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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Trinidad and Tobago was 1,368,333 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Trinidad and Tobago's population is 1,374,840 people compared to 7,776,557 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Turkmenistan's population is 5.66 times bigger than Trinidad and Tobago's.
  • Trinidad and Tobago is ranked the 154th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.11% of the world: 0.02% for Trinidad and Tobago vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Trinidad and Tobago has had an average growth rate of +0.19% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Trinidad and Tobago has increased from 1.3M people to 1.37M (5.92% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.78M (51.1% growth).

Trinidad and Tobago vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Trinidad Turkmenistan
2100 820,139 10,046,945
2099 827,732 10,075,740
2098 835,344 10,103,319
2097 843,011 10,129,577
2096 850,741 10,154,338
2095 858,556 10,178,163
2094 866,373 10,200,371
2093 874,273 10,221,349
2092 882,213 10,240,959
2091 890,266 10,259,026
2090 898,378 10,276,261
2089 906,601 10,291,819
2088 914,872 10,306,303
2087 923,272 10,319,501
2086 931,804 10,331,090
2085 940,463 10,341,183
2084 949,270 10,349,710
2083 958,273 10,356,602
2082 967,427 10,362,422
2081 976,795 10,366,587
2080 986,272 10,369,293
2079 995,976 10,370,130
2078 1,005,824 10,369,013
2077 1,015,872 10,366,366
2076 1,026,025 10,361,975
2075 1,036,315 10,355,755
2074 1,046,695 10,348,384
2073 1,057,138 10,339,415
2072 1,067,706 10,328,653
2071 1,078,279 10,316,618
2070 1,088,883 10,303,565
2069 1,099,489 10,289,578
2068 1,110,059 10,274,625
2067 1,120,501 10,258,518
2066 1,130,882 10,241,362
2065 1,141,203 10,223,420
2064 1,151,388 10,204,034
2063 1,161,394 10,183,241
2062 1,171,232 10,160,903
2061 1,180,918 10,136,928
2060 1,190,417 10,111,369
2059 1,199,770 10,083,631
2058 1,208,904 10,052,905
2057 1,217,922 10,019,547
2056 1,226,725 9,983,379
2055 1,235,387 9,943,931
2054 1,243,896 9,901,473
2053 1,252,160 9,854,931
2052 1,260,260 9,804,909
2051 1,268,194 9,751,221
2050 1,275,900 9,693,713
2049 1,283,457 9,632,600
2048 1,290,793 9,567,946
2047 1,297,947 9,500,139
2046 1,304,843 9,429,355
2045 1,311,560 9,356,194
2044 1,318,015 9,280,988
2043 1,324,249 9,204,466
2042 1,330,180 9,126,898
2041 1,335,843 9,048,356
2040 1,341,188 8,969,478
2039 1,346,239 8,890,225
2038 1,350,921 8,810,850
2037 1,355,297 8,731,367
2036 1,359,322 8,651,719
2035 1,362,986 8,572,231
2034 1,366,278 8,492,483
2033 1,369,125 8,412,113
2032 1,371,607 8,330,912
2031 1,373,561 8,248,129
2030 1,375,038 8,163,024
2029 1,376,018 8,070,023
2028 1,376,314 7,969,080
2027 1,375,856 7,860,774
2026 1,374,464 7,745,331
2025 1,372,016 7,623,184
2024 1,368,333 7,494,498
2023 1,367,510 7,364,438
2022 1,365,805 7,230,193
2021 1,367,558 7,092,043
2020 1,366,725 6,949,912
2019 1,363,985 6,803,944
2018 1,359,193 6,655,524
2017 1,356,633 6,507,061
2016 1,353,895 6,360,041
2015 1,349,667 6,215,770
2014 1,345,343 6,075,283
2013 1,340,557 5,939,341
2012 1,335,194 5,808,546
2011 1,328,019 5,683,417
2010 1,317,714 5,564,356
2009 1,310,106 5,451,592
2008 1,308,587 5,345,029
2007 1,303,188 5,244,046
2006 1,297,944 5,147,105
2005 1,294,494 5,052,257
2004 1,345,380 4,958,093
2003 1,338,709 4,863,865
2002 1,332,011 4,769,465
2001 1,325,567 4,675,409
2000 1,319,774 4,582,677
1999 1,314,708 4,492,170
1998 1,310,225 4,410,507
1997 1,305,836 4,336,730
1996 1,300,928 4,263,819
1995 1,295,169 4,191,203
1994 1,288,341 4,116,662
1993 1,280,466 4,032,407
1992 1,271,674 3,944,689
1991 1,262,171 3,855,894
1990 1,252,208 3,760,562
1989 1,241,600 3,662,459
1988 1,230,069 3,559,363
1987 1,217,364 3,452,731
1986 1,203,124 3,347,809
1985 1,187,366 3,247,534
1984 1,172,984 3,154,079
1983 1,160,534 3,067,534
1982 1,147,927 2,985,557
1981 1,135,132 2,907,187
1980 1,121,744 2,832,203
1979 1,107,639 2,760,358
1978 1,093,380 2,691,088
1977 1,079,554 2,623,948
1976 1,066,311 2,558,521
1975 1,053,469 2,494,570
1974 1,040,761 2,432,028
1973 1,027,851 2,370,919
1972 1,014,921 2,311,430
1971 1,002,585 2,253,119
1970 991,471 2,195,616
1969 980,706 2,139,024
1968 969,006 2,083,069
1967 956,418 2,027,403
1966 942,937 1,971,737
1965 928,425 1,915,916
1964 912,963 1,859,997
1963 896,804 1,804,272
1962 880,194 1,749,214
1961 863,144 1,695,400
1960 844,943 1,643,457

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Trinidad and Tobago increased by 55,951 people (a 4.31% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Trinidad and Tobago gained 20,945 people (a 1.55% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth).

Trinidad and Tobago was ranked 150th most populous country in 2006 and is 154th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.7% to 9,693,713 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Trinidad and Tobago is projected to reach its peak in 2028 at 1.38M people compared to the peak of 10.4M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.

Population growth rate by year

Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Trinidad Turkmenistan
2100 -0.92% -0.29%
2099 -0.91% -0.27%
2098 -0.91% -0.26%
2097 -0.91% -0.24%
2096 -0.91% -0.23%
2095 -0.9% -0.22%
2094 -0.9% -0.21%
2093 -0.9% -0.19%
2092 -0.9% -0.18%
2091 -0.9% -0.17%
2090 -0.91% -0.15%
2089 -0.9% -0.14%
2088 -0.91% -0.13%
2087 -0.92% -0.11%
2086 -0.92% -0.1%
2085 -0.93% -0.08%
2084 -0.94% -0.07%
2083 -0.95% -0.06%
2082 -0.96% -0.04%
2081 -0.96% -0.03%
2080 -0.97% -0.008%
2079 -0.98% 0.01%
2078 -0.99% 0.03%
2077 -0.99% 0.04%
2076 -0.99% 0.06%
2075 -0.99% 0.07%
2074 -0.99% 0.09%
2073 -0.99% 0.1%
2072 -0.98% 0.12%
2071 -0.97% 0.13%
2070 -0.96% 0.14%
2069 -0.95% 0.15%
2068 -0.93% 0.16%
2067 -0.92% 0.17%
2066 -0.9% 0.18%
2065 -0.88% 0.19%
2064 -0.86% 0.2%
2063 -0.84% 0.22%
2062 -0.82% 0.24%
2061 -0.8% 0.25%
2060 -0.78% 0.28%
2059 -0.76% 0.31%
2058 -0.74% 0.33%
2057 -0.72% 0.36%
2056 -0.7% 0.4%
2055 -0.68% 0.43%
2054 -0.66% 0.47%
2053 -0.64% 0.51%
2052 -0.63% 0.55%
2051 -0.6% 0.59%
2050 -0.59% 0.63%
2049 -0.57% 0.68%
2048 -0.55% 0.71%
2047 -0.53% 0.75%
2046 -0.51% 0.78%
2045 -0.49% 0.81%
2044 -0.47% 0.83%
2043 -0.45% 0.85%
2042 -0.42% 0.87%
2041 -0.4% 0.88%
2040 -0.38% 0.89%
2039 -0.35% 0.9%
2038 -0.32% 0.91%
2037 -0.3% 0.92%
2036 -0.27% 0.93%
2035 -0.24% 0.94%
2034 -0.21% 0.96%
2033 -0.18% 0.97%
2032 -0.14% 1%
2031 -0.11% 1.04%
2030 -0.07% 1.15%
2029 -0.02% 1.27%
2028 0.03% 1.38%
2027 0.1% 1.49%
2026 0.18% 1.6%
2025 0.27% 1.72%
2024 0.06% 1.77%
2023 0.12% 1.86%
2022 -0.13% 1.95%
2021 0.06% 2.05%
2020 0.2% 2.15%
2019 0.35% 2.23%
2018 0.19% 2.28%
2017 0.2% 2.31%
2016 0.31% 2.32%
2015 0.32% 2.31%
2014 0.36% 2.29%
2013 0.4% 2.25%
2012 0.54% 2.2%
2011 0.78% 2.14%
2010 0.58% 2.07%
2009 0.12% 1.99%
2008 0.41% 1.93%
2007 0.4% 1.88%
2006 0.27% 1.88%
2005 -3.78% 1.9%
2004 0.5% 1.94%
2003 0.5% 1.98%
2002 0.49% 2.01%
2001 0.44% 2.02%
2000 0.39% 2.01%
1999 0.34% 1.85%
1998 0.34% 1.7%
1997 0.38% 1.71%
1996 0.44% 1.73%
1995 0.53% 1.81%
1994 0.62% 2.09%
1993 0.69% 2.22%
1992 0.75% 2.3%
1991 0.8% 2.54%
1990 0.85% 2.68%
1989 0.94% 2.9%
1988 1.04% 3.09%
1987 1.18% 3.13%
1986 1.33% 3.09%
1985 1.23% 2.96%
1984 1.07% 2.82%
1983 1.1% 2.75%
1982 1.13% 2.7%
1981 1.19% 2.65%
1980 1.27% 2.6%
1979 1.3% 2.57%
1978 1.28% 2.56%
1977 1.24% 2.56%
1976 1.22% 2.56%
1975 1.22% 2.57%
1974 1.26% 2.58%
1973 1.27% 2.57%
1972 1.23% 2.59%
1971 1.12% 2.62%
1970 1.1% 2.65%
1969 1.21% 2.69%
1968 1.32% 2.75%
1967 1.43% 2.82%
1966 1.56% 2.91%
1965 1.69% 3.01%
1964 1.8% 3.09%
1963 1.89% 3.15%
1962 1.98% 3.17%
1961 2.15% 3.16%

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 Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.77%.

Live population counters

Trinidad Turkmenistan
Current population
1374840
7776557
Population rank 154/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.09%
One net population change
10.6 hours
4.04 minutes
One birth every
35.9 minutes
3.28 minutes
One death every
45.9 minutes
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2 +356
Annual growth/decline +823 +130,060
Annual growth/decline rate +0.06% +1.77%
Population growth rate rank 161/197 61/197
One migration net change every
12.7 hours
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change +691 +13,268
Net migration rank 67/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 113,478 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 128/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.5% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 78/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Trinidad and Tobago
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Trinidad Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 691 - 13,268
2024 - 1,334 - 14,646
2023 3,200 2,126 117,529 15,005
2022 3,773 4,247 121,814 14,141
2021 2,091 5,749 122,721 17,617
2020 4,558 427 124,014 19,913
2019 5,647 -19,251 128,275 19,735
2018 5,869 35,502 129,537 19,293
2017 6,779 1,445 131,417 16,678
2016 7,436 -86 132,581 13,365
2015 7,963 -575 132,663 9,936
2014 8,571 -799 129,677 8,696
2013 9,020 -796 126,217 7,287
2012 9,376 -880 120,957 7,125
2011 9,601 -1,410 115,197 6,992
2010 9,698 -2,230 109,318 6,621
2009 9,769 -3,056 102,931 6,656
2008 9,872 -3,624 96,815 6,734
2007 9,939 -3,731 92,038 6,388
2006 9,889 -3,684 87,840 7,613
2005 9,822 -3,595 83,968 10,263
2004 10,149 -3,504 79,850 14,242
2003 10,169 -3,472 76,737 17,625
2002 10,316 -3,613 75,639 18,803
2001 10,438 -4,252 76,682 16,982
2000 10,588 -5,185 76,875 14,925
1999 10,821 -6,103 76,362 12,859
1998 10,964 -6,730 77,342 -3,239
1997 11,405 -6,865 79,045 -5,600
1996 12,101 -6,827 80,996 -8,627
1995 12,971 -6,723 86,289 -13,423
1994 14,032 -6,615 89,319 -13,094
1993 14,878 -6,554 92,596 -312
1992 15,910 -6,650 96,668 -13,517
1991 16,903 -7,149 99,297 -4,864
1990 18,052 -7,878 101,099 -4,864
1989 19,636 -8,588 103,553 -3,576
1988 21,028 -9,023 104,802 1,408
1987 22,398 -9,002 103,885 3,161
1986 23,705 -8,620 100,930 1,878
1985 24,487 -8,051 95,890 1,861
1984 24,738 -12,413 90,591 -1,427
1983 25,118 -12,544 85,183 -1,264
1982 25,181 -12,529 80,989 -961
1981 25,015 -12,086 77,829 -1,102
1980 24,557 -10,709 74,394 -1,152
1979 23,475 -9,106 71,135 -677
1978 22,538 -8,397 68,437 -350
1977 21,660 -8,154 66,318 -132
1976 20,875 -7,895 64,513 160
1975 20,468 -7,768 62,681 550
1974 20,412 -7,683 60,925 924
1973 20,617 -7,524 59,169 1,194
1972 20,116 -7,346 57,326 1,293
1971 19,400 -7,499 56,666 1,348
1970 19,074 -8,751 55,617 1,376
1969 19,652 -8,449 54,791 1,397
1968 20,849 -8,647 54,324 1,401
1967 21,992 -9,008 54,209 1,397
1966 23,228 -9,254 54,353 1,377
1965 24,349 -9,301 54,558 1,366
1964 25,065 -9,193 54,574 1,340
1963 25,507 -9,067 54,203 1,332
1962 25,763 -8,982 53,248 1,337
1961 25,518 -8,200 51,659 1,372
1960 24,766 -5,671 49,436 1,421

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 Turkmenistan 89.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,270,228 people) and 10.8% is from migration (a gain of 154,379 people).

As of 2024, 113,478 residents or 7.5% of the population were not native-born in Trinidad and Tobago, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

Biggest cities by population

Trinidad
City Population
Chaguanas 83.5K
San Fernando 55.4K
Port of Spain 49K
Scarborough 17K
San Juan 13.8K
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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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