Turks and Caicos Islands

1950

2026

2100

Turks and Caicos Islands Births & Fertility (2026)

What to know

Fertility rate in 2026: 1.43 children per woman—below the replacement level of 2.1.

Fertility has fallen by 0.07 children per woman over the past 5 years.

Projected fertility rate in 2100: 1.53 children per woman.

Key statistics for 2026

Fertility rate

1.43 children/woman

Birth rate

10.2 per 1,000 people

Total births

479

Mean age at birth

30.7 years

Key terms

Total fertility rate (TFR): — Average number of children a woman would have over her lifetime at current rates.
Crude birth rate (CBR): — Births per 1,000 people per year.
Net reproduction rate (NRR): — Average number of daughters per woman surviving to reproductive age.
Replacement level: — TFR of approximately 2.1 needed to maintain a stable population without migration.

Fertility rate

How far below replacement is fertility?

Average number of children per woman over her lifetime

1.43 children per woman

Below replacement level (2.1)

In 2026, at 1.43 children per woman, fertility is 0.67 below the replacement level of 2.1 needed to maintain population without migration.

Birth trends

How many babies are born each year?

Total births and teen pregnancy trends

In 2026, approximately 479 babies are born in Turks and Caicos Islands.

Childbearing patterns

Mean Age at Childbearing

Average age of mothers at childbirth

Sex Ratio at Birth

Boys per 100 girls at birth

Mean age at childbearing has risen slightly from 28.4 in 1980 to 30.7 years in 2026. In 2026, the sex ratio at birth is 105 males per 100 females, within the natural range.

The bottom line

Turks and Caicos Islands's fertility rate has fallen dramatically from 6.2 children per woman in 1955 to 1.43 today—now below the 2.1 replacement level.

Turks and Caicos Islands Births & Fertility (2026)

What to know

Fertility rate in 2026: 1.43 children per woman—below the replacement level of 2.1.

Fertility has fallen by 0.07 children per woman over the past 5 years.

Projected fertility rate in 2100: 1.53 children per woman.

Key statistics for 2026

Fertility rate

1.43 children/woman

Birth rate

10.2 per 1,000 people

Total births

479

Mean age at birth

30.7 years

Key terms

Total fertility rate (TFR): — Average number of children a woman would have over her lifetime at current rates.
Crude birth rate (CBR): — Births per 1,000 people per year.
Net reproduction rate (NRR): — Average number of daughters per woman surviving to reproductive age.
Replacement level: — TFR of approximately 2.1 needed to maintain a stable population without migration.

Fertility rate

How far below replacement is fertility?

Average number of children per woman over her lifetime

1.43 children per woman

Below replacement level (2.1)

In 2026, at 1.43 children per woman, fertility is 0.67 below the replacement level of 2.1 needed to maintain population without migration.

Birth trends

How many babies are born each year?

Total births and teen pregnancy trends

In 2026, approximately 479 babies are born in Turks and Caicos Islands.

Childbearing patterns

Mean Age at Childbearing

Average age of mothers at childbirth

Sex Ratio at Birth

Boys per 100 girls at birth

Mean age at childbearing has risen slightly from 28.4 in 1980 to 30.7 years in 2026. In 2026, the sex ratio at birth is 105 males per 100 females, within the natural range.

The bottom line

Turks and Caicos Islands's fertility rate has fallen dramatically from 6.2 children per woman in 1955 to 1.43 today—now below the 2.1 replacement level.

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