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Average age of mothers at childbirth in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 27.77 years in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
27.77 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
205th
of 236 countries
All-time high
27.77 years
in 2023
All-time low
26.82 years
in 1983
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Trinidad and Tobago, 1950–2023

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Source: Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, average age of mothers at childbirth in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 27.77 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 27.77 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.82 years, in 1983.

Trinidad and Tobago ranks 205th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year

Year years Change
1950 27.25 years —
1951 27.25 years +0.0%
1952 27.25 years +0.0%
1953 27.23 years -0.1%
1954 27.2 years -0.1%
1955 27.25 years +0.2%
1956 27.2 years -0.2%
1957 27.25 years +0.2%
1958 27.28 years +0.1%
1959 27.34 years +0.2%
1960 27.42 years +0.3%
1961 27.52 years +0.3%
1962 27.57 years +0.2%
1963 27.61 years +0.2%
1964 27.64 years +0.1%
1965 27.62 years -0.1%
1966 27.6 years -0.1%
1967 27.57 years -0.1%
1968 27.59 years +0.1%
1969 27.58 years -0.1%
1970 27.66 years +0.3%
1971 27.64 years -0.1%
1972 27.59 years -0.2%
1973 27.51 years -0.3%
1974 27.5 years -0.0%
1975 27.51 years +0.0%
1976 27.47 years -0.1%
1977 27.39 years -0.3%
1978 27.37 years -0.1%
1979 27.25 years -0.4%
1980 27.08 years -0.6%
1981 26.99 years -0.3%
1982 26.9 years -0.3%
1983 26.82 years -0.3%
1984 26.85 years +0.1%
1985 26.95 years +0.4%
1986 26.97 years +0.0%
1987 26.99 years +0.1%
1988 27 years +0.0%
1989 26.96 years -0.1%
1990 26.98 years +0.1%
1991 26.93 years -0.2%
1992 27.02 years +0.3%
1993 27.05 years +0.1%
1994 27.12 years +0.3%
1995 27.17 years +0.2%
1996 27.23 years +0.2%
1997 27.3 years +0.3%
1998 27.3 years -0.0%
1999 27.32 years +0.1%
2000 27.37 years +0.2%
2001 27.43 years +0.2%
2002 27.48 years +0.2%
2003 27.57 years +0.3%
2004 27.69 years +0.4%
2005 27.75 years +0.2%
2006 27.66 years -0.3%
2007 27.67 years +0.0%
2008 27.67 years +0.0%
2009 27.68 years +0.0%
2010 27.68 years +0.0%
2011 27.68 years +0.0%
2012 27.69 years +0.0%
2013 27.69 years +0.0%
2014 27.69 years +0.0%
2015 27.7 years +0.0%
2016 27.7 years +0.0%
2017 27.7 years +0.0%
2018 27.7 years +0.0%
2019 27.73 years +0.1%
2020 27.73 years +0.0%
2021 27.73 years -0.0%
2022 27.73 years +0.0%
2023 27.77 years +0.1%

Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries

  • Trinidad and Tobago's 27.77 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 30.49 years, 91% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Trinidad and Tobago's 27.77 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.04 years, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 27.25 years 27.2 years 27.34 years 10
1960s 27.57 years 27.42 years 27.64 years 10
1970s 27.49 years 27.25 years 27.66 years 10
1980s 26.95 years 26.82 years 27.08 years 10
1990s 27.14 years 26.93 years 27.32 years 10
2000s 27.6 years 27.37 years 27.75 years 10
2010s 27.7 years 27.68 years 27.73 years 10
2020s 27.74 years 27.73 years 27.77 years 4

Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago

  1. 202 Turkmenistan 27.82 years compare
  2. 203 Brazil 27.81 years compare
  3. 204 Armenia 27.78 years compare
  4. 206 Puerto Rico 27.75 years compare
  5. 207 Barbados 27.73 years compare
  6. 208 Malawi 27.69 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Trinidad and Tobago?
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Trinidad and Tobago was 27.77 years in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The highest recorded value was 27.77 years in 2023.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The lowest recorded value was 26.82 years in 1983.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 205th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average age of mothers at childbirth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of mothers at childbirth
Unit
years
Source
Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,683 data points, 1891–2023
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Mean age of mothers at the birth of their children if women were subject throughout their lives to the age-specific fertility rates observed in a given year.