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Fertility & birth rates in Trinidad and Tobago and Yemen

Updated on by Georank team

Trinidad and Tobago has an annual birth rate of 10.7 births per 1,000 people, compared to 35.2 for Yemen. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 1.53 in Trinidad and Tobago and 4.59 in Yemen — 199.6% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -71.7% in Trinidad and Tobago and by -42.5% in Yemen — in 1960, it was 5.41 and 7.99, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Trinidad and Tobago is ranked 139/196 by birth rate compared to 11/196 for Yemen.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 27.8 in Trinidad and Tobago — it's 29.7 in Yemen.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 36 in Trinidad and Tobago vs 75.3 in Yemen.
  • In Trinidad and Tobago, 25.4% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 24.6% in Yemen.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.23% in Trinidad and Tobago and +3.04% in Yemen.

Birth rate data compared

Trinidad Yemen
Fertility rate 1.53 4.59
Birth rate 10.7 35.2
Birth rate rank 139/196 11/196
Age at first childbirth n/a 20.8 years
Average age at childbearing 27.8 years 29.7 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 35.7 72.6
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 78.9 203.5
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 13.1 80.8
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 25.4% 24.6%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 30.5% 29.2%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 100% 44.7%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.05% 0.12%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 1.29% 2.14%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 1.72% 3.47%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 1.91% 3.93%
Population change due to births and deaths +3,200 +1,198,150
Natural population change rank 134/196 14/196
Natural population change rate +0.23% +3.04%
Population growth +0.06% +3.03%
Population growth rank 161/197 14/197
Life expectancy 73.7 years 69.6 years

Fertility rate in Trinidad and Tobago vs Yemen 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 4.59 in Yemen in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

UN forecast
Yemen
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Trinidad Yemen
1960 5.41 7.99
1961 5.41 8
1962 5.36 8.01
1963 5.24 8.03
1964 5.08 8.07
1965 4.88 8.1
1966 4.62 8.14
1967 4.35 8.17
1968 4.11 8.19
1969 3.86 8.22
1970 3.71 8.23
1971 3.61 8.26
1972 3.55 8.27
1973 3.47 8.29
1974 3.32 8.33
1975 3.21 8.37
1976 3.14 8.42
1977 3.12 8.47
1978 3.13 8.5
1979 3.13 8.67
1980 3.15 8.71
1981 3.13 8.75
1982 3.11 8.79
1983 3.07 8.83
1984 3.02 8.85
1985 2.99 8.86
1986 2.9 8.86
1987 2.78 8.83
1988 2.65 8.79
1989 2.53 8.71
1990 2.39 8.61
1991 2.29 8.46
1992 2.21 8.27
1993 2.13 8.05
1994 2.06 7.8
1995 1.97 7.53
1996 1.89 7
1997 1.83 6.82
1998 1.78 6.64
1999 1.76 6.49
2000 1.73 6.32
2001 1.71 6.14
2002 1.67 5.97
2003 1.65 5.84
2004 1.63 5.71
2005 1.63 5.56
2006 1.62 5.41
2007 1.62 5.26
2008 1.62 5.11
2009 1.62 5
2010 1.61 4.81
2011 1.61 4.63
2012 1.61 4.63
2013 1.6 4.62
2014 1.6 4.62
2015 1.6 4.62
2016 1.6 4.61
2017 1.59 4.61
2018 1.59 4.61
2019 1.58 4.6
2020 1.57 4.6
2021 1.56 4.6
2022 1.54 4.59
2023 1.53 4.59
2024 1.54 4.5
2025 1.52 4.41
2026 1.52 4.33
2027 1.51 4.23
2028 1.51 4.14
2029 1.51 4.06
2030 1.51 3.97
2031 1.51 3.87
2032 1.51 3.8
2033 1.51 3.73
2034 1.51 3.66
2035 1.51 3.59
2036 1.51 3.51
2037 1.51 3.44
2038 1.51 3.38
2039 1.51 3.32
2040 1.51 3.26
2041 1.51 3.21
2042 1.51 3.16
2043 1.51 3.12
2044 1.51 3.07
2045 1.51 3.02
2046 1.51 2.97
2047 1.51 2.93
2048 1.52 2.89
2049 1.52 2.85
2050 1.52 2.81

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

UN forecast
Yemen
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Trinidad Yemen
1960 43.1% 40.3%
1961 43.2% 40.4%
1962 43.2% 40.4%
1963 43.3% 40.6%
1964 43.2% 40.9%
1965 43.1% 41.3%
1966 42.9% 41.8%
1967 42.7% 42.3%
1968 42.3% 42.8%
1969 41.9% 43.3%
1970 41.2% 43.8%
1971 40.4% 44.3%
1972 39.7% 44.8%
1973 39.1% 45.3%
1974 38.4% 45.7%
1975 37.6% 46.2%
1976 36.8% 46.6%
1977 36% 47%
1978 35.3% 47.5%
1979 34.8% 47.9%
1980 34.4% 48.3%
1981 34.2% 48.7%
1982 34.2% 49.1%
1983 34.2% 49.4%
1984 34.3% 49.7%
1985 34.4% 50%
1986 34.4% 50.3%
1987 34.4% 50.5%
1988 34.2% 50.7%
1989 34% 50.9%
1990 33.7% 51.1%
1991 33.3% 51.2%
1992 32.8% 51.2%
1993 32.2% 51.2%
1994 31.6% 51.1%
1995 30.8% 50.9%
1996 29.9% 50.6%
1997 28.9% 50.3%
1998 27.9% 49.9%
1999 27% 49.5%
2000 26% 49%
2001 25% 48.6%
2002 24.2% 48.1%
2003 23.4% 47.6%
2004 22.7% 47.1%
2005 22.1% 46.5%
2006 21.6% 45.9%
2007 21.2% 45.3%
2008 20.8% 44.7%
2009 20.5% 44.1%
2010 20.3% 43.5%
2011 20.1% 43%
2012 20% 42.7%
2013 19.9% 42.3%
2014 19.7% 42.1%
2015 19.6% 41.8%
2016 19.5% 41.7%
2017 19.3% 41.6%
2018 19% 41.5%
2019 18.8% 41.4%
2020 18.7% 41.4%
2021 18.5% 41.4%
2022 18.3% 41.3%
2023 18% 41.2%
2024 17.8% 41.1%
2025 17.5% 41%
2026 17.2% 40.9%
2027 16.9% 40.8%
2028 16.6% 40.6%
2029 16.4% 40.3%
2030 16.1% 40%
2031 15.8% 39.6%
2032 15.5% 39.2%
2033 15.3% 38.7%
2034 15.1% 38.2%
2035 14.9% 37.7%
2036 14.7% 37.1%
2037 14.5% 36.5%
2038 14.4% 36%
2039 14.2% 35.4%
2040 14.1% 34.8%
2041 14.1% 34.3%
2042 14% 33.8%
2043 13.9% 33.4%
2044 13.9% 33%
2045 13.8% 32.6%
2046 13.8% 32.3%
2047 13.7% 32%
2048 13.7% 31.7%
2049 13.6% 31.4%
2050 13.6% 31.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Trinidad and Tobago and 41.1% in Yemen in 2024, compared to 33.7% and 51.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Trinidad and Tobago and Yemen compared.

Natural population change in Trinidad and Tobago vs Yemen by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.41% in Trinidad and Tobago and +3.02% in Yemen. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Trinidad and Tobago
Yemen

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Trinidad Yemen
1960 24,766 122,994
1961 25,518 129,787
1962 25,763 131,262
1963 25,507 133,781
1964 25,065 147,299
1965 24,349 155,398
1966 23,228 164,091
1967 21,992 173,637
1968 20,849 182,518
1969 19,652 196,305
1970 19,074 207,613
1971 19,400 219,095
1972 20,116 229,322
1973 20,617 240,235
1974 20,412 252,737
1975 20,468 266,815
1976 20,875 281,078
1977 21,660 296,115
1978 22,538 312,439
1979 23,475 336,378
1980 24,557 355,767
1981 25,015 374,482
1982 25,181 392,302
1983 25,118 414,823
1984 24,738 434,674
1985 24,487 455,576
1986 23,705 464,665
1987 22,398 493,337
1988 21,028 513,296
1989 19,636 530,464
1990 18,052 549,654
1991 16,903 565,837
1992 15,910 582,072
1993 14,878 595,459
1994 14,032 602,363
1995 12,971 607,966
1996 12,101 588,786
1997 11,405 604,443
1998 10,964 615,488
1999 10,821 633,166
2000 10,588 646,694
2001 10,438 658,704
2002 10,316 672,494
2003 10,169 694,457
2004 10,149 710,493
2005 9,822 726,708
2006 9,889 750,082
2007 9,939 764,780
2008 9,872 779,123
2009 9,769 798,911
2010 9,698 803,246
2011 9,601 806,359
2012 9,376 845,645
2013 9,020 884,929
2014 8,571 920,330
2015 7,963 939,922
2016 7,436 975,697
2017 6,779 1,006,725
2018 5,869 1,020,238
2019 5,647 1,056,432
2020 4,558 1,086,322
2021 2,091 1,103,622
2022 3,773 1,153,375
2023 3,200 1,198,150

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Maternal mortality chart: Trinidad and Tobago vs Yemen

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 118 deaths in Yemen.

Trinidad and Tobago
Yemen
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Trinidad Yemen
1985 87 430
1986 89 430
1987 86 400
1988 87 388
1989 86 371
1990 84 359
1991 82 341
1992 85 330
1993 85 319
1994 84 311
1995 85 296
1996 84 282
1997 82 271
1998 79 260
1999 78 250
2000 76 241
2001 72 231
2002 69 218
2003 67 205
2004 63 194
2005 60 181
2006 58 171
2007 57 161
2008 55 153
2009 54 149
2010 54 144
2011 53 140
2012 51 137
2013 50 135
2014 50 134
2015 50 135
2016 51 134
2017 51 142
2018 53 134
2019 53 131
2020 35 135
2021 54 156
2022 30 125
2023 54 118

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.91% in Trinidad and Tobago and 3.93% in Yemen. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Trinidad and Tobago
Yemen

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Trinidad Yemen
1960 6.74% 42.9%
1961 6.53% 42.2%
1962 6.33% 41.5%
1963 6.14% 40.8%
1964 5.96% 40%
1965 5.8% 39%
1966 5.66% 38%
1967 5.53% 36.8%
1968 5.4% 35.6%
1969 5.28% 34.3%
1970 5.17% 33%
1971 5.06% 31.8%
1972 4.95% 30.6%
1973 4.84% 29.5%
1974 4.72% 28.4%
1975 4.6% 27.2%
1976 4.48% 26%
1977 4.37% 24.7%
1978 4.25% 23.4%
1979 4.14% 22.1%
1980 4.03% 20.8%
1981 3.92% 19.6%
1982 3.83% 18.4%
1983 3.73% 17.2%
1984 3.64% 16.2%
1985 3.56% 15.3%
1986 3.49% 14.6%
1987 3.42% 14%
1988 3.36% 13.4%
1989 3.3% 12.9%
1990 3.25% 12.5%
1991 3.21% 12.1%
1992 3.16% 11.8%
1993 3.13% 11.6%
1994 3.09% 11.3%
1995 3.06% 11.1%
1996 3.02% 10.8%
1997 2.99% 10.5%
1998 2.96% 10.2%
1999 2.92% 9.77%
2000 2.88% 9.32%
2001 2.84% 8.84%
2002 2.81% 8.36%
2003 2.76% 7.9%
2004 2.72% 7.47%
2005 2.68% 7.06%
2006 2.64% 6.68%
2007 2.59% 6.33%
2008 2.55% 6.02%
2009 2.51% 5.74%
2010 2.47% 5.49%
2011 2.43% 5.3%
2012 2.38% 5.14%
2013 2.35% 4.95%
2014 2.3% 4.84%
2015 2.26% 4.9%
2016 2.22% 4.77%
2017 2.18% 4.66%
2018 2.14% 4.7%
2019 2.1% 4.59%
2020 2.06% 4.32%
2021 2.01% 4.24%
2022 1.96% 4.08%
2023 1.91% 3.93%

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