Fertility & birth rates in Solomon Islands and Trinidad and Tobago

Fertility rate in Solomon Islands vs Trinidad and Tobago chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in the Solomon Islands was 3.56 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 the Solomon Islands 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
	Solomon Islands	Trinidad
1960	7.07	5.41
1961	7.05	5.41
1962	7.04	5.36
1963	7.03	5.24
1964	7.05	5.08
1965	7.02	4.88
1966	7	4.62
1967	6.97	4.35
1968	6.95	4.11
1969	6.97	3.86
1970	6.98	3.71
1971	6.99	3.61
1972	6.99	3.55
1973	7	3.47
1974	7.01	3.32
1975	6.99	3.21
1976	6.95	3.14
1977	6.92	3.12
1978	6.87	3.13
1979	6.82	3.13
1980	6.77	3.15
1981	6.71	3.13
1982	6.64	3.11
1983	6.57	3.07
1984	6.49	3.02
1985	6.38	2.99
1986	6.26	2.9
1987	6.12	2.78
1988	5.99	2.65
1989	5.87	2.53
1990	5.74	2.39
1991	5.62	2.29
1992	5.51	2.21
1993	5.45	2.13
1994	5.4	2.06
1995	5.34	1.97
1996	5.22	1.89
1997	5.09	1.83
1998	4.98	1.78
1999	4.86	1.76
2000	4.76	1.73
2001	4.67	1.71
2002	4.6	1.67
2003	4.54	1.65
2004	4.47	1.63
2005	4.41	1.63
2006	4.39	1.62
2007	4.37	1.62
2008	4.36	1.62
2009	4.35	1.62
2010	4.34	1.61
2011	4.34	1.61
2012	4.33	1.61
2013	4.33	1.6
2014	4.36	1.6
2015	4.29	1.6
2016	4.2	1.6
2017	4.06	1.59
2018	3.93	1.59
2019	3.8	1.58
2020	3.75	1.57
2021	3.69	1.56
2022	3.62	1.54
2023	3.56	1.53
2024	3.51	1.54
2025	3.47	1.52
2026	3.42	1.52
2027	3.37	1.51
2028	3.32	1.51
2029	3.28	1.51
2030	3.24	1.51
2031	3.2	1.51
2032	3.16	1.51
2033	3.12	1.51
2034	3.08	1.51
2035	3.04	1.51
2036	3	1.51
2037	2.97	1.51
2038	2.94	1.51
2039	2.91	1.51
2040	2.88	1.51
2041	2.84	1.51
2042	2.82	1.51
2043	2.79	1.51
2044	2.76	1.51
2045	2.73	1.51
2046	2.71	1.51
2047	2.68	1.51
2048	2.66	1.52
2049	2.63	1.52
2050	2.61	1.52

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Solomon Islands	Trinidad
1960	46.3%	43.1%
1961	46.1%	43.2%
1962	46%	43.2%
1963	45.9%	43.3%
1964	45.8%	43.2%
1965	45.9%	43.1%
1966	46%	42.9%
1967	46.2%	42.7%
1968	46.4%	42.3%
1969	46.6%	41.9%
1970	46.7%	41.2%
1971	46.8%	40.4%
1972	46.9%	39.7%
1973	47.1%	39.1%
1974	47.5%	38.4%
1975	47.9%	37.6%
1976	48.2%	36.8%
1977	48.3%	36%
1978	48.3%	35.3%
1979	48.3%	34.8%
1980	48.3%	34.4%
1981	48.2%	34.2%
1982	48.1%	34.2%
1983	47.9%	34.2%
1984	47.8%	34.3%
1985	47.5%	34.4%
1986	47.3%	34.4%
1987	46.9%	34.4%
1988	46.6%	34.2%
1989	46.2%	34%
1990	45.8%	33.7%
1991	45.4%	33.3%
1992	45.1%	32.8%
1993	44.8%	32.2%
1994	44.5%	31.6%
1995	44.3%	30.8%
1996	44%	29.9%
1997	43.8%	28.9%
1998	43.5%	27.9%
1999	43.2%	27%
2000	42.9%	26%
2001	42.5%	25%
2002	42.2%	24.2%
2003	41.9%	23.4%
2004	41.7%	22.7%
2005	41.5%	22.1%
2006	41.3%	21.6%
2007	41.2%	21.2%
2008	41.2%	20.8%
2009	41.1%	20.5%
2010	41%	20.3%
2011	40.8%	20.1%
2012	40.7%	20%
2013	40.4%	19.9%
2014	40.2%	19.7%
2015	40%	19.6%
2016	39.7%	19.5%
2017	39.4%	19.3%
2018	39%	19%
2019	38.7%	18.8%
2020	38.4%	18.7%
2021	38.1%	18.5%
2022	37.7%	18.3%
2023	37.4%	18%
2024	37%	17.8%
2025	36.6%	17.5%
2026	36.1%	17.2%
2027	35.7%	16.9%
2028	35.2%	16.6%
2029	34.7%	16.4%
2030	34.3%	16.1%
2031	33.9%	15.8%
2032	33.5%	15.5%
2033	33.2%	15.3%
2034	32.9%	15.1%
2035	32.7%	14.9%
2036	32.4%	14.7%
2037	32.2%	14.5%
2038	31.9%	14.4%
2039	31.7%	14.2%
2040	31.5%	14.1%
2041	31.2%	14.1%
2042	31%	14%
2043	30.7%	13.9%
2044	30.4%	13.9%
2045	30.2%	13.8%
2046	29.9%	13.8%
2047	29.6%	13.7%
2048	29.3%	13.7%
2049	29%	13.6%
2050	28.7%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 37% of the population in the Solomon Islands and 17.8% in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024, compared to 45.8% and 33.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Solomon Islands and Trinidad and Tobago compared.

Natural population change in Solomon Islands vs Trinidad and Tobago by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.38% in the Solomon Islands 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
	Solomon Islands	Trinidad
1960	4,119	24,766
1961	4,257	25,518
1962	4,408	25,763
1963	4,571	25,507
1964	4,747	25,065
1965	4,885	24,349
1966	5,028	23,228
1967	5,151	21,992
1968	5,285	20,849
1969	5,444	19,652
1970	5,575	19,074
1971	5,814	19,400
1972	6,074	20,116
1973	6,343	20,617
1974	6,612	20,412
1975	6,635	20,468
1976	7,058	20,875
1977	7,290	21,660
1978	7,598	22,538
1979	7,874	23,475
1980	8,156	24,557
1981	8,436	25,015
1982	8,720	25,181
1983	9,011	25,118
1984	9,299	24,738
1985	9,534	24,487
1986	9,656	23,705
1987	9,943	22,398
1988	10,142	21,028
1989	10,354	19,636
1990	10,561	18,052
1991	10,789	16,903
1992	11,029	15,910
1993	11,396	14,878
1994	11,771	14,032
1995	12,124	12,971
1996	12,328	12,101
1997	12,478	11,405
1998	12,658	10,964
1999	12,809	10,821
2000	12,938	10,588
2001	13,061	10,438
2002	13,195	10,316
2003	13,344	10,169
2004	13,444	10,149
2005	13,568	9,822
2006	13,799	9,889
2007	13,963	9,939
2008	14,225	9,872
2009	14,381	9,769
2010	14,604	9,698
2011	15,095	9,601
2012	15,585	9,376
2013	16,038	9,020
2014	16,652	8,571
2015	16,909	7,963
2016	17,027	7,436
2017	16,897	6,779
2018	16,790	5,869
2019	16,649	5,647
2020	16,488	4,558
2021	16,626	2,091
2022	17,253	3,773
2023	17,436	3,200

Maternal mortality chart: Solomon Islands vs Trinidad and Tobago

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 123 deaths per 100,000 live births in the Solomon Islands, compared to 54 deaths in Trinidad and Tobago.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Solomon Islands	Trinidad
1985	209	87
1986	226	89
1987	200	86
1988	193	87
1989	188	86
1990	184	84
1991	178	82
1992	174	85
1993	173	85
1994	170	84
1995	168	85
1996	166	84
1997	164	82
1998	165	79
1999	164	78
2000	166	76
2001	167	72
2002	168	69
2003	167	67
2004	164	63
2005	161	60
2006	159	58
2007	163	57
2008	153	55
2009	152	54
2010	148	54
2011	147	53
2012	146	51
2013	147	50
2014	147	50
2015	146	50
2016	143	51
2017	140	51
2018	136	53
2019	135	53
2020	131	35
2021	153	54
2022	126	30
2023	123	54

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.06% in the Solomon Islands 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
	Solomon Islands	Trinidad
1960	16.7%	6.74%
1961	16%	6.53%
1962	15.4%	6.33%
1963	14.7%	6.14%
1964	14%	5.96%
1965	13.3%	5.8%
1966	12.7%	5.66%
1967	12%	5.53%
1968	11.3%	5.4%
1969	10.6%	5.28%
1970	9.94%	5.17%
1971	9.29%	5.06%
1972	8.69%	4.95%
1973	8.12%	4.84%
1974	7.6%	4.72%
1975	7.9%	4.6%
1976	6.68%	4.48%
1977	6.29%	4.37%
1978	5.95%	4.25%
1979	5.64%	4.14%
1980	5.38%	4.03%
1981	5.14%	3.92%
1982	4.93%	3.83%
1983	4.74%	3.73%
1984	4.58%	3.64%
1985	4.42%	3.56%
1986	4.28%	3.49%
1987	4.16%	3.42%
1988	4.04%	3.36%
1989	3.93%	3.3%
1990	3.82%	3.25%
1991	3.72%	3.21%
1992	3.62%	3.16%
1993	3.52%	3.13%
1994	3.43%	3.09%
1995	3.35%	3.06%
1996	3.27%	3.02%
1997	3.21%	2.99%
1998	3.16%	2.96%
1999	3.11%	2.92%
2000	3.07%	2.88%
2001	3.03%	2.84%
2002	2.99%	2.81%
2003	2.97%	2.76%
2004	2.94%	2.72%
2005	2.91%	2.68%
2006	2.88%	2.64%
2007	2.85%	2.59%
2008	2.81%	2.55%
2009	2.76%	2.51%
2010	2.72%	2.47%
2011	2.67%	2.43%
2012	2.62%	2.38%
2013	2.58%	2.35%
2014	2.53%	2.3%
2015	2.49%	2.26%
2016	2.45%	2.22%
2017	2.41%	2.18%
2018	2.36%	2.14%
2019	2.3%	2.1%
2020	2.24%	2.06%
2021	2.18%	2.01%
2022	2.12%	1.96%
2023	2.06%	1.91%