Fertility & birth rates in Trinidad and Tobago and Uganda

Fertility rate in Trinidad and Tobago vs Uganda 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 4.28 in Uganda in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Trinidad and Tobago vs Uganda 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	Uganda
1960	5.41	6.91
1961	5.41	6.93
1962	5.36	6.96
1963	5.24	6.98
1964	5.08	7.01
1965	4.88	7.04
1966	4.62	7.07
1967	4.35	7.1
1968	4.11	7.13
1969	3.86	7.12
1970	3.71	7.15
1971	3.61	7.18
1972	3.55	7.19
1973	3.47	7.19
1974	3.32	7.19
1975	3.21	7.2
1976	3.14	7.19
1977	3.12	7.18
1978	3.13	7.16
1979	3.13	7.14
1980	3.15	7.11
1981	3.13	7.12
1982	3.11	7.11
1983	3.07	7.07
1984	3.02	7.02
1985	2.99	7.04
1986	2.9	7.08
1987	2.78	7.12
1988	2.65	7.1
1989	2.53	7.05
1990	2.39	7.01
1991	2.29	6.94
1992	2.21	6.91
1993	2.13	6.89
1994	2.06	6.9
1995	1.97	6.87
1996	1.89	6.84
1997	1.83	6.86
1998	1.78	6.84
1999	1.76	6.83
2000	1.73	6.79
2001	1.71	6.76
2002	1.67	6.74
2003	1.65	6.67
2004	1.63	6.61
2005	1.63	6.53
2006	1.62	6.43
2007	1.62	6.33
2008	1.62	6.2
2009	1.62	6.12
2010	1.61	6.02
2011	1.61	5.89
2012	1.61	5.73
2013	1.6	5.56
2014	1.6	5.41
2015	1.6	5.25
2016	1.6	5.11
2017	1.59	4.99
2018	1.59	4.87
2019	1.58	4.74
2020	1.57	4.62
2021	1.56	4.51
2022	1.54	4.39
2023	1.53	4.28
2024	1.54	4.16
2025	1.52	4.06
2026	1.52	3.97
2027	1.51	3.87
2028	1.51	3.79
2029	1.51	3.69
2030	1.51	3.61
2031	1.51	3.53
2032	1.51	3.45
2033	1.51	3.38
2034	1.51	3.31
2035	1.51	3.25
2036	1.51	3.19
2037	1.51	3.14
2038	1.51	3.09
2039	1.51	3.04
2040	1.51	2.99
2041	1.51	2.94
2042	1.51	2.9
2043	1.51	2.86
2044	1.51	2.82
2045	1.51	2.78
2046	1.51	2.74
2047	1.51	2.71
2048	1.52	2.67
2049	1.52	2.64
2050	1.52	2.61

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Trinidad	Uganda
1960	43.1%	46.3%
1961	43.2%	46.6%
1962	43.2%	46.8%
1963	43.3%	46.9%
1964	43.2%	46.8%
1965	43.1%	46.7%
1966	42.9%	46.6%
1967	42.7%	46.6%
1968	42.3%	46.5%
1969	41.9%	46.5%
1970	41.2%	46.5%
1971	40.4%	46.7%
1972	39.7%	46.9%
1973	39.1%	47.1%
1974	38.4%	47.3%
1975	37.6%	47.4%
1976	36.8%	47.5%
1977	36%	47.5%
1978	35.3%	47.6%
1979	34.8%	47.7%
1980	34.4%	47.9%
1981	34.2%	48%
1982	34.2%	48%
1983	34.2%	48.1%
1984	34.3%	48%
1985	34.4%	48%
1986	34.4%	48%
1987	34.4%	48%
1988	34.2%	48.1%
1989	34%	48.1%
1990	33.7%	48.2%
1991	33.3%	48.3%
1992	32.8%	48.4%
1993	32.2%	48.5%
1994	31.6%	48.6%
1995	30.8%	49.1%
1996	29.9%	49.4%
1997	28.9%	49.7%
1998	27.9%	49.9%
1999	27%	50%
2000	26%	50.1%
2001	25%	50.1%
2002	24.2%	50.1%
2003	23.4%	50.1%
2004	22.7%	50.1%
2005	22.1%	50.1%
2006	21.6%	50%
2007	21.2%	50%
2008	20.8%	49.8%
2009	20.5%	49.7%
2010	20.3%	49.5%
2011	20.1%	49.3%
2012	20%	49.1%
2013	19.9%	48.8%
2014	19.7%	48.5%
2015	19.6%	48.1%
2016	19.5%	47.5%
2017	19.3%	46.9%
2018	19%	46.3%
2019	18.8%	45.8%
2020	18.7%	45.2%
2021	18.5%	44.7%
2022	18.3%	44.3%
2023	18%	43.9%
2024	17.8%	43.5%
2025	17.5%	43.1%
2026	17.2%	42.7%
2027	16.9%	42.2%
2028	16.6%	41.8%
2029	16.4%	41.3%
2030	16.1%	40.9%
2031	15.8%	40.5%
2032	15.5%	40%
2033	15.3%	39.5%
2034	15.1%	39%
2035	14.9%	38.4%
2036	14.7%	37.8%
2037	14.5%	37.3%
2038	14.4%	36.7%
2039	14.2%	36.1%
2040	14.1%	35.6%
2041	14.1%	35.1%
2042	14%	34.6%
2043	13.9%	34.1%
2044	13.9%	33.6%
2045	13.8%	33.1%
2046	13.8%	32.7%
2047	13.7%	32.3%
2048	13.7%	31.8%
2049	13.6%	31.5%
2050	13.6%	31.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Trinidad and Tobago and 43.5% in Uganda in 2024, compared to 33.7% and 48.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Trinidad and Tobago and Uganda compared.

Natural population change in Trinidad and Tobago vs Uganda by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.41% in Trinidad and Tobago and +3.17% in Uganda. 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	Uganda
1960	24,766	225,080
1961	25,518	232,894
1962	25,763	241,513
1963	25,507	250,885
1964	25,065	260,733
1965	24,349	271,830
1966	23,228	282,225
1967	21,992	296,692
1968	20,849	309,725
1969	19,652	320,486
1970	19,074	333,202
1971	19,400	328,294
1972	20,116	335,935
1973	20,617	340,780
1974	20,412	345,773
1975	20,468	354,278
1976	20,875	359,458
1977	21,660	365,216
1978	22,538	371,930
1979	23,475	381,626
1980	24,557	370,287
1981	25,015	380,028
1982	25,181	390,820
1983	25,118	404,940
1984	24,738	421,241
1985	24,487	462,534
1986	23,705	487,693
1987	22,398	527,397
1988	21,028	547,759
1989	19,636	565,367
1990	18,052	587,291
1991	16,903	602,740
1992	15,910	627,139
1993	14,878	650,032
1994	14,032	675,092
1995	12,971	697,218
1996	12,101	699,707
1997	11,405	727,523
1998	10,964	741,175
1999	10,821	775,166
2000	10,588	803,069
2001	10,438	836,751
2002	10,316	868,756
2003	10,169	901,374
2004	10,149	938,623
2005	9,822	969,096
2006	9,889	999,958
2007	9,939	1,029,893
2008	9,872	1,055,935
2009	9,769	1,090,600
2010	9,698	1,121,564
2011	9,601	1,147,263
2012	9,376	1,167,473
2013	9,020	1,184,250
2014	8,571	1,201,599
2015	7,963	1,224,839
2016	7,436	1,249,565
2017	6,779	1,290,658
2018	5,869	1,332,600
2019	5,647	1,367,044
2020	4,558	1,397,288
2021	2,091	1,423,377
2022	3,773	1,455,576
2023	3,200	1,477,166

Maternal mortality chart: Trinidad and Tobago vs Uganda

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 170 deaths in Uganda.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Trinidad	Uganda
1985	87	842
1986	89	781
1987	86	709
1988	87	655
1989	86	609
1990	84	575
1991	82	549
1992	85	530
1993	85	515
1994	84	507
1995	85	514
1996	84	513
1997	82	522
1998	79	523
1999	78	504
2000	76	475
2001	72	440
2002	69	416
2003	67	395
2004	63	384
2005	60	417
2006	58	409
2007	57	345
2008	55	324
2009	54	322
2010	54	304
2011	53	295
2012	51	285
2013	50	308
2014	50	311
2015	50	299
2016	51	272
2017	51	246
2018	53	232
2019	53	219
2020	35	209
2021	54	216
2022	30	184
2023	54	170

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.91% in Trinidad and Tobago and 3.88% in Uganda. 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	Uganda
1960	6.74%	22.3%
1961	6.53%	21.9%
1962	6.33%	21.6%
1963	6.14%	21.3%
1964	5.96%	20.9%
1965	5.8%	20.6%
1966	5.66%	20.3%
1967	5.53%	19.9%
1968	5.4%	19.7%
1969	5.28%	19.4%
1970	5.17%	19.3%
1971	5.06%	19.3%
1972	4.95%	19.4%
1973	4.84%	19.6%
1974	4.72%	19.9%
1975	4.6%	20.3%
1976	4.48%	20.7%
1977	4.37%	21.2%
1978	4.25%	21.6%
1979	4.14%	21.8%
1980	4.03%	22%
1981	3.92%	21.9%
1982	3.83%	21.4%
1983	3.73%	20.9%
1984	3.64%	20.3%
1985	3.56%	19.9%
1986	3.49%	19.5%
1987	3.42%	19.2%
1988	3.36%	18.9%
1989	3.3%	18.7%
1990	3.25%	18.3%
1991	3.21%	17.9%
1992	3.16%	17.4%
1993	3.13%	17%
1994	3.09%	16.7%
1995	3.06%	16.5%
1996	3.02%	16.2%
1997	2.99%	16%
1998	2.96%	15.6%
1999	2.92%	15.2%
2000	2.88%	14.6%
2001	2.84%	13.9%
2002	2.81%	13.1%
2003	2.76%	12.3%
2004	2.72%	11.5%
2005	2.68%	10.7%
2006	2.64%	9.97%
2007	2.59%	9.3%
2008	2.55%	8.69%
2009	2.51%	8.14%
2010	2.47%	7.61%
2011	2.43%	7.1%
2012	2.38%	6.67%
2013	2.35%	6.24%
2014	2.3%	5.91%
2015	2.26%	5.58%
2016	2.22%	5.25%
2017	2.18%	4.98%
2018	2.14%	4.74%
2019	2.1%	4.53%
2020	2.06%	4.35%
2021	2.01%	4.18%
2022	1.96%	4.05%
2023	1.91%	3.88%