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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Trinidad and Tobago was 1,368,333 in 2024 vs 69,226,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Trinidad and Tobago's population is 1,374,840 people compared to 70,154,914 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 51 times bigger than Trinidad and Tobago's.
  • Trinidad and Tobago is ranked the 154th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.86% of the world: 0.02% for Trinidad and Tobago vs 0.85% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Trinidad and Tobago has had an average growth rate of +0.19% per year vs +0.7% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Trinidad and Tobago has increased from 1.3M people to 1.37M (5.92% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.2M (15.3% growth).

Trinidad and Tobago vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Trinidad United Kingdom
2100 820,139 74,700,585
2099 827,732 74,831,175
2098 835,344 74,950,267
2097 843,011 75,064,397
2096 850,741 75,176,691
2095 858,556 75,287,063
2094 866,373 75,383,856
2093 874,273 75,482,205
2092 882,213 75,575,769
2091 890,266 75,666,091
2090 898,378 75,753,129
2089 906,601 75,835,723
2088 914,872 75,907,614
2087 923,272 75,978,712
2086 931,804 76,046,742
2085 940,463 76,105,680
2084 949,270 76,156,223
2083 958,273 76,205,894
2082 967,427 76,246,844
2081 976,795 76,274,040
2080 986,272 76,306,205
2079 995,976 76,334,949
2078 1,005,824 76,353,484
2077 1,015,872 76,371,123
2076 1,026,025 76,373,520
2075 1,036,315 76,386,071
2074 1,046,695 76,397,426
2073 1,057,138 76,406,554
2072 1,067,706 76,398,941
2071 1,078,279 76,388,223
2070 1,088,883 76,378,505
2069 1,099,489 76,371,827
2068 1,110,059 76,370,973
2067 1,120,501 76,363,548
2066 1,130,882 76,356,638
2065 1,141,203 76,355,841
2064 1,151,388 76,352,770
2063 1,161,394 76,353,175
2062 1,171,232 76,346,535
2061 1,180,918 76,344,206
2060 1,190,417 76,344,725
2059 1,199,770 76,345,215
2058 1,208,904 76,326,961
2057 1,217,922 76,307,006
2056 1,226,725 76,274,247
2055 1,235,387 76,235,304
2054 1,243,896 76,167,710
2053 1,252,160 76,094,051
2052 1,260,260 76,001,979
2051 1,268,194 75,895,690
2050 1,275,900 75,777,445
2049 1,283,457 75,646,044
2048 1,290,793 75,499,380
2047 1,297,947 75,338,951
2046 1,304,843 75,171,300
2045 1,311,560 74,993,186
2044 1,318,015 74,807,530
2043 1,324,249 74,607,485
2042 1,330,180 74,407,783
2041 1,335,843 74,203,292
2040 1,341,188 73,994,525
2039 1,346,239 73,782,112
2038 1,350,921 73,559,085
2037 1,355,297 73,335,723
2036 1,359,322 73,101,646
2035 1,362,986 72,850,722
2034 1,366,278 72,597,177
2033 1,369,125 72,322,802
2032 1,371,607 72,046,316
2031 1,373,561 71,757,868
2030 1,375,038 71,442,811
2029 1,376,018 71,123,782
2028 1,376,314 70,783,199
2027 1,375,856 70,421,923
2026 1,374,464 70,055,911
2025 1,372,016 69,658,188
2024 1,368,333 69,226,000
2023 1,367,510 68,492,000
2022 1,365,805 67,604,000
2021 1,367,558 66,984,000
2020 1,366,725 66,744,000
2019 1,363,985 66,631,000
2018 1,359,193 66,289,000
2017 1,356,633 65,966,000
2016 1,353,895 65,607,000
2015 1,349,667 65,088,000
2014 1,345,343 64,620,000
2013 1,340,557 64,139,000
2012 1,335,194 63,711,000
2011 1,328,019 63,258,810
2010 1,317,714 62,766,365
2009 1,310,106 62,276,270
2008 1,308,587 61,806,995
2007 1,303,188 61,322,463
2006 1,297,944 60,846,820
2005 1,294,494 60,401,206
2004 1,345,380 59,987,905
2003 1,338,709 59,647,577
2002 1,332,011 59,370,479
2001 1,325,567 59,119,673
2000 1,319,774 58,892,514
1999 1,314,708 58,682,466
1998 1,310,225 58,487,141
1997 1,305,836 58,316,954
1996 1,300,928 58,166,950
1995 1,295,169 58,019,030
1994 1,288,341 57,865,745
1993 1,280,466 57,718,614
1992 1,271,674 57,580,402
1991 1,262,171 57,424,897
1990 1,252,208 57,247,586
1989 1,241,600 57,076,711
1988 1,230,069 56,928,327
1987 1,217,364 56,802,050
1986 1,203,124 56,681,396
1985 1,187,366 56,550,268
1984 1,172,984 56,422,072
1983 1,160,534 56,332,848
1982 1,147,927 56,313,641
1981 1,135,132 56,333,829
1980 1,121,744 56,314,216
1979 1,107,639 56,246,951
1978 1,093,380 56,196,504
1977 1,079,554 56,193,492
1976 1,066,311 56,211,968
1975 1,053,469 56,225,800
1974 1,040,761 56,229,974
1973 1,027,851 56,194,527
1972 1,014,921 56,086,065
1971 1,002,585 55,896,223
1970 991,471 55,663,250
1969 980,706 55,441,750
1968 969,006 55,211,700
1967 956,418 54,943,600
1966 942,937 54,648,500
1965 928,425 54,348,050
1964 912,963 54,000,000
1963 896,804 53,650,000
1962 880,194 53,250,000
1961 863,144 52,800,000
1960 844,943 52,400,000

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 Kingdom gained 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Trinidad and Tobago gained 20,945 people (a 1.55% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,547,914 people (a 6.93% growth).

Trinidad and Tobago was ranked 150th most populous country in 2006 and is 154th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 Kingdom will increase by 8.01% to 75,777,445 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

Trinidad and Tobago is projected to reach its peak in 2028 at 1.38M people compared to the peak of 76.4M people in 2073 for the United Kingdom.

Population growth rate by year

Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Trinidad United Kingdom
2100 -0.92% -0.17%
2099 -0.91% -0.16%
2098 -0.91% -0.15%
2097 -0.91% -0.15%
2096 -0.91% -0.15%
2095 -0.9% -0.13%
2094 -0.9% -0.13%
2093 -0.9% -0.12%
2092 -0.9% -0.12%
2091 -0.9% -0.11%
2090 -0.91% -0.11%
2089 -0.9% -0.09%
2088 -0.91% -0.09%
2087 -0.92% -0.09%
2086 -0.92% -0.08%
2085 -0.93% -0.07%
2084 -0.94% -0.07%
2083 -0.95% -0.05%
2082 -0.96% -0.04%
2081 -0.96% -0.04%
2080 -0.97% -0.04%
2079 -0.98% -0.02%
2078 -0.99% -0.02%
2077 -0.99% -0.003%
2076 -0.99% -0.02%
2075 -0.99% -0.01%
2074 -0.99% -0.01%
2073 -0.99% 0.01%
2072 -0.98% 0.01%
2071 -0.97% 0.01%
2070 -0.96% 0.009%
2069 -0.95% 0.001%
2068 -0.93% 0.01%
2067 -0.92% 0.009%
2066 -0.9% 0.001%
2065 -0.88% 0.004%
2064 -0.86% -0%
2063 -0.84% 0.009%
2062 -0.82% 0.003%
2061 -0.8% -0.001%
2060 -0.78% -0.001%
2059 -0.76% 0.02%
2058 -0.74% 0.03%
2057 -0.72% 0.04%
2056 -0.7% 0.05%
2055 -0.68% 0.09%
2054 -0.66% 0.1%
2053 -0.64% 0.12%
2052 -0.63% 0.14%
2051 -0.6% 0.16%
2050 -0.59% 0.17%
2049 -0.57% 0.19%
2048 -0.55% 0.21%
2047 -0.53% 0.22%
2046 -0.51% 0.24%
2045 -0.49% 0.25%
2044 -0.47% 0.27%
2043 -0.45% 0.27%
2042 -0.42% 0.28%
2041 -0.4% 0.28%
2040 -0.38% 0.29%
2039 -0.35% 0.3%
2038 -0.32% 0.3%
2037 -0.3% 0.32%
2036 -0.27% 0.34%
2035 -0.24% 0.35%
2034 -0.21% 0.38%
2033 -0.18% 0.38%
2032 -0.14% 0.4%
2031 -0.11% 0.44%
2030 -0.07% 0.45%
2029 -0.02% 0.48%
2028 0.03% 0.51%
2027 0.1% 0.52%
2026 0.18% 0.57%
2025 0.27% 0.62%
2024 0.06% 1.07%
2023 0.12% 1.31%
2022 -0.13% 0.93%
2021 0.06% 0.36%
2020 0.2% 0.17%
2019 0.35% 0.52%
2018 0.19% 0.49%
2017 0.2% 0.55%
2016 0.31% 0.8%
2015 0.32% 0.72%
2014 0.36% 0.75%
2013 0.4% 0.67%
2012 0.54% 0.71%
2011 0.78% 0.78%
2010 0.58% 0.79%
2009 0.12% 0.76%
2008 0.41% 0.79%
2007 0.4% 0.78%
2006 0.27% 0.74%
2005 -3.78% 0.69%
2004 0.5% 0.57%
2003 0.5% 0.47%
2002 0.49% 0.42%
2001 0.44% 0.39%
2000 0.39% 0.36%
1999 0.34% 0.33%
1998 0.34% 0.29%
1997 0.38% 0.26%
1996 0.44% 0.25%
1995 0.53% 0.26%
1994 0.62% 0.25%
1993 0.69% 0.24%
1992 0.75% 0.27%
1991 0.8% 0.31%
1990 0.85% 0.3%
1989 0.94% 0.26%
1988 1.04% 0.22%
1987 1.18% 0.21%
1986 1.33% 0.23%
1985 1.23% 0.23%
1984 1.07% 0.16%
1983 1.1% 0.03%
1982 1.13% -0.04%
1981 1.19% 0.03%
1980 1.27% 0.12%
1979 1.3% 0.09%
1978 1.28% 0.005%
1977 1.24% -0.03%
1976 1.22% -0.02%
1975 1.22% -0.007%
1974 1.26% 0.06%
1973 1.27% 0.19%
1972 1.23% 0.34%
1971 1.12% 0.42%
1970 1.1% 0.4%
1969 1.21% 0.42%
1968 1.32% 0.49%
1967 1.43% 0.54%
1966 1.56% 0.55%
1965 1.69% 0.64%
1964 1.8% 0.65%
1963 1.89% 0.75%
1962 1.98% 0.85%
1961 2.15% 0.76%

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 Kingdom's population grew by 1.07%.

Live population counters

Trinidad United Kingdom
Current population
1374840
70154914
Population rank 154/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.85%
One net population change
10.6 hours
43 seconds
One birth every
35.9 minutes
45.9 seconds
One death every
45.9 minutes
48.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2 +2,011
Annual growth/decline +823 +734,000
Annual growth/decline rate +0.06% +1.07%
Population growth rate rank 161/197 97/197
One migration net change every
12.7 hours
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change +691 +389,911
Net migration rank 67/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 113,478 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 128/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.5% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 78/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Trinidad and Tobago
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Trinidad United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 691 - 389,911
2024 - 1,334 - 417,114
2023 3,200 2,126 34,589 445,523
2022 3,773 4,247 39,751 487,029
2021 2,091 5,749 30,612 462,967
2020 4,558 427 -4,272 144,221
2019 5,647 -19,251 108,342 232,727
2018 5,869 35,502 119,321 259,744
2017 6,779 1,445 145,125 272,311
2016 7,436 -86 177,139 324,649
2015 7,963 -575 175,738 347,839
2014 8,571 -799 206,784 306,091
2013 9,020 -796 198,830 237,272
2012 9,376 -880 248,473 172,088
2011 9,601 -1,410 259,361 228,773
2010 9,698 -2,230 251,066 274,811
2009 9,769 -3,056 230,422 249,639
2008 9,872 -3,624 216,325 263,390
2007 9,939 -3,731 196,232 309,385
2006 9,889 -3,684 176,455 288,923
2005 9,822 -3,595 144,963 308,279
2004 10,149 -3,504 131,974 276,077
2003 10,169 -3,472 89,471 211,846
2002 10,316 -3,613 65,308 203,577
2001 10,438 -4,252 65,032 175,133
2000 10,588 -5,185 70,671 153,917
1999 10,821 -6,103 64,551 152,653
1998 10,964 -6,730 87,730 125,541
1997 11,405 -6,865 99,138 59,723
1996 12,101 -6,827 98,884 54,964
1995 12,971 -6,723 87,028 61,385
1994 14,032 -6,615 127,304 45,339
1993 14,878 -6,554 103,893 27,403
1992 15,910 -6,650 149,709 17,846
1991 16,903 -7,149 143,562 27,601
1990 18,052 -7,878 154,569 57,132
1989 19,636 -8,588 119,861 49,586
1988 21,028 -9,023 136,628 13,952
1987 22,398 -9,002 136,325 8,266
1986 23,705 -8,620 90,690 41,836
1985 24,487 -8,051 79,170 83,164
1984 24,738 -12,413 84,633 71,107
1983 25,118 -12,544 61,966 27,063
1982 25,181 -12,529 56,314 -61,152
1981 25,015 -12,086 73,234 -83,876
1980 24,557 -10,709 95,734 -25,187
1979 23,475 -9,106 61,872 11,255
1978 22,538 -8,397 16,859 3,783
1977 21,660 -8,154 0 -21,636
1976 20,875 -7,895 -5,621 -19,135
1975 20,468 -7,768 33,735 -40,241
1974 20,412 -7,683 67,476 -65,710
1973 20,617 -7,524 112,389 -33,840
1972 20,116 -7,346 162,650 -1,406
1971 19,400 -7,499 257,123 1,175
1970 19,074 -8,751 244,918 -15,254
1969 19,652 -8,449 260,577 -60,655
1968 20,849 -8,647 292,622 -38,852
1967 21,992 -9,008 346,145 -39,659
1966 23,228 -9,254 333,356 -27,935
1965 24,349 -9,301 364,132 -24,955
1964 25,065 -9,193 405,000 -23,885
1963 25,507 -9,067 337,995 8,271
1962 25,763 -8,982 340,800 76,443
1961 25,518 -8,200 311,519 52,295
1960 24,766 -5,671 314,400 19,953

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 Kingdom 23.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,033,129 people) and 76.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,283,101 people).

As of 2024, 113,478 residents or 7.5% of the population were not native-born in Trinidad and Tobago, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

Biggest cities by population

Trinidad
City Population
Chaguanas 83.5K
San Fernando 55.4K
Port of Spain 49K
Scarborough 17K
San Juan 13.8K
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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