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Population in Trinidad and Tobago compared to the United Arab Emirates: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Trinidad and Tobago was 1,368,333 in 2024 vs 10,986,400 people in the United Arab Emirates in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Trinidad and Tobago's population is 1,374,840 people compared to 11,686,438 in the United Arab Emirates.

Population statistics:

  • The United Arab Emirates' population is 8.5 times bigger than Trinidad and Tobago's.
  • Trinidad and Tobago is ranked the 154th most populous country in the world, while the United Arab Emirates is the 84th.
  • The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.02% for Trinidad and Tobago vs 0.14% for the United Arab Emirates.
  • For the last 10 years, Trinidad and Tobago has had an average growth rate of +0.19% per year vs +3.31% in the United Arab Emirates.
  • Since 2006, the population of Trinidad and Tobago has increased from 1.3M people to 1.37M (5.92% growth), while the United Arab Emirates has grown from 5.01M to 11.7M (133.3% growth).

Trinidad and Tobago vs United Arab Emirates: population by year and forecast

Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
United Arab Emirates
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Trinidad UAE
2100 820,139 26,368,750
2099 827,732 26,130,374
2098 835,344 25,894,010
2097 843,011 25,660,062
2096 850,741 25,427,961
2095 858,556 25,197,670
2094 866,373 24,968,891
2093 874,273 24,741,434
2092 882,213 24,515,086
2091 890,266 24,289,496
2090 898,378 24,064,404
2089 906,601 23,839,033
2088 914,872 23,613,963
2087 923,272 23,388,786
2086 931,804 23,163,641
2085 940,463 22,938,169
2084 949,270 22,711,804
2083 958,273 22,484,154
2082 967,427 22,255,625
2081 976,795 22,026,183
2080 986,272 21,796,073
2079 995,976 21,565,118
2078 1,005,824 21,333,574
2077 1,015,872 21,101,274
2076 1,026,025 20,868,733
2075 1,036,315 20,636,203
2074 1,046,695 20,404,044
2073 1,057,138 20,171,659
2072 1,067,706 19,940,853
2071 1,078,279 19,710,934
2070 1,088,883 19,483,026
2069 1,099,489 19,256,572
2068 1,110,059 19,032,681
2067 1,120,501 18,811,331
2066 1,130,882 18,593,017
2065 1,141,203 18,377,364
2064 1,151,388 18,164,584
2063 1,161,394 17,955,352
2062 1,171,232 17,749,596
2061 1,180,918 17,547,827
2060 1,190,417 17,349,620
2059 1,199,770 17,153,273
2058 1,208,904 16,959,263
2057 1,217,922 16,767,893
2056 1,226,725 16,579,195
2055 1,235,387 16,392,558
2054 1,243,896 16,207,309
2053 1,252,160 16,024,789
2052 1,260,260 15,844,357
2051 1,268,194 15,665,362
2050 1,275,900 15,487,008
2049 1,283,457 15,309,031
2048 1,290,793 15,132,784
2047 1,297,947 14,958,209
2046 1,304,843 14,788,046
2045 1,311,560 14,620,902
2044 1,318,015 14,454,466
2043 1,324,249 14,289,021
2042 1,330,180 14,124,515
2041 1,335,843 13,961,010
2040 1,341,188 13,798,651
2039 1,346,239 13,637,499
2038 1,350,921 13,477,450
2037 1,355,297 13,319,346
2036 1,359,322 13,163,073
2035 1,362,986 13,009,160
2034 1,366,278 12,857,729
2033 1,369,125 12,709,520
2032 1,371,607 12,564,906
2031 1,373,561 12,424,286
2030 1,375,038 12,288,186
2029 1,376,018 12,148,661
2028 1,376,314 11,999,549
2027 1,375,856 11,831,082
2026 1,374,464 11,632,806
2025 1,372,016 11,367,504
2024 1,368,333 10,986,400
2023 1,367,510 10,483,751
2022 1,365,805 10,074,977
2021 1,367,558 9,575,152
2020 1,366,725 9,401,038
2019 1,363,985 9,445,785
2018 1,359,193 9,346,701
2017 1,356,633 9,223,225
2016 1,353,895 8,935,095
2015 1,349,667 8,505,237
2014 1,345,343 8,059,440
2013 1,340,557 7,693,031
2012 1,335,194 7,391,448
2011 1,328,019 7,104,538
2010 1,317,714 6,869,838
2009 1,310,106 6,707,058
2008 1,308,587 6,302,664
2007 1,303,188 5,624,635
2006 1,297,944 5,009,100
2005 1,294,494 4,664,790
2004 1,345,380 4,428,967
2003 1,338,709 4,192,457
2002 1,332,011 3,956,826
2001 1,325,567 3,723,590
2000 1,319,774 3,493,575
1999 1,314,708 3,266,009
1998 1,310,225 3,040,421
1997 1,305,836 2,817,410
1996 1,300,928 2,597,564
1995 1,295,169 2,434,662
1994 1,288,341 2,328,188
1993 1,280,466 2,222,093
1992 1,271,674 2,114,730
1991 1,262,171 2,006,626
1990 1,252,208 1,898,220
1989 1,241,600 1,789,851
1988 1,230,069 1,681,788
1987 1,217,364 1,574,244
1986 1,203,124 1,467,383
1985 1,187,366 1,377,911
1984 1,172,984 1,305,996
1983 1,160,534 1,235,305
1982 1,147,927 1,166,370
1981 1,135,132 1,099,855
1980 1,121,744 1,015,700
1979 1,107,639 912,010
1978 1,093,380 809,274
1977 1,079,554 710,209
1976 1,066,311 615,866
1975 1,053,469 542,856
1974 1,040,761 489,087
1973 1,027,851 436,399
1972 1,014,921 385,014
1971 1,002,585 335,027
1970 991,471 286,536
1969 980,706 239,660
1968 969,006 199,416
1967 956,418 179,700
1966 942,937 173,976
1965 928,425 167,103
1964 912,963 159,692
1963 896,804 152,211
1962 880,194 144,946
1961 863,144 137,989
1960 844,943 131,334

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 the United Arab Emirates gained 3,925,995 people (a 78.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Trinidad and Tobago gained 20,945 people (a 1.55% growth), while the United Arab Emirates' population increased by 2,751,343 people (a 30.8% growth).

Trinidad and Tobago was ranked 150th most populous country in 2006 and is 154th in 2026. The United Arab Emirates was ranked 114th in 2006 and ranked 84th 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 the United Arab Emirates will increase by 32.5% to 15,487,008 people and will still be ranked 84th.

Trinidad and Tobago is projected to reach its peak in 2028 at 1.38M people compared to the peak of 26.4M people in 2100 for the United Arab Emirates.

Population growth rate by year

Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
United Arab Emirates
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Trinidad UAE
2100 -0.92% 0.91%
2099 -0.91% 0.91%
2098 -0.91% 0.91%
2097 -0.91% 0.91%
2096 -0.91% 0.91%
2095 -0.9% 0.92%
2094 -0.9% 0.92%
2093 -0.9% 0.92%
2092 -0.9% 0.93%
2091 -0.9% 0.94%
2090 -0.91% 0.95%
2089 -0.9% 0.95%
2088 -0.91% 0.96%
2087 -0.92% 0.97%
2086 -0.92% 0.98%
2085 -0.93% 1%
2084 -0.94% 1.01%
2083 -0.95% 1.03%
2082 -0.96% 1.04%
2081 -0.96% 1.06%
2080 -0.97% 1.07%
2079 -0.98% 1.09%
2078 -0.99% 1.1%
2077 -0.99% 1.11%
2076 -0.99% 1.13%
2075 -0.99% 1.14%
2074 -0.99% 1.15%
2073 -0.99% 1.16%
2072 -0.98% 1.17%
2071 -0.97% 1.17%
2070 -0.96% 1.18%
2069 -0.95% 1.18%
2068 -0.93% 1.18%
2067 -0.92% 1.17%
2066 -0.9% 1.17%
2065 -0.88% 1.17%
2064 -0.86% 1.17%
2063 -0.84% 1.16%
2062 -0.82% 1.15%
2061 -0.8% 1.14%
2060 -0.78% 1.14%
2059 -0.76% 1.14%
2058 -0.74% 1.14%
2057 -0.72% 1.14%
2056 -0.7% 1.14%
2055 -0.68% 1.14%
2054 -0.66% 1.14%
2053 -0.64% 1.14%
2052 -0.63% 1.14%
2051 -0.6% 1.15%
2050 -0.59% 1.16%
2049 -0.57% 1.16%
2048 -0.55% 1.17%
2047 -0.53% 1.15%
2046 -0.51% 1.14%
2045 -0.49% 1.15%
2044 -0.47% 1.16%
2043 -0.45% 1.16%
2042 -0.42% 1.17%
2041 -0.4% 1.18%
2040 -0.38% 1.18%
2039 -0.35% 1.19%
2038 -0.32% 1.19%
2037 -0.3% 1.19%
2036 -0.27% 1.18%
2035 -0.24% 1.18%
2034 -0.21% 1.17%
2033 -0.18% 1.15%
2032 -0.14% 1.13%
2031 -0.11% 1.11%
2030 -0.07% 1.15%
2029 -0.02% 1.24%
2028 0.03% 1.42%
2027 0.1% 1.7%
2026 0.18% 2.33%
2025 0.27% 3.47%
2024 0.06% 4.79%
2023 0.12% 4.06%
2022 -0.13% 5.22%
2021 0.06% 1.85%
2020 0.2% -0.47%
2019 0.35% 1.06%
2018 0.19% 1.34%
2017 0.2% 3.22%
2016 0.31% 5.05%
2015 0.32% 5.53%
2014 0.36% 4.76%
2013 0.4% 4.08%
2012 0.54% 4.04%
2011 0.78% 3.42%
2010 0.58% 2.43%
2009 0.12% 6.42%
2008 0.41% 12.1%
2007 0.4% 12.3%
2006 0.27% 7.38%
2005 -3.78% 5.32%
2004 0.5% 5.64%
2003 0.5% 5.96%
2002 0.49% 6.26%
2001 0.44% 6.58%
2000 0.39% 6.97%
1999 0.34% 7.42%
1998 0.34% 7.92%
1997 0.38% 8.46%
1996 0.44% 6.69%
1995 0.53% 4.57%
1994 0.62% 4.77%
1993 0.69% 5.08%
1992 0.75% 5.39%
1991 0.8% 5.71%
1990 0.85% 6.05%
1989 0.94% 6.43%
1988 1.04% 6.83%
1987 1.18% 7.28%
1986 1.33% 6.49%
1985 1.23% 5.51%
1984 1.07% 5.72%
1983 1.1% 5.91%
1982 1.13% 6.05%
1981 1.19% 8.29%
1980 1.27% 11.4%
1979 1.3% 12.7%
1978 1.28% 13.9%
1977 1.24% 15.3%
1976 1.22% 13.4%
1975 1.22% 11%
1974 1.26% 12.1%
1973 1.27% 13.3%
1972 1.23% 14.9%
1971 1.12% 16.9%
1970 1.1% 19.6%
1969 1.21% 20.2%
1968 1.32% 11%
1967 1.43% 3.29%
1966 1.56% 4.11%
1965 1.69% 4.64%
1964 1.8% 4.91%
1963 1.89% 5.01%
1962 1.98% 5.04%
1961 2.15% 5.07%

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 the United Arab Emirates' population grew by 4.79%.

Live population counters

Trinidad UAE
Current population
1374840
11686438
Population rank 154/197 84/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.14%
One net population change
10.6 hours
1.05 minutes
One birth every
35.9 minutes
5.13 minutes
One death every
45.9 minutes
53.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2 +1,377
Annual growth/decline +823 +502,649
Annual growth/decline rate +0.06% +4.79%
Population growth rate rank 161/197 3/197
One migration net change every
12.7 hours
3.32 minutes
Annual migration change +691 +158,634
Net migration rank 67/196 8/196
Foreign-born residents 113,478 8,157,000
Foreign-born residents rank 128/195 8/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.5% 74%
Foreign-born share rank 78/195 2/195

Natural population change vs migration

Trinidad and Tobago
Natural

Migration
United Arab Emirates
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Trinidad UAE
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 691 - 158,634
2024 - 1,334 - 278,439
2023 3,200 2,126 92,698 300,004
2022 3,773 4,247 81,758 322,773
2021 2,091 5,749 76,802 421,663
2020 4,558 427 87,871 92,541
2019 5,647 -19,251 86,296 -125,186
2018 5,869 35,502 86,840 14,611
2017 6,779 1,445 89,382 34,155
2016 7,436 -86 87,028 195,317
2015 7,963 -575 85,044 342,468
2014 8,571 -799 84,277 360,174
2013 9,020 -796 82,977 279,269
2012 9,376 -880 78,682 225,921
2011 9,601 -1,410 73,496 215,183
2010 9,698 -2,230 69,907 161,842
2009 9,769 -3,056 66,521 163,643
2008 9,872 -3,624 55,426 523,207
2007 9,939 -3,731 55,048 722,380
2006 9,889 -3,684 54,338 399,306
2005 9,822 -3,595 60,046 174,926
2004 10,149 -3,504 60,344 176,319
2003 10,169 -3,472 59,118 177,237
2002 10,316 -3,613 55,922 178,988
2001 10,438 -4,252 52,789 178,779
2000 10,588 -5,185 49,993 178,469
1999 10,821 -6,103 46,198 180,469
1998 10,964 -6,730 41,176 183,329
1997 11,405 -6,865 38,207 183,310
1996 12,101 -6,827 37,886 180,296
1995 12,971 -6,723 38,685 68,938
1994 14,032 -6,615 42,976 62,352
1993 14,878 -6,554 41,324 65,545
1992 15,910 -6,650 42,119 65,739
1991 16,903 -7,149 41,409 66,943
1990 18,052 -7,878 41,339 67,118
1989 19,636 -8,588 40,148 68,132
1988 21,028 -9,023 38,861 68,991
1987 22,398 -9,002 37,741 69,493
1986 23,705 -8,620 36,829 69,655
1985 24,487 -8,051 34,855 37,605
1984 24,738 -12,413 33,250 38,124
1983 25,118 -12,544 31,480 38,536
1982 25,181 -12,529 29,585 38,276
1981 25,015 -12,086 27,560 37,600
1980 24,557 -10,709 25,005 78,148
1979 23,475 -9,106 21,987 82,238
1978 22,538 -8,397 18,879 82,359
1977 21,660 -8,154 15,787 81,111
1976 20,875 -7,895 12,876 78,903
1975 20,468 -7,768 11,859 42,380
1974 20,412 -7,683 10,835 42,474
1973 20,617 -7,524 9,822 42,243
1972 20,116 -7,346 8,818 41,888
1971 19,400 -7,499 7,839 41,425
1970 19,074 -8,751 6,922 40,792
1969 19,652 -8,449 6,138 39,902
1968 20,849 -8,647 5,588 28,866
1967 21,992 -9,008 5,264 -283
1966 23,228 -9,254 4,955 1,516
1965 24,349 -9,301 4,675 2,598
1964 25,065 -9,193 4,410 3,126
1963 25,507 -9,067 4,157 3,264
1962 25,763 -8,982 3,901 3,212
1961 25,518 -8,200 3,657 3,141
1960 24,766 -5,671 3,418 3,102

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 the United Arab Emirates 30.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 857,996 people) and 69.5% is from migration (a gain of 1,958,520 people).

As of 2024, 113,478 residents or 7.5% of the population were not native-born in Trinidad and Tobago, compared to 8,157,000 people or 74% in the United Arab Emirates.

Biggest cities by population

Trinidad
City Population
Chaguanas 83.5K
San Fernando 55.4K
Port of Spain 49K
Scarborough 17K
San Juan 13.8K
UAE
City Population
Dubai 3.94M
Abu Dhabi 1.57M
Sharjah 1.25M
Al Ain 767K
Ajman 490K
Ras al-Khaimah 116K
Fujairah 93.7K
Umm al-Quwain 44.4K
Madinat Zayed 29.1K

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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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