Trinidad and Tobago birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Trinidad and Tobago chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Trinidad and Tobago was 1.53 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 1994. In 1993, the fertility rate was 2.13 — a -28% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Trinidad	World
1960	5.41	4.69
1961	5.41	4.56
1962	5.36	5.02
1963	5.24	5.31
1964	5.08	5.13
1965	4.88	5.08
1966	4.62	4.97
1967	4.35	4.87
1968	4.11	4.98
1969	3.86	4.88
1970	3.71	4.84
1971	3.61	4.69
1972	3.55	4.55
1973	3.47	4.42
1974	3.32	4.26
1975	3.21	4.07
1976	3.14	3.97
1977	3.12	3.84
1978	3.13	3.77
1979	3.13	3.76
1980	3.15	3.73
1981	3.13	3.71
1982	3.11	3.72
1983	3.07	3.59
1984	3.02	3.57
1985	2.99	3.53
1986	2.9	3.51
1987	2.78	3.48
1988	2.65	3.39
1989	2.53	3.35
1990	2.39	3.31
1991	2.29	3.13
1992	2.21	3.04
1993	2.13	2.97
1994	2.06	2.92
1995	1.97	2.87
1996	1.89	2.82
1997	1.83	2.78
1998	1.78	2.75
1999	1.76	2.72
2000	1.73	2.73
2001	1.71	2.69
2002	1.67	2.66
2003	1.65	2.64
2004	1.63	2.63
2005	1.63	2.61
2006	1.62	2.61
2007	1.62	2.6
2008	1.62	2.6
2009	1.62	2.59
2010	1.61	2.57
2011	1.61	2.55
2012	1.61	2.56
2013	1.6	2.53
2014	1.6	2.52
2015	1.6	2.49
2016	1.6	2.49
2017	1.59	2.46
2018	1.59	2.39
2019	1.58	2.35
2020	1.57	2.28
2021	1.56	2.25
2022	1.54	2.22
2023	1.53	2.2
2024	1.54	2.19
2025	1.52	2.18
2026	1.52	2.18
2027	1.51	2.17
2028	1.51	2.16
2029	1.51	2.15
2030	1.51	2.14
2031	1.51	2.13
2032	1.51	2.12
2033	1.51	2.12
2034	1.51	2.11
2035	1.51	2.1
2036	1.51	2.09
2037	1.51	2.09
2038	1.51	2.08
2039	1.51	2.08
2040	1.51	2.08
2041	1.51	2.07
2042	1.51	2.07
2043	1.51	2.07
2044	1.51	2.07
2045	1.51	2.06
2046	1.51	2.06
2047	1.51	2.06
2048	1.52	2.05
2049	1.52	2.05
2050	1.52	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 10.7% were to women under 20 years old, 47.7% to women ages 20-29, and 41.6% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 13.5%, 57.9%, and 28.6% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Trinidad and Tobago by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Trinidad	World
1960	43.1%	37.4%
1961	43.2%	37.5%
1962	43.2%	37.6%
1963	43.3%	37.8%
1964	43.2%	38%
1965	43.1%	38%
1966	42.9%	38%
1967	42.7%	38%
1968	42.3%	37.9%
1969	41.9%	37.8%
1970	41.2%	37.7%
1971	40.4%	37.6%
1972	39.7%	37.5%
1973	39.1%	37.3%
1974	38.4%	37.2%
1975	37.6%	37.1%
1976	36.8%	36.9%
1977	36%	36.7%
1978	35.3%	36.3%
1979	34.8%	35.9%
1980	34.4%	35.5%
1981	34.2%	35.2%
1982	34.2%	34.9%
1983	34.2%	34.6%
1984	34.3%	34.3%
1985	34.4%	34%
1986	34.4%	33.8%
1987	34.4%	33.6%
1988	34.2%	33.4%
1989	34%	33.2%
1990	33.7%	33%
1991	33.3%	32.9%
1992	32.8%	32.7%
1993	32.2%	32.5%
1994	31.6%	32.3%
1995	30.8%	32.1%
1996	29.9%	31.8%
1997	28.9%	31.5%
1998	27.9%	31.1%
1999	27%	30.8%
2000	26%	30.4%
2001	25%	30%
2002	24.2%	29.6%
2003	23.4%	29.2%
2004	22.7%	28.8%
2005	22.1%	28.5%
2006	21.6%	28.1%
2007	21.2%	27.9%
2008	20.8%	27.6%
2009	20.5%	27.5%
2010	20.3%	27.3%
2011	20.1%	27.1%
2012	20%	27%
2013	19.9%	26.9%
2014	19.7%	26.8%
2015	19.6%	26.6%
2016	19.5%	26.5%
2017	19.3%	26.4%
2018	19%	26.2%
2019	18.8%	26%
2020	18.7%	25.8%
2021	18.5%	25.6%
2022	18.3%	25.3%
2023	18%	25%
2024	17.8%	24.7%
2025	17.5%	24.4%
2026	17.2%	24.1%
2027	16.9%	23.8%
2028	16.6%	23.4%
2029	16.4%	23.1%
2030	16.1%	22.8%
2031	15.8%	22.6%
2032	15.5%	22.3%
2033	15.3%	22.1%
2034	15.1%	21.9%
2035	14.9%	21.7%
2036	14.7%	21.6%
2037	14.5%	21.5%
2038	14.4%	21.4%
2039	14.2%	21.3%
2040	14.1%	21.2%
2041	14.1%	21.1%
2042	14%	21%
2043	13.9%	21%
2044	13.9%	20.9%
2045	13.8%	20.8%
2046	13.8%	20.7%
2047	13.7%	20.7%
2048	13.7%	20.6%
2049	13.6%	20.5%
2050	13.6%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Trinidad and Tobago was 43.1% in 1960, 32.2% in 1993, and 17.8% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Trinidad and Tobago.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Trinidad and Tobago, excluding migration, has been +0.41% annually. On average, 5,588 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Trinidad
1960	24,766
1961	25,518
1962	25,763
1963	25,507
1964	25,065
1965	24,349
1966	23,228
1967	21,992
1968	20,849
1969	19,652
1970	19,074
1971	19,400
1972	20,116
1973	20,617
1974	20,412
1975	20,468
1976	20,875
1977	21,660
1978	22,538
1979	23,475
1980	24,557
1981	25,015
1982	25,181
1983	25,118
1984	24,738
1985	24,487
1986	23,705
1987	22,398
1988	21,028
1989	19,636
1990	18,052
1991	16,903
1992	15,910
1993	14,878
1994	14,032
1995	12,971
1996	12,101
1997	11,405
1998	10,964
1999	10,821
2000	10,588
2001	10,438
2002	10,316
2003	10,169
2004	10,149
2005	9,822
2006	9,889
2007	9,939
2008	9,872
2009	9,769
2010	9,698
2011	9,601
2012	9,376
2013	9,020
2014	8,571
2015	7,963
2016	7,436
2017	6,779
2018	5,869
2019	5,647
2020	4,558
2021	2,091
2022	3,773
2023	3,200

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Trinidad and Tobago was 54 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.05% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -28.9% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Trinidad	World
1985	87	460
1986	89	438
1987	86	429
1988	87	414
1989	86	401
1990	84	391
1991	82	395
1992	85	395
1993	85	389
1994	84	382
1995	85	371
1996	84	366
1997	82	358
1998	79	360
1999	78	340
2000	76	328
2001	72	321
2002	69	311
2003	67	301
2004	63	291
2005	60	283
2006	58	276
2007	57	269
2008	55	264
2009	54	258
2010	54	253
2011	53	247
2012	51	239
2013	50	235
2014	50	231
2015	50	228
2016	51	220
2017	51	215
2018	53	211
2019	53	207
2020	35	211
2021	54	242
2022	30	203
2023	54	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Trinidad and Tobago was 19.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 1.91% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 28.8 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Trinidad	World
1960	6.74%	18.5%
1961	6.53%	18.1%
1962	6.33%	17.8%
1963	6.14%	17.5%
1964	5.96%	17.7%
1965	5.8%	17.5%
1966	5.66%	17.3%
1967	5.53%	17%
1968	5.4%	16.5%
1969	5.28%	15.5%
1970	5.17%	15.2%
1971	5.06%	15.1%
1972	4.95%	14.4%
1973	4.84%	14.1%
1974	4.72%	13.7%
1975	4.6%	13.4%
1976	4.48%	13%
1977	4.37%	12.5%
1978	4.25%	12.1%
1979	4.14%	11.7%
1980	4.03%	11.4%
1981	3.92%	11%
1982	3.83%	10.8%
1983	3.73%	10.6%
1984	3.64%	10.4%
1985	3.56%	10.1%
1986	3.49%	9.81%
1987	3.42%	9.47%
1988	3.36%	9.31%
1989	3.3%	9.02%
1990	3.25%	8.81%
1991	3.21%	8.66%
1992	3.16%	8.46%
1993	3.13%	8.19%
1994	3.09%	7.98%
1995	3.06%	7.76%
1996	3.02%	7.52%
1997	2.99%	7.28%
1998	2.96%	7.05%
1999	2.92%	6.76%
2000	2.88%	6.48%
2001	2.84%	6.21%
2002	2.81%	5.94%
2003	2.76%	5.65%
2004	2.72%	5.43%
2005	2.68%	5.16%
2006	2.64%	4.92%
2007	2.59%	4.7%
2008	2.55%	4.5%
2009	2.51%	4.31%
2010	2.47%	4.11%
2011	2.43%	3.97%
2012	2.38%	3.77%
2013	2.35%	3.61%
2014	2.3%	3.48%
2015	2.26%	3.35%
2016	2.22%	3.23%
2017	2.18%	3.11%
2018	2.14%	2.97%
2019	2.1%	2.86%
2020	2.06%	2.75%
2021	2.01%	2.66%
2022	1.96%	2.59%
2023	1.91%	2.49%