Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 21.54 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
21.54 years
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
117th
of 215 countries
All-time high
21.62 years
in 2023
All-time low
14.99 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Trinidad and Tobago, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 60, female in Trinidad and Tobago is 21.54 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 21.62 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.99 years, in 1960.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 117th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.99 years | — |
| 1961 | 15.18 years | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 15.46 years | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 15.67 years | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 15.96 years | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 16.17 years | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 16.26 years | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 16.44 years | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 16.58 years | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 16.65 years | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 16.67 years | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 16.71 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 16.68 years | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 16.71 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 16.75 years | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 16.84 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 16.91 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 17.01 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 16.95 years | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 16.93 years | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 16.97 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 16.92 years | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 16.78 years | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 16.72 years | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 16.77 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 16.79 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 16.89 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 17.05 years | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 17.19 years | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 17.29 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 17.25 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 17.3 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 17.29 years | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 17.36 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 17.4 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 17.56 years | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 17.65 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 17.68 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 17.86 years | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 17.99 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 18.13 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 18.31 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 18.64 years | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 18.8 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 19.1 years | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 19.26 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 19.42 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 19.66 years | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 19.89 years | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 20.06 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 20.32 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 20.54 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 20.71 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 20.87 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 20.93 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 21 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 21.05 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 21.1 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 21.08 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 21.16 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 21.14 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 20.1 years | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 21.51 years | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 21.62 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 21.54 years | -0.4% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 21.54 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.74 years, 84% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 21.54 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.79 years, 95% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.94 years | 14.99 years | 16.65 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.82 years | 16.67 years | 17.01 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.94 years | 16.72 years | 17.29 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.53 years | 17.25 years | 17.99 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.13 years | 18.13 years | 20.06 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.88 years | 20.32 years | 21.16 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.18 years | 20.1 years | 21.62 years | 5 |
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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)
- Population 1,269 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,269 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.2433 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Trinidad and Tobago was 21.54 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 21.62 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.99 years in 1960.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 117th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.