The current population of Trinidad and Tobago is 1,372,940 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 1,368,333 in 2024.
Population facts:
- For the last 20 years, Trinidad and Tobago has had an average growth rate of 0.3% per year.
- Trinidad and Tobago is ranked 154/197 by population and was ranked 150th in 2005.
- Trinidad and Tobago accounts for 0.02% of the world's population.
- Since 2005, population has increased from 1.29M people to 1.37M (6.06% growth in 20 years).
- Trinidad and Tobago is projected to reach 1.37M people in 2028.
Trinidad and Tobago population clock
Trinidad
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World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
1372940
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 154/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | N/A |
| One net population change |
10.6 hours
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
35.9 minutes
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
45.9 minutes
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +2 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +823 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.06% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 161/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
6.57 hours
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | +1,334 | N/A |
Trinidad and Tobago population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 844,943 | - |
| 1961 | 863,144 | 2.15% |
| 1962 | 880,194 | 1.98% |
| 1963 | 896,804 | 1.89% |
| 1964 | 912,963 | 1.8% |
| 1965 | 928,425 | 1.69% |
| 1966 | 942,937 | 1.56% |
| 1967 | 956,418 | 1.43% |
| 1968 | 969,006 | 1.32% |
| 1969 | 980,706 | 1.21% |
| 1970 | 991,471 | 1.1% |
| 1971 | 1,002,585 | 1.12% |
| 1972 | 1,014,921 | 1.23% |
| 1973 | 1,027,851 | 1.27% |
| 1974 | 1,040,761 | 1.26% |
| 1975 | 1,053,469 | 1.22% |
| 1976 | 1,066,311 | 1.22% |
| 1977 | 1,079,554 | 1.24% |
| 1978 | 1,093,380 | 1.28% |
| 1979 | 1,107,639 | 1.3% |
| 1980 | 1,121,744 | 1.27% |
| 1981 | 1,135,132 | 1.19% |
| 1982 | 1,147,927 | 1.13% |
| 1983 | 1,160,534 | 1.1% |
| 1984 | 1,172,984 | 1.07% |
| 1985 | 1,187,366 | 1.23% |
| 1986 | 1,203,124 | 1.33% |
| 1987 | 1,217,364 | 1.18% |
| 1988 | 1,230,069 | 1.04% |
| 1989 | 1,241,600 | 0.94% |
| 1990 | 1,252,208 | 0.85% |
| 1991 | 1,262,171 | 0.8% |
| 1992 | 1,271,674 | 0.75% |
| 1993 | 1,280,466 | 0.69% |
| 1994 | 1,288,341 | 0.62% |
| 1995 | 1,295,169 | 0.53% |
| 1996 | 1,300,928 | 0.44% |
| 1997 | 1,305,836 | 0.38% |
| 1998 | 1,310,225 | 0.34% |
| 1999 | 1,314,708 | 0.34% |
| 2000 | 1,319,774 | 0.39% |
| 2001 | 1,325,567 | 0.44% |
| 2002 | 1,332,011 | 0.49% |
| 2003 | 1,338,709 | 0.5% |
| 2004 | 1,345,380 | 0.5% |
| 2005 | 1,294,494 | -3.78% |
| 2006 | 1,297,944 | 0.27% |
| 2007 | 1,303,188 | 0.4% |
| 2008 | 1,308,587 | 0.41% |
| 2009 | 1,310,106 | 0.12% |
| 2010 | 1,317,714 | 0.58% |
| 2011 | 1,328,019 | 0.78% |
| 2012 | 1,335,194 | 0.54% |
| 2013 | 1,340,557 | 0.4% |
| 2014 | 1,345,343 | 0.36% |
| 2015 | 1,349,667 | 0.32% |
| 2016 | 1,353,895 | 0.31% |
| 2017 | 1,356,633 | 0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,359,193 | 0.19% |
| 2019 | 1,363,985 | 0.35% |
| 2020 | 1,366,725 | 0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,367,558 | 0.06% |
| 2022 | 1,365,805 | -0.13% |
| 2023 | 1,367,510 | 0.12% |
| 2024 | 1,368,333 | 0.06% |
| 2025 | 1,371,404 | 0.22% |
| 2026 | 1,373,317 | 0.14% |
| 2027 | 1,374,242 | 0.07% |
| 2028 | 1,374,318 | 0.006% |
| 2029 | 1,373,690 | -0.05% |
| 2030 | 1,372,463 | -0.09% |
| 2031 | 1,370,749 | -0.12% |
| 2032 | 1,368,525 | -0.16% |
| 2033 | 1,365,873 | -0.19% |
| 2034 | 1,362,803 | -0.22% |
| 2035 | 1,359,333 | -0.25% |
| 2036 | 1,355,490 | -0.28% |
| 2037 | 1,351,300 | -0.31% |
| 2038 | 1,346,775 | -0.33% |
| 2039 | 1,341,909 | -0.36% |
| 2040 | 1,336,720 | -0.39% |
| 2041 | 1,331,223 | -0.41% |
| 2042 | 1,325,440 | -0.43% |
| 2043 | 1,319,360 | -0.46% |
| 2044 | 1,313,024 | -0.48% |
| 2045 | 1,306,452 | -0.5% |
| 2046 | 1,299,645 | -0.52% |
| 2047 | 1,292,634 | -0.54% |
| 2048 | 1,285,402 | -0.56% |
| 2049 | 1,277,967 | -0.58% |
| 2050 | 1,270,340 | -0.6% |
Trinidad and Tobago has a population of 1.37M as of 2025, compared to 1.35M in 2015, 1.29M in 2005, and 1.3M in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 0.17% per year. Trinidad and Tobago is ranked 158th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) Trinidad and Tobago will have 1,306,452 people (-4.84% decline) with a rank change from 154th to 156th.
By the year 2100, Trinidad and Tobago's population is projected to decline by 40.6% to 815K people.
Largest cities by population
|
Trinidad
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Port of Spain | 84.1K |
| Chaguanas | 83.5K |
| San Fernando | 55.4K |
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Trinidad and Tobago population statistics
|
Trinidad
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 73.7 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 38.2 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 38.2 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.53 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 691 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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