Median age vs. births per woman in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Median age vs. births per woman was 36.72 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Median age vs. births per woman in Trinidad and Tobago, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for median age vs. births per woman in Trinidad and Tobago is 36.72 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median age vs. births per woman 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.
Median age vs. births per woman in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 19.81 years | — |
| 1951 | 19.48 years | -1.7% |
| 1952 | 19.14 years | -1.8% |
| 1953 | 18.8 years | -1.8% |
| 1954 | 18.47 years | -1.7% |
| 1955 | 18.17 years | -1.6% |
| 1956 | 17.93 years | -1.4% |
| 1957 | 17.73 years | -1.1% |
| 1958 | 17.57 years | -0.9% |
| 1959 | 17.45 years | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 17.35 years | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 17.28 years | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 17.22 years | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 17.19 years | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 17.17 years | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 17.18 years | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 17.21 years | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 17.28 years | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 17.38 years | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 17.51 years | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 17.72 years | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 17.99 years | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 18.26 years | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 18.56 years | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 18.87 years | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 19.2 years | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 19.52 years | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 19.82 years | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 20.09 years | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 20.34 years | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 20.58 years | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 20.82 years | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 21.07 years | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 21.32 years | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 21.59 years | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 21.85 years | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 22.12 years | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 22.39 years | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 22.67 years | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 22.94 years | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 23.22 years | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 23.5 years | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 23.77 years | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 24.06 years | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 24.35 years | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 24.65 years | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 24.97 years | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 25.32 years | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 25.68 years | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 26.05 years | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 26.44 years | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 26.83 years | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 27.22 years | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 27.62 years | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 28.02 years | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 28.42 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 28.82 years | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 29.24 years | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 29.66 years | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 30.1 years | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 30.55 years | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 31 years | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 31.47 years | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 31.95 years | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 32.44 years | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 32.94 years | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 33.44 years | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 33.93 years | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 34.28 years | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 34.72 years | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 35.31 years | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 35.77 years | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 36.23 years | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 36.72 years | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is median age vs. births per woman in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Median age vs. births per woman 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 vs. births per woman recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 36.72 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest median age vs. births per woman recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.17 years in 1964.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for median age vs. births per woman?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 86th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is median age vs. births per woman 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 vs. births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.