Fertility & birth rates in Somalia and Trinidad and Tobago

Fertility rate in Somalia vs Trinidad and Tobago chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Somalia was 6.13 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 Somalia 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
	Somalia	Trinidad
1960	7.25	5.41
1961	7.25	5.41
1962	7.26	5.36
1963	7.26	5.24
1964	7.26	5.08
1965	7.26	4.88
1966	7.26	4.62
1967	7.25	4.35
1968	7.23	4.11
1969	7.21	3.86
1970	7.18	3.71
1971	7.15	3.61
1972	7.12	3.55
1973	7.09	3.47
1974	7.06	3.32
1975	7.03	3.21
1976	7.02	3.14
1977	7	3.12
1978	7.13	3.13
1979	7.16	3.13
1980	7.18	3.15
1981	7.23	3.13
1982	7.25	3.11
1983	7.28	3.07
1984	7.3	3.02
1985	7.33	2.99
1986	7.35	2.9
1987	7.37	2.78
1988	7.4	2.65
1989	7.42	2.53
1990	7.44	2.39
1991	7.47	2.29
1992	7.5	2.21
1993	7.53	2.13
1994	7.54	2.06
1995	7.58	1.97
1996	7.62	1.89
1997	7.66	1.83
1998	7.66	1.78
1999	7.66	1.76
2000	7.65	1.73
2001	7.64	1.71
2002	7.63	1.67
2003	7.6	1.65
2004	7.57	1.63
2005	7.53	1.63
2006	7.49	1.62
2007	7.46	1.62
2008	7.42	1.62
2009	7.38	1.62
2010	7.32	1.61
2011	7.27	1.61
2012	7.21	1.61
2013	7.14	1.6
2014	7.06	1.6
2015	6.98	1.6
2016	6.88	1.6
2017	6.77	1.59
2018	6.66	1.59
2019	6.56	1.58
2020	6.45	1.57
2021	6.35	1.56
2022	6.26	1.54
2023	6.13	1.53
2024	6.01	1.54
2025	5.91	1.52
2026	5.8	1.52
2027	5.68	1.51
2028	5.58	1.51
2029	5.47	1.51
2030	5.35	1.51
2031	5.25	1.51
2032	5.14	1.51
2033	5.04	1.51
2034	4.94	1.51
2035	4.84	1.51
2036	4.74	1.51
2037	4.63	1.51
2038	4.52	1.51
2039	4.44	1.51
2040	4.35	1.51
2041	4.26	1.51
2042	4.16	1.51
2043	4.07	1.51
2044	3.99	1.51
2045	3.91	1.51
2046	3.84	1.51
2047	3.78	1.51
2048	3.71	1.52
2049	3.65	1.52
2050	3.6	1.52

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Somalia	Trinidad
1960	44.4%	43.1%
1961	44.7%	43.2%
1962	44.8%	43.2%
1963	45%	43.3%
1964	45.1%	43.2%
1965	45.1%	43.1%
1966	44.9%	42.9%
1967	44.8%	42.7%
1968	44.7%	42.3%
1969	44.6%	41.9%
1970	44.5%	41.2%
1971	44.5%	40.4%
1972	44.4%	39.7%
1973	44.4%	39.1%
1974	44.4%	38.4%
1975	44.3%	37.6%
1976	44.3%	36.8%
1977	44.3%	36%
1978	44.4%	35.3%
1979	44.5%	34.8%
1980	44.6%	34.4%
1981	44.8%	34.2%
1982	45%	34.2%
1983	45.2%	34.2%
1984	45.4%	34.3%
1985	45.6%	34.4%
1986	45.8%	34.4%
1987	46%	34.4%
1988	46.3%	34.2%
1989	46.7%	34%
1990	47%	33.7%
1991	47%	33.3%
1992	46.5%	32.8%
1993	46.4%	32.2%
1994	46.5%	31.6%
1995	46.7%	30.8%
1996	46.9%	29.9%
1997	47%	28.9%
1998	47.1%	27.9%
1999	47.2%	27%
2000	47.4%	26%
2001	47.5%	25%
2002	47.6%	24.2%
2003	47.7%	23.4%
2004	47.9%	22.7%
2005	48.2%	22.1%
2006	48.6%	21.6%
2007	48.9%	21.2%
2008	48.9%	20.8%
2009	48.8%	20.5%
2010	48.7%	20.3%
2011	48.3%	20.1%
2012	47.9%	20%
2013	47.8%	19.9%
2014	47.7%	19.7%
2015	47.6%	19.6%
2016	47.5%	19.5%
2017	47.4%	19.3%
2018	47.3%	19%
2019	47.1%	18.8%
2020	47%	18.7%
2021	47%	18.5%
2022	46.8%	18.3%
2023	46.7%	18%
2024	46.6%	17.8%
2025	46.6%	17.5%
2026	46.5%	17.2%
2027	46.4%	16.9%
2028	46.1%	16.6%
2029	45.8%	16.4%
2030	45.4%	16.1%
2031	45.1%	15.8%
2032	44.7%	15.5%
2033	44.3%	15.3%
2034	43.9%	15.1%
2035	43.5%	14.9%
2036	43.1%	14.7%
2037	42.6%	14.5%
2038	42.1%	14.4%
2039	41.7%	14.2%
2040	41.2%	14.1%
2041	40.8%	14.1%
2042	40.3%	14%
2043	39.9%	13.9%
2044	39.4%	13.9%
2045	39%	13.8%
2046	38.6%	13.8%
2047	38.2%	13.7%
2048	37.8%	13.7%
2049	37.4%	13.6%
2050	37%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 46.6% of the population in Somalia and 17.8% in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024, compared to 47% and 33.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Somalia and Trinidad and Tobago compared.

Natural population change in Somalia vs Trinidad and Tobago by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.34% in Somalia 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
	Somalia	Trinidad
1960	73,850	24,766
1961	75,513	25,518
1962	77,737	25,763
1963	79,859	25,507
1964	82,042	25,065
1965	84,448	24,349
1966	86,930	23,228
1967	89,497	21,992
1968	92,208	20,849
1969	95,045	19,652
1970	98,025	19,074
1971	101,196	19,400
1972	104,493	20,116
1973	108,038	20,617
1974	104,813	20,412
1975	108,998	20,468
1976	113,319	20,875
1977	124,818	21,660
1978	132,689	22,538
1979	151,016	23,475
1980	174,790	24,557
1981	185,211	25,015
1982	182,793	25,181
1983	190,775	25,118
1984	199,017	24,738
1985	207,960	24,487
1986	218,416	23,705
1987	231,580	22,398
1988	215,599	21,028
1989	225,255	19,636
1990	225,162	18,052
1991	53,052	16,903
1992	57,495	15,910
1993	232,960	14,878
1994	246,950	14,032
1995	254,509	12,971
1996	264,807	12,101
1997	271,894	11,405
1998	284,779	10,964
1999	295,523	10,821
2000	306,651	10,588
2001	319,059	10,438
2002	331,215	10,316
2003	341,192	10,169
2004	351,959	10,149
2005	363,117	9,822
2006	372,597	9,889
2007	380,303	9,939
2008	394,258	9,872
2009	405,784	9,769
2010	385,571	9,698
2011	203,213	9,601
2012	399,468	9,376
2013	448,518	9,020
2014	464,481	8,571
2015	481,573	7,963
2016	495,132	7,436
2017	478,556	6,779
2018	514,244	5,869
2019	548,756	5,647
2020	561,311	4,558
2021	566,399	2,091
2022	551,450	3,773
2023	608,203	3,200

Maternal mortality chart: Somalia vs Trinidad and Tobago

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 563 deaths per 100,000 live births in Somalia, compared to 54 deaths in Trinidad and Tobago.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Somalia	Trinidad
1985	1,465	87
1986	1,452	89
1987	1,393	86
1988	1,423	87
1989	1,395	86
1990	1,358	84
1991	1,431	82
1992	1,339	85
1993	1,195	85
1994	1,254	84
1995	1,210	85
1996	1,225	84
1997	1,206	82
1998	1,177	79
1999	1,170	78
2000	1,150	76
2001	1,129	72
2002	1,121	69
2003	1,111	67
2004	1,104	63
2005	1,086	60
2006	1,085	58
2007	1,074	57
2008	1,035	55
2009	995	54
2010	1,062	54
2011	972	53
2012	894	51
2013	855	50
2014	816	50
2015	784	50
2016	754	51
2017	716	51
2018	727	53
2019	656	53
2020	655	35
2021	726	54
2022	622	30
2023	563	54

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 10.4% in Somalia 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
	Somalia	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	-	4.95%
1973	-	4.84%
1974	-	4.72%
1975	-	4.6%
1976	-	4.48%
1977	-	4.37%
1978	-	4.25%
1979	-	4.14%
1980	-	4.03%
1981	-	3.92%
1982	20.1%	3.83%
1983	19.8%	3.73%
1984	19.5%	3.64%
1985	19.3%	3.56%
1986	19%	3.49%
1987	18.8%	3.42%
1988	18.6%	3.36%
1989	18.3%	3.3%
1990	18%	3.25%
1991	44.3%	3.21%
1992	45.6%	3.16%
1993	17.3%	3.13%
1994	17.2%	3.09%
1995	17.2%	3.06%
1996	17.2%	3.02%
1997	17.2%	2.99%
1998	17.2%	2.96%
1999	17.2%	2.92%
2000	17.2%	2.88%
2001	17.2%	2.84%
2002	17.2%	2.81%
2003	17.2%	2.76%
2004	17.2%	2.72%
2005	17.2%	2.68%
2006	17.2%	2.64%
2007	17%	2.59%
2008	16.6%	2.55%
2009	16.2%	2.51%
2010	18.6%	2.47%
2011	35.9%	2.43%
2012	18.4%	2.38%
2013	14.3%	2.35%
2014	13.8%	2.3%
2015	13.4%	2.26%
2016	13%	2.22%
2017	15.5%	2.18%
2018	13.6%	2.14%
2019	11.8%	2.1%
2020	11.4%	2.06%
2021	11.1%	2.01%
2022	14.3%	1.96%
2023	10.4%	1.91%