Fertility & birth rates in Trinidad and Tobago and Tunisia

Fertility rate in Trinidad and Tobago vs Tunisia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Trinidad and Tobago was 1.53 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.83 in Tunisia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Trinidad	Tunisia
1960	5.41	7.16
1961	5.41	7.16
1962	5.36	7.17
1963	5.24	7.17
1964	5.08	7.17
1965	4.88	7.11
1966	4.62	7.06
1967	4.35	6.95
1968	4.11	6.81
1969	3.86	6.62
1970	3.71	6.43
1971	3.61	6.29
1972	3.55	6.19
1973	3.47	6.12
1974	3.32	6.05
1975	3.21	5.97
1976	3.14	5.87
1977	3.12	5.68
1978	3.13	5.4
1979	3.13	5.18
1980	3.15	5.03
1981	3.13	5.02
1982	3.11	4.89
1983	3.07	4.77
1984	3.02	4.66
1985	2.99	4.52
1986	2.9	4.36
1987	2.78	4.1
1988	2.65	3.83
1989	2.53	3.57
1990	2.39	3.44
1991	2.29	3.31
1992	2.21	3.19
1993	2.13	3.06
1994	2.06	2.87
1995	1.97	2.67
1996	1.89	2.49
1997	1.83	2.34
1998	1.78	2.2
1999	1.76	2.08
2000	1.73	2.03
2001	1.71	1.98
2002	1.67	1.94
2003	1.65	1.96
2004	1.63	1.95
2005	1.63	1.95
2006	1.62	1.95
2007	1.62	1.96
2008	1.62	1.98
2009	1.62	2
2010	1.61	2.08
2011	1.61	2.19
2012	1.61	2.28
2013	1.6	2.31
2014	1.6	2.32
2015	1.6	2.31
2016	1.6	2.28
2017	1.59	2.21
2018	1.59	2.13
2019	1.58	2.1
2020	1.57	2
2021	1.56	1.8
2022	1.54	1.85
2023	1.53	1.83
2024	1.54	1.82
2025	1.52	1.8
2026	1.52	1.79
2027	1.51	1.78
2028	1.51	1.77
2029	1.51	1.76
2030	1.51	1.76
2031	1.51	1.75
2032	1.51	1.74
2033	1.51	1.74
2034	1.51	1.73
2035	1.51	1.73
2036	1.51	1.73
2037	1.51	1.72
2038	1.51	1.72
2039	1.51	1.72
2040	1.51	1.71
2041	1.51	1.71
2042	1.51	1.71
2043	1.51	1.71
2044	1.51	1.71
2045	1.51	1.71
2046	1.51	1.71
2047	1.51	1.71
2048	1.52	1.7
2049	1.52	1.7
2050	1.52	1.7

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Trinidad	Tunisia
1960	43.1%	43.2%
1961	43.2%	43.4%
1962	43.2%	43.5%
1963	43.3%	43.8%
1964	43.2%	44%
1965	43.1%	44.2%
1966	42.9%	44.5%
1967	42.7%	44.7%
1968	42.3%	44.8%
1969	41.9%	44.8%
1970	41.2%	44.7%
1971	40.4%	44.6%
1972	39.7%	44.4%
1973	39.1%	44.3%
1974	38.4%	44.1%
1975	37.6%	43.9%
1976	36.8%	43.7%
1977	36%	43.4%
1978	35.3%	43%
1979	34.8%	42.5%
1980	34.4%	42%
1981	34.2%	41.4%
1982	34.2%	40.8%
1983	34.2%	40.3%
1984	34.3%	39.9%
1985	34.4%	39.6%
1986	34.4%	39.3%
1987	34.4%	39%
1988	34.2%	38.6%
1989	34%	38.2%
1990	33.7%	37.6%
1991	33.3%	37.1%
1992	32.8%	36.4%
1993	32.2%	35.8%
1994	31.6%	35%
1995	30.8%	34.3%
1996	29.9%	33.5%
1997	28.9%	32.8%
1998	27.9%	32%
1999	27%	31.1%
2000	26%	30.2%
2001	25%	29.3%
2002	24.2%	28.4%
2003	23.4%	27.5%
2004	22.7%	26.7%
2005	22.1%	26%
2006	21.6%	25.4%
2007	21.2%	25%
2008	20.8%	24.6%
2009	20.5%	24.3%
2010	20.3%	24.2%
2011	20.1%	24.2%
2012	20%	24.2%
2013	19.9%	24.4%
2014	19.7%	24.6%
2015	19.6%	24.7%
2016	19.5%	24.9%
2017	19.3%	25%
2018	19%	25.1%
2019	18.8%	25.1%
2020	18.7%	25.1%
2021	18.5%	25%
2022	18.3%	24.7%
2023	18%	24.4%
2024	17.8%	24%
2025	17.5%	23.6%
2026	17.2%	23%
2027	16.9%	22.5%
2028	16.6%	21.8%
2029	16.4%	21.2%
2030	16.1%	20.5%
2031	15.8%	19.9%
2032	15.5%	19.2%
2033	15.3%	18.7%
2034	15.1%	18.2%
2035	14.9%	17.7%
2036	14.7%	17.4%
2037	14.5%	17.2%
2038	14.4%	17%
2039	14.2%	16.8%
2040	14.1%	16.7%
2041	14.1%	16.6%
2042	14%	16.5%
2043	13.9%	16.5%
2044	13.9%	16.5%
2045	13.8%	16.6%
2046	13.8%	16.6%
2047	13.7%	16.7%
2048	13.7%	16.7%
2049	13.6%	16.8%
2050	13.6%	16.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Trinidad and Tobago and 24% in Tunisia in 2024, compared to 33.7% and 37.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Trinidad and Tobago and Tunisia compared.

Natural population change in Trinidad and Tobago vs Tunisia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.41% in Trinidad and Tobago and +1.05% in Tunisia. 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
	Trinidad	Tunisia
1960	24,766	109,234
1961	25,518	111,459
1962	25,763	116,887
1963	25,507	120,865
1964	25,065	124,711
1965	24,349	127,673
1966	23,228	131,274
1967	21,992	132,626
1968	20,849	134,246
1969	19,652	135,257
1970	19,074	138,235
1971	19,400	142,296
1972	20,116	147,239
1973	20,617	153,525
1974	20,412	160,200
1975	20,468	166,991
1976	20,875	172,744
1977	21,660	174,539
1978	22,538	173,255
1979	23,475	171,463
1980	24,557	171,094
1981	25,015	176,628
1982	25,181	177,898
1983	25,118	179,878
1984	24,738	182,386
1985	24,487	186,344
1986	23,705	188,107
1987	22,398	184,101
1988	21,028	177,176
1989	19,636	169,221
1990	18,052	168,180
1991	16,903	166,245
1992	15,910	163,978
1993	14,878	160,922
1994	14,032	153,647
1995	12,971	144,345
1996	12,101	135,615
1997	11,405	128,327
1998	10,964	121,332
1999	10,821	114,829
2000	10,588	112,501
2001	10,438	110,146
2002	10,316	109,099
2003	10,169	111,926
2004	10,149	113,322
2005	9,822	115,374
2006	9,889	116,945
2007	9,939	118,920
2008	9,872	121,873
2009	9,769	125,465
2010	9,698	132,809
2011	9,601	143,401
2012	9,376	151,812
2013	9,020	154,687
2014	8,571	154,762
2015	7,963	153,007
2016	7,436	148,870
2017	6,779	140,971
2018	5,869	132,445
2019	5,647	127,312
2020	4,558	109,431
2021	2,091	68,087
2022	3,773	96,531
2023	3,200	93,663

Maternal mortality chart: Trinidad and Tobago vs Tunisia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 54 deaths per 100,000 live births in Trinidad and Tobago, compared to 36 deaths in Tunisia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Trinidad	Tunisia
1985	87	132
1986	89	121
1987	86	107
1988	87	96
1989	86	87
1990	84	85
1991	82	83
1992	85	82
1993	85	80
1994	84	77
1995	85	73
1996	84	68
1997	82	64
1998	79	60
1999	78	57
2000	76	56
2001	72	55
2002	69	53
2003	67	52
2004	63	50
2005	60	49
2006	58	48
2007	57	46
2008	55	45
2009	54	44
2010	54	44
2011	53	44
2012	51	43
2013	50	43
2014	50	42
2015	50	40
2016	51	39
2017	51	38
2018	53	38
2019	53	37
2020	35	40
2021	54	65
2022	30	38
2023	54	36

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.91% in Trinidad and Tobago and 1.29% in Tunisia. 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
	Trinidad	Tunisia
1960	6.74%	-
1961	6.53%	-
1962	6.33%	27.2%
1963	6.14%	26%
1964	5.96%	24.8%
1965	5.8%	23.6%
1966	5.66%	22.4%
1967	5.53%	21.3%
1968	5.4%	20.2%
1969	5.28%	19.1%
1970	5.17%	18.1%
1971	5.06%	17.1%
1972	4.95%	16.1%
1973	4.84%	15.2%
1974	4.72%	14.3%
1975	4.6%	13.4%
1976	4.48%	12.5%
1977	4.37%	11.7%
1978	4.25%	10.9%
1979	4.14%	10.2%
1980	4.03%	9.52%
1981	3.92%	8.94%
1982	3.83%	8.42%
1983	3.73%	7.94%
1984	3.64%	7.48%
1985	3.56%	7.08%
1986	3.49%	6.69%
1987	3.42%	6.35%
1988	3.36%	6.03%
1989	3.3%	5.76%
1990	3.25%	5.5%
1991	3.21%	5.24%
1992	3.16%	5%
1993	3.13%	4.74%
1994	3.09%	4.48%
1995	3.06%	4.2%
1996	3.02%	3.92%
1997	2.99%	3.65%
1998	2.96%	3.38%
1999	2.92%	3.14%
2000	2.88%	2.92%
2001	2.84%	2.72%
2002	2.81%	2.55%
2003	2.76%	2.4%
2004	2.72%	2.27%
2005	2.68%	2.16%
2006	2.64%	2.07%
2007	2.59%	2%
2008	2.55%	1.94%
2009	2.51%	1.9%
2010	2.47%	1.87%
2011	2.43%	1.85%
2012	2.38%	1.84%
2013	2.35%	1.83%
2014	2.3%	1.83%
2015	2.26%	1.82%
2016	2.22%	1.81%
2017	2.18%	1.79%
2018	2.14%	1.75%
2019	2.1%	1.69%
2020	2.06%	1.6%
2021	2.01%	1.5%
2022	1.96%	1.39%
2023	1.91%	1.29%