Fertility Rate: Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago's fertility rate is currently 1.536 births per woman as of 2024. # Trinidad and Tobago Fertility Rate Trinidad and Tobago's fertility rate stands at 1.
Current (2024)
1.536 births per woman
+0.3% y/y
Peak (1960)
5.405 births per woman
Low (2023)
1.532 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Trinidad and Tobago
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Trinidad and Tobago
Analysis# Trinidad and Tobago Fertility Rate
Trinidad and Tobago's fertility rate stands at 1.536 births per woman in 2024, representing a dramatic decline from the 1960 peak of 5.405. The country has experienced a 71.6% reduction in fertility over six decades, placing it among nations with below-replacement fertility levels. The 2024 figure sits just above the all-time low of 1.532 recorded in 2023, illustrating the sustained compression of birth rates.
The decline accelerated between the 1960s and early 2000s, reflecting broader shifts in education, women's workforce participation, and family planning access. Since 2015, the fertility rate has stabilized in the 1.53–1.60 range, with minor fluctuations but no meaningful reversal. The recent stabilization near replacement level suggests Trinidad and Tobago's demographic transition has largely plateaued, with fertility rates unlikely to shift dramatically in either direction without significant policy or social changes.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.536 births per woman | +0.26% |
| 2023 | 1.532 births per woman | -0.78% |
| 2022 | 1.544 births per woman | -0.96% |
| 2021 | 1.559 births per woman | -0.83% |
| 2020 | 1.572 births per woman | -0.38% |
| 2019 | 1.578 births per woman | -0.63% |
| 2018 | 1.588 births per woman | -0.38% |
| 2017 | 1.594 births per woman | -0.44% |
| 2016 | 1.601 births per woman | +0.19% |
| 2015 | 1.598 births per woman | -0.25% |
| 2014 | 1.602 births per woman | -0.06% |
| 2013 | 1.603 births per woman | -0.37% |
| 2012 | 1.609 births per woman | -0.12% |
| 2011 | 1.611 births per woman | -0.19% |
| 2010 | 1.614 births per woman | -0.25% |
| 2009 | 1.618 births per woman | +0.06% |
| 2008 | 1.617 births per woman | -0.31% |
| 2007 | 1.622 births per woman | -0.12% |
| 2006 | 1.624 births per woman | -0.06% |
| 2005 | 1.625 births per woman | -0.12% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.627 births per woman | -1.27% |
| 2003 | 1.648 births per woman | -1.44% |
| 2002 | 1.672 births per woman | -1.94% |
| 2001 | 1.705 births per woman | -1.56% |
| 2000 | 1.732 births per woman | -1.59% |
| 1999 | 1.76 births per woman | -1.35% |
| 1998 | 1.784 births per woman | -2.57% |
| 1997 | 1.831 births per woman | -3.33% |
| 1996 | 1.894 births per woman | -3.71% |
| 1995 | 1.967 births per woman | -4.70% |
| 1994 | 2.064 births per woman | -3.05% |
| 1993 | 2.129 births per woman | -3.80% |
| 1992 | 2.213 births per woman | -3.36% |
| 1991 | 2.29 births per woman | -4.34% |
| 1990 | 2.394 births per woman | -5.23% |
| 1989 | 2.526 births per woman | -4.54% |
| 1988 | 2.646 births per woman | -4.65% |
| 1987 | 2.775 births per woman | -4.41% |
| 1986 | 2.903 births per woman | -2.84% |
| 1985 | 2.988 births per woman | -0.96% |
| 1984 | 3.017 births per woman | -1.73% |
| 1983 | 3.07 births per woman | -1.22% |
| 1982 | 3.108 births per woman | -0.80% |
| 1981 | 3.133 births per woman | -0.38% |
| 1980 | 3.145 births per woman | +0.61% |
| 1979 | 3.126 births per woman | -0.10% |
| 1978 | 3.129 births per woman | +0.26% |
| 1977 | 3.121 births per woman | -0.54% |
| 1976 | 3.138 births per woman | -2.36% |
| 1975 | 3.214 births per woman | -3.16% |
| 1974 | 3.319 births per woman | -4.24% |
| 1973 | 3.466 births per woman | -2.39% |
| 1972 | 3.551 births per woman | -1.69% |
| 1971 | 3.612 births per woman | -2.62% |
| 1970 | 3.709 births per woman | -3.81% |
| 1969 | 3.856 births per woman | -6.09% |
| 1968 | 4.106 births per woman | -5.61% |
| 1967 | 4.35 births per woman | -5.84% |
| 1966 | 4.62 births per woman | -5.33% |
| 1965 | 4.88 births per woman | -3.96% |
| 1964 | 5.081 births per woman | -3.07% |
| 1963 | 5.242 births per woman | -2.16% |
| 1962 | 5.358 births per woman | -0.87% |
| 1961 | 5.405 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1960 | 5.405 births per woman | — |
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