Life expectancy at birth in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Life expectancy at birth was 73.75 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
73.75
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
24th
of 36 countries
All-time high
73.75
in 2025
All-time low
56.98
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Life expectancy at birth in Trinidad and Tobago, 1950–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Trinidad and Tobago is 73.75, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 73.75 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 56.98, in 1950.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 24th out of 36 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 56.98 | — |
| 1951 | 57.33 | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 57.68 | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 58.25 | +1.0% |
| 1954 | 59.08 | +1.4% |
| 1955 | 59.72 | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 60.34 | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 60.75 | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 61.42 | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 61.89 | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 62.5 | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 62.97 | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 63.43 | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 63.63 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 63.98 | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 64.2 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 64.32 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 64.47 | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 64.63 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 64.75 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 64.87 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 64.93 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 65.18 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 65.41 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 65.51 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 65.65 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 66.03 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 66.17 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 66.2 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 66.42 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 66.51 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 66.46 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 66.38 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 66.44 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 66.56 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 66.75 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 66.9 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 67.13 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 67.38 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 67.52 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 67.59 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 67.78 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 67.78 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 67.82 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 67.84 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 68 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 68.04 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 68.14 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 68.33 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 68.51 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 68.63 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 68.87 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 69.23 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 69.45 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 69.88 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 70.18 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 70.44 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 70.8 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 71.12 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 71.4 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 71.81 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 72.23 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 72.51 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 72.79 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 72.9 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 72.88 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 72.93 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 72.98 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 72.66 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 72.84 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 72.64 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 71.11 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 73.33 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 73.49 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 73.62 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 73.75 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 59.34 | 56.98 | 61.89 | 10 |
| 1960s | 63.89 | 62.5 | 64.75 | 10 |
| 1970s | 65.64 | 64.87 | 66.42 | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.8 | 66.38 | 67.52 | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.98 | 67.59 | 68.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 70 | 68.63 | 71.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.65 | 71.81 | 72.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.99 | 71.11 | 73.75 | 6 |
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More health data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1463 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,638 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 24 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1293 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.0254 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.506 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Life expectancy at birth in Trinidad and Tobago was 73.75 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 73.75 in 2025.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.98 in 1950.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 24th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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