Age at first marriage, female in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Age at first marriage, female was 29.2 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Age at first marriage, female in Trinidad and Tobago, 1970–2011
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age at first marriage, female in Trinidad and Tobago is 29.2, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at first marriage, female in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 29.2 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 21.1, in 1987.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 35th out of 166 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
Age at first marriage, female in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 24 | — |
| 1980 | 25.3 | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 21.1 | -16.6% |
| 1990 | 26.8 | +27.0% |
| 2000 | 28.1 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 25.5 | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 29.2 | +14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24 | 24 | 24 | 1 |
| 1980s | 23.2 | 21.1 | 25.3 | 2 |
| 1990s | 26.8 | 26.8 | 26.8 | 1 |
| 2000s | 26.8 | 25.5 | 28.1 | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.2 | 29.2 | 29.2 | 1 |
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More gender data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 243.17 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.79 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 7,635 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 7,919 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 7,767 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 8,055 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 7,904 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 8,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 8,090 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 8,391 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at first marriage, female in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Age at first marriage, female in Trinidad and Tobago was 29.2 in 2011, according to United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019.
- What is the highest age at first marriage, female recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2 in 2011.
- What is the lowest age at first marriage, female recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1 in 1987.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for age at first marriage, female?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 35th out of 166 countries with data for 2011.
- Is age at first marriage, female rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Marriage Data 2019, published as part of Age at first marriage, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mean age at marriage, female shows the average length of single life expressed in years among those females who marry before age 50. It is a synthetic indicator calculated from marital status categories of men and women aged 15 to 54 at the census or survey date.