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In 2026, Trinidad and Tobago's total fertility rate is 1.52 children per woman, below the 2.1 replacement level. Over the preceding five years it has held broadly steady. About 15 thousand babies are born a year, a crude birth rate of 10.1 per 1,000. Its net reproduction rate sits at 0.73, well below the 1.0 that marks generational replacement. Women are having children at a mean age of 27.8 years. Mothers aged 15-19 account for 11% of births. By 2100, projections see it holding near 1.56 children per woman.
Fertility rate
1.52 children/woman
Birth rate
10.1 per 1,000 people
Total births
15.3K
Mean age at birth
27.8 years
Trinidad and Tobago's fertility rate has fallen dramatically from 5.4 children per woman in 1960 to 1.52 today, below the 2.1 replacement level. Teen pregnancy remains notable, with 11% of births to mothers aged 15-19.