Fertility & birth rates in Tanzania and Trinidad and Tobago

Fertility rate in Tanzania vs Trinidad and Tobago chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Tanzania was 4.61 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 Tanzania 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
	Tanzania	Trinidad
1960	6.54	5.41
1961	6.56	5.41
1962	6.61	5.36
1963	6.65	5.24
1964	6.68	5.08
1965	6.73	4.88
1966	6.8	4.62
1967	6.86	4.35
1968	6.9	4.11
1969	6.95	3.86
1970	7	3.71
1971	7.04	3.61
1972	7.05	3.55
1973	7.06	3.47
1974	7.12	3.32
1975	7.1	3.21
1976	7.09	3.14
1977	7.07	3.12
1978	7.06	3.13
1979	7.04	3.13
1980	6.99	3.15
1981	6.93	3.13
1982	6.87	3.11
1983	6.81	3.07
1984	6.72	3.02
1985	6.6	2.99
1986	6.49	2.9
1987	6.41	2.78
1988	6.38	2.65
1989	6.3	2.53
1990	6.2	2.39
1991	6.14	2.29
1992	6.08	2.21
1993	6	2.13
1994	5.89	2.06
1995	5.82	1.97
1996	5.83	1.89
1997	5.84	1.83
1998	5.81	1.78
1999	5.75	1.76
2000	5.67	1.73
2001	5.62	1.71
2002	5.57	1.67
2003	5.58	1.65
2004	5.6	1.63
2005	5.58	1.63
2006	5.51	1.62
2007	5.4	1.62
2008	5.32	1.62
2009	5.26	1.62
2010	5.23	1.61
2011	5.14	1.61
2012	5.14	1.61
2013	5.16	1.6
2014	5.12	1.6
2015	5.03	1.6
2016	5.01	1.6
2017	4.99	1.59
2018	4.93	1.59
2019	4.87	1.58
2020	4.8	1.57
2021	4.73	1.56
2022	4.67	1.54
2023	4.61	1.53
2024	4.54	1.54
2025	4.47	1.52
2026	4.41	1.52
2027	4.34	1.51
2028	4.28	1.51
2029	4.22	1.51
2030	4.16	1.51
2031	4.11	1.51
2032	4.04	1.51
2033	3.98	1.51
2034	3.94	1.51
2035	3.88	1.51
2036	3.83	1.51
2037	3.76	1.51
2038	3.72	1.51
2039	3.67	1.51
2040	3.63	1.51
2041	3.57	1.51
2042	3.54	1.51
2043	3.49	1.51
2044	3.46	1.51
2045	3.4	1.51
2046	3.39	1.51
2047	3.35	1.51
2048	3.31	1.52
2049	3.25	1.52
2050	3.23	1.52

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Tanzania	Trinidad
1960	44.9%	43.1%
1961	44.8%	43.2%
1962	44.8%	43.2%
1963	44.8%	43.3%
1964	45%	43.2%
1965	45.2%	43.1%
1966	45.4%	42.9%
1967	45.6%	42.7%
1968	45.8%	42.3%
1969	45.9%	41.9%
1970	46%	41.2%
1971	46.1%	40.4%
1972	46.1%	39.7%
1973	46.2%	39.1%
1974	46.3%	38.4%
1975	46.4%	37.6%
1976	46.5%	36.8%
1977	46.6%	36%
1978	46.7%	35.3%
1979	46.9%	34.8%
1980	47.2%	34.4%
1981	47.4%	34.2%
1982	47.5%	34.2%
1983	47.6%	34.2%
1984	47.5%	34.3%
1985	47.4%	34.4%
1986	47.2%	34.4%
1987	46.9%	34.4%
1988	46.7%	34.2%
1989	46.5%	34%
1990	46.3%	33.7%
1991	46.2%	33.3%
1992	46%	32.8%
1993	45.5%	32.2%
1994	44.9%	31.6%
1995	44.5%	30.8%
1996	44.7%	29.9%
1997	44.8%	28.9%
1998	44.7%	27.9%
1999	44.7%	27%
2000	44.6%	26%
2001	44.5%	25%
2002	44.6%	24.2%
2003	44.6%	23.4%
2004	44.7%	22.7%
2005	44.8%	22.1%
2006	44.9%	21.6%
2007	45%	21.2%
2008	45.1%	20.8%
2009	45.3%	20.5%
2010	45.3%	20.3%
2011	45.2%	20.1%
2012	45.1%	20%
2013	44.9%	19.9%
2014	44.8%	19.7%
2015	44.5%	19.6%
2016	44.2%	19.5%
2017	44%	19.3%
2018	43.8%	19%
2019	43.6%	18.8%
2020	43.4%	18.7%
2021	43.1%	18.5%
2022	42.9%	18.3%
2023	42.7%	18%
2024	42.5%	17.8%
2025	42.3%	17.5%
2026	42.1%	17.2%
2027	41.9%	16.9%
2028	41.7%	16.6%
2029	41.4%	16.4%
2030	41.1%	16.1%
2031	40.9%	15.8%
2032	40.5%	15.5%
2033	40.2%	15.3%
2034	39.8%	15.1%
2035	39.5%	14.9%
2036	39.1%	14.7%
2037	38.8%	14.5%
2038	38.4%	14.4%
2039	38.1%	14.2%
2040	37.8%	14.1%
2041	37.5%	14.1%
2042	37.1%	14%
2043	36.8%	13.9%
2044	36.5%	13.9%
2045	36.2%	13.8%
2046	35.9%	13.8%
2047	35.6%	13.7%
2048	35.4%	13.7%
2049	35.1%	13.6%
2050	34.8%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 42.5% of the population in Tanzania and 17.8% in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024, compared to 46.3% and 33.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Tanzania and Trinidad and Tobago compared.

Natural population change in Tanzania vs Trinidad and Tobago by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.05% in Tanzania 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
	Tanzania	Trinidad
1960	275,814	24,766
1961	286,839	25,518
1962	300,663	25,763
1963	314,644	25,507
1964	328,527	25,065
1965	343,456	24,349
1966	360,229	23,228
1967	374,763	21,992
1968	389,467	20,849
1969	408,322	19,652
1970	427,988	19,074
1971	449,014	19,400
1972	467,305	20,116
1973	488,429	20,617
1974	515,152	20,412
1975	533,906	20,468
1976	553,617	20,875
1977	574,938	21,660
1978	595,024	22,538
1979	613,388	23,475
1980	629,444	24,557
1981	645,496	25,015
1982	662,627	25,181
1983	679,720	25,118
1984	687,435	24,738
1985	697,867	24,487
1986	705,677	23,705
1987	718,580	22,398
1988	736,551	21,028
1989	743,854	19,636
1990	750,825	18,052
1991	762,011	16,903
1992	767,961	15,910
1993	778,044	14,878
1994	803,953	14,032
1995	838,980	12,971
1996	868,524	12,101
1997	882,544	11,405
1998	920,806	10,964
1999	948,659	10,821
2000	985,185	10,588
2001	1,026,242	10,438
2002	1,063,195	10,316
2003	1,118,435	10,169
2004	1,175,379	10,149
2005	1,224,165	9,822
2006	1,257,927	9,889
2007	1,278,285	9,939
2008	1,303,728	9,872
2009	1,332,015	9,769
2010	1,363,477	9,698
2011	1,384,886	9,601
2012	1,439,325	9,376
2013	1,509,008	9,020
2014	1,565,630	8,571
2015	1,592,882	7,963
2016	1,659,502	7,436
2017	1,726,909	6,779
2018	1,777,852	5,869
2019	1,816,669	5,647
2020	1,861,377	4,558
2021	1,880,137	2,091
2022	1,927,960	3,773
2023	1,960,623	3,200

Maternal mortality chart: Tanzania vs Trinidad and Tobago

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 276 deaths per 100,000 live births in Tanzania, compared to 54 deaths in Trinidad and Tobago.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Tanzania	Trinidad
1985	980	87
1986	971	89
1987	964	86
1988	949	87
1989	927	86
1990	900	84
1991	873	82
1992	864	85
1993	851	85
1994	816	84
1995	797	85
1996	775	84
1997	777	82
1998	739	79
1999	635	78
2000	568	76
2001	493	72
2002	454	69
2003	397	67
2004	365	63
2005	350	60
2006	366	58
2007	453	57
2008	511	55
2009	502	54
2010	486	54
2011	475	53
2012	448	51
2013	479	50
2014	454	50
2015	433	50
2016	396	51
2017	345	51
2018	319	53
2019	292	53
2020	160	35
2021	162	54
2022	152	30
2023	276	54

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.89% in Tanzania 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
	Tanzania	Trinidad
1960	24.2%	6.74%
1961	24%	6.53%
1962	23.8%	6.33%
1963	23.6%	6.14%
1964	23.4%	5.96%
1965	23.1%	5.8%
1966	22.8%	5.66%
1967	22.5%	5.53%
1968	22.2%	5.4%
1969	21.9%	5.28%
1970	21.6%	5.17%
1971	21.2%	5.06%
1972	20.9%	4.95%
1973	20.5%	4.84%
1974	20.1%	4.72%
1975	19.6%	4.6%
1976	19.2%	4.48%
1977	18.8%	4.37%
1978	18.4%	4.25%
1979	18.1%	4.14%
1980	17.9%	4.03%
1981	17.8%	3.92%
1982	17.8%	3.83%
1983	17.8%	3.73%
1984	17.8%	3.64%
1985	17.7%	3.56%
1986	17.6%	3.49%
1987	17.4%	3.42%
1988	17.2%	3.36%
1989	16.9%	3.3%
1990	16.7%	3.25%
1991	16.5%	3.21%
1992	16.3%	3.16%
1993	16.1%	3.13%
1994	15.9%	3.09%
1995	15.6%	3.06%
1996	15.2%	3.02%
1997	14.8%	2.99%
1998	14.2%	2.96%
1999	13.6%	2.92%
2000	12.8%	2.88%
2001	12.1%	2.84%
2002	11.3%	2.81%
2003	10.5%	2.76%
2004	9.86%	2.72%
2005	9.24%	2.68%
2006	8.69%	2.64%
2007	8.16%	2.59%
2008	7.7%	2.55%
2009	7.24%	2.51%
2010	6.86%	2.47%
2011	6.5%	2.43%
2012	6.21%	2.38%
2013	5.95%	2.35%
2014	5.67%	2.3%
2015	5.48%	2.26%
2016	5.25%	2.22%
2017	5.02%	2.18%
2018	4.8%	2.14%
2019	4.6%	2.1%
2020	4.42%	2.06%
2021	4.22%	2.01%
2022	4.05%	1.96%
2023	3.89%	1.91%