Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet was 600,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Trinidad and Tobago, 2017–2024
Source: FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 600,000 people. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% over ten years.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 101st out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 500,000 people | — |
| 2018 | 500,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 500,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 600,000 people | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 600,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 600,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 600,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 600,000 people | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 500,000 people | 500,000 people | 500,000 people | 3 |
| 2020s | 600,000 people | 600,000 people | 600,000 people | 5 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,638 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 24 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 2.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0232 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 5.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.022 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Trinidad and Tobago was 600,000 people in 2024, according to FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 600,000 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 500,000 people in 2017.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 101st out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in a given country and year.