Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Trinidad and Tobago

Share of population under 15 in Trinidad and Tobago in 2025 — 17.5%. Ranked 149 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 25.6 pp.

2025 17.5% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 149of 217
Period maximum 43.3%1963
Period minimum 17.5%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Trinidad and Tobago, 1960–2025102030405019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 43.1%1962: 43.2%1964: 43.2%1966: 42.9%1968: 42.3%1970: 41.2%1972: 39.7%1974: 38.4%1976: 36.8%1978: 35.3%1980: 34.4%1982: 34.2%1984: 34.3%1986: 34.4%1988: 34.2%1990: 33.7%1992: 32.8%1994: 31.6%1996: 29.9%1998: 27.9%2000: 26%2002: 24.2%2004: 22.7%2006: 21.6%2008: 20.8%2010: 20.3%2012: 20%2014: 19.7%2016: 19.5%2018: 19%2020: 18.7%2022: 18.3%2024: 17.8%2025: 17.5%
Change over the period: −25.6 pp Annual average: -0.39 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago 17.5%
World 24.4%
Caribbean computed 22.4%
High-income countries computed 15.5%
Share of population under 15 — Trinidad and Tobago, by year Trinidad and Tobago All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 17.5 −0.3 pp
2024 17.8 −0.3 pp
2023 18 −0.3 pp
2022 18.3 −0.2 pp
2021 18.5 −0.2 pp
2020 18.7 −0.1 pp
2019 18.8 −0.2 pp
2018 19 −0.3 pp
2017 19.3 −0.1 pp
2016 19.5 −0.1 pp
2015 19.6 −0.1 pp
2014 19.7 −0.1 pp
2013 19.9 −0.1 pp
2012 20 −0.1 pp
2011 20.1 −0.2 pp
2010 20.3 −0.2 pp
2009 20.5 −0.3 pp
2008 20.8 −0.4 pp
2007 21.2 −0.4 pp
2006 21.6 −0.5 pp
2005 22.1 −0.6 pp
2004 22.7 −0.7 pp
2003 23.4 −0.8 pp
2002 24.2 −0.9 pp
2001 25 −0.9 pp
2000 26 −1 pp
1999 27 −1 pp
1998 27.9 −1 pp
1997 28.9 −1 pp
1996 29.9 −0.9 pp
1995 30.8 −0.8 pp
1994 31.6 −0.7 pp
1993 32.2 −0.6 pp
1992 32.8 −0.5 pp
1991 33.3 −0.4 pp
1990 33.7 −0.3 pp
1989 34 −0.2 pp
1988 34.2 −0.2 pp
1987 34.4 −0.1 pp
1986 34.4 +0 pp
1985 34.4 +0.1 pp
1984 34.3 +0.1 pp
1983 34.2 +0 pp
1982 34.2 −0 pp
1981 34.2 −0.2 pp
1980 34.4 −0.4 pp
1979 34.8 −0.6 pp
1978 35.3 −0.7 pp
1977 36 −0.8 pp
1976 36.8 −0.8 pp
1975 37.6 −0.8 pp
1974 38.4 −0.7 pp
1973 39.1 −0.6 pp
1972 39.7 −0.7 pp
1971 40.4 −0.8 pp
1970 41.2 −0.7 pp
1969 41.9 −0.5 pp
1968 42.3 −0.3 pp
1967 42.7 −0.3 pp
1966 42.9 −0.2 pp
1965 43.1 −0.1 pp
1964 43.2 −0 pp
1963 43.3 +0 pp
1962 43.2 +0.1 pp
1961 43.2 +0.1 pp
1960 43.1

About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.