The latest officially reported population of Trinidad and Tobago was 1,368,333 in 2024 vs 340,110,988 people in the United States in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Trinidad and Tobago's population is 1,372,940 people compared to 343,323,530 in the United States.
Population statistics:
- The United States' population is 250.1 times bigger than Trinidad and Tobago's.
- Trinidad and Tobago is ranked the 154th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
- The countries together account for 4.17% of the world: 0.02% for Trinidad and Tobago vs 4.15% for the United States.
- For the last 10 years, Trinidad and Tobago has had an average growth rate of +0.19% per year vs +0.67% in the United States.
- Since 2005, the population of Trinidad and Tobago has increased from 1.29M people to 1.37M (6.06% growth), while the United States has grown from 296M to 343M (16.2% growth).
- Trinidad and Tobago is projected to reach its peak in 2028 at 1.37M people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.
Trinidad and Tobago vs United States: live population counter
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| Current population |
1372940
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343323530
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| Population rank | 154/197 | 3/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 4.15% |
| One net population change |
10.6 hours
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6.07 seconds
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| One birth every |
35.9 minutes
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8.8 seconds
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| One death every |
45.9 minutes
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10.2 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
6.57 hours
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24.5 seconds
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| Annual migration change | +1,334 | +1,286,132 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2 | +14,236 |
| Annual growth/decline | +823 | +5,196,093 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.06% | +1.55% |
| Population growth rate rank | 161/197 | 72/197 |
Trinidad and Tobago and the United States: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1900 | - | 76,094,000 | - | - |
| 1901 | - | 77,584,000 | - | 1.96% |
| 1902 | - | 79,163,000 | - | 2.04% |
| 1903 | - | 80,632,000 | - | 1.86% |
| 1904 | - | 82,166,000 | - | 1.9% |
| 1905 | - | 83,822,000 | - | 2.02% |
| 1906 | - | 85,450,000 | - | 1.94% |
| 1907 | - | 87,008,000 | - | 1.82% |
| 1908 | - | 88,710,000 | - | 1.96% |
| 1909 | - | 90,490,000 | - | 2.01% |
| 1910 | - | 92,407,000 | - | 2.12% |
| 1911 | - | 93,863,000 | - | 1.58% |
| 1912 | - | 95,335,000 | - | 1.57% |
| 1913 | - | 97,225,000 | - | 1.98% |
| 1914 | - | 99,111,000 | - | 1.94% |
| 1915 | - | 100,546,000 | - | 1.45% |
| 1916 | - | 101,961,000 | - | 1.41% |
| 1917 | - | 103,268,000 | - | 1.28% |
| 1918 | - | 103,208,000 | - | -0.06% |
| 1919 | - | 104,514,000 | - | 1.27% |
| 1920 | - | 106,461,000 | - | 1.86% |
| 1921 | - | 108,538,000 | - | 1.95% |
| 1922 | - | 110,049,000 | - | 1.39% |
| 1923 | - | 111,947,000 | - | 1.72% |
| 1924 | - | 114,109,000 | - | 1.93% |
| 1925 | - | 115,829,000 | - | 1.51% |
| 1926 | - | 117,397,000 | - | 1.35% |
| 1927 | - | 119,035,000 | - | 1.4% |
| 1928 | - | 120,509,000 | - | 1.24% |
| 1929 | - | 121,767,000 | - | 1.04% |
| 1930 | - | 123,076,741 | - | 1.08% |
| 1931 | - | 124,039,648 | - | 0.78% |
| 1932 | - | 124,840,471 | - | 0.65% |
| 1933 | - | 125,578,763 | - | 0.59% |
| 1934 | - | 126,373,773 | - | 0.63% |
| 1935 | - | 127,250,232 | - | 0.69% |
| 1936 | - | 128,053,180 | - | 0.63% |
| 1937 | - | 128,824,829 | - | 0.6% |
| 1938 | - | 129,824,939 | - | 0.78% |
| 1939 | - | 130,879,718 | - | 0.81% |
| 1940 | - | 132,122,446 | - | 0.95% |
| 1941 | - | 133,402,471 | - | 0.97% |
| 1942 | - | 134,859,553 | - | 1.09% |
| 1943 | - | 136,739,353 | - | 1.39% |
| 1944 | - | 138,397,345 | - | 1.21% |
| 1945 | - | 139,928,165 | - | 1.11% |
| 1946 | - | 141,388,566 | - | 1.04% |
| 1947 | - | 144,126,071 | - | 1.94% |
| 1948 | - | 146,631,302 | - | 1.74% |
| 1949 | - | 149,188,130 | - | 1.74% |
| 1950 | - | 152,271,417 | - | 2.07% |
| 1951 | - | 154,877,889 | - | 1.71% |
| 1952 | - | 157,552,740 | - | 1.73% |
| 1953 | - | 160,184,192 | - | 1.67% |
| 1954 | - | 163,025,854 | - | 1.77% |
| 1955 | - | 165,931,202 | - | 1.78% |
| 1956 | - | 168,903,031 | - | 1.79% |
| 1957 | - | 171,984,130 | - | 1.82% |
| 1958 | - | 174,881,904 | - | 1.68% |
| 1959 | - | 177,829,628 | - | 1.69% |
| 1960 | 844,943 | 180,671,158 | - | 1.6% |
| 1961 | 863,144 | 183,691,481 | 2.15% | 1.67% |
| 1962 | 880,194 | 186,537,737 | 1.98% | 1.55% |
| 1963 | 896,804 | 189,241,798 | 1.89% | 1.45% |
| 1964 | 912,963 | 191,888,791 | 1.8% | 1.4% |
| 1965 | 928,425 | 194,302,963 | 1.69% | 1.26% |
| 1966 | 942,937 | 196,560,338 | 1.56% | 1.16% |
| 1967 | 956,418 | 198,712,056 | 1.43% | 1.09% |
| 1968 | 969,006 | 200,706,052 | 1.32% | 1% |
| 1969 | 980,706 | 202,676,946 | 1.21% | 0.98% |
| 1970 | 991,471 | 205,052,174 | 1.1% | 1.17% |
| 1971 | 1,002,585 | 207,660,677 | 1.12% | 1.27% |
| 1972 | 1,014,921 | 209,896,021 | 1.23% | 1.08% |
| 1973 | 1,027,851 | 211,908,788 | 1.27% | 0.96% |
| 1974 | 1,040,761 | 213,853,928 | 1.26% | 0.92% |
| 1975 | 1,053,469 | 215,973,199 | 1.22% | 0.99% |
| 1976 | 1,066,311 | 218,035,164 | 1.22% | 0.95% |
| 1977 | 1,079,554 | 220,239,425 | 1.24% | 1.01% |
| 1978 | 1,093,380 | 222,584,545 | 1.28% | 1.06% |
| 1979 | 1,107,639 | 225,055,487 | 1.3% | 1.11% |
| 1980 | 1,121,744 | 226,542,250 | 1.27% | 0.66% |
| 1981 | 1,135,132 | 229,465,744 | 1.19% | 1.29% |
| 1982 | 1,147,927 | 231,664,432 | 1.13% | 0.96% |
| 1983 | 1,160,534 | 233,792,014 | 1.1% | 0.92% |
| 1984 | 1,172,984 | 235,824,908 | 1.07% | 0.87% |
| 1985 | 1,187,366 | 237,923,734 | 1.23% | 0.89% |
| 1986 | 1,203,124 | 240,132,831 | 1.33% | 0.93% |
| 1987 | 1,217,364 | 242,288,936 | 1.18% | 0.9% |
| 1988 | 1,230,069 | 244,499,004 | 1.04% | 0.91% |
| 1989 | 1,241,600 | 246,819,222 | 0.94% | 0.95% |
| 1990 | 1,252,208 | 250,131,894 | 0.85% | 1.34% |
| 1991 | 1,262,171 | 253,492,503 | 0.8% | 1.34% |
| 1992 | 1,271,674 | 256,894,189 | 0.75% | 1.34% |
| 1993 | 1,280,466 | 260,255,352 | 0.69% | 1.31% |
| 1994 | 1,288,341 | 263,435,673 | 0.62% | 1.22% |
| 1995 | 1,295,169 | 266,557,091 | 0.53% | 1.18% |
| 1996 | 1,300,928 | 269,667,391 | 0.44% | 1.17% |
| 1997 | 1,305,836 | 272,911,760 | 0.38% | 1.2% |
| 1998 | 1,310,225 | 276,115,288 | 0.34% | 1.17% |
| 1999 | 1,314,708 | 279,294,713 | 0.34% | 1.15% |
| 2000 | 1,319,774 | 282,162,411 | 0.39% | 1.03% |
| 2001 | 1,325,567 | 284,968,955 | 0.44% | 0.99% |
| 2002 | 1,332,011 | 287,625,193 | 0.49% | 0.93% |
| 2003 | 1,338,709 | 290,107,933 | 0.5% | 0.86% |
| 2004 | 1,345,380 | 292,805,298 | 0.5% | 0.93% |
| 2005 | 1,294,494 | 295,516,599 | -3.78% | 0.93% |
| 2006 | 1,297,944 | 298,379,912 | 0.27% | 0.97% |
| 2007 | 1,303,188 | 301,231,207 | 0.4% | 0.96% |
| 2008 | 1,308,587 | 304,093,966 | 0.41% | 0.95% |
| 2009 | 1,310,106 | 306,771,529 | 0.12% | 0.88% |
| 2010 | 1,317,714 | 309,327,143 | 0.58% | 0.83% |
| 2011 | 1,328,019 | 311,583,481 | 0.78% | 0.73% |
| 2012 | 1,335,194 | 313,877,662 | 0.54% | 0.74% |
| 2013 | 1,340,557 | 316,059,947 | 0.4% | 0.7% |
| 2014 | 1,345,343 | 318,386,329 | 0.36% | 0.74% |
| 2015 | 1,349,667 | 320,738,994 | 0.32% | 0.74% |
| 2016 | 1,353,895 | 323,071,755 | 0.31% | 0.73% |
| 2017 | 1,356,633 | 325,122,128 | 0.2% | 0.63% |
| 2018 | 1,359,193 | 326,838,199 | 0.19% | 0.53% |
| 2019 | 1,363,985 | 328,329,953 | 0.35% | 0.46% |
| 2020 | 1,366,725 | 331,526,933 | 0.2% | 0.97% |
| 2021 | 1,367,558 | 331,893,745 | 0.06% | 0.11% |
| 2022 | 1,365,805 | 333,271,411 | -0.13% | 0.42% |
| 2023 | 1,367,510 | 334,914,895 | 0.12% | 0.49% |
| 2024 | 1,368,333 | 340,110,988 | 0.06% | 1.55% |
| 2025 | 1,371,404 | 341,931,772 | 0.22% | 0.54% |
| 2026 | 1,373,317 | 343,664,369 | 0.14% | 0.51% |
| 2027 | 1,374,242 | 345,331,185 | 0.07% | 0.49% |
| 2028 | 1,374,318 | 346,981,137 | 0.006% | 0.48% |
| 2029 | 1,373,690 | 348,601,982 | -0.05% | 0.47% |
| 2030 | 1,372,463 | 350,176,974 | -0.09% | 0.45% |
| 2031 | 1,370,749 | 351,725,612 | -0.12% | 0.44% |
| 2032 | 1,368,525 | 353,249,060 | -0.16% | 0.43% |
| 2033 | 1,365,873 | 354,749,644 | -0.19% | 0.42% |
| 2034 | 1,362,803 | 356,234,239 | -0.22% | 0.42% |
| 2035 | 1,359,333 | 357,694,316 | -0.25% | 0.41% |
| 2036 | 1,355,490 | 359,119,002 | -0.28% | 0.4% |
| 2037 | 1,351,300 | 360,517,853 | -0.31% | 0.39% |
| 2038 | 1,346,775 | 361,895,407 | -0.33% | 0.38% |
| 2039 | 1,341,909 | 363,229,908 | -0.36% | 0.37% |
| 2040 | 1,336,720 | 364,512,364 | -0.39% | 0.35% |
| 2041 | 1,331,223 | 365,753,139 | -0.41% | 0.34% |
| 2042 | 1,325,440 | 366,969,419 | -0.43% | 0.33% |
| 2043 | 1,319,360 | 368,146,925 | -0.46% | 0.32% |
| 2044 | 1,313,024 | 369,258,123 | -0.48% | 0.3% |
| 2045 | 1,306,452 | 370,318,770 | -0.5% | 0.29% |
| 2046 | 1,299,645 | 371,328,255 | -0.52% | 0.27% |
| 2047 | 1,292,634 | 372,299,116 | -0.54% | 0.26% |
| 2048 | 1,285,402 | 373,230,539 | -0.56% | 0.25% |
| 2049 | 1,277,967 | 374,119,803 | -0.58% | 0.24% |
| 2050 | 1,270,340 | 374,986,259 | -0.6% | 0.23% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Trinidad and Tobago increased by 55,173 people (a 4.26% growth), while the United States gained 25,222,395 people (a 8.54% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Trinidad and Tobago gained 23,273 (a 1.72% growth), while the United States' population increased by 22,584,536 (a 7.04% growth).
Trinidad and Tobago was ranked 150th most populous country in 2005 and is 154th in 2025. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2005 and still ranked 3rd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Trinidad and Tobago's population will shrink by 7.47% to 1,270,340 people with a rank change from 154th to 158th. The population of the United States will increase by 9.22% to 374,986,259 people and will still be ranked 3rd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Port of Spain | 84.1K |
| Chaguanas | 83.5K |
| San Fernando | 55.4K |
| Scarborough | 17K |
| San Juan | 13.8K |
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| City | Population |
| New York | 8.8M |
| Los Angeles | 3.9M |
| Chicago | 2.75M |
| Houston | 2.3M |
| Phoenix | 1.61M |
| Philadelphia | 1.6M |
| San Antonio | 1.43M |
| San Diego | 1.39M |
| Dallas | 1.3M |
| San Jose | 1.01M |
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Population differences between Trinidad and Tobago and the United States
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| Life expectancy | 73.7 years | 79.6 years |
| Average age | 38.2 years | 40.2 years |
| Median age | 38.2 years | 39.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | 50.2:49.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.53 births per woman | 1.62 births per woman |
| Population density | 691 ppl/mi² | 96.3 ppl/mi² |
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