Fertility & birth rates in Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela

Fertility rate in Trinidad and Tobago vs Venezuela 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 2.08 in Venezuela in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Trinidad and Tobago vs Venezuela 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	Venezuela
1960	5.41	6.38
1961	5.41	6.3
1962	5.36	6.23
1963	5.24	6.16
1964	5.08	6.07
1965	4.88	5.98
1966	4.62	5.87
1967	4.35	5.75
1968	4.11	5.61
1969	3.86	5.47
1970	3.71	5.32
1971	3.61	5.17
1972	3.55	5.04
1973	3.47	4.91
1974	3.32	4.79
1975	3.21	4.69
1976	3.14	4.59
1977	3.12	4.49
1978	3.13	4.4
1979	3.13	4.3
1980	3.15	4.2
1981	3.13	4.1
1982	3.11	4.01
1983	3.07	3.93
1984	3.02	3.86
1985	2.99	3.79
1986	2.9	3.73
1987	2.78	3.67
1988	2.65	3.6
1989	2.53	3.52
1990	2.39	3.45
1991	2.29	3.37
1992	2.21	3.29
1993	2.13	3.22
1994	2.06	3.15
1995	1.97	3.08
1996	1.89	3.02
1997	1.83	2.97
1998	1.78	2.91
1999	1.76	2.86
2000	1.73	2.79
2001	1.71	2.78
2002	1.67	2.74
2003	1.65	2.7
2004	1.63	2.64
2005	1.63	2.63
2006	1.62	2.6
2007	1.62	2.52
2008	1.62	2.48
2009	1.62	2.42
2010	1.61	2.4
2011	1.61	2.4
2012	1.61	2.38
2013	1.6	2.33
2014	1.6	2.3
2015	1.6	2.25
2016	1.6	2.22
2017	1.59	2.18
2018	1.59	2.15
2019	1.58	2.13
2020	1.57	2.12
2021	1.56	2.11
2022	1.54	2.09
2023	1.53	2.08
2024	1.54	2.08
2025	1.52	2.06
2026	1.52	2.04
2027	1.51	2.03
2028	1.51	2.01
2029	1.51	2
2030	1.51	1.99
2031	1.51	1.98
2032	1.51	1.97
2033	1.51	1.96
2034	1.51	1.95
2035	1.51	1.94
2036	1.51	1.93
2037	1.51	1.92
2038	1.51	1.91
2039	1.51	1.91
2040	1.51	1.9
2041	1.51	1.89
2042	1.51	1.88
2043	1.51	1.87
2044	1.51	1.86
2045	1.51	1.86
2046	1.51	1.85
2047	1.51	1.84
2048	1.52	1.84
2049	1.52	1.83
2050	1.52	1.83

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Trinidad	Venezuela
1960	43.1%	46.8%
1961	43.2%	46.9%
1962	43.2%	47%
1963	43.3%	47%
1964	43.2%	47%
1965	43.1%	46.9%
1966	42.9%	46.8%
1967	42.7%	46.6%
1968	42.3%	46.3%
1969	41.9%	46%
1970	41.2%	45.6%
1971	40.4%	45.2%
1972	39.7%	44.7%
1973	39.1%	44.3%
1974	38.4%	43.8%
1975	37.6%	43.3%
1976	36.8%	42.9%
1977	36%	42.5%
1978	35.3%	42.1%
1979	34.8%	41.7%
1980	34.4%	41.3%
1981	34.2%	41%
1982	34.2%	40.6%
1983	34.2%	40.3%
1984	34.3%	39.9%
1985	34.4%	39.6%
1986	34.4%	39.3%
1987	34.4%	39%
1988	34.2%	38.7%
1989	34%	38.4%
1990	33.7%	38.1%
1991	33.3%	37.8%
1992	32.8%	37.4%
1993	32.2%	37%
1994	31.6%	36.6%
1995	30.8%	36.2%
1996	29.9%	35.8%
1997	28.9%	35.3%
1998	27.9%	34.9%
1999	27%	34.5%
2000	26%	34%
2001	25%	33.6%
2002	24.2%	33.1%
2003	23.4%	32.7%
2004	22.7%	32.2%
2005	22.1%	31.8%
2006	21.6%	31.4%
2007	21.2%	31%
2008	20.8%	30.6%
2009	20.5%	30.3%
2010	20.3%	29.9%
2011	20.1%	29.5%
2012	20%	29.2%
2013	19.9%	28.9%
2014	19.7%	28.5%
2015	19.6%	28.2%
2016	19.5%	27.9%
2017	19.3%	27.8%
2018	19%	27.9%
2019	18.8%	28%
2020	18.7%	27.8%
2021	18.5%	27.4%
2022	18.3%	26.8%
2023	18%	26.2%
2024	17.8%	25.5%
2025	17.5%	24.9%
2026	17.2%	24.3%
2027	16.9%	23.8%
2028	16.6%	23.2%
2029	16.4%	22.8%
2030	16.1%	22.4%
2031	15.8%	22%
2032	15.5%	21.7%
2033	15.3%	21.5%
2034	15.1%	21.4%
2035	14.9%	21.4%
2036	14.7%	21.4%
2037	14.5%	21.5%
2038	14.4%	21.5%
2039	14.2%	21.4%
2040	14.1%	21.4%
2041	14.1%	21.3%
2042	14%	21.2%
2043	13.9%	21.1%
2044	13.9%	20.9%
2045	13.8%	20.7%
2046	13.8%	20.5%
2047	13.7%	20.3%
2048	13.7%	20%
2049	13.6%	19.8%
2050	13.6%	19.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Trinidad and Tobago and 25.5% in Venezuela in 2024, compared to 33.7% and 38.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela compared.

Natural population change in Trinidad and Tobago vs Venezuela by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.41% in Trinidad and Tobago and +1% in Venezuela. 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	Venezuela
1960	24,766	285,105
1961	25,518	292,109
1962	25,763	299,345
1963	25,507	307,279
1964	25,065	314,397
1965	24,349	321,695
1966	23,228	329,697
1967	21,992	335,813
1968	20,849	340,973
1969	19,652	343,596
1970	19,074	350,709
1971	19,400	355,212
1972	20,116	360,749
1973	20,617	367,612
1974	20,412	375,678
1975	20,468	385,045
1976	20,875	395,344
1977	21,660	405,315
1978	22,538	414,032
1979	23,475	421,256
1980	24,557	425,613
1981	25,015	432,059
1982	25,181	436,564
1983	25,118	443,569
1984	24,738	449,186
1985	24,487	455,517
1986	23,705	468,252
1987	22,398	474,204
1988	21,028	477,569
1989	19,636	478,053
1990	18,052	478,168
1991	16,903	477,917
1992	15,910	474,824
1993	14,878	473,189
1994	14,032	469,178
1995	12,971	469,267
1996	12,101	468,653
1997	11,405	472,002
1998	10,964	469,123
1999	10,821	463,787
2000	10,588	459,802
2001	10,438	451,487
2002	10,316	466,821
2003	10,169	456,902
2004	10,149	455,881
2005	9,822	463,260
2006	9,889	460,152
2007	9,939	452,482
2008	9,872	435,870
2009	9,769	427,257
2010	9,698	425,397
2011	9,601	425,958
2012	9,376	420,758
2013	9,020	408,930
2014	8,571	395,088
2015	7,963	384,560
2016	7,436	359,651
2017	6,779	340,222
2018	5,869	317,302
2019	5,647	274,826
2020	4,558	237,223
2021	2,091	207,746
2022	3,773	216,619
2023	3,200	213,020

Maternal mortality chart: Trinidad and Tobago vs Venezuela

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 227 deaths in Venezuela.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Trinidad	Venezuela
1985	87	83
1986	89	81
1987	86	81
1988	87	80
1989	86	80
1990	84	83
1991	82	80
1992	85	82
1993	85	82
1994	84	84
1995	85	84
1996	84	86
1997	82	82
1998	79	82
1999	78	88
2000	76	86
2001	72	101
2002	69	87
2003	67	97
2004	63	94
2005	60	93
2006	58	96
2007	57	92
2008	55	103
2009	54	109
2010	54	110
2011	53	104
2012	51	113
2013	50	123
2014	50	133
2015	50	136
2016	51	162
2017	51	195
2018	53	205
2019	53	202
2020	35	207
2021	54	251
2022	30	219
2023	54	227

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.91% in Trinidad and Tobago and 2.43% in Venezuela. 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	Venezuela
1960	6.74%	7.97%
1961	6.53%	7.72%
1962	6.33%	7.49%
1963	6.14%	7.3%
1964	5.96%	7.14%
1965	5.8%	7%
1966	5.66%	6.87%
1967	5.53%	6.75%
1968	5.4%	6.61%
1969	5.28%	6.47%
1970	5.17%	6.3%
1971	5.06%	6.12%
1972	4.95%	5.94%
1973	4.84%	5.75%
1974	4.72%	5.57%
1975	4.6%	5.38%
1976	4.48%	5.2%
1977	4.37%	5.01%
1978	4.25%	4.82%
1979	4.14%	4.62%
1980	4.03%	4.42%
1981	3.92%	4.24%
1982	3.83%	4.07%
1983	3.73%	3.91%
1984	3.64%	3.77%
1985	3.56%	3.64%
1986	3.49%	3.5%
1987	3.42%	3.37%
1988	3.36%	3.23%
1989	3.3%	3.09%
1990	3.25%	2.96%
1991	3.21%	2.86%
1992	3.16%	2.78%
1993	3.13%	2.73%
1994	3.09%	2.68%
1995	3.06%	2.63%
1996	3.02%	2.55%
1997	2.99%	2.45%
1998	2.96%	2.34%
1999	2.92%	2.24%
2000	2.88%	2.15%
2001	2.84%	2.09%
2002	2.81%	2.03%
2003	2.76%	1.98%
2004	2.72%	1.91%
2005	2.68%	1.85%
2006	2.64%	1.79%
2007	2.59%	1.74%
2008	2.55%	1.72%
2009	2.51%	1.71%
2010	2.47%	1.72%
2011	2.43%	1.73%
2012	2.38%	1.76%
2013	2.35%	1.79%
2014	2.3%	1.83%
2015	2.26%	1.92%
2016	2.22%	2.43%
2017	2.18%	2.43%
2018	2.14%	2.43%
2019	2.1%	2.43%
2020	2.06%	2.43%
2021	2.01%	2.43%
2022	1.96%	2.43%
2023	1.91%	2.43%