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Fertility & birth rates in Taiwan and Trinidad and Tobago

Updated on by Georank team

Taiwan has an annual birth rate of 5.76 births per 1,000 people, compared to 10.7 for Trinidad and Tobago. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 0.89 in Taiwan and 1.53 in Trinidad and Tobago — 73.1% difference.

1981 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -64.8% in Taiwan and by -51.1% in Trinidad and Tobago — in 1981, it was 2.46 and 3.13, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Taiwan is ranked 193/196 by birth rate compared to 139/196 for Trinidad and Tobago.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 32.2 in Taiwan — it's 27.8 in Trinidad and Tobago.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 3 in Taiwan vs 36 in Trinidad and Tobago.
  • In Taiwan, 22.9% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 25.4% in Trinidad and Tobago.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2023 to 2024 was -0.29% in Taiwan and +0.23% in Trinidad and Tobago.

Birth rate data compared

Taiwan Trinidad
Fertility rate 0.89 1.53
Birth rate 5.76 10.7
Birth rate rank 193/196 139/196
Average age at childbearing 32.2 years 27.8 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 2.87 35.7
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 27.7 78.9
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 10.3 13.1
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 22.9% 25.4%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 n/a 30.5%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff n/a 100%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.01% 0.05%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 0.28% 1.29%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 0.45% 1.72%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births n/a 1.91%
Population change due to births and deaths -67,188 +3,200
Natural population change rank 186/196 134/196
Natural population change rate -0.29% +0.23%
Population growth +0.29% +0.06%
Population growth rank 150/197 161/197
Life expectancy 80.9 years 73.7 years

Fertility rate in Taiwan vs Trinidad and Tobago chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Taiwan was 0.89 children per woman in 2024, compared to 1.53 in Trinidad and Tobago in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Taiwan vs Trinidad and Tobago population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Taiwan
Factual

UN forecast
Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Taiwan Trinidad
1951 7.04 -
1952 - -
1953 - -
1954 - -
1955 - -
1956 - -
1957 - -
1958 - -
1959 - -
1960 - 5.41
1961 - 5.41
1962 - 5.36
1963 - 5.24
1964 - 5.08
1965 - 4.88
1966 - 4.62
1967 - 4.35
1968 - 4.11
1969 - 3.86
1970 - 3.71
1971 - 3.61
1972 - 3.55
1973 - 3.47
1974 - 3.32
1975 - 3.21
1976 - 3.14
1977 - 3.12
1978 - 3.13
1979 - 3.13
1980 - 3.15
1981 2.46 3.13
1982 - 3.11
1983 - 3.07
1984 - 3.02
1985 - 2.99
1986 - 2.9
1987 - 2.78
1988 - 2.65
1989 - 2.53
1990 - 2.39
1991 1.72 2.29
1992 - 2.21
1993 - 2.13
1994 - 2.06
1995 - 1.97
1996 - 1.89
1997 - 1.83
1998 - 1.78
1999 - 1.76
2000 - 1.73
2001 1.4 1.71
2002 - 1.67
2003 - 1.65
2004 - 1.63
2005 - 1.63
2006 - 1.62
2007 - 1.62
2008 - 1.62
2009 - 1.62
2010 - 1.61
2011 1.07 1.61
2012 - 1.61
2013 - 1.6
2014 - 1.6
2015 1.18 1.6
2016 1.17 1.6
2017 1.13 1.59
2018 1.06 1.59
2019 1.05 1.58
2020 0.99 1.57
2021 0.98 1.56
2022 0.87 1.54
2023 0.87 1.53
2024 0.89 1.54
2025 0.88 1.52
2026 0.88 1.52
2027 0.89 1.51
2028 0.9 1.51
2029 0.91 1.51
2030 0.91 1.51
2031 0.92 1.51
2032 0.93 1.51
2033 0.95 1.51
2034 0.96 1.51
2035 0.97 1.51
2036 0.98 1.51
2037 0.99 1.51
2038 1 1.51
2039 1.01 1.51
2040 1.02 1.51
2041 1.03 1.51
2042 1.04 1.51
2043 1.05 1.51
2044 1.06 1.51
2045 1.07 1.51
2046 1.07 1.51
2047 1.08 1.51
2048 1.09 1.52
2049 1.1 1.52
2050 1.1 1.52

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Taiwan
Factual

UN forecast
Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Taiwan Trinidad
1960 - 43.1%
1961 - 43.2%
1962 - 43.2%
1963 - 43.3%
1964 - 43.2%
1965 - 43.1%
1966 - 42.9%
1967 - 42.7%
1968 - 42.3%
1969 - 41.9%
1970 - 41.2%
1971 - 40.4%
1972 - 39.7%
1973 - 39.1%
1974 36.2% 38.4%
1975 35.4% 37.6%
1976 34.7% 36.8%
1977 34% 36%
1978 33.3% 35.3%
1979 32.7% 34.8%
1980 32.1% 34.4%
1981 31.6% 34.2%
1982 31.2% 34.2%
1983 30.8% 34.2%
1984 30.2% 34.3%
1985 29.6% 34.4%
1986 29% 34.4%
1987 28.4% 34.4%
1988 28% 34.2%
1989 27.5% 34%
1990 27.1% 33.7%
1991 26.3% 33.3%
1992 25.8% 32.8%
1993 25.1% 32.2%
1994 24.4% 31.6%
1995 23.8% 30.8%
1996 23.1% 29.9%
1997 22.6% 28.9%
1998 22% 27.9%
1999 21.4% 27%
2000 21.1% 26%
2001 20.8% 25%
2002 20.4% 24.2%
2003 19.8% 23.4%
2004 19.3% 22.7%
2005 18.7% 22.1%
2006 18.1% 21.6%
2007 17.6% 21.2%
2008 17% 20.8%
2009 16.3% 20.5%
2010 15.6% 20.3%
2011 15.1% 20.1%
2012 14.6% 20%
2013 14.3% 19.9%
2014 14% 19.7%
2015 13.6% 19.6%
2016 13.3% 19.5%
2017 13.1% 19.3%
2018 12.9% 19%
2019 12.8% 18.8%
2020 12.6% 18.7%
2021 12.4% 18.5%
2022 12.1% 18.3%
2023 11.9% 18%
2024 11.7% 17.8%
2025 11.5% 17.5%
2026 11.3% 17.2%
2027 10.9% 16.9%
2028 10.5% 16.6%
2029 10.2% 16.4%
2030 9.8% 16.1%
2031 9.39% 15.8%
2032 9.06% 15.5%
2033 8.79% 15.3%
2034 8.55% 15.1%
2035 8.34% 14.9%
2036 8.2% 14.7%
2037 8.11% 14.5%
2038 8.06% 14.4%
2039 8.03% 14.2%
2040 8.01% 14.1%
2041 7.99% 14.1%
2042 7.99% 14%
2043 8% 13.9%
2044 8.01% 13.9%
2045 8.03% 13.8%
2046 8.06% 13.8%
2047 8.1% 13.7%
2048 8.14% 13.7%
2049 8.19% 13.6%
2050 8.24% 13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 11.7% of the population in Taiwan and 17.8% in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024, compared to 27.1% and 33.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Taiwan and Trinidad and Tobago compared.

Natural population change in Taiwan vs Trinidad and Tobago by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.05% in Taiwan and +0.41% in Trinidad and Tobago. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Taiwan
Trinidad and Tobago

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Taiwan Trinidad
1960 - 24,766
1961 - 25,518
1962 - 25,763
1963 - 25,507
1964 - 25,065
1965 - 24,349
1966 346,958 23,228
1967 356,019 21,992
1968 365,133 20,849
1969 379,160 19,652
1970 393,010 19,074
1971 401,921 19,400
1972 410,193 20,116
1973 417,863 20,617
1974 425,401 20,412
1975 433,225 20,468
1976 442,018 20,875
1977 450,897 21,660
1978 459,289 22,538
1979 468,197 23,475
1980 477,138 24,557
1981 326,883 25,015
1982 332,774 25,181
1983 338,181 25,118
1984 343,199 24,738
1985 347,942 24,487
1986 351,930 23,705
1987 355,657 22,398
1988 359,694 21,028
1989 363,606 19,636
1990 367,657 18,052
1991 215,698 16,903
1992 217,809 15,910
1993 219,858 14,878
1994 221,832 14,032
1995 223,736 12,971
1996 225,564 12,101
1997 227,591 11,405
1998 229,712 10,964
1999 231,550 10,821
2000 233,382 10,588
2001 132,707 10,438
2002 133,431 10,316
2003 134,023 10,169
2004 134,522 10,149
2005 135,015 9,822
2006 135,572 9,889
2007 136,130 9,939
2008 136,607 9,872
2009 137,086 9,769
2010 137,458 9,698
2011 43,836 9,601
2012 43,981 9,376
2013 44,121 9,020
2014 44,233 8,571
2015 49,741 7,963
2016 35,980 7,436
2017 22,613 6,779
2018 8,725 5,869
2019 1,416 5,647
2020 -7,782 4,558
2021 -30,039 2,091
2022 -68,327 3,773
2023 -69,794 3,200
2024 -67,188 -

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Maternal mortality chart: Taiwan vs Trinidad and Tobago

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 14 deaths per 100,000 live births in Taiwan, compared to 54 deaths in Trinidad and Tobago.

Taiwan
Trinidad and Tobago
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Taiwan Trinidad
1985 - 87
1986 9.4 89
1987 8.9 86
1988 9 87
1989 12.7 86
1990 12.2 84
1991 8.1 82
1992 6.8 85
1993 9.2 85
1994 8 84
1995 7.7 85
1996 7.7 84
1997 9.2 82
1998 8.9 79
1999 8.4 78
2000 7.8 76
2001 7.8 72
2002 7.8 69
2003 7.8 67
2004 7.8 63
2005 7.8 60
2006 7.8 58
2007 7.8 57
2008 7.8 55
2009 7.8 54
2010 7.8 54
2011 7.8 53
2012 8.5 51
2013 8.5 50
2014 8.5 50
2015 11.3 50
2016 11.6 51
2017 11.6 51
2018 11.6 53
2019 15.4 53
2020 13 35
2021 14 54
2022 14 30
2023 14 54
2024 14 -

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