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Population in Taiwan compared to Trinidad and Tobago: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Taiwan was 23,331,886 in 2025 vs 1,367,764 people in Trinidad and Tobago in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Taiwan's population is 23,229,461 people compared to 1,370,916 in Trinidad and Tobago.

Population statistics:

  • Taiwan's population is 16.9 times bigger than Trinidad and Tobago's.
  • Taiwan is ranked the 60th most populous country in the world, while Trinidad and Tobago is the 154th.
  • The countries together account for 0.3% of the world: 0.28% for Taiwan vs 0.02% for Trinidad and Tobago.
  • For the last 10 years, Taiwan has had an average growth rate of -0.03% per year vs +0.15% in Trinidad and Tobago.
  • Since 2006, the population of Taiwan has increased from 22.8M people to 23.2M (1.78% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago has grown from 1.3M to 1.37M (5.62% growth).

Taiwan vs Trinidad and Tobago: population by year and forecast

Taiwan
Factual

Projection
Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Taiwan Trinidad
2100 10,150,338 817,597
2099 10,273,881 825,167
2098 10,399,680 832,755
2097 10,527,804 840,398
2096 10,657,536 848,105
2095 10,789,978 855,896
2094 10,925,075 863,688
2093 11,062,491 871,563
2092 11,202,670 879,479
2091 11,346,131 887,507
2090 11,494,369 895,594
2089 11,644,743 903,792
2088 11,799,177 912,036
2087 11,956,109 920,411
2086 12,116,149 928,916
2085 12,281,248 937,549
2084 12,451,872 946,328
2083 12,625,681 955,303
2082 12,803,442 964,428
2081 12,986,931 973,767
2080 13,174,137 983,215
2079 13,366,920 992,890
2078 13,564,788 1,002,707
2077 13,765,770 1,012,724
2076 13,969,802 1,022,846
2075 14,178,904 1,033,103
2074 14,391,331 1,043,451
2073 14,606,033 1,053,862
2072 14,824,987 1,064,397
2071 15,045,310 1,074,937
2070 15,266,143 1,085,508
2069 15,488,280 1,096,081
2068 15,714,125 1,106,619
2067 15,940,945 1,117,029
2066 16,167,553 1,127,377
2065 16,396,032 1,137,666
2064 16,625,600 1,147,820
2063 16,854,355 1,157,795
2062 17,084,600 1,167,602
2061 17,314,450 1,177,258
2060 17,541,998 1,186,727
2059 17,767,014 1,196,052
2058 17,988,239 1,205,157
2057 18,208,151 1,214,148
2056 18,423,453 1,222,923
2055 18,639,554 1,231,559
2054 18,853,384 1,240,041
2053 19,063,428 1,248,279
2052 19,270,076 1,256,354
2051 19,474,323 1,264,264
2050 19,677,203 1,271,946
2049 19,878,438 1,279,479
2048 20,073,645 1,286,792
2047 20,267,326 1,293,925
2046 20,454,154 1,300,799
2045 20,640,565 1,307,495
2044 20,819,477 1,313,930
2043 20,995,111 1,320,145
2042 21,166,213 1,326,058
2041 21,331,710 1,331,703
2040 21,491,361 1,337,031
2039 21,645,911 1,342,067
2038 21,794,529 1,346,734
2037 21,939,617 1,351,096
2036 22,077,701 1,355,110
2035 22,211,115 1,358,761
2034 22,340,809 1,362,044
2033 22,463,465 1,364,882
2032 22,582,449 1,367,356
2031 22,698,460 1,369,304
2030 22,809,605 1,370,777
2029 22,916,803 1,371,753
2028 23,022,058 1,372,048
2027 23,127,410 1,371,592
2026 23,229,461 1,370,204
2025 23,331,886 1,367,764
2024 23,410,331 1,368,333
2023 23,342,541 1,367,510
2022 23,319,977 1,365,805
2021 23,468,275 1,367,558
2020 23,582,179 1,366,725
2019 23,596,027 1,363,985
2018 23,580,080 1,359,193
2017 23,555,522 1,356,633
2016 23,515,945 1,353,895
2015 23,462,914 1,349,667
2014 23,403,635 1,345,343
2013 23,344,670 1,340,557
2012 23,270,367 1,335,194
2011 23,193,518 1,328,019
2010 23,140,948 1,317,714
2009 23,078,402 1,310,106
2008 22,997,696 1,308,587
2007 22,917,444 1,303,188
2006 22,823,455 1,297,944
2005 22,729,753 1,294,494
2004 22,646,836 1,345,380
2003 22,562,663 1,338,709
2002 22,463,172 1,332,011
2001 22,341,120 1,325,567
2000 22,184,530 1,319,774
1999 22,010,489 1,314,708
1998 21,835,703 1,310,225
1997 21,634,124 1,305,836
1996 21,441,432 1,300,928
1995 21,267,653 1,295,169
1994 21,086,645 1,288,341
1993 20,899,019 1,280,466
1992 20,704,227 1,271,674
1991 20,503,568 1,262,171
1990 20,278,946 1,252,208
1989 20,055,492 1,241,600
1988 19,839,704 1,230,069
1987 19,617,046 1,217,364
1986 19,411,454 1,203,124
1985 19,191,510 1,187,366
1984 18,929,866 1,172,984
1983 18,653,146 1,160,534
1982 18,354,855 1,147,927
1981 18,029,982 1,135,132
1980 17,704,538 1,121,744
1979 17,372,779 1,107,639
1978 17,042,272 1,093,380
1977 16,730,895 1,079,554
1976 16,401,413 1,066,311
1975 16,075,128 1,053,469
1974 15,784,817 1,040,761
1973 15,505,121 1,027,851
1972 15,220,495 1,014,921
1971 14,913,564 1,002,585
1970 14,582,944 991,471
1969 14,068,984 980,706
1968 13,548,537 969,006
1967 13,210,344 956,418
1966 12,874,153 942,937
1965 12,511,863 928,425
1964 12,137,143 912,963
1963 11,762,101 896,804
1962 11,392,513 880,194
1961 11,030,385 863,144
1960 10,667,705 844,943

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Taiwan increased by 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago gained 55,951 people (a 4.31% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Taiwan lost 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline), while Trinidad and Tobago's population increased by 17,021 people (a 1.26% growth).

Taiwan was ranked 49th most populous country in 2006 and is 60th in 2026. Trinidad and Tobago was ranked 150th in 2006 and ranked 154th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Taiwan's population will shrink by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people with a rank change from 60th to 76th. The population of Trinidad and Tobago will decrease by 7.22% to 1,271,946 people and rank change from 154th to 158th.

Trinidad and Tobago is projected to reach its peak in 2028 at 1.37M people, while Taiwan's population already peaked in 2019 at 23.6M people and is projected to decrease to 10.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Taiwan
Factual

Projection
Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Taiwan Trinidad
2100 -1.2% -0.92%
2099 -1.21% -0.91%
2098 -1.22% -0.91%
2097 -1.22% -0.91%
2096 -1.23% -0.91%
2095 -1.24% -0.9%
2094 -1.24% -0.9%
2093 -1.25% -0.9%
2092 -1.26% -0.9%
2091 -1.29% -0.9%
2090 -1.29% -0.91%
2089 -1.31% -0.9%
2088 -1.31% -0.91%
2087 -1.32% -0.92%
2086 -1.34% -0.92%
2085 -1.37% -0.93%
2084 -1.38% -0.94%
2083 -1.39% -0.95%
2082 -1.41% -0.96%
2081 -1.42% -0.96%
2080 -1.44% -0.97%
2079 -1.46% -0.98%
2078 -1.46% -0.99%
2077 -1.46% -0.99%
2076 -1.47% -0.99%
2075 -1.48% -0.99%
2074 -1.47% -0.99%
2073 -1.48% -0.99%
2072 -1.46% -0.98%
2071 -1.45% -0.97%
2070 -1.43% -0.96%
2069 -1.44% -0.95%
2068 -1.42% -0.93%
2067 -1.4% -0.92%
2066 -1.39% -0.9%
2065 -1.38% -0.88%
2064 -1.36% -0.86%
2063 -1.35% -0.84%
2062 -1.33% -0.82%
2061 -1.3% -0.8%
2060 -1.27% -0.78%
2059 -1.23% -0.76%
2058 -1.21% -0.74%
2057 -1.17% -0.72%
2056 -1.16% -0.7%
2055 -1.13% -0.68%
2054 -1.1% -0.66%
2053 -1.07% -0.64%
2052 -1.05% -0.63%
2051 -1.03% -0.6%
2050 -1.01% -0.59%
2049 -0.97% -0.57%
2048 -0.96% -0.55%
2047 -0.91% -0.53%
2046 -0.9% -0.51%
2045 -0.86% -0.49%
2044 -0.84% -0.47%
2043 -0.81% -0.45%
2042 -0.78% -0.42%
2041 -0.74% -0.4%
2040 -0.71% -0.38%
2039 -0.68% -0.35%
2038 -0.66% -0.32%
2037 -0.63% -0.3%
2036 -0.6% -0.27%
2035 -0.58% -0.24%
2034 -0.55% -0.21%
2033 -0.53% -0.18%
2032 -0.51% -0.14%
2031 -0.49% -0.11%
2030 -0.47% -0.07%
2029 -0.46% -0.02%
2028 -0.46% 0.03%
2027 -0.44% 0.1%
2026 -0.44% 0.18%
2025 -0.34% -0.04%
2024 0.29% 0.06%
2023 0.1% 0.12%
2022 -0.63% -0.13%
2021 -0.48% 0.06%
2020 -0.06% 0.2%
2019 0.07% 0.35%
2018 0.1% 0.19%
2017 0.17% 0.2%
2016 0.23% 0.31%
2015 0.25% 0.32%
2014 0.25% 0.36%
2013 0.32% 0.4%
2012 0.33% 0.54%
2011 0.23% 0.78%
2010 0.27% 0.58%
2009 0.35% 0.12%
2008 0.35% 0.41%
2007 0.41% 0.4%
2006 0.41% 0.27%
2005 0.37% -3.78%
2004 0.37% 0.5%
2003 0.44% 0.5%
2002 0.55% 0.49%
2001 0.71% 0.44%
2000 0.79% 0.39%
1999 0.8% 0.34%
1998 0.93% 0.34%
1997 0.9% 0.38%
1996 0.82% 0.44%
1995 0.86% 0.53%
1994 0.9% 0.62%
1993 0.94% 0.69%
1992 0.98% 0.75%
1991 1.11% 0.8%
1990 1.11% 0.85%
1989 1.09% 0.94%
1988 1.14% 1.04%
1987 1.06% 1.18%
1986 1.15% 1.33%
1985 1.38% 1.23%
1984 1.48% 1.07%
1983 1.63% 1.1%
1982 1.8% 1.13%
1981 1.84% 1.19%
1980 1.91% 1.27%
1979 1.94% 1.3%
1978 1.86% 1.28%
1977 2.01% 1.24%
1976 2.03% 1.22%
1975 1.84% 1.22%
1974 1.8% 1.26%
1973 1.87% 1.27%
1972 2.06% 1.23%
1971 2.27% 1.12%
1970 3.65% 1.1%
1969 3.84% 1.21%
1968 2.56% 1.32%
1967 2.61% 1.43%
1966 2.9% 1.56%
1965 3.09% 1.69%
1964 3.19% 1.8%
1963 3.24% 1.89%
1962 3.28% 1.98%
1961 3.4% 2.15%
1960 3.69% -

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/taiwan/trinidad-and-tobago | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Taiwan declined by 0.34%, while Trinidad and Tobago's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Taiwan Trinidad
Current population
23229461
1370916
Population rank 60/197 154/197
Percent of world population 0.28% 0.02%
One net population change
6.72 minutes
15.4 hours
One birth every
3.9 minutes
36.4 minutes
One death every
2.6 minutes
44 minutes
Daily growth/decline -215 -2
Annual growth/decline -78,445 -569
Annual growth/decline rate -0.34% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 178/197 160/197
One migration net change every
11.2 minutes
12.7 hours
Annual migration change +47,029 +691
Net migration rank 23/196 67/196
Foreign-born residents n/a 113,478
Foreign-born residents rank 128/195
Foreign-born share of population n/a 7.5%
Foreign-born share rank 78/195

Natural population change vs migration

Taiwan
Natural

Migration
Trinidad and Tobago
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Taiwan Trinidad
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - - - 691
2024 -67,188 47,029 2,469 1,334
2023 -69,794 225,599 3,200 2,126
2022 -68,327 -42,430 3,773 4,247
2021 -30,039 -156,010 2,091 5,749
2020 -7,782 -33,978 4,558 427
2019 1,416 12,718 5,647 -19,251
2018 8,725 8,888 5,869 35,502
2017 22,613 8,809 6,779 1,445
2016 35,980 11,707 7,436 -86
2015 49,741 8,581 7,963 -575
2014 - - 8,571 -799
2013 - - 9,020 -796
2012 - - 9,376 -880
2011 43,836 19,077 9,601 -1,410
2010 - - 9,698 -2,230
2009 - - 9,769 -3,056
2008 - - 9,872 -3,624
2007 - - 9,939 -3,731
2006 - - 9,889 -3,684
2005 - - 9,822 -3,595
2004 - - 10,149 -3,504
2003 - - 10,169 -3,472
2002 - - 10,316 -3,613
2001 132,707 -3,811 10,438 -4,252
2000 - - 10,588 -5,185
1999 - - 10,821 -6,103
1998 - - 10,964 -6,730
1997 - - 11,405 -6,865
1996 - - 12,101 -6,827
1995 - - 12,971 -6,723
1994 - - 14,032 -6,615
1993 - - 14,878 -6,554
1992 - - 15,910 -6,650
1991 215,698 -12,128 16,903 -7,149
1990 - - 18,052 -7,878
1989 - - 19,636 -8,588
1988 - - 21,028 -9,023
1987 - - 22,398 -9,002
1986 - - 23,705 -8,620
1985 - - 24,487 -8,051
1984 - - 24,738 -12,413
1983 - - 25,118 -12,544
1982 - - 25,181 -12,529
1981 326,883 4,508 25,015 -12,086
1980 - - 24,557 -10,709
1979 - - 23,475 -9,106
1978 - - 22,538 -8,397
1977 - - 21,660 -8,154
1976 - - 20,875 -7,895
1975 - - 20,468 -7,768
1974 - - 20,412 -7,683
1973 - - 20,617 -7,524
1972 - - 20,116 -7,346
1971 - - 19,400 -7,499
1970 - - 19,074 -8,751
1969 - - 19,652 -8,449
1968 - - 20,849 -8,647
1967 - - 21,992 -9,008
1966 346,958 18,774 23,228 -9,254
1965 - - 24,349 -9,301
1964 - - 25,065 -9,193
1963 - - 25,507 -9,067
1962 - - 25,763 -8,982
1961 - - 25,518 -8,200
1960 - - 24,766 -5,671

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/taiwan/trinidad-and-tobago | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 57.8% of the population change in Taiwan is from natural causes (a loss of 124,655 people) and 42.2% is from migration (a gain of 90,913 people). In Trinidad and Tobago 61.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 49,785 people) and 38.3% is from migration (a gain of 30,918 people).

Biggest cities by population

Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.04M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.71M
Taipei 2.43M
Taoyuan 2.36M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 456K
Keelung 359K
Chiayi 262K
Zhubei 221K
Trinidad
City Population
Chaguanas 83.5K
San Fernando 55.4K
Port of Spain 49K
Scarborough 17K
San Juan 13.8K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  6. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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