Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 38.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Trinidad and Tobago, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability that a man will outlive a woman in Trinidad and Tobago is 38.2%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 46.5% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 37.4%, in 2020.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 147th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 46.5% | — |
| 1951 | 46.4% | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 46.3% | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 46.1% | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 45.9% | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 45.7% | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 45.5% | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 45.1% | -0.8% |
| 1958 | 44.6% | -1.0% |
| 1959 | 44.7% | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 44.2% | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 44.0% | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 43.6% | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 43.6% | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 43.0% | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 42.7% | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 42.6% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 42.2% | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 42.0% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 41.7% | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 41.5% | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 41.1% | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 41.2% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 41.1% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 41.0% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 40.7% | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 40.8% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 40.4% | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 40.4% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 40.7% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 40.5% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 40.1% | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 40.2% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 40.1% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 39.9% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 40.0% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 40.2% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 40.0% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 40.2% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 40.1% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 40.3% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 40.3% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 40.4% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 40.5% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 40.3% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 40.3% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 40.1% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 40.3% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 39.8% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 39.9% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 39.5% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 39.2% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 38.8% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 38.5% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 38.1% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 38.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 38.2% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 38.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 38.1% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 38.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 38.1% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 38.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 38.2% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 38.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 38.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 38.1% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 38.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 38.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 37.9% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 38.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 37.4% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 37.6% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 38.1% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 38.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.7% | 44.6% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 43.0% | 41.7% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 40.9% | 40.4% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.1% | 39.9% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.2% | 39.8% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.5% | 38.1% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.1% | 37.9% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.8% | 37.4% | 38.2% | 4 |
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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 probability that a man will outlive a woman in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Trinidad and Tobago was 38.2% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 46.5% in 1950.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.4% in 2020.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 147th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.