Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 1.49 children per women in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.49 children per women
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
167th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.94 children per women
in 1961
All-time low
1.49 children per women
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Trinidad and Tobago, 1950–2023
Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in children per women.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 1.49 children per women. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 4.94 children per women in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.49 children per women, in 2023.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 167th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | children per women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.59 children per women | — |
| 1951 | 4.64 children per women | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 4.68 children per women | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 4.73 children per women | +1.0% |
| 1954 | 4.8 children per women | +1.5% |
| 1955 | 4.82 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 4.76 children per women | -1.3% |
| 1957 | 4.78 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 4.81 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 4.86 children per women | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 4.93 children per women | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 4.94 children per women | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 4.9 children per women | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 4.8 children per women | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 4.67 children per women | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 4.49 children per women | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 4.26 children per women | -5.2% |
| 1967 | 4.01 children per women | -5.7% |
| 1968 | 3.79 children per women | -5.5% |
| 1969 | 3.57 children per women | -6.0% |
| 1970 | 3.44 children per women | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 3.35 children per women | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 3.3 children per women | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 3.22 children per women | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 3.09 children per women | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 3 children per women | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 2.93 children per women | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 2.92 children per women | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 2.93 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 2.94 children per women | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 2.96 children per women | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 2.95 children per women | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 2.93 children per women | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 2.9 children per women | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 2.86 children per women | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 2.83 children per women | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 2.76 children per women | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 2.64 children per women | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 2.52 children per women | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 2.4 children per women | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 2.28 children per women | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 2.18 children per women | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 2.11 children per women | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 2.03 children per women | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 1.97 children per women | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 1.88 children per women | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 1.81 children per women | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 1.75 children per women | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 1.71 children per women | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 1.69 children per women | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 1.66 children per women | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.63 children per women | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.6 children per women | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.58 children per women | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.56 children per women | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.56 children per women | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.56 children per women | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.56 children per women | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.56 children per women | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.56 children per women | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.56 children per women | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.56 children per women | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.56 children per women | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.55 children per women | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.55 children per women | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.55 children per women | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.55 children per women | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.55 children per women | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.54 children per women | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.53 children per women | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.53 children per women | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.52 children per women | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.5 children per women | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.49 children per women | -0.7% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 1.49 children per women is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.49 children per women, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 1.49 children per women is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.6 children per women, 93% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.75 children per women | 4.59 children per women | 4.86 children per women | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.44 children per women | 3.57 children per women | 4.94 children per women | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.11 children per women | 2.92 children per women | 3.44 children per women | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.77 children per women | 2.4 children per women | 2.96 children per women | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.94 children per women | 1.69 children per women | 2.28 children per women | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.58 children per women | 1.56 children per women | 1.66 children per women | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.55 children per women | 1.53 children per women | 1.56 children per women | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.51 children per women | 1.49 children per women | 1.53 children per women | 4 |
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More population data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.9182 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.7422 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.9182 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.7401 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1,485 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.0299 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.861 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Trinidad and Tobago was 1.49 children per women in 2023, according to Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 4.94 children per women in 1961.
- What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.49 children per women in 2023.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 167th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).