Total dependency ratio in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Total dependency ratio was 42.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total dependency ratio in Trinidad and Tobago, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 42.6% for total dependency ratio in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total dependency ratio in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 87.5% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 36.1%, in 2009.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 206th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 83.2% | 78.5% | 85.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 86.6% | 85.4% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 73.3% | 64.2% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.1% | 62.4% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.1% | 46.6% | 61.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.1% | 36.1% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.0% | 36.1% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 41.2% | 42.6% | 4 |
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- Summer temperature anomalies 0.2796 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1208 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3542 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.089 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 165.25 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.361 °C (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total dependency ratio in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Total dependency ratio in Trinidad and Tobago was 42.6% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total dependency ratio recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 87.5% in 1965.
- What is the lowest total dependency ratio recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.1% in 2009.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for total dependency ratio?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 206th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total dependency ratio rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total dependency ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).