Trinidad and Tobago vs United States: Birth rate
Trinidad and Tobago
10.71 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
United States
10.65 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Trinidad and Tobago rank
161st
United States rank
162nd
Birth rate over time
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United States
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 10.71 births per 1,000 people against 10.65 births per 1,000 people in United States, a difference of 0.06 births per 1,000 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Trinidad and Tobago has been ahead every year.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 161st and United States ranks 162nd of 236 countries.
Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Trinidad and Tobago | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 38.44 births per 1,000 people | 24.63 births per 1,000 people | 13.8 births per 1,000 people | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1960s | 33.94 births per 1,000 people | 20.75 births per 1,000 people | 13.19 births per 1,000 people | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1970s | 27.39 births per 1,000 people | 16.06 births per 1,000 people | 11.33 births per 1,000 people | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1980s | 27.09 births per 1,000 people | 16.02 births per 1,000 people | 11.07 births per 1,000 people | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 17.46 births per 1,000 people | 14.82 births per 1,000 people | 2.64 births per 1,000 people | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 14.44 births per 1,000 people | 13.77 births per 1,000 people | 0.6694 births per 1,000 people | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 13.1 births per 1,000 people | 12.08 births per 1,000 people | 1.02 births per 1,000 people | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 11.16 births per 1,000 people | 10.8 births per 1,000 people | 0.363 births per 1,000 people | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Trinidad and Tobago or United States?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 10.71 births per 1,000 people against 10.65 births per 1,000 people in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Trinidad and Tobago and United States?
- 0.06 births per 1,000 people, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Trinidad and Tobago and United States?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Trinidad and Tobago and United States rank globally for birth rate?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 161st and United States ranks 162nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.