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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Trinidad and Tobago was 1,368,333 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Trinidad and Tobago's population is 1,374,840 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 62.6 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 +0.19% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Trinidad and Tobago has increased from 1.3M people to 1.37M (5.92% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% 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 820,139 64,274,243
2099 827,732 64,924,706
2098 835,344 65,567,989
2097 843,011 66,219,045
2096 850,741 66,865,890
2095 858,556 67,516,190
2094 866,373 68,169,346
2093 874,273 68,835,313
2092 882,213 69,496,264
2091 890,266 70,159,325
2090 898,378 70,828,304
2089 906,601 71,490,133
2088 914,872 72,146,464
2087 923,272 72,792,552
2086 931,804 73,439,558
2085 940,463 74,085,313
2084 949,270 74,713,882
2083 958,273 75,342,464
2082 967,427 75,969,760
2081 976,795 76,583,769
2080 986,272 77,195,480
2079 995,976 77,793,711
2078 1,005,824 78,386,293
2077 1,015,872 78,973,194
2076 1,026,025 79,556,991
2075 1,036,315 80,128,010
2074 1,046,695 80,697,544
2073 1,057,138 81,244,619
2072 1,067,706 81,785,452
2071 1,078,279 82,311,503
2070 1,088,883 82,827,402
2069 1,099,489 83,324,862
2068 1,110,059 83,806,741
2067 1,120,501 84,270,976
2066 1,130,882 84,728,547
2065 1,141,203 85,177,268
2064 1,151,388 85,611,517
2063 1,161,394 86,026,471
2062 1,171,232 86,425,827
2061 1,180,918 86,800,591
2060 1,190,417 87,156,663
2059 1,199,770 87,500,101
2058 1,208,904 87,809,920
2057 1,217,922 88,100,397
2056 1,226,725 88,369,840
2055 1,235,387 88,598,739
2054 1,243,896 88,806,632
2053 1,252,160 88,985,609
2052 1,260,260 89,144,425
2051 1,268,194 89,270,515
2050 1,275,900 89,374,730
2049 1,283,457 89,447,182
2048 1,290,793 89,484,074
2047 1,297,947 89,492,406
2046 1,304,843 89,467,391
2045 1,311,560 89,441,098
2044 1,318,015 89,390,601
2043 1,324,249 89,326,342
2042 1,330,180 89,237,658
2041 1,335,843 89,137,199
2040 1,341,188 89,021,820
2039 1,346,239 88,885,792
2038 1,350,921 88,736,121
2037 1,355,297 88,562,197
2036 1,359,322 88,373,007
2035 1,362,986 88,178,595
2034 1,366,278 87,975,336
2033 1,369,125 87,754,631
2032 1,371,607 87,524,158
2031 1,373,561 87,274,280
2030 1,375,038 87,004,538
2029 1,376,018 86,741,614
2028 1,376,314 86,466,107
2027 1,375,856 86,189,693
2026 1,374,464 85,932,926
2025 1,372,016 85,718,588
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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 20,945 people (a 1.55% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% 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 7.2% to 1,275,900 people with a rank change from 154th to 158th. The population of Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Trinidad and Tobago is projected to reach its peak in 2028 at 1.38M people compared to the peak of 89.5M 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 0.27% 0.23%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Trinidad and Tobago grew by 0.06%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Trinidad Turkey
Current population
1374840
86002379
Population rank 154/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.04%
One net population change
10.6 hours
2.73 minutes
One birth every
35.9 minutes
33 seconds
One death every
45.9 minutes
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2 +528
Annual growth/decline +823 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate +0.06% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 161/197 154/197
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 - 1,334 - -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 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 66% of the population change in Trinidad and Tobago is from natural causes (a gain of 55,887 people) and 34% is from migration (a gain of 28,785 people). In Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 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 (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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