Fertility & birth rates in Trinidad and Tobago and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate in Trinidad and Tobago vs United Arab Emirates 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 1.2 in the United Arab Emirates in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Trinidad and Tobago vs the United Arab Emirates 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	UAE
1960	5.41	6.5
1961	5.41	6.49
1962	5.36	6.49
1963	5.24	6.5
1964	5.08	6.49
1965	4.88	6.5
1966	4.62	6.5
1967	4.35	6.51
1968	4.11	6.53
1969	3.86	6.52
1970	3.71	6.52
1971	3.61	6.52
1972	3.55	6.5
1973	3.47	6.46
1974	3.32	6.41
1975	3.21	6.35
1976	3.14	6.29
1977	3.12	6.22
1978	3.13	6.15
1979	3.13	6.06
1980	3.15	5.95
1981	3.13	5.81
1982	3.11	5.66
1983	3.07	5.48
1984	3.02	5.3
1985	2.99	5.13
1986	2.9	5
1987	2.78	4.88
1988	2.65	4.77
1989	2.53	4.65
1990	2.39	4.51
1991	2.29	4.25
1992	2.21	4.09
1993	2.13	3.82
1994	2.06	3.76
1995	1.97	3.28
1996	1.89	3.06
1997	1.83	2.83
1998	1.78	2.77
1999	1.76	2.79
2000	1.73	2.73
2001	1.71	2.62
2002	1.67	2.54
2003	1.65	2.49
2004	1.63	2.38
2005	1.63	2.23
2006	1.62	1.96
2007	1.62	1.79
2008	1.62	1.52
2009	1.62	1.58
2010	1.61	1.57
2011	1.61	1.54
2012	1.61	1.53
2013	1.6	1.53
2014	1.6	1.48
2015	1.6	1.42
2016	1.6	1.37
2017	1.59	1.35
2018	1.59	1.29
2019	1.58	1.25
2020	1.57	1.29
2021	1.56	1.16
2022	1.54	1.15
2023	1.53	1.2
2024	1.54	1.21
2025	1.52	1.21
2026	1.52	1.21
2027	1.51	1.21
2028	1.51	1.22
2029	1.51	1.22
2030	1.51	1.23
2031	1.51	1.23
2032	1.51	1.24
2033	1.51	1.25
2034	1.51	1.25
2035	1.51	1.26
2036	1.51	1.26
2037	1.51	1.27
2038	1.51	1.28
2039	1.51	1.28
2040	1.51	1.28
2041	1.51	1.29
2042	1.51	1.29
2043	1.51	1.3
2044	1.51	1.3
2045	1.51	1.31
2046	1.51	1.31
2047	1.51	1.31
2048	1.52	1.32
2049	1.52	1.32
2050	1.52	1.33

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Trinidad	UAE
1960	43.1%	37.8%
1961	43.2%	36.7%
1962	43.2%	35.8%
1963	43.3%	35.1%
1964	43.2%	34.5%
1965	43.1%	33.9%
1966	42.9%	33.2%
1967	42.7%	32.1%
1968	42.3%	31.2%
1969	41.9%	30.6%
1970	41.2%	29.8%
1971	40.4%	29%
1972	39.7%	28.3%
1973	39.1%	27.8%
1974	38.4%	27.4%
1975	37.6%	27.2%
1976	36.8%	26.9%
1977	36%	26.8%
1978	35.3%	26.9%
1979	34.8%	27.1%
1980	34.4%	27.4%
1981	34.2%	28%
1982	34.2%	28.8%
1983	34.2%	29.5%
1984	34.3%	30.2%
1985	34.4%	30.7%
1986	34.4%	31.2%
1987	34.4%	31.2%
1988	34.2%	30.9%
1989	34%	30.3%
1990	33.7%	29.6%
1991	33.3%	28.8%
1992	32.8%	28.1%
1993	32.2%	27.4%
1994	31.6%	26.7%
1995	30.8%	25.9%
1996	29.9%	25.2%
1997	28.9%	24.3%
1998	27.9%	23.1%
1999	27%	22%
2000	26%	20.8%
2001	25%	19.8%
2002	24.2%	18.9%
2003	23.4%	18.3%
2004	22.7%	17.8%
2005	22.1%	17.5%
2006	21.6%	17.2%
2007	21.2%	17%
2008	20.8%	16.9%
2009	20.5%	16.9%
2010	20.3%	16.9%
2011	20.1%	16.8%
2012	20%	16.8%
2013	19.9%	16.8%
2014	19.7%	16.8%
2015	19.6%	16.8%
2016	19.5%	16.8%
2017	19.3%	16.8%
2018	19%	16.7%
2019	18.8%	16.6%
2020	18.7%	16.6%
2021	18.5%	16.5%
2022	18.3%	16.5%
2023	18%	16.3%
2024	17.8%	16.1%
2025	17.5%	16%
2026	17.2%	15.9%
2027	16.9%	15.9%
2028	16.6%	15.9%
2029	16.4%	15.9%
2030	16.1%	16%
2031	15.8%	16.1%
2032	15.5%	16.3%
2033	15.3%	16.5%
2034	15.1%	16.7%
2035	14.9%	16.9%
2036	14.7%	17.1%
2037	14.5%	17.3%
2038	14.4%	17.5%
2039	14.2%	17.7%
2040	14.1%	17.9%
2041	14.1%	18%
2042	14%	18.1%
2043	13.9%	18.2%
2044	13.9%	18.3%
2045	13.8%	18.3%
2046	13.8%	18.3%
2047	13.7%	18.3%
2048	13.7%	18.3%
2049	13.6%	18.2%
2050	13.6%	18.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Trinidad and Tobago and 16.1% in the United Arab Emirates in 2024, compared to 33.7% and 29.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Trinidad and Tobago and the United Arab Emirates compared.

Natural population change in Trinidad and Tobago vs United Arab Emirates by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.41% in Trinidad and Tobago and +0.93% in the United Arab Emirates. 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	UAE
1960	24,766	3,418
1961	25,518	3,657
1962	25,763	3,901
1963	25,507	4,157
1964	25,065	4,410
1965	24,349	4,675
1966	23,228	4,955
1967	21,992	5,264
1968	20,849	5,588
1969	19,652	6,138
1970	19,074	6,922
1971	19,400	7,839
1972	20,116	8,818
1973	20,617	9,822
1974	20,412	10,835
1975	20,468	11,859
1976	20,875	12,876
1977	21,660	15,787
1978	22,538	18,879
1979	23,475	21,987
1980	24,557	25,005
1981	25,015	27,560
1982	25,181	29,585
1983	25,118	31,480
1984	24,738	33,250
1985	24,487	34,855
1986	23,705	36,829
1987	22,398	37,741
1988	21,028	38,861
1989	19,636	40,148
1990	18,052	41,339
1991	16,903	41,409
1992	15,910	42,119
1993	14,878	41,324
1994	14,032	42,976
1995	12,971	38,685
1996	12,101	37,886
1997	11,405	38,207
1998	10,964	41,176
1999	10,821	46,198
2000	10,588	49,993
2001	10,438	52,789
2002	10,316	55,922
2003	10,169	59,118
2004	10,149	60,344
2005	9,822	60,046
2006	9,889	54,338
2007	9,939	55,048
2008	9,872	55,426
2009	9,769	66,521
2010	9,698	69,907
2011	9,601	73,496
2012	9,376	78,682
2013	9,020	82,977
2014	8,571	84,277
2015	7,963	85,044
2016	7,436	87,028
2017	6,779	89,382
2018	5,869	86,840
2019	5,647	86,296
2020	4,558	87,871
2021	2,091	76,802
2022	3,773	81,758
2023	3,200	92,698

Maternal mortality chart: Trinidad and Tobago vs United Arab Emirates

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 3 deaths in the United Arab Emirates.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Trinidad	UAE
1985	87	19
1986	89	19
1987	86	19
1988	87	19
1989	86	19
1990	84	19
1991	82	19
1992	85	19
1993	85	19
1994	84	19
1995	85	18
1996	84	16
1997	82	14
1998	79	12
1999	78	10
2000	76	8
2001	72	7
2002	69	5
2003	67	5
2004	63	4
2005	60	4
2006	58	3
2007	57	3
2008	55	3
2009	54	3
2010	54	3
2011	53	4
2012	51	4
2013	50	4
2014	50	3
2015	50	3
2016	51	3
2017	51	3
2018	53	3
2019	53	3
2020	35	6
2021	54	6
2022	30	2
2023	54	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.91% in Trinidad and Tobago and 0.5% in the United Arab Emirates. 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	UAE
1960	6.74%	20.1%
1961	6.53%	19%
1962	6.33%	18%
1963	6.14%	16.9%
1964	5.96%	15.8%
1965	5.8%	14.8%
1966	5.66%	13.7%
1967	5.53%	12.6%
1968	5.4%	11.6%
1969	5.28%	10.6%
1970	5.17%	9.62%
1971	5.06%	8.72%
1972	4.95%	7.89%
1973	4.84%	7.12%
1974	4.72%	6.43%
1975	4.6%	5.8%
1976	4.48%	5.23%
1977	4.37%	4.7%
1978	4.25%	4.22%
1979	4.14%	3.78%
1980	4.03%	3.4%
1981	3.92%	3.06%
1982	3.83%	2.77%
1983	3.73%	2.52%
1984	3.64%	2.31%
1985	3.56%	2.12%
1986	3.49%	1.97%
1987	3.42%	1.83%
1988	3.36%	1.71%
1989	3.3%	1.61%
1990	3.25%	1.51%
1991	3.21%	1.43%
1992	3.16%	1.37%
1993	3.13%	1.31%
1994	3.09%	1.26%
1995	3.06%	1.21%
1996	3.02%	1.18%
1997	2.99%	1.15%
1998	2.96%	1.12%
1999	2.92%	1.09%
2000	2.88%	1.07%
2001	2.84%	1.05%
2002	2.81%	1.03%
2003	2.76%	1.01%
2004	2.72%	1%
2005	2.68%	0.98%
2006	2.64%	0.96%
2007	2.59%	0.94%
2008	2.55%	0.92%
2009	2.51%	0.9%
2010	2.47%	0.88%
2011	2.43%	0.86%
2012	2.38%	0.84%
2013	2.35%	0.82%
2014	2.3%	0.79%
2015	2.26%	0.77%
2016	2.22%	0.73%
2017	2.18%	0.7%
2018	2.14%	0.67%
2019	2.1%	0.63%
2020	2.06%	0.6%
2021	2.01%	0.56%
2022	1.96%	0.53%
2023	1.91%	0.5%