Life expectancy by sex in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Life expectancy by sex was 76.68 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
76.68 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
135th
of 236 countries
All-time high
76.68 years
in 2023
All-time low
57.93 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy by sex in Trinidad and Tobago, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 76.68 years for life expectancy by sex in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by sex in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 76.68 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 57.93 years, in 1950.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 135th 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 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy by sex in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 57.93 years | — |
| 1951 | 58.33 years | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 58.71 years | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 59.33 years | +1.0% |
| 1954 | 60.19 years | +1.5% |
| 1955 | 60.9 years | +1.2% |
| 1956 | 61.62 years | +1.2% |
| 1957 | 62.14 years | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 62.95 years | +1.3% |
| 1959 | 63.44 years | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 64.14 years | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 64.68 years | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 65.22 years | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 65.43 years | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 65.91 years | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 66.22 years | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 66.38 years | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 66.63 years | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 66.84 years | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 67.03 years | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 67.19 years | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 67.34 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 67.55 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 67.78 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 67.94 years | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 68.16 years | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 68.52 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 68.75 years | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 68.81 years | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 68.95 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 69.08 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 69.14 years | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 69.07 years | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 69.15 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 69.3 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 69.45 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 69.53 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 69.77 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 69.95 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 70.1 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 70.16 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 70.32 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 70.28 years | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 70.29 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 70.36 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 70.51 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 70.55 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 70.62 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 70.92 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 71.09 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 71.3 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 71.61 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 72.09 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 72.41 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 72.93 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 73.22 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 73.56 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 73.94 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 74.29 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 74.54 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 74.91 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 75.23 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 75.5 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 75.72 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 75.84 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 75.9 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 75.98 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 76.04 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 75.9 years | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 76.03 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 76.04 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 74.48 years | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 76.52 years | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 76.68 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 60.55 years | 57.93 years | 63.44 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 65.85 years | 64.14 years | 67.03 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 68.1 years | 67.19 years | 68.95 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.45 years | 69.07 years | 70.1 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.51 years | 70.16 years | 71.09 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.99 years | 71.3 years | 74.54 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.7 years | 74.91 years | 76.04 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.93 years | 74.48 years | 76.68 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 132 Dominican Republic 76.97 years compare
- 133 Paraguay 76.95 years compare
- 134 Suriname 76.84 years compare
- 136 Seychelles 76.51 years compare
- 137 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 76.5 years compare
- 138 Belize 76.49 years compare
More population data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.7401 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.9182 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.7422 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.9182 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.9% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 34,774 people (2100)
- Population density 175.12 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.9% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.861 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.0299 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by sex in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Life expectancy by sex in Trinidad and Tobago was 76.68 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy by sex recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 76.68 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by sex recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.93 years in 1950.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for life expectancy by sex?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 135th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy by sex rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.