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Median age in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago: Median age was 36.72 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
36.72 years
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
86th
of 236 countries
All-time high
36.72 years
in 2023
All-time low
17.17 years
in 1964
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Trinidad and Tobago, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age in Trinidad and Tobago is 36.72 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 36.72 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.17 years, in 1964.

Trinidad and Tobago ranks 86th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 18.45 years 17.45 years 19.81 years 10
1960s 17.28 years 17.17 years 17.51 years 10
1970s 19.04 years 17.72 years 20.34 years 10
1980s 21.74 years 20.58 years 22.94 years 10
1990s 24.56 years 23.22 years 26.05 years 10
2000s 28.24 years 26.44 years 30.1 years 10
2010s 32.67 years 30.55 years 34.72 years 10
2020s 36.01 years 35.31 years 36.72 years 4

Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago

  1. 83 Wallis and Futuna 37.17 years compare
  2. 84 Mauritius 36.93 years compare
  3. 85 Georgia 36.8 years compare
  4. 87 Niue 36.55 years compare
  5. 88 Albania 36.28 years compare
  6. 89 Northern Mariana Islands 36.14 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Trinidad and Tobago?
Median age in Trinidad and Tobago was 36.72 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The highest recorded value was 36.72 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The lowest recorded value was 17.17 years in 1964.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for median age?
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 86th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Median age
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.