Fertility & birth rates in Tonga and Trinidad and Tobago

Fertility rate in Tonga vs Trinidad and Tobago chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Tonga was 3.13 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 Tonga 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
	Tonga	Trinidad
1960	6.65	5.41
1961	6.61	5.41
1962	6.57	5.36
1963	6.52	5.24
1964	6.46	5.08
1965	6.41	4.88
1966	6.35	4.62
1967	6.29	4.35
1968	6.23	4.11
1969	6.17	3.86
1970	6.07	3.71
1971	5.96	3.61
1972	5.86	3.55
1973	5.8	3.47
1974	5.77	3.32
1975	5.75	3.21
1976	5.73	3.14
1977	5.7	3.12
1978	5.68	3.13
1979	5.65	3.13
1980	5.6	3.15
1981	5.55	3.13
1982	5.5	3.11
1983	5.45	3.07
1984	5.41	3.02
1985	5.34	2.99
1986	5.27	2.9
1987	5.19	2.78
1988	5.1	2.65
1989	5.01	2.53
1990	4.93	2.39
1991	4.85	2.29
1992	4.79	2.21
1993	4.73	2.13
1994	4.66	2.06
1995	4.56	1.97
1996	4.46	1.89
1997	4.38	1.83
1998	4.31	1.78
1999	4.23	1.76
2000	4.16	1.73
2001	4.13	1.71
2002	4.14	1.67
2003	4.18	1.65
2004	4.19	1.63
2005	4.2	1.63
2006	4.14	1.62
2007	4.09	1.62
2008	4.01	1.62
2009	3.95	1.62
2010	3.88	1.61
2011	3.83	1.61
2012	3.77	1.61
2013	3.7	1.6
2014	3.62	1.6
2015	3.54	1.6
2016	3.46	1.6
2017	3.39	1.59
2018	3.33	1.59
2019	3.27	1.58
2020	3.23	1.57
2021	3.2	1.56
2022	3.17	1.54
2023	3.13	1.53
2024	3.1	1.54
2025	3.07	1.52
2026	3.04	1.52
2027	3	1.51
2028	2.97	1.51
2029	2.95	1.51
2030	2.91	1.51
2031	2.89	1.51
2032	2.85	1.51
2033	2.82	1.51
2034	2.8	1.51
2035	2.77	1.51
2036	2.75	1.51
2037	2.72	1.51
2038	2.7	1.51
2039	2.68	1.51
2040	2.65	1.51
2041	2.63	1.51
2042	2.61	1.51
2043	2.59	1.51
2044	2.56	1.51
2045	2.54	1.51
2046	2.52	1.51
2047	2.5	1.51
2048	2.49	1.52
2049	2.47	1.52
2050	2.45	1.52

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Tonga	Trinidad
1960	45.7%	43.1%
1961	45.7%	43.2%
1962	45.8%	43.2%
1963	45.9%	43.3%
1964	45.9%	43.2%
1965	45.9%	43.1%
1966	45.9%	42.9%
1967	46%	42.7%
1968	46.2%	42.3%
1969	46.3%	41.9%
1970	46.4%	41.2%
1971	46.4%	40.4%
1972	46.3%	39.7%
1973	46.2%	39.1%
1974	46.2%	38.4%
1975	46.2%	37.6%
1976	46.1%	36.8%
1977	45.8%	36%
1978	45.3%	35.3%
1979	44.8%	34.8%
1980	44.3%	34.4%
1981	43.9%	34.2%
1982	43.4%	34.2%
1983	42.9%	34.2%
1984	42.4%	34.3%
1985	42%	34.4%
1986	41.7%	34.4%
1987	41.5%	34.4%
1988	41.2%	34.2%
1989	40.9%	34%
1990	40.8%	33.7%
1991	40.6%	33.3%
1992	40.5%	32.8%
1993	40.3%	32.2%
1994	40.1%	31.6%
1995	39.9%	30.8%
1996	39.7%	29.9%
1997	39.3%	28.9%
1998	38.9%	27.9%
1999	38.6%	27%
2000	38.3%	26%
2001	38.2%	25%
2002	38.1%	24.2%
2003	38.1%	23.4%
2004	38.2%	22.7%
2005	38.3%	22.1%
2006	38.3%	21.6%
2007	38.3%	21.2%
2008	38%	20.8%
2009	37.8%	20.5%
2010	37.6%	20.3%
2011	37.4%	20.1%
2012	37.2%	20%
2013	37.1%	19.9%
2014	36.9%	19.7%
2015	36.7%	19.6%
2016	36.5%	19.5%
2017	36.4%	19.3%
2018	36.2%	19%
2019	36%	18.8%
2020	35.8%	18.7%
2021	35.7%	18.5%
2022	35.6%	18.3%
2023	35.6%	18%
2024	35.4%	17.8%
2025	34.9%	17.5%
2026	34.4%	17.2%
2027	33.8%	16.9%
2028	33.3%	16.6%
2029	32.6%	16.4%
2030	32%	16.1%
2031	31.6%	15.8%
2032	31.2%	15.5%
2033	31%	15.3%
2034	30.8%	15.1%
2035	30.7%	14.9%
2036	30.5%	14.7%
2037	30.4%	14.5%
2038	30.3%	14.4%
2039	30.2%	14.2%
2040	30.1%	14.1%
2041	30.1%	14.1%
2042	30%	14%
2043	30%	13.9%
2044	29.9%	13.9%
2045	29.8%	13.8%
2046	29.6%	13.8%
2047	29.5%	13.7%
2048	29.2%	13.7%
2049	29%	13.6%
2050	28.7%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 35.4% of the population in Tonga and 17.8% in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024, compared to 40.8% and 33.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Tonga and Trinidad and Tobago compared.

Natural population change in Tonga vs Trinidad and Tobago by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.79% in Tonga 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
	Tonga	Trinidad
1960	2,230	24,766
1961	2,284	25,518
1962	2,343	25,763
1963	2,394	25,507
1964	2,445	25,065
1965	2,498	24,349
1966	2,550	23,228
1967	2,603	21,992
1968	2,614	20,849
1969	2,632	19,652
1970	2,628	19,074
1971	2,611	19,400
1972	2,605	20,116
1973	2,617	20,617
1974	2,650	20,412
1975	2,709	20,468
1976	2,769	20,875
1977	2,822	21,660
1978	2,862	22,538
1979	2,884	23,475
1980	2,885	24,557
1981	2,882	25,015
1982	2,853	25,181
1983	2,840	25,118
1984	2,814	24,738
1985	2,762	24,487
1986	2,704	23,705
1987	2,646	22,398
1988	2,649	21,028
1989	2,644	19,636
1990	2,641	18,052
1991	2,637	16,903
1992	2,622	15,910
1993	2,594	14,878
1994	2,547	14,032
1995	2,476	12,971
1996	2,393	12,101
1997	2,332	11,405
1998	2,344	10,964
1999	2,352	10,821
2000	2,346	10,588
2001	2,358	10,438
2002	2,396	10,316
2003	2,448	10,169
2004	2,478	10,149
2005	2,495	9,822
2006	2,459	9,889
2007	2,423	9,939
2008	2,397	9,872
2009	2,358	9,769
2010	2,332	9,698
2011	2,298	9,601
2012	2,255	9,376
2013	2,199	9,020
2014	2,135	8,571
2015	2,064	7,963
2016	1,989	7,436
2017	1,912	6,779
2018	1,873	5,869
2019	1,841	5,647
2020	1,816	4,558
2021	1,773	2,091
2022	1,772	3,773
2023	1,744	3,200

Maternal mortality chart: Tonga vs Trinidad and Tobago

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 67 deaths per 100,000 live births in Tonga, compared to 54 deaths in Trinidad and Tobago.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Tonga	Trinidad
1985	148	87
1986	149	89
1987	147	86
1988	145	87
1989	139	86
1990	138	84
1991	134	82
1992	129	85
1993	127	85
1994	123	84
1995	117	85
1996	113	84
1997	111	82
1998	104	79
1999	99	78
2000	100	76
2001	98	72
2002	98	69
2003	95	67
2004	92	63
2005	92	60
2006	89	58
2007	88	57
2008	88	55
2009	91	54
2010	85	54
2011	84	53
2012	83	51
2013	80	50
2014	80	50
2015	79	50
2016	78	51
2017	77	51
2018	74	53
2019	73	53
2020	74	35
2021	76	54
2022	72	30
2023	67	54

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.99% in Tonga 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
	Tonga	Trinidad
1960	-	6.74%
1961	-	6.53%
1962	-	6.33%
1963	7.83%	6.14%
1964	7.35%	5.96%
1965	6.89%	5.8%
1966	6.45%	5.66%
1967	6.03%	5.53%
1968	5.63%	5.4%
1969	5.25%	5.28%
1970	4.91%	5.17%
1971	4.61%	5.06%
1972	4.35%	4.95%
1973	4.11%	4.84%
1974	3.9%	4.72%
1975	3.71%	4.6%
1976	3.53%	4.48%
1977	3.37%	4.37%
1978	3.22%	4.25%
1979	3.09%	4.14%
1980	2.97%	4.03%
1981	2.87%	3.92%
1982	2.78%	3.83%
1983	2.7%	3.73%
1984	2.63%	3.64%
1985	2.57%	3.56%
1986	2.51%	3.49%
1987	2.44%	3.42%
1988	2.37%	3.36%
1989	2.29%	3.3%
1990	2.21%	3.25%
1991	2.14%	3.21%
1992	2.06%	3.16%
1993	2%	3.13%
1994	1.94%	3.09%
1995	1.89%	3.06%
1996	1.85%	3.02%
1997	1.81%	2.99%
1998	1.78%	2.96%
1999	1.74%	2.92%
2000	1.7%	2.88%
2001	1.65%	2.84%
2002	1.61%	2.81%
2003	1.56%	2.76%
2004	1.52%	2.72%
2005	1.48%	2.68%
2006	1.44%	2.64%
2007	1.41%	2.59%
2008	1.37%	2.55%
2009	1.34%	2.51%
2010	1.31%	2.47%
2011	1.29%	2.43%
2012	1.26%	2.38%
2013	1.24%	2.35%
2014	1.22%	2.3%
2015	1.19%	2.26%
2016	1.17%	2.22%
2017	1.15%	2.18%
2018	1.12%	2.14%
2019	1.1%	2.1%
2020	1.08%	2.06%
2021	1.05%	2.01%
2022	1.02%	1.96%
2023	0.99%	1.91%