Fertility & birth rates in Trinidad and Tobago and Uruguay

Fertility rate in Trinidad and Tobago vs Uruguay 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 1.41 in Uruguay in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Trinidad and Tobago vs Uruguay 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	Uruguay
1960	5.41	2.83
1961	5.41	2.85
1962	5.36	2.87
1963	5.24	2.88
1964	5.08	2.86
1965	4.88	2.84
1966	4.62	2.82
1967	4.35	2.78
1968	4.11	2.77
1969	3.86	2.77
1970	3.71	2.77
1971	3.61	2.77
1972	3.55	2.78
1973	3.47	2.86
1974	3.32	2.96
1975	3.21	3.02
1976	3.14	3.01
1977	3.12	2.9
1978	3.13	2.83
1979	3.13	2.71
1980	3.15	2.59
1981	3.13	2.53
1982	3.11	2.51
1983	3.07	2.49
1984	3.02	2.47
1985	2.99	2.47
1986	2.9	2.47
1987	2.78	2.49
1988	2.65	2.5
1989	2.53	2.5
1990	2.39	2.48
1991	2.29	2.45
1992	2.21	2.43
1993	2.13	2.41
1994	2.06	2.42
1995	1.97	2.4
1996	1.89	2.36
1997	1.83	2.33
1998	1.78	2.27
1999	1.76	2.25
2000	1.73	2.2
2001	1.71	2.16
2002	1.67	2.16
2003	1.65	2.12
2004	1.63	2.09
2005	1.63	2.1
2006	1.62	2.07
2007	1.62	2.05
2008	1.62	2.03
2009	1.62	2.02
2010	1.61	2.01
2011	1.61	1.99
2012	1.61	2.01
2013	1.6	2.03
2014	1.6	2.03
2015	1.6	2.04
2016	1.6	1.97
2017	1.59	1.82
2018	1.59	1.68
2019	1.58	1.57
2020	1.57	1.5
2021	1.56	1.45
2022	1.54	1.43
2023	1.53	1.41
2024	1.54	1.4
2025	1.52	1.39
2026	1.52	1.38
2027	1.51	1.38
2028	1.51	1.38
2029	1.51	1.38
2030	1.51	1.38
2031	1.51	1.39
2032	1.51	1.39
2033	1.51	1.39
2034	1.51	1.39
2035	1.51	1.4
2036	1.51	1.4
2037	1.51	1.4
2038	1.51	1.4
2039	1.51	1.41
2040	1.51	1.41
2041	1.51	1.41
2042	1.51	1.42
2043	1.51	1.42
2044	1.51	1.42
2045	1.51	1.42
2046	1.51	1.42
2047	1.51	1.43
2048	1.52	1.43
2049	1.52	1.43
2050	1.52	1.44

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Trinidad	Uruguay
1960	43.1%	27.6%
1961	43.2%	27.6%
1962	43.2%	27.7%
1963	43.3%	27.8%
1964	43.2%	27.9%
1965	43.1%	27.9%
1966	42.9%	28%
1967	42.7%	28%
1968	42.3%	27.9%
1969	41.9%	27.8%
1970	41.2%	27.8%
1971	40.4%	27.7%
1972	39.7%	27.5%
1973	39.1%	27.4%
1974	38.4%	27.4%
1975	37.6%	27.4%
1976	36.8%	27.4%
1977	36%	27.3%
1978	35.3%	27.3%
1979	34.8%	27.2%
1980	34.4%	27%
1981	34.2%	26.9%
1982	34.2%	26.7%
1983	34.2%	26.6%
1984	34.3%	26.5%
1985	34.4%	26.4%
1986	34.4%	26.2%
1987	34.4%	26.1%
1988	34.2%	26%
1989	34%	25.8%
1990	33.7%	25.6%
1991	33.3%	25.3%
1992	32.8%	25.1%
1993	32.2%	24.9%
1994	31.6%	24.7%
1995	30.8%	24.7%
1996	29.9%	24.6%
1997	28.9%	24.6%
1998	27.9%	24.5%
1999	27%	24.5%
2000	26%	24.4%
2001	25%	24.2%
2002	24.2%	24.1%
2003	23.4%	23.9%
2004	22.7%	23.7%
2005	22.1%	23.5%
2006	21.6%	23.3%
2007	21.2%	23.1%
2008	20.8%	22.8%
2009	20.5%	22.6%
2010	20.3%	22.3%
2011	20.1%	22%
2012	20%	21.7%
2013	19.9%	21.5%
2014	19.7%	21.3%
2015	19.6%	21.1%
2016	19.5%	21%
2017	19.3%	20.8%
2018	19%	20.5%
2019	18.8%	20.2%
2020	18.7%	19.8%
2021	18.5%	19.4%
2022	18.3%	19.1%
2023	18%	18.7%
2024	17.8%	18.3%
2025	17.5%	17.9%
2026	17.2%	17.5%
2027	16.9%	17.1%
2028	16.6%	16.7%
2029	16.4%	16.3%
2030	16.1%	15.8%
2031	15.8%	15.4%
2032	15.5%	15.1%
2033	15.3%	14.8%
2034	15.1%	14.7%
2035	14.9%	14.6%
2036	14.7%	14.5%
2037	14.5%	14.5%
2038	14.4%	14.4%
2039	14.2%	14.4%
2040	14.1%	14.3%
2041	14.1%	14.3%
2042	14%	14.3%
2043	13.9%	14.2%
2044	13.9%	14.1%
2045	13.8%	14.1%
2046	13.8%	14%
2047	13.7%	13.9%
2048	13.7%	13.8%
2049	13.6%	13.7%
2050	13.6%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Trinidad and Tobago and 18.3% in Uruguay in 2024, compared to 33.7% and 25.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Trinidad and Tobago and Uruguay compared.

Natural population change in Trinidad and Tobago vs Uruguay by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.41% in Trinidad and Tobago and +0.19% in Uruguay. 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	Uruguay
1960	24,766	30,438
1961	25,518	30,975
1962	25,763	31,441
1963	25,507	31,824
1964	25,065	31,340
1965	24,349	30,807
1966	23,228	30,293
1967	21,992	29,514
1968	20,849	29,103
1969	19,652	28,805
1970	19,074	28,737
1971	19,400	28,584
1972	20,116	28,896
1973	20,617	30,213
1974	20,412	32,221
1975	20,468	33,393
1976	20,875	33,199
1977	21,660	31,321
1978	22,538	30,076
1979	23,475	27,456
1980	24,557	25,451
1981	25,015	24,968
1982	25,181	25,224
1983	25,118	24,146
1984	24,738	23,684
1985	24,487	23,988
1986	23,705	24,505
1987	22,398	24,469
1988	21,028	25,071
1989	19,636	25,322
1990	18,052	25,699
1991	16,903	25,422
1992	15,910	24,847
1993	14,878	24,212
1994	14,032	24,637
1995	12,971	24,872
1996	12,101	24,635
1997	11,405	23,737
1998	10,964	22,114
1999	10,821	21,844
2000	10,588	21,060
2001	10,438	20,729
2002	10,316	20,073
2003	10,169	18,628
2004	10,149	18,067
2005	9,822	18,926
2006	9,889	17,783
2007	9,939	17,422
2008	9,872	16,838
2009	9,769	16,947
2010	9,698	16,231
2011	9,601	14,934
2012	9,376	15,520
2013	9,020	16,318
2014	8,571	16,238
2015	7,963	16,194
2016	7,436	14,008
2017	6,779	10,907
2018	5,869	7,322
2019	5,647	3,873
2020	4,558	4,048
2021	2,091	-5,621
2022	3,773	-2,964
2023	3,200	298

Maternal mortality chart: Trinidad and Tobago vs Uruguay

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 15 deaths in Uruguay.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Trinidad	Uruguay
1985	87	41
1986	89	41
1987	86	41
1988	87	39
1989	86	36
1990	84	35
1991	82	33
1992	85	33
1993	85	31
1994	84	30
1995	85	29
1996	84	28
1997	82	27
1998	79	25
1999	78	24
2000	76	23
2001	72	24
2002	69	23
2003	67	23
2004	63	21
2005	60	20
2006	58	20
2007	57	19
2008	55	19
2009	54	18
2010	54	17
2011	53	17
2012	51	16
2013	50	16
2014	50	16
2015	50	16
2016	51	16
2017	51	16
2018	53	16
2019	53	16
2020	35	20
2021	54	49
2022	30	20
2023	54	15

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.91% in Trinidad and Tobago and 0.67% in Uruguay. 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	Uruguay
1960	6.74%	6.33%
1961	6.53%	6.21%
1962	6.33%	6.06%
1963	6.14%	5.93%
1964	5.96%	5.83%
1965	5.8%	5.77%
1966	5.66%	5.74%
1967	5.53%	5.7%
1968	5.4%	5.64%
1969	5.28%	5.53%
1970	5.17%	5.4%
1971	5.06%	5.33%
1972	4.95%	5.34%
1973	4.84%	5.39%
1974	4.72%	5.46%
1975	4.6%	5.49%
1976	4.48%	5.41%
1977	4.37%	5.18%
1978	4.25%	4.83%
1979	4.14%	4.41%
1980	4.03%	3.98%
1981	3.92%	3.6%
1982	3.83%	3.31%
1983	3.73%	3.1%
1984	3.64%	2.95%
1985	3.56%	2.84%
1986	3.49%	2.74%
1987	3.42%	2.62%
1988	3.36%	2.51%
1989	3.3%	2.42%
1990	3.25%	2.37%
1991	3.21%	2.32%
1992	3.16%	2.29%
1993	3.13%	2.25%
1994	3.09%	2.19%
1995	3.06%	2.12%
1996	3.02%	2.03%
1997	2.99%	1.93%
1998	2.96%	1.84%
1999	2.92%	1.76%
2000	2.88%	1.7%
2001	2.84%	1.66%
2002	2.81%	1.62%
2003	2.76%	1.58%
2004	2.72%	1.52%
2005	2.68%	1.44%
2006	2.64%	1.35%
2007	2.59%	1.27%
2008	2.55%	1.19%
2009	2.51%	1.13%
2010	2.47%	1.08%
2011	2.43%	1.04%
2012	2.38%	1%
2013	2.35%	0.97%
2014	2.3%	0.93%
2015	2.26%	0.89%
2016	2.22%	0.85%
2017	2.18%	0.81%
2018	2.14%	0.77%
2019	2.1%	0.74%
2020	2.06%	0.71%
2021	2.01%	0.7%
2022	1.96%	0.68%
2023	1.91%	0.67%