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

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The latest officially reported population of Trinidad and Tobago was 1,367,764 in 2025 vs 85,878,556 people in Turkey in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Trinidad and Tobago's population is 1,370,916 people compared to 86,225,430 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 62.9 times bigger than Trinidad and Tobago's.
  • Trinidad and Tobago is ranked the 154th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.05% of the world: 0.02% for Trinidad and Tobago vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Trinidad and Tobago has had an average growth rate of +0.15% per year vs +0.98% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Trinidad and Tobago has increased from 1.3M people to 1.37M (5.62% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86.2M (23.1% growth).

Trinidad and Tobago vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Trinidad Turkey
2100 817,597 64,394,191
2099 825,167 65,045,868
2098 832,755 65,690,351
2097 840,398 66,342,622
2096 848,105 66,990,674
2095 855,896 67,642,188
2094 863,688 68,296,562
2093 871,563 68,963,773
2092 879,479 69,625,957
2091 887,507 70,290,255
2090 895,594 70,960,483
2089 903,792 71,623,547
2088 912,036 72,281,102
2087 920,411 72,928,397
2086 928,916 73,576,610
2085 937,549 74,223,570
2084 946,328 74,853,312
2083 955,303 75,483,067
2082 964,428 76,111,533
2081 973,767 76,726,689
2080 983,215 77,339,541
2079 992,890 77,938,889
2078 1,002,707 78,532,577
2077 1,012,724 79,120,573
2076 1,022,846 79,705,459
2075 1,033,103 80,277,544
2074 1,043,451 80,848,141
2073 1,053,862 81,396,237
2072 1,064,397 81,938,080
2071 1,074,937 82,465,112
2070 1,085,508 82,981,973
2069 1,096,081 83,480,362
2068 1,106,619 83,963,140
2067 1,117,029 84,428,242
2066 1,127,377 84,886,666
2065 1,137,666 85,336,225
2064 1,147,820 85,771,285
2063 1,157,795 86,187,013
2062 1,167,602 86,587,114
2061 1,177,258 86,962,577
2060 1,186,727 87,319,314
2059 1,196,052 87,663,392
2058 1,205,157 87,973,789
2057 1,214,148 88,264,809
2056 1,222,923 88,534,755
2055 1,231,559 88,764,080
2054 1,240,041 88,972,362
2053 1,248,279 89,151,673
2052 1,256,354 89,310,785
2051 1,264,264 89,437,110
2050 1,271,946 89,541,520
2049 1,279,479 89,614,107
2048 1,286,792 89,651,068
2047 1,293,925 89,659,415
2046 1,300,799 89,634,354
2045 1,307,495 89,608,012
2044 1,313,930 89,557,421
2043 1,320,145 89,493,042
2042 1,326,058 89,404,193
2041 1,331,703 89,303,546
2040 1,337,031 89,187,952
2039 1,342,067 89,051,669
2038 1,346,734 88,901,719
2037 1,351,096 88,727,471
2036 1,355,110 88,537,927
2035 1,358,761 88,343,153
2034 1,362,044 88,139,515
2033 1,364,882 87,918,397
2032 1,367,356 87,687,495
2031 1,369,304 87,437,150
2030 1,370,777 87,166,904
2029 1,371,753 86,903,490
2028 1,372,048 86,627,469
2027 1,371,592 86,350,539
2026 1,370,204 86,093,293
2025 1,367,764 85,878,556
2024 1,368,333 85,518,661
2023 1,367,510 85,325,965
2022 1,365,805 84,979,913
2021 1,367,558 84,147,318
2020 1,366,725 83,384,680
2019 1,363,985 82,579,440
2018 1,359,193 81,407,204
2017 1,356,633 80,312,698
2016 1,353,895 79,277,962
2015 1,349,667 78,218,479
2014 1,345,343 77,181,884
2013 1,340,557 76,147,624
2012 1,335,194 75,175,827
2011 1,328,019 74,223,629
2010 1,317,714 73,142,150
2009 1,310,106 72,039,206
2008 1,308,587 71,051,678
2007 1,303,188 70,158,112
2006 1,297,944 70,045,349
2005 1,294,494 69,329,557
2004 1,345,380 68,592,617
2003 1,338,709 67,831,730
2002 1,332,011 67,048,795
2001 1,325,567 66,245,128
2000 1,319,774 65,425,961
1999 1,314,708 64,591,923
1998 1,310,225 63,734,383
1997 1,305,836 62,852,966
1996 1,300,928 61,951,134
1995 1,295,169 61,024,503
1994 1,288,341 60,033,836
1993 1,280,466 58,999,167
1992 1,271,674 57,990,118
1991 1,262,171 57,009,887
1990 1,252,208 56,015,628
1989 1,241,600 54,976,723
1988 1,230,069 53,909,626
1987 1,217,364 52,843,670
1986 1,203,124 51,777,772
1985 1,187,366 50,687,115
1984 1,172,984 49,574,069
1983 1,160,534 48,447,410
1982 1,147,927 47,322,096
1981 1,135,132 46,321,190
1980 1,121,744 45,408,815
1979 1,107,639 44,510,429
1978 1,093,380 43,645,306
1977 1,079,554 42,773,298
1976 1,066,311 41,899,984
1975 1,053,469 41,053,126
1974 1,040,761 40,210,234
1973 1,027,851 39,329,533
1972 1,014,921 38,430,221
1971 1,002,585 37,518,611
1970 991,471 36,638,465
1969 980,706 35,787,774
1968 969,006 34,921,684
1967 956,418 34,050,421
1966 942,937 33,177,672
1965 928,425 32,345,220
1964 912,963 31,543,072
1963 896,804 30,726,841
1962 880,194 29,916,147
1961 863,144 29,119,238
1960 844,943 28,329,898

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Trinidad and Tobago increased by 55,951 people (a 4.31% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Trinidad and Tobago gained 17,021 people (a 1.26% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% growth).

Trinidad and Tobago was ranked 150th most populous country in 2006 and is 154th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Trinidad and Tobago's population will shrink by 7.22% to 1,271,946 people with a rank change from 154th to 158th. The population of Turkey will increase by 3.85% to 89,541,520 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Trinidad and Tobago is projected to reach its peak in 2028 at 1.37M people compared to the peak of 89.7M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Trinidad Turkey
2100 -0.92% -1%
2099 -0.91% -0.98%
2098 -0.91% -0.98%
2097 -0.91% -0.97%
2096 -0.91% -0.96%
2095 -0.9% -0.96%
2094 -0.9% -0.97%
2093 -0.9% -0.95%
2092 -0.9% -0.95%
2091 -0.9% -0.94%
2090 -0.91% -0.93%
2089 -0.9% -0.91%
2088 -0.91% -0.89%
2087 -0.92% -0.88%
2086 -0.92% -0.87%
2085 -0.93% -0.84%
2084 -0.94% -0.83%
2083 -0.95% -0.83%
2082 -0.96% -0.8%
2081 -0.96% -0.79%
2080 -0.97% -0.77%
2079 -0.98% -0.76%
2078 -0.99% -0.74%
2077 -0.99% -0.73%
2076 -0.99% -0.71%
2075 -0.99% -0.71%
2074 -0.99% -0.67%
2073 -0.99% -0.66%
2072 -0.98% -0.64%
2071 -0.97% -0.62%
2070 -0.96% -0.6%
2069 -0.95% -0.57%
2068 -0.93% -0.55%
2067 -0.92% -0.54%
2066 -0.9% -0.53%
2065 -0.88% -0.51%
2064 -0.86% -0.48%
2063 -0.84% -0.46%
2062 -0.82% -0.43%
2061 -0.8% -0.41%
2060 -0.78% -0.39%
2059 -0.76% -0.35%
2058 -0.74% -0.33%
2057 -0.72% -0.3%
2056 -0.7% -0.26%
2055 -0.68% -0.23%
2054 -0.66% -0.2%
2053 -0.64% -0.18%
2052 -0.63% -0.14%
2051 -0.6% -0.12%
2050 -0.59% -0.08%
2049 -0.57% -0.04%
2048 -0.55% -0.009%
2047 -0.53% 0.03%
2046 -0.51% 0.03%
2045 -0.49% 0.06%
2044 -0.47% 0.07%
2043 -0.45% 0.1%
2042 -0.42% 0.11%
2041 -0.4% 0.13%
2040 -0.38% 0.15%
2039 -0.35% 0.17%
2038 -0.32% 0.2%
2037 -0.3% 0.21%
2036 -0.27% 0.22%
2035 -0.24% 0.23%
2034 -0.21% 0.25%
2033 -0.18% 0.26%
2032 -0.14% 0.29%
2031 -0.11% 0.31%
2030 -0.07% 0.3%
2029 -0.02% 0.32%
2028 0.03% 0.32%
2027 0.1% 0.3%
2026 0.18% 0.25%
2025 -0.04% 0.42%
2024 0.06% 0.23%
2023 0.12% 0.41%
2022 -0.13% 0.99%
2021 0.06% 0.91%
2020 0.2% 0.98%
2019 0.35% 1.44%
2018 0.19% 1.36%
2017 0.2% 1.31%
2016 0.31% 1.35%
2015 0.32% 1.34%
2014 0.36% 1.36%
2013 0.4% 1.29%
2012 0.54% 1.28%
2011 0.78% 1.48%
2010 0.58% 1.53%
2009 0.12% 1.39%
2008 0.41% 1.27%
2007 0.4% 0.16%
2006 0.27% 1.03%
2005 -3.78% 1.07%
2004 0.5% 1.12%
2003 0.5% 1.17%
2002 0.49% 1.21%
2001 0.44% 1.25%
2000 0.39% 1.29%
1999 0.34% 1.35%
1998 0.34% 1.4%
1997 0.38% 1.46%
1996 0.44% 1.52%
1995 0.53% 1.65%
1994 0.62% 1.75%
1993 0.69% 1.74%
1992 0.75% 1.72%
1991 0.8% 1.77%
1990 0.85% 1.89%
1989 0.94% 1.98%
1988 1.04% 2.02%
1987 1.18% 2.06%
1986 1.33% 2.15%
1985 1.23% 2.25%
1984 1.07% 2.33%
1983 1.1% 2.38%
1982 1.13% 2.16%
1981 1.19% 2.01%
1980 1.27% 2.02%
1979 1.3% 1.98%
1978 1.28% 2.04%
1977 1.24% 2.08%
1976 1.22% 2.06%
1975 1.22% 2.1%
1974 1.26% 2.24%
1973 1.27% 2.34%
1972 1.23% 2.43%
1971 1.12% 2.4%
1970 1.1% 2.38%
1969 1.21% 2.48%
1968 1.32% 2.56%
1967 1.43% 2.63%
1966 1.56% 2.57%
1965 1.69% 2.54%
1964 1.8% 2.66%
1963 1.89% 2.71%
1962 1.98% 2.74%
1961 2.15% 2.79%

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

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In 2025, the population of Trinidad and Tobago declined by 0.04%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.42%.

Live population counters

Trinidad Turkey
Current population
1370916
86225430
Population rank 154/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.04%
One net population change
15.4 hours
1.46 minutes
One birth every
36.4 minutes
33.5 seconds
One death every
44 minutes
1.08 minutes
Daily growth/decline -2 +986
Annual growth/decline -569 +359,895
Annual growth/decline rate -0.04% +0.42%
Population growth rate rank 160/197 138/197
One migration net change every
12.7 hours
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change +691 -258,205
Net migration rank 67/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 113,478 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 128/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.5% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 78/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Trinidad and Tobago
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Trinidad Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 691 - -258,205
2024 2,469 1,334 453,249 -275,952
2023 3,200 2,126 426,630 -318,070
2022 3,773 4,247 535,373 -301,544
2021 2,091 5,749 521,713 20,283
2020 4,558 427 608,708 37,934
2019 5,647 -19,251 751,472 -15,690
2018 5,869 35,502 830,353 187,570
2017 6,779 1,445 875,408 659,846
2016 7,436 -86 895,841 352,063
2015 7,963 -575 930,799 1,063,140
2014 8,571 -799 957,055 1,033,384
2013 9,020 -796 921,386 438,618
2012 9,376 -880 917,145 258,623
2011 9,601 -1,410 875,839 68,849
2010 9,698 -2,230 892,334 55,532
2009 9,769 -3,056 900,491 24,276
2008 9,872 -3,624 868,749 47,915
2007 9,939 -3,731 876,626 -186,402
2006 9,889 -3,684 897,351 -190,194
2005 9,822 -3,595 898,650 -174,177
2004 10,149 -3,504 896,025 -146,574
2003 10,169 -3,472 893,683 -121,383
2002 10,316 -3,613 922,927 -129,444
2001 10,438 -4,252 980,560 -166,759
2000 10,588 -5,185 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 10,821 -6,103 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 10,964 -6,730 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 11,405 -6,865 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 12,101 -6,827 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 12,971 -6,723 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 14,032 -6,615 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 14,878 -6,554 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 15,910 -6,650 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 16,903 -7,149 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 18,052 -7,878 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 19,636 -8,588 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 21,028 -9,023 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 22,398 -9,002 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 23,705 -8,620 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 24,487 -8,051 1,098,846 8,960
1984 24,738 -12,413 1,096,529 21,787
1983 25,118 -12,544 1,095,106 39,871
1982 25,181 -12,529 1,091,863 23,728
1981 25,015 -12,086 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 24,557 -10,709 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 23,475 -9,106 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 22,538 -8,397 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 21,660 -8,154 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 20,875 -7,895 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 20,468 -7,768 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 20,412 -7,683 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 20,617 -7,524 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 20,116 -7,346 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 19,400 -7,499 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 19,074 -8,751 991,950 -150,924
1969 19,652 -8,449 970,958 -110,578
1968 20,849 -8,647 950,778 -78,973
1967 21,992 -9,008 936,727 -65,993
1966 23,228 -9,254 925,790 -50,999
1965 24,349 -9,301 904,016 -113,911
1964 25,065 -9,193 884,152 -69,978
1963 25,507 -9,067 862,626 -44,317
1962 25,763 -8,982 837,473 -34,353
1961 25,518 -8,200 816,911 -26,187
1960 24,766 -5,671 773,009 14,948

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 61.7% of the population change in Trinidad and Tobago is from natural causes (a gain of 49,785 people) and 38.3% is from migration (a gain of 30,918 people). In Turkey 82.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,829,546 people) and 17.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,409,580 people).

As of 2024, 113,478 residents or 7.5% of the population were not native-born in Trinidad and Tobago, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

Biggest cities by population

Trinidad
City Population
Chaguanas 83.5K
San Fernando 55.4K
Port of Spain 49K
Scarborough 17K
San Juan 13.8K
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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); 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. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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