Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty was 1.53 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Trinidad and Tobago, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Trinidad and Tobago is 1.53 live births per woman, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 5.41 live births per woman in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.53 live births per woman, in 2023.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 162nd 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.
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.18 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 5.21 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 5.24 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 5.28 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 5.34 live births per woman | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 5.35 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 5.27 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1957 | 5.28 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 5.3 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 5.35 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 5.41 live births per woman | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 5.41 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 5.36 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 5.24 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 5.08 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 4.88 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 4.62 live births per woman | -5.3% |
| 1967 | 4.35 live births per woman | -5.8% |
| 1968 | 4.11 live births per woman | -5.6% |
| 1969 | 3.86 live births per woman | -6.1% |
| 1970 | 3.71 live births per woman | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 3.61 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 3.55 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 3.47 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 3.32 live births per woman | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 3.21 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 3.14 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 3.12 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 3.13 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 3.13 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 3.15 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 3.13 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 3.11 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 3.07 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 3.02 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 2.99 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 2.9 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 2.77 live births per woman | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 2.65 live births per woman | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 2.53 live births per woman | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 2.39 live births per woman | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 2.29 live births per woman | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 2.21 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 2.13 live births per woman | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 2.06 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 1.97 live births per woman | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 1.89 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 1.83 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 1.78 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 1.76 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 1.73 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.71 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.67 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.65 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.63 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.62 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.62 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.62 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.62 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.62 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.61 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.61 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.61 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.6 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.6 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.6 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.6 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.59 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.59 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.58 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.57 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.56 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.54 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.53 live births per woman | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.28 live births per woman | 5.18 live births per woman | 5.35 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.83 live births per woman | 3.86 live births per woman | 5.41 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.34 live births per woman | 3.12 live births per woman | 3.71 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.93 live births per woman | 2.53 live births per woman | 3.15 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.03 live births per woman | 1.76 live births per woman | 2.39 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.65 live births per woman | 1.62 live births per woman | 1.73 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6 live births per woman | 1.58 live births per woman | 1.61 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.55 live births per woman | 1.53 live births per woman | 1.57 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 159 Isle of Man 1.55 live births per woman compare
- 160 Iceland 1.54 live births per woman compare
- 161 Liechtenstein 1.54 live births per woman compare
- 163 Cayman Islands 1.53 live births per woman compare
- 164 Kuwait 1.52 live births per woman compare
- 165 Cape Verde 1.52 live births per woman compare
More poverty & inequality data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,600 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -2.38 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 19.85 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 19.9% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 5.56 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Trinidad and Tobago was 1.53 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 5.41 live births per woman in 1960.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.53 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 162nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.