Fertility & birth rates in Trinidad and Tobago and United States

Fertility rate in Trinidad and Tobago vs United States 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 1.62 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.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Trinidad	United States
1960	5.41	3.65
1961	5.41	3.62
1962	5.36	3.46
1963	5.24	3.32
1964	5.08	3.19
1965	4.88	2.91
1966	4.62	2.72
1967	4.35	2.56
1968	4.11	2.46
1969	3.86	2.46
1970	3.71	2.48
1971	3.61	2.27
1972	3.55	2.01
1973	3.47	1.88
1974	3.32	1.84
1975	3.21	1.77
1976	3.14	1.74
1977	3.12	1.79
1978	3.13	1.76
1979	3.13	1.81
1980	3.15	1.84
1981	3.13	1.81
1982	3.11	1.83
1983	3.07	1.8
1984	3.02	1.81
1985	2.99	1.84
1986	2.9	1.84
1987	2.78	1.87
1988	2.65	1.93
1989	2.53	2.01
1990	2.39	2.08
1991	2.29	2.06
1992	2.21	2.05
1993	2.13	2.02
1994	2.06	2
1995	1.97	1.98
1996	1.89	1.98
1997	1.83	1.97
1998	1.78	2
1999	1.76	2.01
2000	1.73	2.06
2001	1.71	2.03
2002	1.67	2.02
2003	1.65	2.05
2004	1.63	2.05
2005	1.63	2.06
2006	1.62	2.11
2007	1.62	2.12
2008	1.62	2.07
2009	1.62	2
2010	1.61	1.93
2011	1.61	1.89
2012	1.61	1.88
2013	1.6	1.86
2014	1.6	1.86
2015	1.6	1.84
2016	1.6	1.82
2017	1.59	1.77
2018	1.59	1.73
2019	1.58	1.71
2020	1.57	1.64
2021	1.56	1.66
2022	1.54	1.66
2023	1.53	1.62
2024	1.54	1.62
2025	1.52	1.62
2026	1.52	1.62
2027	1.51	1.62
2028	1.51	1.62
2029	1.51	1.62
2030	1.51	1.62
2031	1.51	1.62
2032	1.51	1.62
2033	1.51	1.63
2034	1.51	1.62
2035	1.51	1.63
2036	1.51	1.63
2037	1.51	1.63
2038	1.51	1.63
2039	1.51	1.63
2040	1.51	1.63
2041	1.51	1.63
2042	1.51	1.63
2043	1.51	1.63
2044	1.51	1.63
2045	1.51	1.64
2046	1.51	1.64
2047	1.51	1.63
2048	1.52	1.64
2049	1.52	1.63
2050	1.52	1.64

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Trinidad	United States
1960	43.1%	31.3%
1961	43.2%	31.4%
1962	43.2%	31.3%
1963	43.3%	31.1%
1964	43.2%	30.9%
1965	43.1%	30.7%
1966	42.9%	30.4%
1967	42.7%	30%
1968	42.3%	29.5%
1969	41.9%	29%
1970	41.2%	28.6%
1971	40.4%	28%
1972	39.7%	27.4%
1973	39.1%	26.6%
1974	38.4%	25.9%
1975	37.6%	25.2%
1976	36.8%	24.4%
1977	36%	23.8%
1978	35.3%	23.2%
1979	34.8%	22.8%
1980	34.4%	22.4%
1981	34.2%	22.1%
1982	34.2%	22%
1983	34.2%	21.8%
1984	34.3%	21.7%
1985	34.4%	21.5%
1986	34.4%	21.3%
1987	34.4%	21.3%
1988	34.2%	21.3%
1989	34%	21.5%
1990	33.7%	21.6%
1991	33.3%	21.7%
1992	32.8%	21.8%
1993	32.2%	21.9%
1994	31.6%	21.9%
1995	30.8%	21.8%
1996	29.9%	21.7%
1997	28.9%	21.5%
1998	27.9%	21.4%
1999	27%	21.3%
2000	26%	21.2%
2001	25%	21%
2002	24.2%	20.9%
2003	23.4%	20.7%
2004	22.7%	20.5%
2005	22.1%	20.3%
2006	21.6%	20.2%
2007	21.2%	20%
2008	20.8%	19.9%
2009	20.5%	19.8%
2010	20.3%	19.7%
2011	20.1%	19.6%
2012	20%	19.5%
2013	19.9%	19.4%
2014	19.7%	19.3%
2015	19.6%	19.2%
2016	19.5%	19.1%
2017	19.3%	18.9%
2018	19%	18.8%
2019	18.8%	18.6%
2020	18.7%	18.4%
2021	18.5%	18.1%
2022	18.3%	17.9%
2023	18%	17.6%
2024	17.8%	17.3%
2025	17.5%	17.1%
2026	17.2%	16.9%
2027	16.9%	16.7%
2028	16.6%	16.6%
2029	16.4%	16.4%
2030	16.1%	16.3%
2031	15.8%	16.1%
2032	15.5%	16%
2033	15.3%	16%
2034	15.1%	15.9%
2035	14.9%	15.9%
2036	14.7%	15.9%
2037	14.5%	15.9%
2038	14.4%	15.9%
2039	14.2%	15.9%
2040	14.1%	15.9%
2041	14.1%	16%
2042	14%	16%
2043	13.9%	16%
2044	13.9%	16%
2045	13.8%	16%
2046	13.8%	16%
2047	13.7%	16%
2048	13.7%	16%
2049	13.6%	15.9%
2050	13.6%	15.9%

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.

Natural population change in Trinidad and Tobago vs United States by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.41% in Trinidad and Tobago and +0.25% in the United States. 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	United States
1960	24,766	2,565,530
1961	25,518	2,571,681
1962	25,763	2,406,337
1963	25,507	2,289,826
1964	25,065	2,245,099
1965	24,349	1,943,030
1966	23,228	1,749,387
1967	21,992	1,669,181
1968	20,849	1,565,507
1969	19,652	1,702,487
1970	19,074	1,824,965
1971	19,400	1,640,519
1972	20,116	1,301,355
1973	20,617	1,165,499
1974	20,412	1,218,968
1975	20,468	1,252,644
1976	20,875	1,264,604
1977	21,660	1,431,556
1978	22,538	1,402,283
1979	23,475	1,597,894
1980	24,557	1,608,450
1981	25,015	1,652,153
1982	25,181	1,714,317
1983	25,118	1,636,544
1984	24,738	1,627,192
1985	24,487	1,689,258
1986	23,705	1,656,917
1987	22,398	1,720,252
1988	21,028	1,735,943
1989	19,636	1,875,826
1990	18,052	2,026,068
1991	16,903	1,926,543
1992	15,910	1,875,328
1993	14,878	1,717,685
1994	14,032	1,633,302
1995	12,971	1,546,031
1996	12,101	1,510,137
1997	11,405	1,501,014
1998	10,964	1,573,857
1999	10,821	1,564,050
2000	10,588	1,664,758
2001	10,438	1,595,826
2002	10,316	1,581,938
2003	10,169	1,653,615
2004	10,149	1,698,271
2005	9,822	1,684,445
2006	9,889	1,849,955
2007	9,939	1,897,757
2008	9,872	1,794,154
2009	9,769	1,717,920
2010	9,698	1,548,182
2011	9,601	1,441,697
2012	9,376	1,411,822
2013	9,020	1,322,711
2014	8,571	1,357,281
2015	7,963	1,270,126
2016	7,436	1,197,627
2017	6,779	1,028,037
2018	5,869	955,022
2019	5,647	887,476
2020	4,558	208,862
2021	2,091	199,137
2022	3,773	399,926
2023	3,200	502,372

Maternal mortality chart: Trinidad and Tobago vs United States

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.

Table

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

Under-five mortality rates

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