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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Trinidad and Tobago was 1,368,333 in 2024 vs 327,777 people in Vanuatu in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Trinidad and Tobago's population is 1,374,840 people compared to 344,750 in Vanuatu.

Population statistics:

  • Trinidad and Tobago's population is 3.99 times bigger than Vanuatu's.
  • Trinidad and Tobago is ranked the 154th most populous country in the world, while Vanuatu is the 174th.
  • The countries together account for 0.02% of the world: 0.02% for Trinidad and Tobago vs 0.004% for Vanuatu.
  • For the last 10 years, Trinidad and Tobago has had an average growth rate of +0.19% per year vs +2.33% in Vanuatu.
  • Since 2006, the population of Trinidad and Tobago has increased from 1.3M people to 1.37M (5.92% growth), while Vanuatu has grown from 216K to 345K (59.7% growth).

Trinidad and Tobago vs Vanuatu: population by year and forecast

Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
Vanuatu
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Trinidad Vanuatu
2100 820,139 883,219
2099 827,732 878,572
2098 835,344 873,798
2097 843,011 868,872
2096 850,741 863,899
2095 858,556 858,713
2094 866,373 853,379
2093 874,273 847,908
2092 882,213 842,392
2091 890,266 836,807
2090 898,378 831,106
2089 906,601 825,333
2088 914,872 819,413
2087 923,272 813,386
2086 931,804 807,304
2085 940,463 801,030
2084 949,270 794,642
2083 958,273 788,195
2082 967,427 781,693
2081 976,795 775,091
2080 986,272 768,410
2079 995,976 761,593
2078 1,005,824 754,638
2077 1,015,872 747,679
2076 1,026,025 740,583
2075 1,036,315 733,404
2074 1,046,695 726,144
2073 1,057,138 718,748
2072 1,067,706 711,260
2071 1,078,279 703,705
2070 1,088,883 696,123
2069 1,099,489 688,506
2068 1,110,059 680,826
2067 1,120,501 673,074
2066 1,130,882 665,248
2065 1,141,203 657,389
2064 1,151,388 649,466
2063 1,161,394 641,532
2062 1,171,232 633,599
2061 1,180,918 625,729
2060 1,190,417 617,794
2059 1,199,770 609,801
2058 1,208,904 601,770
2057 1,217,922 593,715
2056 1,226,725 585,658
2055 1,235,387 577,507
2054 1,243,896 569,335
2053 1,252,160 561,113
2052 1,260,260 552,889
2051 1,268,194 544,646
2050 1,275,900 536,304
2049 1,283,457 527,975
2048 1,290,793 519,610
2047 1,297,947 511,256
2046 1,304,843 502,817
2045 1,311,560 494,393
2044 1,318,015 485,933
2043 1,324,249 477,540
2042 1,330,180 469,142
2041 1,335,843 460,812
2040 1,341,188 452,499
2039 1,346,239 444,231
2038 1,350,921 435,987
2037 1,355,297 427,825
2036 1,359,322 419,744
2035 1,362,986 411,746
2034 1,366,278 403,811
2033 1,369,125 395,944
2032 1,371,607 388,203
2031 1,373,561 380,500
2030 1,375,038 372,841
2029 1,376,018 365,246
2028 1,376,314 357,704
2027 1,375,856 350,204
2026 1,374,464 342,728
2025 1,372,016 335,246
2024 1,368,333 327,777
2023 1,367,510 320,409
2022 1,365,805 313,046
2021 1,367,558 305,868
2020 1,366,725 298,858
2019 1,363,985 291,985
2018 1,359,193 285,259
2017 1,356,633 278,507
2016 1,353,895 272,087
2015 1,349,667 266,101
2014 1,345,343 260,240
2013 1,340,557 254,482
2012 1,335,194 248,883
2011 1,328,019 243,474
2010 1,317,714 238,248
2009 1,310,106 232,731
2008 1,308,587 226,896
2007 1,303,188 221,276
2006 1,297,944 215,923
2005 1,294,494 210,760
2004 1,345,380 205,711
2003 1,338,709 200,746
2002 1,332,011 195,863
2001 1,325,567 191,031
2000 1,319,774 186,281
1999 1,314,708 182,048
1998 1,310,225 178,313
1997 1,305,836 174,626
1996 1,300,928 170,911
1995 1,295,169 167,137
1994 1,288,341 163,314
1993 1,280,466 159,463
1992 1,271,674 155,608
1991 1,262,171 151,793
1990 1,252,208 148,063
1989 1,241,600 144,393
1988 1,230,069 140,756
1987 1,217,364 137,187
1986 1,203,124 133,720
1985 1,187,366 130,356
1984 1,172,984 127,109
1983 1,160,534 123,998
1982 1,147,927 121,035
1981 1,135,132 118,249
1980 1,121,744 115,660
1979 1,107,639 113,040
1978 1,093,380 109,963
1977 1,079,554 106,618
1976 1,066,311 103,388
1975 1,053,469 100,269
1974 1,040,761 97,260
1973 1,027,851 94,362
1972 1,014,921 91,562
1971 1,002,585 88,862
1970 991,471 86,266
1969 980,706 83,755
1968 969,006 81,314
1967 956,418 78,921
1966 942,937 76,590
1965 928,425 74,358
1964 912,963 72,219
1963 896,804 70,159
1962 880,194 68,174
1961 863,144 66,264
1960 844,943 64,431

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/vanuatu | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Trinidad and Tobago increased by 55,951 people (a 4.31% growth), while Vanuatu gained 56,164 people (a 26% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Trinidad and Tobago gained 20,945 people (a 1.55% growth), while Vanuatu's population increased by 72,663 people (a 26.7% growth).

Trinidad and Tobago was ranked 150th most populous country in 2006 and is 154th in 2026. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2006 and ranked 174th 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 Vanuatu will increase by 55.6% to 536,304 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.

Trinidad and Tobago is projected to reach its peak in 2028 at 1.38M people compared to the peak of 883K people in 2100 for Vanuatu.

Population growth rate by year

Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
Vanuatu
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Trinidad Vanuatu
2100 -0.92% 0.53%
2099 -0.91% 0.55%
2098 -0.91% 0.57%
2097 -0.91% 0.58%
2096 -0.91% 0.6%
2095 -0.9% 0.63%
2094 -0.9% 0.65%
2093 -0.9% 0.65%
2092 -0.9% 0.67%
2091 -0.9% 0.69%
2090 -0.91% 0.7%
2089 -0.9% 0.72%
2088 -0.91% 0.74%
2087 -0.92% 0.75%
2086 -0.92% 0.78%
2085 -0.93% 0.8%
2084 -0.94% 0.82%
2083 -0.95% 0.83%
2082 -0.96% 0.85%
2081 -0.96% 0.87%
2080 -0.97% 0.9%
2079 -0.98% 0.92%
2078 -0.99% 0.93%
2077 -0.99% 0.96%
2076 -0.99% 0.98%
2075 -0.99% 1%
2074 -0.99% 1.03%
2073 -0.99% 1.05%
2072 -0.98% 1.07%
2071 -0.97% 1.09%
2070 -0.96% 1.11%
2069 -0.95% 1.13%
2068 -0.93% 1.15%
2067 -0.92% 1.18%
2066 -0.9% 1.2%
2065 -0.88% 1.22%
2064 -0.86% 1.24%
2063 -0.84% 1.25%
2062 -0.82% 1.26%
2061 -0.8% 1.28%
2060 -0.78% 1.31%
2059 -0.76% 1.33%
2058 -0.74% 1.36%
2057 -0.72% 1.38%
2056 -0.7% 1.41%
2055 -0.68% 1.44%
2054 -0.66% 1.47%
2053 -0.64% 1.49%
2052 -0.63% 1.51%
2051 -0.6% 1.56%
2050 -0.59% 1.58%
2049 -0.57% 1.61%
2048 -0.55% 1.63%
2047 -0.53% 1.68%
2046 -0.51% 1.7%
2045 -0.49% 1.74%
2044 -0.47% 1.76%
2043 -0.45% 1.79%
2042 -0.42% 1.81%
2041 -0.4% 1.84%
2040 -0.38% 1.86%
2039 -0.35% 1.89%
2038 -0.32% 1.91%
2037 -0.3% 1.93%
2036 -0.27% 1.94%
2035 -0.24% 1.97%
2034 -0.21% 1.99%
2033 -0.18% 1.99%
2032 -0.14% 2.02%
2031 -0.11% 2.05%
2030 -0.07% 2.08%
2029 -0.02% 2.11%
2028 0.03% 2.14%
2027 0.1% 2.18%
2026 0.18% 2.23%
2025 0.27% 2.28%
2024 0.06% 2.3%
2023 0.12% 2.35%
2022 -0.13% 2.35%
2021 0.06% 2.35%
2020 0.2% 2.35%
2019 0.35% 2.36%
2018 0.19% 2.42%
2017 0.2% 2.36%
2016 0.31% 2.25%
2015 0.32% 2.25%
2014 0.36% 2.26%
2013 0.4% 2.25%
2012 0.54% 2.22%
2011 0.78% 2.19%
2010 0.58% 2.37%
2009 0.12% 2.57%
2008 0.41% 2.54%
2007 0.4% 2.48%
2006 0.27% 2.45%
2005 -3.78% 2.45%
2004 0.5% 2.47%
2003 0.5% 2.49%
2002 0.49% 2.53%
2001 0.44% 2.55%
2000 0.39% 2.33%
1999 0.34% 2.09%
1998 0.34% 2.11%
1997 0.38% 2.17%
1996 0.44% 2.26%
1995 0.53% 2.34%
1994 0.62% 2.41%
1993 0.69% 2.48%
1992 0.75% 2.51%
1991 0.8% 2.52%
1990 0.85% 2.54%
1989 0.94% 2.58%
1988 1.04% 2.6%
1987 1.18% 2.59%
1986 1.33% 2.58%
1985 1.23% 2.55%
1984 1.07% 2.51%
1983 1.1% 2.45%
1982 1.13% 2.36%
1981 1.19% 2.24%
1980 1.27% 2.32%
1979 1.3% 2.8%
1978 1.28% 3.14%
1977 1.24% 3.12%
1976 1.22% 3.11%
1975 1.22% 3.09%
1974 1.26% 3.07%
1973 1.27% 3.06%
1972 1.23% 3.04%
1971 1.12% 3.01%
1970 1.1% 3%
1969 1.21% 3%
1968 1.32% 3.03%
1967 1.43% 3.04%
1966 1.56% 3%
1965 1.69% 2.96%
1964 1.8% 2.94%
1963 1.89% 2.91%
1962 1.98% 2.88%
1961 2.15% 2.84%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Trinidad and Tobago grew by 0.06%, while Vanuatu's population grew by 2.3%.

Live population counters

Trinidad Vanuatu
Current population
1374840
344750
Population rank 154/197 174/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.004%
One net population change
10.6 hours
1.19 hours
One birth every
35.9 minutes
58.5 minutes
One death every
45.9 minutes
5.38 hours
Daily growth/decline +2 +20
Annual growth/decline +823 +7,368
Annual growth/decline rate +0.06% +2.3%
Population growth rate rank 161/197 38/197
One migration net change every
12.7 hours
1.01 weeks
Annual migration change +691 -52
Net migration rank 67/196 80/196
Foreign-born residents 113,478 3,315
Foreign-born residents rank 128/195 188/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.5% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 78/195 155/195

Natural population change vs migration

Trinidad and Tobago
Natural

Migration
Vanuatu
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Trinidad Vanuatu
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 691 - -52
2024 - 1,334 - -43
2023 3,200 2,126 7,359 0
2022 3,773 4,247 7,358 0
2021 2,091 5,749 7,199 -201
2020 4,558 427 7,233 -201
2019 5,647 -19,251 7,364 -652
2018 5,869 35,502 7,379 -638
2017 6,779 1,445 7,371 -610
2016 7,436 -86 7,315 -1,235
2015 7,963 -575 7,220 -1,324
2014 8,571 -799 7,143 -1,320
2013 9,020 -796 7,036 -1,343
2012 9,376 -880 6,877 -1,369
2011 9,601 -1,410 6,715 -1,395
2010 9,698 -2,230 6,548 -1,413
2009 9,769 -3,056 6,362 -467
2008 9,872 -3,624 6,138 -372
2007 9,939 -3,731 5,842 -374
2006 9,889 -3,684 5,606 -364
2005 9,822 -3,595 5,454 -364
2004 10,149 -3,504 5,353 -349
2003 10,169 -3,472 5,258 -342
2002 10,316 -3,613 5,181 -329
2001 10,438 -4,252 5,144 -328
2000 10,588 -5,185 5,026 -339
1999 10,821 -6,103 4,871 -1,090
1998 10,964 -6,730 4,866 -1,178
1997 11,405 -6,865 4,854 -1,166
1996 12,101 -6,827 4,897 -1,154
1995 12,971 -6,723 4,945 -1,140
1994 14,032 -6,615 4,973 -1,132
1993 14,878 -6,554 4,973 -1,115
1992 15,910 -6,650 4,941 -1,095
1991 16,903 -7,149 4,859 -1,078
1990 18,052 -7,878 4,762 -1,072
1989 19,636 -8,588 4,656 -1,006
1988 21,028 -9,023 4,577 -959
1987 22,398 -9,002 4,427 -907
1986 23,705 -8,620 4,360 -938
1985 24,487 -8,051 4,219 -916
1984 24,738 -12,413 4,088 -907
1983 25,118 -12,544 3,944 -899
1982 25,181 -12,529 3,778 -897
1981 25,015 -12,086 3,592 -896
1980 24,557 -10,709 3,383 -896
1979 23,475 -9,106 3,590 -845
1978 22,538 -8,397 3,428 -15
1977 21,660 -8,154 3,285 -3
1976 20,875 -7,895 3,174 3
1975 20,468 -7,768 3,074 -15
1974 20,412 -7,683 2,968 -17
1973 20,617 -7,524 2,876 -22
1972 20,116 -7,346 2,775 -28
1971 19,400 -7,499 2,685 -40
1970 19,074 -8,751 2,597 -46
1969 19,652 -8,449 2,529 -53
1968 20,849 -8,647 2,470 -68
1967 21,992 -9,008 2,384 0
1966 23,228 -9,254 2,278 0
1965 24,349 -9,301 2,180 0
1964 25,065 -9,193 2,098 0
1963 25,507 -9,067 2,025 0
1962 25,763 -8,982 1,947 0
1961 25,518 -8,200 1,872 0
1960 24,766 -5,671 1,796 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

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 Vanuatu 92.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 72,941 people) and 7.81% is from migration (a loss of 6,181 people).

As of 2024, 113,478 residents or 7.5% of the population were not native-born in Trinidad and Tobago, compared to 3,315 people or 1% in Vanuatu.

Biggest cities by population

Trinidad
City Population
Chaguanas 83.5K
San Fernando 55.4K
Port of Spain 49K
Scarborough 17K
San Juan 13.8K
Vanuatu
City Population
Port Vila 49K
Luganville 17.7K

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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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