Trinidad and Tobago vs Tunisia Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Trinidad and Tobago vs Tunisia

Table

Year	Median age
	Trinidad	Tunisia
1960	18.5	18.4
1961	18.4	18.3
1962	18.4	18.2
1963	18.3	18.1
1964	18.3	18
1965	18.3	17.9
1966	18.4	17.8
1967	18.4	17.7
1968	18.5	17.6
1969	18.6	17.5
1970	18.8	17.6
1971	19.1	17.6
1972	19.3	17.6
1973	19.6	17.7
1974	19.9	17.8
1975	20.2	17.8
1976	20.6	17.9
1977	20.8	18
1978	21.1	18.1
1979	21.4	18.3
1980	21.7	18.5
1981	21.9	18.7
1982	22.2	19
1983	22.4	19.2
1984	22.6	19.5
1985	22.8	19.7
1986	23.1	19.9
1987	23.3	20.2
1988	23.6	20.4
1989	23.9	20.7
1990	24.2	21
1991	24.5	21.2
1992	24.8	21.5
1993	25.1	21.8
1994	25.3	22.1
1995	25.6	22.5
1996	26	22.9
1997	26.4	23.2
1998	26.7	23.6
1999	27.1	24
2000	27.5	24.4
2001	27.9	24.8
2002	28.3	25.3
2003	28.7	25.7
2004	29.1	26.2
2005	29.5	26.7
2006	29.8	27.2
2007	30.3	27.6
2008	30.7	28.1
2009	31.2	28.5
2010	31.7	28.9
2011	32.1	29.2
2012	32.6	29.5
2013	33.1	29.8
2014	33.5	30.1
2015	34	30.4
2016	34.4	30.8
2017	34.9	31.1
2018	35.3	31.4
2019	35.7	31.7
2020	36.3	32
2021	36.8	32.4
2022	37.2	32.8
2023	37.7	33.2
2024	38.2	33.5
2025	38.7	33.9
2026	39.2	34.4
2027	39.7	34.8
2028	40.2	35.2
2029	40.7	35.6
2030	41.1	36.1
2031	41.5	36.5
2032	42	36.8
2033	42.4	37.2
2034	42.8	37.6
2035	43.1	37.9
2036	43.5	38.2
2037	43.8	38.5
2038	44.1	38.7
2039	44.4	39
2040	44.7	39.2
2041	44.9	39.4
2042	45.2	39.6
2043	45.4	39.8
2044	45.6	40
2045	45.8	40.1
2046	46	40.3
2047	46.2	40.5
2048	46.4	40.8
2049	46.5	41
2050	46.7	41.3

In 1960, the median age in Trinidad and Tobago was 18.5 years compared to 18.4 years in Tunisia. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 38.2 years in Trinidad and Tobago and to 33.5 years in Tunisia.

According to United Nations projections, the median age in Trinidad and Tobago is expected to increased to around 46.7 years by 2050 compared to 41.3 years in Tunisia. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Trinidad		Tunisia
	Male	Female	Male	Female
0-4	2.79%	2.69%	3.62%	3.44%
5-9	3.05%	2.95%	4.36%	4.13%
10-14	3.2%	3.09%	4.39%	4.1%
15-19	3.2%	3.08%	3.72%	3.48%
20-24	3.2%	3.06%	3.34%	3.18%
25-29	3.37%	3.22%	3.44%	3.41%
30-34	3.82%	3.71%	3.77%	3.85%
35-39	4.44%	4.38%	3.74%	4.03%
40-44	4.39%	4.35%	3.58%	3.88%
45-49	3.62%	3.59%	3.24%	3.48%
50-54	3.12%	3.16%	2.9%	3.01%
55-59	2.88%	3.06%	2.64%	2.84%
60-64	2.99%	3.21%	2.38%	2.51%
65-69	2.27%	2.7%	1.88%	2.03%
70-74	1.65%	2.09%	1.27%	1.46%
75-79	0.9%	1.26%	0.64%	0.86%
80+	0.53%	0.97%	0.53%	0.87%

The chart above is a variation of a population pyramid and represents a comparison of age and gender structure. Trinidad and Tobago has low demographic potential with 44.4% of people in the 0-34 age group compared to 52.2% and similar potential in Tunisia.

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Trinidad			Tunisia
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	85.7%	80.1%	5.58%	89.2%	81.8%	7.36%
1961	86%	80.3%	5.66%	89.6%	82.2%	7.36%
1962	86.5%	80.7%	5.86%	90.1%	82.8%	7.36%
1963	87%	80.9%	6.09%	91%	83.6%	7.37%
1964	87.3%	81%	6.35%	91.9%	84.5%	7.38%
1965	87.5%	80.8%	6.63%	92.5%	85.2%	7.36%
1966	87.4%	80.4%	6.92%	93.2%	85.9%	7.31%
1967	87.1%	79.9%	7.23%	93.9%	86.7%	7.23%
1968	86.5%	79%	7.52%	94.1%	86.9%	7.13%
1969	85.4%	77.6%	7.78%	93.8%	86.8%	7.03%
1970	83.3%	75.4%	7.84%	93.4%	86.5%	6.93%
1971	80.8%	73%	7.72%	92.8%	86%	6.85%
1972	78.6%	71%	7.62%	92.1%	85.4%	6.78%
1973	76.5%	69%	7.54%	91.4%	84.7%	6.72%
1974	74.4%	67%	7.45%	90.7%	84%	6.68%
1975	72.1%	64.8%	7.37%	90%	83.3%	6.66%
1976	69.8%	62.5%	7.29%	89.3%	82.6%	6.66%
1977	67.6%	60.4%	7.23%	88.6%	81.9%	6.68%
1978	65.7%	58.5%	7.18%	87.4%	80.7%	6.71%
1979	64.2%	57.1%	7.15%	85.7%	78.9%	6.72%
1980	63.3%	56.2%	7.14%	83.9%	77.2%	6.73%
1981	62.9%	55.7%	7.15%	82.1%	75.4%	6.74%
1982	62.8%	55.6%	7.16%	80.4%	73.7%	6.74%
1983	63%	55.8%	7.19%	78.8%	72.1%	6.76%
1984	63.2%	56%	7.22%	77.6%	70.8%	6.78%
1985	63.5%	56.2%	7.25%	76.7%	69.9%	6.81%
1986	63.6%	56.3%	7.26%	76.1%	69.2%	6.87%
1987	63.5%	56.2%	7.27%	75.4%	68.4%	6.97%
1988	63%	55.8%	7.27%	74.5%	67.4%	7.06%
1989	62.4%	55.2%	7.27%	73.3%	66.2%	7.14%
1990	61.7%	54.4%	7.27%	71.9%	64.7%	7.2%
1991	60.8%	53.5%	7.27%	70.4%	63.2%	7.26%
1992	59.6%	52.4%	7.27%	68.9%	61.5%	7.34%
1993	58.3%	51%	7.26%	67.2%	59.8%	7.42%
1994	56.7%	49.4%	7.24%	65.5%	58%	7.52%
1995	54.9%	47.6%	7.21%	63.8%	56.2%	7.64%
1996	52.9%	45.7%	7.18%	62.2%	54.4%	7.79%
1997	50.8%	43.6%	7.16%	60.6%	52.6%	7.97%
1998	48.7%	41.5%	7.13%	59%	50.8%	8.16%
1999	46.6%	39.5%	7.12%	57.2%	48.9%	8.35%
2000	44.7%	37.6%	7.1%	55.5%	46.9%	8.53%
2001	42.9%	35.8%	7.09%	53.7%	45%	8.67%
2002	41.2%	34.1%	7.1%	51.9%	43.1%	8.79%
2003	39.8%	32.7%	7.13%	50.3%	41.4%	8.89%
2004	38.7%	31.5%	7.2%	48.7%	39.8%	8.98%
2005	37.7%	30.4%	7.3%	47.4%	38.4%	9.07%
2006	37.1%	29.6%	7.44%	46.4%	37.3%	9.14%
2007	36.6%	28.9%	7.62%	45.5%	36.3%	9.19%
2008	36.2%	28.4%	7.85%	44.9%	35.6%	9.25%
2009	36.1%	28%	8.13%	44.5%	35.2%	9.31%
2010	36.1%	27.6%	8.47%	44.3%	34.9%	9.38%
2011	36.3%	27.4%	8.86%	44.3%	34.9%	9.47%
2012	36.6%	27.3%	9.32%	44.6%	35%	9.58%
2013	37%	27.2%	9.84%	45.1%	35.3%	9.72%
2014	37.6%	27.1%	10.4%	45.7%	35.8%	9.92%
2015	38.1%	27.1%	11.1%	46.4%	36.2%	10.2%
2016	38.8%	27%	11.7%	47.1%	36.6%	10.5%
2017	39.4%	26.9%	12.5%	47.9%	37%	10.9%
2018	39.6%	26.6%	13%	48.6%	37.3%	11.3%
2019	40.2%	26.4%	13.8%	49.4%	37.5%	11.9%
2020	41.2%	26.5%	14.7%	50.1%	37.6%	12.4%
2021	41.8%	26.3%	15.5%	50.4%	37.5%	12.9%
2022	42.2%	26%	16.1%	50.6%	37.2%	13.3%
2023	42.6%	25.7%	16.9%	50.6%	36.8%	13.8%
2024	43.1%	25.4%	17.7%	50.5%	36.2%	14.3%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64.

Age dependency in Trinidad and Tobago increased from 38.7% to 43.1% between 2004 and 2024.

In Tunisia, the ratio of dependent people increased from 48.7% to 50.5% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of young people and an increased proportion of people aged 65+.

Working age demographic

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Trinidad	Tunisia
1960	53.9%	52.9%
1961	53.8%	52.8%
1962	53.6%	52.6%
1963	53.5%	52.4%
1964	53.4%	52.1%
1965	53.3%	51.9%
1966	53.4%	51.7%
1967	53.5%	51.6%
1968	53.6%	51.5%
1969	53.9%	51.6%
1970	54.6%	51.7%
1971	55.3%	51.9%
1972	56%	52%
1973	56.6%	52.2%
1974	57.3%	52.4%
1975	58.1%	52.6%
1976	58.9%	52.8%
1977	59.7%	53%
1978	60.4%	53.4%
1979	60.9%	53.9%
1980	61.2%	54.4%
1981	61.4%	54.9%
1982	61.4%	55.4%
1983	61.4%	55.9%
1984	61.3%	56.3%
1985	61.2%	56.6%
1986	61.1%	56.8%
1987	61.2%	57%
1988	61.3%	57.3%
1989	61.6%	57.7%
1990	61.8%	58.2%
1991	62.2%	58.7%
1992	62.6%	59.2%
1993	63.2%	59.8%
1994	63.8%	60.4%
1995	64.6%	61%
1996	65.4%	61.6%
1997	66.3%	62.3%
1998	67.3%	62.9%
1999	68.2%	63.6%
2000	69.1%	64.3%
2001	70%	65.1%
2002	70.8%	65.8%
2003	71.5%	66.6%
2004	72.1%	67.2%
2005	72.6%	67.8%
2006	73%	68.3%
2007	73.2%	68.7%
2008	73.4%	69%
2009	73.5%	69.2%
2010	73.5%	69.3%
2011	73.4%	69.3%
2012	73.2%	69.2%
2013	73%	68.9%
2014	72.7%	68.6%
2015	72.4%	68.3%
2016	72.1%	68%
2017	71.7%	67.6%
2018	71.6%	67.3%
2019	71.3%	66.9%
2020	70.8%	66.6%
2021	70.5%	66.5%
2022	70.3%	66.4%
2023	70.1%	66.4%
2024	69.9%	66.4%
2025	69.6%	66.5%
2026	69.3%	66.6%
2027	69%	66.8%
2028	68.7%	67%
2029	68.5%	67.2%
2030	68.3%	67.4%
2031	68.2%	67.6%
2032	68.1%	67.8%
2033	68.1%	68%
2034	68%	68.1%
2035	68%	68.2%
2036	67.9%	68.1%
2037	67.8%	68%
2038	67.6%	67.8%
2039	67.4%	67.6%
2040	67.2%	67.3%
2041	67%	66.9%
2042	66.7%	66.6%
2043	66.4%	66.2%
2044	66%	65.8%
2045	65.5%	65.2%
2046	65%	64.7%
2047	64.4%	64.2%
2048	63.8%	63.8%
2049	63.2%	63.2%
2050	62.6%	62.7%

Between 2004 and 2024, the share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 changed from 72.1% to 69.9% in Trinidad and Tobago and from 67.2% to 66.4% in Tunisia.

Share of young demographic (0-14 years old)

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Trinidad	Tunisia
1960	43.1%	43.2%
1961	43.2%	43.4%
1962	43.2%	43.5%
1963	43.3%	43.8%
1964	43.2%	44%
1965	43.1%	44.2%
1966	42.9%	44.5%
1967	42.7%	44.7%
1968	42.3%	44.8%
1969	41.9%	44.8%
1970	41.2%	44.7%
1971	40.4%	44.6%
1972	39.7%	44.4%
1973	39.1%	44.3%
1974	38.4%	44.1%
1975	37.6%	43.9%
1976	36.8%	43.7%
1977	36%	43.4%
1978	35.3%	43%
1979	34.8%	42.5%
1980	34.4%	42%
1981	34.2%	41.4%
1982	34.2%	40.8%
1983	34.2%	40.3%
1984	34.3%	39.9%
1985	34.4%	39.6%
1986	34.4%	39.3%
1987	34.4%	39%
1988	34.2%	38.6%
1989	34%	38.2%
1990	33.7%	37.6%
1991	33.3%	37.1%
1992	32.8%	36.4%
1993	32.2%	35.8%
1994	31.6%	35%
1995	30.8%	34.3%
1996	29.9%	33.5%
1997	28.9%	32.8%
1998	27.9%	32%
1999	27%	31.1%
2000	26%	30.2%
2001	25%	29.3%
2002	24.2%	28.4%
2003	23.4%	27.5%
2004	22.7%	26.7%
2005	22.1%	26%
2006	21.6%	25.4%
2007	21.2%	25%
2008	20.8%	24.6%
2009	20.5%	24.3%
2010	20.3%	24.2%
2011	20.1%	24.2%
2012	20%	24.2%
2013	19.9%	24.4%
2014	19.7%	24.6%
2015	19.6%	24.7%
2016	19.5%	24.9%
2017	19.3%	25%
2018	19%	25.1%
2019	18.8%	25.1%
2020	18.7%	25.1%
2021	18.5%	25%
2022	18.3%	24.7%
2023	18%	24.4%
2024	17.8%	24%
2025	17.5%	23.6%
2026	17.2%	23%
2027	16.9%	22.5%
2028	16.6%	21.8%
2029	16.4%	21.2%
2030	16.1%	20.5%
2031	15.8%	19.9%
2032	15.5%	19.2%
2033	15.3%	18.7%
2034	15.1%	18.2%
2035	14.9%	17.7%
2036	14.7%	17.4%
2037	14.5%	17.2%
2038	14.4%	17%
2039	14.2%	16.8%
2040	14.1%	16.7%
2041	14.1%	16.6%
2042	14%	16.5%
2043	13.9%	16.5%
2044	13.9%	16.5%
2045	13.8%	16.6%
2046	13.8%	16.6%
2047	13.7%	16.7%
2048	13.7%	16.7%
2049	13.6%	16.8%
2050	13.6%	16.8%

The share of young people aged below 15 is 17.8% in Trinidad and Tobago and 24% in Tunisia. Birth rates in Trinidad and Tobago compared to Tunisia .

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Trinidad	Tunisia
1960	3%	3.89%
1961	3.04%	3.88%
1962	3.14%	3.87%
1963	3.26%	3.86%
1964	3.39%	3.84%
1965	3.53%	3.82%
1966	3.7%	3.78%
1967	3.86%	3.73%
1968	4.03%	3.68%
1969	4.2%	3.63%
1970	4.28%	3.58%
1971	4.27%	3.55%
1972	4.27%	3.53%
1973	4.27%	3.51%
1974	4.27%	3.5%
1975	4.28%	3.5%
1976	4.3%	3.52%
1977	4.32%	3.54%
1978	4.34%	3.58%
1979	4.36%	3.62%
1980	4.37%	3.66%
1981	4.39%	3.7%
1982	4.4%	3.74%
1983	4.41%	3.78%
1984	4.42%	3.82%
1985	4.43%	3.85%
1986	4.44%	3.9%
1987	4.45%	3.97%
1988	4.46%	4.05%
1989	4.47%	4.12%
1990	4.5%	4.19%
1991	4.52%	4.26%
1992	4.55%	4.35%
1993	4.59%	4.44%
1994	4.62%	4.54%
1995	4.66%	4.66%
1996	4.7%	4.8%
1997	4.75%	4.96%
1998	4.8%	5.13%
1999	4.85%	5.31%
2000	4.91%	5.49%
2001	4.96%	5.64%
2002	5.03%	5.78%
2003	5.1%	5.92%
2004	5.19%	6.04%
2005	5.3%	6.15%
2006	5.43%	6.24%
2007	5.58%	6.32%
2008	5.76%	6.38%
2009	5.98%	6.44%
2010	6.22%	6.5%
2011	6.5%	6.56%
2012	6.82%	6.63%
2013	7.18%	6.7%
2014	7.58%	6.81%
2015	8.01%	6.97%
2016	8.46%	7.16%
2017	8.93%	7.37%
2018	9.34%	7.63%
2019	9.85%	7.95%
2020	10.4%	8.28%
2021	10.9%	8.56%
2022	11.4%	8.84%
2023	11.9%	9.17%
2024	12.4%	9.53%
2025	12.9%	9.94%
2026	13.5%	10.3%
2027	14.1%	10.7%
2028	14.7%	11.1%
2029	15.2%	11.6%
2030	15.6%	12.1%
2031	16%	12.6%
2032	16.3%	12.9%
2033	16.6%	13.3%
2034	16.9%	13.7%
2035	17.2%	14.1%
2036	17.4%	14.5%
2037	17.7%	14.8%
2038	18%	15.2%
2039	18.3%	15.6%
2040	18.6%	16.1%
2041	19%	16.5%
2042	19.3%	16.9%
2043	19.7%	17.3%
2044	20.2%	17.7%
2045	20.7%	18.2%
2046	21.3%	18.7%
2047	21.9%	19.1%
2048	22.5%	19.5%
2049	23.2%	20%
2050	23.8%	20.5%

The share of older people aged 65 and over is 12.4% in Trinidad and Tobago and 9.53% in Tunisia. Life expectancy in Trinidad and Tobago compared to Tunisia .