21,888	6,779
2018	21,427	5,869
2019	21,674	5,647
2020	18,763	4,558
2021	15,270	2,091
2022	9,019	3,773
2023	7,101	3,200

Maternal mortality chart: Singapore vs Trinidad and Tobago

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 6 deaths per 100,000 live births in Singapore, compared to 54 deaths in Trinidad and Tobago.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Singapore	Trinidad
1985	18	87
1986	18	89
1987	18	86
1988	18	87
1989	18	86
1990	17	84
1991	16	82
1992	16	85
1993	16	85
1994	16	84
1995	17	85
1996	17	84
1997	17	82
1998	17	79
1999	17	78
2000	17	76
2001	16	72
2002	16	69
2003	15	67
2004	14	63
2005	14	60
2006	13	58
2007	12	57
2008	11	55
2009	10	54
2010	10	54
2011	10	53
2012	10	51
2013	9	50
2014	9	50
2015	8	50
2016	8	51
2017	8	51
2018	8	53
2019	7	53
2020	13	35
2021	20	54
2022	34	30
2023	6	54

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.21% in Singapore 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
	Singapore	Trinidad
1960	4.76%	6.74%
1961	4.37%	6.53%
1962	4.05%	6.33%
1963	3.81%	6.14%
1964	3.64%	5.96%
1965	3.5%	5.8%
1966	3.34%	5.66%
1967	3.18%	5.53%
1968	3.01%	5.4%
1969	2.86%	5.28%
1970	2.71%	5.17%
1971	2.56%	5.06%
1972	2.39%	4.95%
1973	2.18%	4.84%
1974	1.95%	4.72%
1975	1.75%	4.6%
1976	1.62%	4.48%
1977	1.54%	4.37%
1978	1.51%	4.25%
1979	1.49%	4.14%
1980	1.46%	4.03%
1981	1.4%	3.92%
1982	1.32%	3.83%
1983	1.23%	3.73%
1984	1.16%	3.64%
1985	1.09%	3.56%
1986	1.03%	3.49%
1987	0.97%	3.42%
1988	0.91%	3.36%
1989	0.84%	3.3%
1990	0.77%	3.25%
1991	0.7%	3.21%
1992	0.63%	3.16%
1993	0.58%	3.13%
1994	0.54%	3.09%
1995	0.51%	3.06%
1996	0.48%	3.02%
1997	0.46%	2.99%
1998	0.44%	2.96%
1999	0.41%	2.92%
2000	0.38%	2.88%
2001	0.36%	2.84%
2002	0.34%	2.81%
2003	0.32%	2.76%
2004	0.31%	2.72%
2005	0.3%	2.68%
2006	0.29%	2.64%
2007	0.29%	2.59%
2008	0.28%	2.55%
2009	0.28%	2.51%
2010	0.28%	2.47%
2011	0.28%	2.43%
2012	0.28%	2.38%
2013	0.28%	2.35%
2014	0.27%	2.3%
2015	0.27%	2.26%
2016	0.27%	2.22%
2017	0.26%	2.18%
2018	0.25%	2.14%
2019	0.24%	2.1%
2020	0.23%	2.06%
2021	0.22%	2.01%
2022	0.22%	1.96%
2023	0.21%	1.91%