Fertility & birth rates in Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago

Fertility rate in Suriname vs Trinidad and Tobago chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Suriname was 2.25 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 Suriname 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
	Suriname	Trinidad
1960	6.59	5.41
1961	6.58	5.41
1962	6.57	5.36
1963	6.51	5.24
1964	6.43	5.08
1965	6.32	4.88
1966	6.2	4.62
1967	6.04	4.35
1968	5.86	4.11
1969	5.7	3.86
1970	5.53	3.71
1971	5.36	3.61
1972	5.18	3.55
1973	5.01	3.47
1974	4.81	3.32
1975	4.63	3.21
1976	4.45	3.14
1977	4.26	3.12
1978	4.08	3.13
1979	3.93	3.13
1980	3.79	3.15
1981	3.75	3.13
1982	3.82	3.11
1983	3.87	3.07
1984	3.8	3.02
1985	3.71	2.99
1986	3.61	2.9
1987	3.53	2.78
1988	3.46	2.65
1989	3.39	2.53
1990	3.23	2.39
1991	3.09	2.29
1992	3.01	2.21
1993	2.94	2.13
1994	2.9	2.06
1995	2.9	1.97
1996	2.92	1.89
1997	2.95	1.83
1998	2.99	1.78
1999	3.02	1.76
2000	3.05	1.73
2001	3.06	1.71
2002	2.96	1.67
2003	2.84	1.65
2004	2.74	1.63
2005	2.71	1.63
2006	2.73	1.62
2007	2.74	1.62
2008	2.73	1.62
2009	2.71	1.62
2010	2.69	1.61
2011	2.67	1.61
2012	2.67	1.61
2013	2.65	1.6
2014	2.62	1.6
2015	2.57	1.6
2016	2.5	1.6
2017	2.43	1.59
2018	2.38	1.59
2019	2.35	1.58
2020	2.31	1.57
2021	2.3	1.56
2022	2.27	1.54
2023	2.25	1.53
2024	2.23	1.54
2025	2.21	1.52
2026	2.19	1.52
2027	2.16	1.51
2028	2.14	1.51
2029	2.13	1.51
2030	2.11	1.51
2031	2.09	1.51
2032	2.08	1.51
2033	2.06	1.51
2034	2.05	1.51
2035	2.04	1.51
2036	2.02	1.51
2037	2.01	1.51
2038	2	1.51
2039	1.99	1.51
2040	1.98	1.51
2041	1.97	1.51
2042	1.96	1.51
2043	1.95	1.51
2044	1.94	1.51
2045	1.93	1.51
2046	1.92	1.51
2047	1.91	1.51
2048	1.9	1.52
2049	1.9	1.52
2050	1.89	1.52

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Suriname	Trinidad
1960	44.5%	43.1%
1961	44.6%	43.2%
1962	45.1%	43.2%
1963	46.1%	43.3%
1964	46.8%	43.2%
1965	47.4%	43.1%
1966	48%	42.9%
1967	48.5%	42.7%
1968	48.8%	42.3%
1969	48.9%	41.9%
1970	48.8%	41.2%
1971	48.5%	40.4%
1972	47.8%	39.7%
1973	46.8%	39.1%
1974	46%	38.4%
1975	45.1%	37.6%
1976	44.3%	36.8%
1977	43.4%	36%
1978	42.6%	35.3%
1979	41.8%	34.8%
1980	41%	34.4%
1981	40.1%	34.2%
1982	39.5%	34.2%
1983	39%	34.2%
1984	38.6%	34.3%
1985	38.3%	34.4%
1986	38%	34.4%
1987	37.8%	34.4%
1988	37.7%	34.2%
1989	37.5%	34%
1990	37.4%	33.7%
1991	37.3%	33.3%
1992	37.2%	32.8%
1993	37.1%	32.2%
1994	37%	31.6%
1995	36.7%	30.8%
1996	36.1%	29.9%
1997	35.3%	28.9%
1998	34.5%	27.9%
1999	33.7%	27%
2000	33%	26%
2001	32.3%	25%
2002	31.8%	24.2%
2003	31.3%	23.4%
2004	31%	22.7%
2005	30.9%	22.1%
2006	30.8%	21.6%
2007	30.7%	21.2%
2008	30.6%	20.8%
2009	30.5%	20.5%
2010	30.3%	20.3%
2011	30%	20.1%
2012	29.8%	20%
2013	29.4%	19.9%
2014	29.1%	19.7%
2015	28.7%	19.6%
2016	28.3%	19.5%
2017	27.9%	19.3%
2018	27.5%	19%
2019	27.2%	18.8%
2020	26.8%	18.7%
2021	26.5%	18.5%
2022	26.3%	18.3%
2023	25.9%	18%
2024	25.6%	17.8%
2025	25.3%	17.5%
2026	25%	17.2%
2027	24.8%	16.9%
2028	24.5%	16.6%
2029	24.2%	16.4%
2030	23.9%	16.1%
2031	23.6%	15.8%
2032	23.4%	15.5%
2033	23.2%	15.3%
2034	23%	15.1%
2035	22.8%	14.9%
2036	22.6%	14.7%
2037	22.4%	14.5%
2038	22.2%	14.4%
2039	22%	14.2%
2040	21.8%	14.1%
2041	21.6%	14.1%
2042	21.4%	14%
2043	21.3%	13.9%
2044	21.1%	13.9%
2045	20.9%	13.8%
2046	20.7%	13.8%
2047	20.5%	13.7%
2048	20.3%	13.7%
2049	20.1%	13.6%
2050	19.9%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 25.6% of the population in Suriname and 17.8% in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024, compared to 37.4% and 33.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago compared.

Natural population change in Suriname vs Trinidad and Tobago by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.11% in Suriname 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
	Suriname	Trinidad
1960	8,170	24,766
1961	8,361	25,518
1962	8,529	25,763
1963	8,838	25,507
1964	9,174	25,065
1965	9,270	24,349
1966	9,243	23,228
1967	9,104	21,992
1968	8,980	20,849
1969	8,880	19,652
1970	8,823	19,074
1971	8,814	19,400
1972	8,893	20,116
1973	8,877	20,617
1974	8,751	20,412
1975	8,587	20,468
1976	8,327	20,875
1977	7,998	21,660
1978	7,650	22,538
1979	7,312	23,475
1980	7,002	24,557
1981	7,541	25,015
1982	8,197	25,181
1983	8,797	25,118
1984	9,031	24,738
1985	9,177	24,487
1986	9,222	23,705
1987	9,319	22,398
1988	9,347	21,028
1989	9,441	19,636
1990	9,047	18,052
1991	8,637	16,903
1992	8,355	15,910
1993	8,127	14,878
1994	7,929	14,032
1995	7,968	12,971
1996	8,031	12,101
1997	8,106	11,405
1998	8,173	10,964
1999	8,236	10,821
2000	8,323	10,588
2001	8,349	10,438
2002	7,916	10,316
2003	7,396	10,169
2004	6,948	10,149
2005	7,037	9,822
2006	7,278	9,889
2007	7,468	9,939
2008	7,552	9,872
2009	7,559	9,769
2010	7,489	9,698
2011	7,401	9,601
2012	7,405	9,376
2013	7,350	9,020
2014	7,284	8,571
2015	7,150	7,963
2016	6,979	7,436
2017	6,772	6,779
2018	6,613	5,869
2019	6,564	5,647
2020	6,640	4,558
2021	5,291	2,091
2022	6,719	3,773
2023	6,697	3,200

Maternal mortality chart: Suriname vs Trinidad and Tobago

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 84 deaths per 100,000 live births in Suriname, compared to 54 deaths in Trinidad and Tobago.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Suriname	Trinidad
1985	386	87
1986	377	89
1987	372	86
1988	364	87
1989	360	86
1990	350	84
1991	347	82
1992	346	85
1993	343	85
1994	334	84
1995	331	85
1996	323	84
1997	312	82
1998	302	79
1999	291	78
2000	282	76
2001	270	72
2002	253	69
2003	238	67
2004	219	63
2005	202	60
2006	187	58
2007	173	57
2008	161	55
2009	147	54
2010	134	54
2011	126	53
2012	122	51
2013	121	50
2014	120	50
2015	115	50
2016	109	51
2017	105	51
2018	101	53
2019	97	53
2020	94	35
2021	144	54
2022	88	30
2023	84	54

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.62% in Suriname 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
	Suriname	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	-	3.83%
1983	5.67%	3.73%
1984	5.49%	3.64%
1985	5.31%	3.56%
1986	5.13%	3.49%
1987	4.97%	3.42%
1988	4.81%	3.36%
1989	4.65%	3.3%
1990	4.49%	3.25%
1991	4.34%	3.21%
1992	4.19%	3.16%
1993	4.03%	3.13%
1994	3.88%	3.09%
1995	3.74%	3.06%
1996	3.6%	3.02%
1997	3.47%	2.99%
1998	3.34%	2.96%
1999	3.22%	2.92%
2000	3.11%	2.88%
2001	3%	2.84%
2002	2.9%	2.81%
2003	2.81%	2.76%
2004	2.72%	2.72%
2005	2.64%	2.68%
2006	2.57%	2.64%
2007	2.5%	2.59%
2008	2.44%	2.55%
2009	2.38%	2.51%
2010	2.32%	2.47%
2011	2.26%	2.43%
2012	2.21%	2.38%
2013	2.16%	2.35%
2014	2.11%	2.3%
2015	2.05%	2.26%
2016	2%	2.22%
2017	1.95%	2.18%
2018	1.9%	2.14%
2019	1.84%	2.1%
2020	1.78%	2.06%
2021	1.73%	2.01%
2022	1.68%	1.96%
2023	1.62%	1.91%