What is birth rate in Trinidad and Tobago?

Birth rate in Trinidad and Tobago was 10.71 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?

The highest recorded value was 39.93 births per 1,000 people in 1950.

What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?

The lowest recorded value was 10.71 births per 1,000 people in 2023.

How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for birth rate?

Trinidad and Tobago ranks 161st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?

Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate in Trinidad and Tobago

Name: Birth rate in Trinidad and Tobago
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Trinidad and Tobago: Birth rate was 10.71 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

10.71 births per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 2.5%

World rank

161st

of 236 countries

All-time high

39.93 births per 1,000 people

in 1950

All-time low

10.71 births per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate in Trinidad and Tobago, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.

Analysis

In 2023, birth rate in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 10.71 births per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 39.93 births per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 10.71 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.

Trinidad and Tobago ranks 161st of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	38.44 births per 1,000 people	37.22 births per 1,000 people	39.93 births per 1,000 people	10
1960s	33.94 births per 1,000 people	27.92 births per 1,000 people	37.81 births per 1,000 people	10
1970s	27.39 births per 1,000 people	26.81 births per 1,000 people	28.36 births per 1,000 people	10
1980s	27.09 births per 1,000 people	22.51 births per 1,000 people	29.27 births per 1,000 people	10
1990s	17.46 births per 1,000 people	15.02 births per 1,000 people	21.09 births per 1,000 people	10
2000s	14.44 births per 1,000 people	14.22 births per 1,000 people	14.87 births per 1,000 people	10
2010s	13.1 births per 1,000 people	12.06 births per 1,000 people	14.09 births per 1,000 people	10
2020s	11.16 births per 1,000 people	10.71 births per 1,000 people	11.65 births per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago

159 Moldova 10.76 births per 1,000 people compare
160 Turks and Caicos Islands 10.74 births per 1,000 people compare
162 United States 10.65 births per 1,000 people compare
163 Luxembourg 10.44 births per 1,000 people compare
164 Ireland 10.25 births per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More population data for Trinidad and Tobago

World population growth -0.9% (2100)
Population density 175.12 people per km² (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 34,774 people (2100)
Population growth rate, by level of development -0.9% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.54 births per woman (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.54 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 3,328 people (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.54 births per woman (2024)
Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.53 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.49 children per women (2023)

All data for Trinidad and Tobago →

Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate in Trinidad and Tobago?: Birth rate in Trinidad and Tobago was 10.71 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?: The highest recorded value was 39.93 births per 1,000 people in 1950.
What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?: The lowest recorded value was 10.71 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for birth rate?: Trinidad and Tobago ranks 161st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?: Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Birth rate
Unit: births per 1,000 people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.