Life expectancy in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Life expectancy was 73.49 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Trinidad and Tobago, 1921–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 73.49 years for life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 77 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 73.49 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.8 years, in 1921.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 136th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 77 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 38.8 years | 38.8 years | 38.8 years | 1 |
| 1930s | 45.7 years | 45.7 years | 45.7 years | 1 |
| 1940s | 54.5 years | 54.5 years | 54.5 years | 1 |
| 1950s | 59.34 years | 56.98 years | 61.89 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 63.89 years | 62.5 years | 64.75 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 65.64 years | 64.87 years | 66.42 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.8 years | 66.38 years | 67.52 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.98 years | 67.59 years | 68.51 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 70 years | 68.63 years | 71.4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.65 years | 71.81 years | 72.98 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.64 years | 71.11 years | 73.49 years | 4 |
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More health data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Population ages 65 and above, female 100,368 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 11.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 9,661 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 9,213 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 9,586 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 9,127 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 9,502 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 76,422 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 14.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 9,606 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Life expectancy in Trinidad and Tobago was 73.49 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 73.49 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.8 years in 1921.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for life expectancy?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 136th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.