Fertility & birth rates in Syria and Trinidad and Tobago

Fertility rate in Syria vs Trinidad and Tobago chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Syria was 2.71 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 Syria 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
	Syria	Trinidad
1960	7.51	5.41
1961	7.5	5.41
1962	7.51	5.36
1963	7.51	5.24
1964	7.53	5.08
1965	7.53	4.88
1966	7.55	4.62
1967	7.56	4.35
1968	7.57	4.11
1969	7.59	3.86
1970	7.62	3.71
1971	7.6	3.61
1972	7.57	3.55
1973	7.55	3.47
1974	7.52	3.32
1975	7.49	3.21
1976	7.45	3.14
1977	7.42	3.12
1978	7.35	3.13
1979	7.25	3.13
1980	7.12	3.15
1981	6.97	3.13
1982	6.81	3.11
1983	6.69	3.07
1984	6.59	3.02
1985	6.48	2.99
1986	6.37	2.9
1987	6.2	2.78
1988	6	2.65
1989	5.78	2.53
1990	5.56	2.39
1991	5.34	2.29
1992	5.14	2.21
1993	4.99	2.13
1994	4.86	2.06
1995	4.7	1.97
1996	4.54	1.89
1997	4.37	1.83
1998	4.25	1.78
1999	4.14	1.76
2000	4.07	1.73
2001	3.98	1.71
2002	3.87	1.67
2003	3.76	1.65
2004	3.68	1.63
2005	3.61	1.63
2006	3.56	1.62
2007	3.54	1.62
2008	3.48	1.62
2009	3.42	1.62
2010	3.36	1.61
2011	3.29	1.61
2012	3.22	1.61
2013	3.17	1.6
2014	3.12	1.6
2015	3.07	1.6
2016	3.01	1.6
2017	2.97	1.59
2018	2.93	1.59
2019	2.88	1.58
2020	2.84	1.57
2021	2.8	1.56
2022	2.75	1.54
2023	2.71	1.53
2024	2.7	1.54
2025	2.66	1.52
2026	2.62	1.52
2027	2.58	1.51
2028	2.54	1.51
2029	2.51	1.51
2030	2.48	1.51
2031	2.45	1.51
2032	2.42	1.51
2033	2.39	1.51
2034	2.36	1.51
2035	2.33	1.51
2036	2.31	1.51
2037	2.29	1.51
2038	2.26	1.51
2039	2.24	1.51
2040	2.22	1.51
2041	2.2	1.51
2042	2.18	1.51
2043	2.16	1.51
2044	2.14	1.51
2045	2.13	1.51
2046	2.11	1.51
2047	2.1	1.51
2048	2.08	1.52
2049	2.07	1.52
2050	2.05	1.52

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Syria	Trinidad
1960	45.3%	43.1%
1961	45.7%	43.2%
1962	46.1%	43.2%
1963	46.3%	43.3%
1964	46.6%	43.2%
1965	46.9%	43.1%
1966	47.3%	42.9%
1967	47.5%	42.7%
1968	47.8%	42.3%
1969	48%	41.9%
1970	48.2%	41.2%
1971	48.3%	40.4%
1972	48.4%	39.7%
1973	48.5%	39.1%
1974	48.5%	38.4%
1975	48.6%	37.6%
1976	48.6%	36.8%
1977	48.7%	36%
1978	48.7%	35.3%
1979	48.7%	34.8%
1980	48.7%	34.4%
1981	48.7%	34.2%
1982	48.5%	34.2%
1983	48.4%	34.2%
1984	48.2%	34.3%
1985	48%	34.4%
1986	47.7%	34.4%
1987	47.5%	34.4%
1988	47.2%	34.2%
1989	46.9%	34%
1990	46.6%	33.7%
1991	46.1%	33.3%
1992	45.7%	32.8%
1993	45.2%	32.2%
1994	44.7%	31.6%
1995	44.2%	30.8%
1996	43.8%	29.9%
1997	43.3%	28.9%
1998	42.9%	27.9%
1999	42.4%	27%
2000	41.9%	26%
2001	41.3%	25%
2002	40.8%	24.2%
2003	40.2%	23.4%
2004	39.6%	22.7%
2005	39.1%	22.1%
2006	38.1%	21.6%
2007	36.7%	21.2%
2008	36.3%	20.8%
2009	36.3%	20.5%
2010	36.1%	20.3%
2011	36.1%	20.1%
2012	36.5%	20%
2013	38%	19.9%
2014	39.8%	19.7%
2015	40.6%	19.6%
2016	40.2%	19.5%
2017	39.3%	19.3%
2018	37.9%	19%
2019	36.1%	18.8%
2020	34.6%	18.7%
2021	33.4%	18.5%
2022	31.9%	18.3%
2023	30.3%	18%
2024	29.2%	17.8%
2025	28.4%	17.5%
2026	27.9%	17.2%
2027	27.5%	16.9%
2028	27.3%	16.6%
2029	27.3%	16.4%
2030	27.6%	16.1%
2031	27.9%	15.8%
2032	28.3%	15.5%
2033	28.6%	15.3%
2034	28.8%	15.1%
2035	29%	14.9%
2036	29%	14.7%
2037	28.9%	14.5%
2038	28.7%	14.4%
2039	28.4%	14.2%
2040	28%	14.1%
2041	27.5%	14.1%
2042	27%	14%
2043	26.4%	13.9%
2044	25.8%	13.9%
2045	25.1%	13.8%
2046	24.5%	13.8%
2047	23.9%	13.7%
2048	23.3%	13.7%
2049	22.8%	13.6%
2050	22.3%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 29.2% of the population in Syria and 17.8% in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024, compared to 46.6% and 33.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Syria and Trinidad and Tobago compared.

Natural population change in Syria vs Trinidad and Tobago by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.46% in Syria 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
	Syria	Trinidad
1960	143,687	24,766
1961	151,485	25,518
1962	159,155	25,763
1963	166,555	25,507
1964	174,549	25,065
1965	182,560	24,349
1966	191,122	23,228
1967	199,223	21,992
1968	209,454	20,849
1969	219,114	19,652
1970	230,117	19,074
1971	239,610	19,400
1972	249,027	20,116
1973	254,687	20,617
1974	270,735	20,412
1975	282,299	20,468
1976	294,267	20,875
1977	306,630	21,660
1978	316,724	22,538
1979	324,943	23,475
1980	332,464	24,557
1981	330,237	25,015
1982	319,664	25,181
1983	355,375	25,118
1984	366,768	24,738
1985	379,231	24,487
1986	390,821	23,705
1987	399,159	22,398
1988	404,285	21,028
1989	406,111	19,636
1990	409,177	18,052
1991	410,830	16,903
1992	412,878	15,910
1993	420,244	14,878
1994	426,996	14,032
1995	430,172	12,971
1996	430,765	12,101
1997	429,887	11,405
1998	433,447	10,964
1999	439,261	10,821
2000	446,211	10,588
2001	451,503	10,438
2002	453,967	10,316
2003	457,000	10,169
2004	461,209	10,149
2005	468,960	9,822
2006	480,616	9,889
2007	529,162	9,939
2008	576,593	9,872
2009	559,314	9,769
2010	558,666	9,698
2011	543,950	9,601
2012	475,520	9,376
2013	419,341	9,020
2014	333,116	8,571
2015	253,977	7,963
2016	236,007	7,436
2017	237,214	6,779
2018	242,530	5,869
2019	293,762	5,647
2020	327,992	4,558
2021	350,560	2,091
2022	369,750	3,773
2023	402,713	3,200

Maternal mortality chart: Syria vs Trinidad and Tobago

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 20 deaths per 100,000 live births in Syria, compared to 54 deaths in Trinidad and Tobago.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Syria	Trinidad
1985	55	87
1986	52	89
1987	48	86
1988	44	87
1989	41	86
1990	37	84
1991	35	82
1992	33	85
1993	32	85
1994	32	84
1995	33	85
1996	34	84
1997	34	82
1998	34	79
1999	32	78
2000	31	76
2001	29	72
2002	26	69
2003	24	67
2004	22	63
2005	21	60
2006	20	58
2007	19	57
2008	20	55
2009	19	54
2010	19	54
2011	21	53
2012	22	51
2013	25	50
2014	25	50
2015	24	50
2016	23	51
2017	23	51
2018	21	53
2019	24	53
2020	23	35
2021	30	54
2022	21	30
2023	20	54

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.06% in Syria 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
	Syria	Trinidad
1960	16.9%	6.74%
1961	16.1%	6.53%
1962	15.3%	6.33%
1963	14.7%	6.14%
1964	14.1%	5.96%
1965	13.5%	5.8%
1966	12.9%	5.66%
1967	12.3%	5.53%
1968	11.7%	5.4%
1969	11.1%	5.28%
1970	10.5%	5.17%
1971	9.91%	5.06%
1972	9.4%	4.95%
1973	8.92%	4.84%
1974	8.47%	4.72%
1975	8.03%	4.6%
1976	7.61%	4.48%
1977	7.19%	4.37%
1978	6.79%	4.25%
1979	6.4%	4.14%
1980	6.03%	4.03%
1981	6.33%	3.92%
1982	7.06%	3.83%
1983	5.1%	3.73%
1984	4.84%	3.64%
1985	4.6%	3.56%
1986	4.39%	3.49%
1987	4.19%	3.42%
1988	4.02%	3.36%
1989	3.85%	3.3%
1990	3.7%	3.25%
1991	3.55%	3.21%
1992	3.4%	3.16%
1993	3.24%	3.13%
1994	3.09%	3.09%
1995	2.94%	3.06%
1996	2.8%	3.02%
1997	2.66%	2.99%
1998	2.53%	2.96%
1999	2.42%	2.92%
2000	2.32%	2.88%
2001	2.23%	2.84%
2002	2.15%	2.81%
2003	2.09%	2.76%
2004	2.03%	2.72%
2005	1.98%	2.68%
2006	1.95%	2.64%
2007	1.92%	2.59%
2008	1.9%	2.55%
2009	1.9%	2.51%
2010	1.9%	2.47%
2011	2.17%	2.43%
2012	3.39%	2.38%
2013	3.65%	2.35%
2014	3.53%	2.3%
2015	3.7%	2.26%
2016	3.22%	2.22%
2017	3.3%	2.18%
2018	3.26%	2.14%
2019	2.5%	2.1%
2020	2.24%	2.06%
2021	2.1%	2.01%
2022	2.11%	1.96%
2023	2.06%	1.91%