Fertility & birth rates in Trinidad and Tobago and United States

Fertility rate in Trinidad and Tobago vs United States by year

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Trinidad and Tobago

United States

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Year	Fertility rate
	Trinidad	United States
2023	1.53	1.62
2022	1.54	1.66
2021	1.56	1.66
2020	1.57	1.64
2019	1.58	1.71
2018	1.59	1.73
2017	1.59	1.77
2016	1.6	1.82
2015	1.6	1.84
2014	1.6	1.86
2013	1.6	1.86
2012	1.61	1.88
2011	1.61	1.89
2010	1.61	1.93
2009	1.62	2
2008	1.62	2.07
2007	1.62	2.12
2006	1.62	2.11
2005	1.63	2.06
2004	1.63	2.05
2003	1.65	2.05
2002	1.67	2.02
2001	1.71	2.03
2000	1.73	2.06
1999	1.76	2.01
1998	1.78	2
1997	1.83	1.97
1996	1.89	1.98
1995	1.97	1.98
1994	2.06	2
1993	2.13	2.02
1992	2.21	2.05
1991	2.29	2.06
1990	2.39	2.08
1989	2.53	2.01
1988	2.65	1.93
1987	2.78	1.87
1986	2.9	1.84
1985	2.99	1.84
1984	3.02	1.81
1983	3.07	1.8
1982	3.11	1.83
1981	3.13	1.81
1980	3.15	1.84
1979	3.13	1.81
1978	3.13	1.76
1977	3.12	1.79
1976	3.14	1.74
1975	3.21	1.77
1974	3.32	1.84
1973	3.47	1.88
1972	3.55	2.01
1971	3.61	2.27
1970	3.71	2.48
1969	3.86	2.46
1968	4.11	2.46
1967	4.35	2.56
1966	4.62	2.72
1965	4.88	2.91
1964	5.08	3.19
1963	5.24	3.32
1962	5.36	3.46
1961	5.41	3.62
1960	5.41	3.65

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 1.62 in the United States in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

Natural population change by year

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Trinidad and Tobago

United States

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Year	Natural population change
	Trinidad	United States
2023	3,200	502,372
2022	3,773	399,926
2021	2,091	199,137
2020	4,558	208,862
2019	5,647	887,476
2018	5,869	955,022
2017	6,779	1,028,037
2016	7,436	1,197,627
2015	7,963	1,270,126
2014	8,571	1,357,281
2013	9,020	1,322,711
2012	9,376	1,411,822
2011	9,601	1,441,697
2010	9,698	1,548,182
2009	9,769	1,717,920
2008	9,872	1,794,154
2007	9,939	1,897,757
2006	9,889	1,849,955
2005	9,822	1,684,445
2004	10,149	1,698,271
2003	10,169	1,653,615
2002	10,316	1,581,938
2001	10,438	1,595,826
2000	10,588	1,664,758
1999	10,821	1,564,050
1998	10,964	1,573,857
1997	11,405	1,501,014
1996	12,101	1,510,137
1995	12,971	1,546,031
1994	14,032	1,633,302
1993	14,878	1,717,685
1992	15,910	1,875,328
1991	16,903	1,926,543
1990	18,052	2,026,068
1989	19,636	1,875,826
1988	21,028	1,735,943
1987	22,398	1,720,252
1986	23,705	1,656,917
1985	24,487	1,689,258
1984	24,738	1,627,192
1983	25,118	1,636,544
1982	25,181	1,714,317
1981	25,015	1,652,153
1980	24,557	1,608,450
1979	23,475	1,597,894
1978	22,538	1,402,283
1977	21,660	1,431,556
1976	20,875	1,264,604
1975	20,468	1,252,644
1974	20,412	1,218,968
1973	20,617	1,165,499
1972	20,116	1,301,355
1971	19,400	1,640,519
1970	19,074	1,824,965
1969	19,652	1,702,487
1968	20,849	1,565,507
1967	21,992	1,669,181
1966	23,228	1,749,387
1965	24,349	1,943,030
1964	25,065	2,245,099
1963	25,507	2,289,826
1962	25,763	2,406,337
1961	25,518	2,571,681
1960	24,766	2,565,530

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.23% in Trinidad and Tobago and +0.15% in the United States.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.41% in Trinidad and Tobago and +0.25% in the United States.

Birth rate in Trinidad and Tobago vs United States by year

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Trinidad and Tobago

United States

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Trinidad	United States
2023	10.7	10.7
2022	11	11
2021	11.3	11
2020	11.6	10.9
2019	12.1	11.4
2018	12.1	11.6
2017	12.5	11.8
2016	12.8	12.2
2015	13	12.4
2014	13.3	12.5
2013	13.5	12.4
2012	13.7	12.6
2011	13.9	12.7
2010	14.1	13
2009	14.2	13.5
2008	14.3	14
2007	14.4	14.3
2006	14.4	14.3
2005	14.3	14
2004	14.3	14
2003	14.4	14.1
2002	14.5	14
2001	14.7	14.1
2000	14.9	14.4
1999	15	14.2
1998	15.1	14.3
1997	15.5	14.2
1996	16.1	14.4
1995	16.7	14.6
1994	17.6	15
1993	18.3	15.4
1992	19.2	15.8
1991	20	16.2
1990	21.1	16.7
1989	22.5	16.4
1988	23.9	16
1987	25.3	15.7
1986	26.7	15.6
1985	27.7	15.8
1984	28.3	15.6
1983	28.9	15.6
1982	29.2	15.9
1981	29.3	15.8
1980	29.1	15.9
1979	28.4	15.6
1978	27.8	15
1977	27.3	15.1
1976	26.8	14.6
1975	26.8	14.6
1974	27.1	14.8
1973	27.7	14.8
1972	27.5	15.6
1971	27.2	17.2
1970	27.2	18.4
1969	27.9	17.9
1968	29.3	17.6
1967	30.8	17.8
1966	32.5	18.4
1965	34.1	19.4
1964	35.3	21.1
1963	36.5	21.7
1962	37.4	22.4
1961	37.8	23.3
1960	37.8	23.7

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 10.7 in Trinidad and Tobago and 10.7 in the United States, compared with 37.8 and 23.7, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Trinidad and Tobago

Factual

UN forecast

United States

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Trinidad	United States
2100	12.2%	14.4%
2099	12.2%	14.4%
2098	12.2%	14.4%
2097	12.2%	14.4%
2096	12.2%	14.4%
2095	12.3%	14.5%
2094	12.3%	14.5%
2093	12.3%	14.5%
2092	12.3%	14.5%
2091	12.4%	14.6%
2090	12.4%	14.6%
2089	12.4%	14.7%
2088	12.4%	14.7%
2087	12.5%	14.7%
2086	12.5%	14.8%
2085	12.5%	14.8%
2084	12.5%	14.8%
2083	12.5%	14.9%
2082	12.5%	14.9%
2081	12.5%	14.9%
2080	12.5%	14.9%
2079	12.5%	14.9%
2078	12.5%	14.9%
2077	12.5%	14.9%
2076	12.5%	14.9%
2075	12.5%	14.9%
2074	12.5%	14.9%
2073	12.5%	14.9%
2072	12.5%	14.9%
2071	12.5%	14.9%
2070	12.5%	14.9%
2069	12.5%	14.9%
2068	12.5%	14.9%
2067	12.5%	14.9%
2066	12.6%	14.9%
2065	12.6%	15%
2064	12.7%	15%
2063	12.7%	15%
2062	12.8%	15.1%
2061	12.8%	15.1%
2060	12.9%	15.2%
2059	13%	15.3%
2058	13.1%	15.4%
2057	13.1%	15.5%
2056	13.2%	15.5%
2055	13.3%	15.6%
2054	13.3%	15.7%
2053	13.4%	15.8%
2052	13.5%	15.8%
2051	13.5%	15.9%
2050	13.6%	15.9%
2049	13.6%	16%
2048	13.7%	16%
2047	13.7%	16%
2046	13.8%	16%
2045	13.8%	16%
2044	13.9%	16%
2043	13.9%	16%
2042	14%	16%
2041	14.1%	15.9%
2040	14.2%	15.9%
2039	14.3%	15.9%
2038	14.4%	15.9%
2037	14.6%	15.9%
2036	14.8%	15.9%
2035	15%	15.9%
2034	15.2%	15.9%
2033	15.4%	16%
2032	15.7%	16.1%
2031	15.9%	16.2%
2030	16.2%	16.3%
2029	16.5%	16.5%
2028	16.8%	16.6%
2027	17.1%	16.8%
2026	17.4%	17%
2025	17.6%	17.2%
2024	17.8%	17.3%
2023	18%	17.6%
2022	18.3%	17.9%
2021	18.5%	18.1%
2020	18.7%	18.4%
2019	18.8%	18.6%
2018	19%	18.8%
2017	19.3%	18.9%
2016	19.5%	19.1%
2015	19.6%	19.2%
2014	19.7%	19.3%
2013	19.9%	19.4%
2012	20%	19.5%
2011	20.1%	19.6%
2010	20.3%	19.7%
2009	20.5%	19.8%
2008	20.8%	19.9%
2007	21.2%	20%
2006	21.6%	20.2%
2005	22.1%	20.3%
2004	22.7%	20.5%
2003	23.4%	20.7%
2002	24.2%	20.9%
2001	25%	21%
2000	26%	21.2%
1999	27%	21.3%
1998	27.9%	21.4%
1997	28.9%	21.5%
1996	29.9%	21.7%
1995	30.8%	21.8%
1994	31.6%	21.9%
1993	32.2%	21.9%
1992	32.8%	21.8%
1991	33.3%	21.7%
1990	33.7%	21.6%
1989	34%	21.5%
1988	34.2%	21.3%
1987	34.4%	21.3%
1986	34.4%	21.3%
1985	34.4%	21.5%
1984	34.3%	21.7%
1983	34.2%	21.8%
1982	34.2%	22%
1981	34.2%	22.1%
1980	34.4%	22.4%
1979	34.8%	22.8%
1978	35.3%	23.2%
1977	36%	23.8%
1976	36.8%	24.4%
1975	37.6%	25.2%
1974	38.4%	25.9%
1973	39.1%	26.6%
1972	39.7%	27.4%
1971	40.4%	28%
1970	41.2%	28.6%
1969	41.9%	29%
1968	42.3%	29.5%
1967	42.7%	30%
1966	42.9%	30.4%
1965	43.1%	30.7%
1964	43.2%	30.9%
1963	43.3%	31.1%
1962	43.2%	31.3%
1961	43.2%	31.4%
1960	43.1%	31.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Trinidad and Tobago and 17.3% in the United States in 2024, compared to 33.7% and 21.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Trinidad and Tobago and the United States compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Trinidad and Tobago vs United States

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Trinidad and Tobago

United States

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Trinidad	United States
2023	54	17
2022	30	20
2021	54	31
2020	35	22
2019	53	18
2018	53	18
2017	51	18
2016	51	18
2015	50	17
2014	50	17
2013	50	16
2012	51	16
2011	53	15
2010	54	15
2009	54	15
2008	55	14
2007	57	13
2006	58	13
2005	60	13
2004	63	13
2003	67	13
2002	69	13
2001	72	13
2000	76	12
1999	78	12
1998	79	11
1997	82	11
1996	84	11
1995	85	12
1994	84	11
1993	85	12
1992	85	11
1991	82	12
1990	84	12
1989	86	12
1988	87	12
1987	86	11
1986	89	11
1985	87	11

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 17 deaths in the United States.

U.S. figures are less comparable to other countries, because reporting changes between 2003 and 2018 doubled the number of maternal deaths captured in official records without an actual doubling in mortality, and coding was revised again in 2018.

Under-five mortality rates

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Trinidad and Tobago

United States

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Trinidad	United States
2023	1.91%	0.65%
2022	1.96%	0.65%
2021	2.01%	0.65%
2020	2.06%	0.65%
2019	2.1%	0.65%
2018	2.14%	0.65%
2017	2.18%	0.66%
2016	2.22%	0.67%
2015	2.26%	0.68%
2014	2.3%	0.68%
2013	2.35%	0.69%
2012	2.38%	0.7%
2011	2.43%	0.72%
2010	2.47%	0.73%
2009	2.51%	0.75%
2008	2.55%	0.76%
2007	2.59%	0.77%
2006	2.64%	0.79%
2005	2.68%	0.8%
2004	2.72%	0.81%
2003	2.76%	0.81%
2002	2.81%	0.82%
2001	2.84%	0.83%
2000	2.88%	0.84%
1999	2.92%	0.86%
1998	2.96%	0.87%
1997	2.99%	0.89%
1996	3.02%	0.92%
1995	3.06%	0.95%
1994	3.09%	0.98%
1993	3.13%	1.01%
1992	3.16%	1.05%
1991	3.21%	1.09%
1990	3.25%	1.12%
1989	3.3%	1.16%
1988	3.36%	1.19%
1987	3.42%	1.21%
1986	3.49%	1.24%
1985	3.56%	1.27%
1984	3.64%	1.3%
1983	3.73%	1.34%
1982	3.83%	1.39%
1981	3.92%	1.44%
1980	4.03%	1.5%
1979	4.14%	1.56%
1978	4.25%	1.63%
1977	4.37%	1.71%
1976	4.48%	1.79%
1975	4.6%	1.88%
1974	4.72%	1.97%
1973	4.84%	2.06%
1972	4.95%	2.15%
1971	5.06%	2.24%
1970	5.17%	2.32%
1969	5.28%	2.41%
1968	5.4%	2.49%
1967	5.53%	2.57%
1966	5.66%	2.64%
1965	5.8%	2.71%
1964	5.96%	2.77%
1963	6.14%	2.83%
1962	6.33%	2.89%
1961	6.53%	2.95%
1960	6.74%	3.01%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.91% in Trinidad and Tobago and 0.65% in the United States. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.