Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate was 47.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate in Trinidad and Tobago, 1960–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 47.1% for fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 53.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 1971.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 137th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 30.6% | — |
| 1970 | 25.6% | -16.4% |
| 1971 | 19.7% | -23.0% |
| 1974 | 23.1% | +17.2% |
| 1978 | 23.8% | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 37.3% | +56.9% |
| 1980 | 30.3% | -18.8% |
| 1981 | 37.4% | +23.6% |
| 1983 | 38.3% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 39.5% | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 39.0% | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 39.6% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 42.3% | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 41.2% | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 37.9% | -8.0% |
| 1991 | 45.0% | +18.9% |
| 1992 | 44.2% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 43.5% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 44.3% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 44.9% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 46.8% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 45.9% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 47.0% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 46.6% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 47.0% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 46.8% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 47.5% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 48.9% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 50.8% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 52.4% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 53.1% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 51.7% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 52.6% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 51.1% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 49.7% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 48.4% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 50.8% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 50.4% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 51.2% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 49.4% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 49.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 47.9% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 46.6% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 46.3% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 47.3% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 46.7% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 47.1% | +0.7% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 47.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 57.2%, 82% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 47.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 53.7%, 88% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate in Trinidad and Tobago changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +56.9% | 23.8% | 37.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.6% | 30.6% | 30.6% | 1 |
| 1970s | 25.9% | 19.7% | 37.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 38.4% | 30.3% | 42.3% | 8 |
| 1990s | 44.6% | 37.9% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.2% | 46.8% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.7% | 47.9% | 51.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 46.8% | 46.3% | 47.3% | 5 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.882 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.9542 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 482.78 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 455.57 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 442.79 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 898.36 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate in Trinidad and Tobago was 47.1% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 53.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 1971.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 137th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population who are economically active (employed or unemployed). Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.