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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Trinidad and Tobago was 1,368,333 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Trinidad and Tobago's population is 1,374,840 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Uruguay's population is 2.46 times bigger than Trinidad and Tobago's.
  • Trinidad and Tobago is ranked the 154th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.06% of the world: 0.02% for Trinidad and Tobago vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Trinidad and Tobago has had an average growth rate of +0.19% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Trinidad and Tobago has increased from 1.3M people to 1.37M (5.92% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Trinidad and Tobago vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Trinidad Uruguay
2100 820,139 2,256,741
2099 827,732 2,279,899
2098 835,344 2,303,351
2097 843,011 2,326,987
2096 850,741 2,350,799
2095 858,556 2,374,835
2094 866,373 2,398,960
2093 874,273 2,423,269
2092 882,213 2,447,646
2091 890,266 2,472,126
2090 898,378 2,496,514
2089 906,601 2,520,852
2088 914,872 2,545,052
2087 923,272 2,569,100
2086 931,804 2,592,974
2085 940,463 2,616,629
2084 949,270 2,640,001
2083 958,273 2,663,150
2082 967,427 2,686,021
2081 976,795 2,708,594
2080 986,272 2,730,883
2079 995,976 2,752,831
2078 1,005,824 2,774,432
2077 1,015,872 2,795,709
2076 1,026,025 2,816,677
2075 1,036,315 2,837,308
2074 1,046,695 2,857,709
2073 1,057,138 2,877,721
2072 1,067,706 2,897,543
2071 1,078,279 2,917,097
2070 1,088,883 2,936,478
2069 1,099,489 2,955,616
2068 1,110,059 2,974,445
2067 1,120,501 2,992,987
2066 1,130,882 3,011,309
2065 1,141,203 3,029,441
2064 1,151,388 3,047,343
2063 1,161,394 3,065,064
2062 1,171,232 3,082,642
2061 1,180,918 3,100,006
2060 1,190,417 3,117,149
2059 1,199,770 3,133,952
2058 1,208,904 3,150,250
2057 1,217,922 3,166,055
2056 1,226,725 3,181,373
2055 1,235,387 3,196,072
2054 1,243,896 3,210,110
2053 1,252,160 3,223,395
2052 1,260,260 3,235,973
2051 1,268,194 3,247,888
2050 1,275,900 3,259,108
2049 1,283,457 3,269,675
2048 1,290,793 3,279,610
2047 1,297,947 3,288,969
2046 1,304,843 3,297,696
2045 1,311,560 3,305,917
2044 1,318,015 3,313,556
2043 1,324,249 3,320,565
2042 1,330,180 3,326,955
2041 1,335,843 3,332,884
2040 1,341,188 3,338,277
2039 1,346,239 3,343,295
2038 1,350,921 3,347,790
2037 1,355,297 3,351,911
2036 1,359,322 3,355,671
2035 1,362,986 3,359,126
2034 1,366,278 3,362,276
2033 1,369,125 3,365,250
2032 1,371,607 3,368,057
2031 1,373,561 3,370,727
2030 1,375,038 3,373,273
2029 1,376,018 3,375,805
2028 1,376,314 3,378,198
2027 1,375,856 3,380,504
2026 1,374,464 3,382,789
2025 1,372,016 3,384,805
2024 1,368,333 3,386,588
2023 1,367,510 3,388,081
2022 1,365,805 3,390,913
2021 1,367,558 3,396,695
2020 1,366,725 3,398,968
2019 1,363,985 3,397,206
2018 1,359,193 3,394,534
2017 1,356,633 3,388,438
2016 1,353,895 3,379,283
2015 1,349,667 3,368,017
2014 1,345,343 3,356,334
2013 1,340,557 3,345,337
2012 1,335,194 3,335,401
2011 1,328,019 3,326,825
2010 1,317,714 3,318,580
2009 1,310,106 3,310,091
2008 1,308,587 3,302,177
2007 1,303,188 3,295,153
2006 1,297,944 3,289,506
2005 1,294,494 3,285,771
2004 1,345,380 3,283,148
2003 1,338,709 3,281,186
2002 1,332,011 3,278,867
2001 1,325,567 3,274,251
2000 1,319,774 3,266,206
1999 1,314,708 3,254,015
1998 1,310,225 3,239,280
1997 1,305,836 3,223,345
1996 1,300,928 3,206,324
1995 1,295,169 3,189,440
1994 1,288,341 3,172,834
1993 1,280,466 3,156,345
1992 1,271,674 3,139,702
1991 1,262,171 3,122,354
1990 1,252,208 3,104,403
1989 1,241,600 3,086,255
1988 1,230,069 3,067,961
1987 1,217,364 3,049,896
1986 1,203,124 3,032,845
1985 1,187,366 3,017,037
1984 1,172,984 3,002,488
1983 1,160,534 2,988,778
1982 1,147,927 2,975,492
1981 1,135,132 2,963,246
1980 1,121,744 2,951,953
1979 1,107,639 2,939,903
1978 1,093,380 2,925,715
1977 1,079,554 2,909,461
1976 1,066,311 2,891,392
1975 1,053,469 2,872,320
1974 1,040,761 2,853,944
1973 1,027,851 2,837,133
1972 1,014,921 2,821,644
1971 1,002,585 2,806,462
1970 991,471 2,790,807
1969 980,706 2,773,974
1968 969,006 2,754,606
1967 956,418 2,732,277
1966 942,937 2,707,646
1965 928,425 2,681,169
1964 912,963 2,653,180
1963 896,804 2,623,766
1962 880,194 2,593,298
1961 863,144 2,562,044
1960 844,943 2,529,957

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 Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Trinidad and Tobago gained 20,945 people (a 1.55% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Trinidad and Tobago was ranked 150th most populous country in 2006 and is 154th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Trinidad and Tobago is projected to reach its peak in 2028 at 1.38M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Trinidad Uruguay
2100 -0.92% -1.02%
2099 -0.91% -1.02%
2098 -0.91% -1.02%
2097 -0.91% -1.01%
2096 -0.91% -1.01%
2095 -0.9% -1.01%
2094 -0.9% -1%
2093 -0.9% -1%
2092 -0.9% -0.99%
2091 -0.9% -0.98%
2090 -0.91% -0.97%
2089 -0.9% -0.95%
2088 -0.91% -0.94%
2087 -0.92% -0.92%
2086 -0.92% -0.9%
2085 -0.93% -0.89%
2084 -0.94% -0.87%
2083 -0.95% -0.85%
2082 -0.96% -0.83%
2081 -0.96% -0.82%
2080 -0.97% -0.8%
2079 -0.98% -0.78%
2078 -0.99% -0.76%
2077 -0.99% -0.74%
2076 -0.99% -0.73%
2075 -0.99% -0.71%
2074 -0.99% -0.7%
2073 -0.99% -0.68%
2072 -0.98% -0.67%
2071 -0.97% -0.66%
2070 -0.96% -0.65%
2069 -0.95% -0.63%
2068 -0.93% -0.62%
2067 -0.92% -0.61%
2066 -0.9% -0.6%
2065 -0.88% -0.59%
2064 -0.86% -0.58%
2063 -0.84% -0.57%
2062 -0.82% -0.56%
2061 -0.8% -0.55%
2060 -0.78% -0.54%
2059 -0.76% -0.52%
2058 -0.74% -0.5%
2057 -0.72% -0.48%
2056 -0.7% -0.46%
2055 -0.68% -0.44%
2054 -0.66% -0.41%
2053 -0.64% -0.39%
2052 -0.63% -0.37%
2051 -0.6% -0.34%
2050 -0.59% -0.32%
2049 -0.57% -0.3%
2048 -0.55% -0.28%
2047 -0.53% -0.26%
2046 -0.51% -0.25%
2045 -0.49% -0.23%
2044 -0.47% -0.21%
2043 -0.45% -0.19%
2042 -0.42% -0.18%
2041 -0.4% -0.16%
2040 -0.38% -0.15%
2039 -0.35% -0.13%
2038 -0.32% -0.12%
2037 -0.3% -0.11%
2036 -0.27% -0.1%
2035 -0.24% -0.09%
2034 -0.21% -0.09%
2033 -0.18% -0.08%
2032 -0.14% -0.08%
2031 -0.11% -0.08%
2030 -0.07% -0.08%
2029 -0.02% -0.07%
2028 0.03% -0.07%
2027 0.1% -0.07%
2026 0.18% -0.06%
2025 0.27% -0.05%
2024 0.06% -0.04%
2023 0.12% -0.08%
2022 -0.13% -0.17%
2021 0.06% -0.07%
2020 0.2% 0.05%
2019 0.35% 0.08%
2018 0.19% 0.18%
2017 0.2% 0.27%
2016 0.31% 0.33%
2015 0.32% 0.35%
2014 0.36% 0.33%
2013 0.4% 0.3%
2012 0.54% 0.26%
2011 0.78% 0.25%
2010 0.58% 0.26%
2009 0.12% 0.24%
2008 0.41% 0.21%
2007 0.4% 0.17%
2006 0.27% 0.11%
2005 -3.78% 0.08%
2004 0.5% 0.06%
2003 0.5% 0.07%
2002 0.49% 0.14%
2001 0.44% 0.25%
2000 0.39% 0.37%
1999 0.34% 0.45%
1998 0.34% 0.49%
1997 0.38% 0.53%
1996 0.44% 0.53%
1995 0.53% 0.52%
1994 0.62% 0.52%
1993 0.69% 0.53%
1992 0.75% 0.56%
1991 0.8% 0.58%
1990 0.85% 0.59%
1989 0.94% 0.6%
1988 1.04% 0.59%
1987 1.18% 0.56%
1986 1.33% 0.52%
1985 1.23% 0.48%
1984 1.07% 0.46%
1983 1.1% 0.45%
1982 1.13% 0.41%
1981 1.19% 0.38%
1980 1.27% 0.41%
1979 1.3% 0.48%
1978 1.28% 0.56%
1977 1.24% 0.62%
1976 1.22% 0.66%
1975 1.22% 0.64%
1974 1.26% 0.59%
1973 1.27% 0.55%
1972 1.23% 0.54%
1971 1.12% 0.56%
1970 1.1% 0.61%
1969 1.21% 0.7%
1968 1.32% 0.82%
1967 1.43% 0.91%
1966 1.56% 0.99%
1965 1.69% 1.05%
1964 1.8% 1.12%
1963 1.89% 1.17%
1962 1.98% 1.22%
1961 2.15% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Trinidad Uruguay
Current population
1374840
3382789
Population rank 154/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.04%
One net population change
10.6 hours
5.87 hours
One birth every
35.9 minutes
15.7 minutes
One death every
45.9 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2 -4
Annual growth/decline +823 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +0.06% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 161/197 167/197
One migration net change every
12.7 hours
6.57 hours
Annual migration change +691 -1,338
Net migration rank 67/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 113,478 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 128/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.5% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 78/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Trinidad and Tobago
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Trinidad Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 691 - -1,338
2024 - 1,334 - -1,348
2023 3,200 2,126 298 -1,501
2022 3,773 4,247 -2,964 -1,501
2021 2,091 5,749 -5,621 -1,482
2020 4,558 427 4,048 -1,482
2019 5,647 -19,251 3,873 -2,899
2018 5,869 35,502 7,322 -2,963
2017 6,779 1,445 10,907 -3,091
2016 7,436 -86 14,008 -3,506
2015 7,963 -575 16,194 -4,157
2014 8,571 -799 16,238 -4,919
2013 9,020 -796 16,318 -5,647
2012 9,376 -880 15,520 -6,317
2011 9,601 -1,410 14,934 -6,982
2010 9,698 -2,230 16,231 -7,696
2009 9,769 -3,056 16,947 -8,510
2008 9,872 -3,624 16,838 -9,458
2007 9,939 -3,731 17,422 -10,750
2006 9,889 -3,684 17,783 -13,161
2005 9,822 -3,595 18,926 -16,086
2004 10,149 -3,504 18,067 -15,668
2003 10,169 -3,472 18,628 -17,105
2002 10,316 -3,613 20,073 -16,957
2001 10,438 -4,252 20,729 -14,620
2000 10,588 -5,185 21,060 -11,076
1999 10,821 -6,103 21,844 -7,441
1998 10,964 -6,730 22,114 -7,048
1997 11,405 -6,865 23,737 -6,938
1996 12,101 -6,827 24,635 -7,397
1995 12,971 -6,723 24,872 -8,339
1994 14,032 -6,615 24,637 -7,955
1993 14,878 -6,554 24,212 -7,922
1992 15,910 -6,650 24,847 -7,850
1991 16,903 -7,149 25,422 -7,714
1990 18,052 -7,878 25,699 -7,499
1989 19,636 -8,588 25,322 -7,229
1988 21,028 -9,023 25,071 -6,582
1987 22,398 -9,002 24,469 -6,833
1986 23,705 -8,620 24,505 -8,046
1985 24,487 -8,051 23,988 -8,832
1984 24,738 -12,413 23,684 -9,730
1983 25,118 -12,544 24,146 -10,671
1982 25,181 -12,529 25,224 -12,131
1981 25,015 -12,086 24,968 -13,577
1980 24,557 -10,709 25,451 -14,252
1979 23,475 -9,106 27,456 -14,552
1978 22,538 -8,397 30,076 -14,611
1977 21,660 -8,154 31,321 -14,280
1976 20,875 -7,895 33,199 -14,096
1975 20,468 -7,768 33,393 -14,350
1974 20,412 -7,683 32,221 -14,512
1973 20,617 -7,524 30,213 -14,312
1972 20,116 -7,346 28,896 -13,817
1971 19,400 -7,499 28,584 -13,288
1970 19,074 -8,751 28,737 -12,727
1969 19,652 -8,449 28,805 -11,149
1968 20,849 -8,647 29,103 -8,028
1967 21,992 -9,008 29,514 -5,938
1966 23,228 -9,254 30,293 -4,599
1965 24,349 -9,301 30,807 -3,542
1964 25,065 -9,193 31,340 -2,623
1963 25,507 -9,067 31,824 -1,707
1962 25,763 -8,982 31,441 -623
1961 25,518 -8,200 30,975 703
1960 24,766 -5,671 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 113,478 residents or 7.5% of the population were not native-born in Trinidad and Tobago, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

Biggest cities by population

Trinidad
City Population
Chaguanas 83.5K
San Fernando 55.4K
Port of Spain 49K
Scarborough 17K
San Juan 13.8K
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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