Demographics of Trinidad and Tobago

Demographics of Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago population pyramid in 2020
Population1,525,663
Growth rate0.1% (2024 est.)
Birth rate10.5 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)
Death rate8.6 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)
Life expectancy76.5 years (2024 est.)
 • male74.6 years (2024 est.)
 • female78.4 years (2024 est.)
Fertility rate1.63 children born/woman (2024 est.)
Infant mortality rate15.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)
Net migration rate-0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)
Age structure
0–14 years18.7% (male 134,508/female 129,180) (2024 est.)
15–64 years67.2% (male 481,606/female 465,150) (2024 est.)
65 and over14.1% (male 92,146/female 106,376) (2024 est.)
Sex ratio
Total1.01 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
At birth1.04 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
Under 151.04 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
15–64 years1.04 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
65 and over0.87 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
Nationality
NationalityTrinidadian and Tobagonian
Language
OfficialEnglish

This article is about the demography of the population of Trinidad and Tobago including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Census population and growth rate
YearPop.±% p.a.
1851 82,978—    
1861 99,848+1.87%
1871 126,692+2.41%
1881 171,179+3.06%
1891 218,381+2.47%
1901 273,899+2.29%
1911 333,552+1.99%
1921 365,913+0.93%
1931 412,783+1.21%
1946 563,222+2.09%
1960 834,350+2.85%
1970 945,210+1.26%
1980 1,079,791+1.34%
1990 1,213,733+1.18%
2000 1,262,366+0.39%
2011 1,328,019+0.46%
2019 1,363,985+0.33%
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