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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Trinidad and Tobago was 1,368,333 in 2024 vs 21,314,956 people in Zambia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Trinidad and Tobago's population is 1,374,840 people compared to 22,697,916 in Zambia.

Population statistics:

  • Zambia's population is 16.5 times bigger than Trinidad and Tobago's.
  • Trinidad and Tobago is ranked the 154th most populous country in the world, while Zambia is the 62nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.29% of the world: 0.02% for Trinidad and Tobago vs 0.27% for Zambia.
  • For the last 10 years, Trinidad and Tobago has had an average growth rate of +0.19% per year vs +3% in Zambia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Trinidad and Tobago has increased from 1.3M people to 1.37M (5.92% growth), while Zambia has grown from 12.1M to 22.7M (87.1% growth).

Trinidad and Tobago vs Zambia: population by year and forecast

Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Trinidad Zambia
2100 820,139 65,217,429
2099 827,732 64,871,545
2098 835,344 64,515,891
2097 843,011 64,148,736
2096 850,741 63,777,313
2095 858,556 63,393,169
2094 866,373 62,992,652
2093 874,273 62,590,327
2092 882,213 62,175,930
2091 890,266 61,750,591
2090 898,378 61,321,399
2089 906,601 60,880,148
2088 914,872 60,434,676
2087 923,272 59,970,107
2086 931,804 59,499,234
2085 940,463 59,023,040
2084 949,270 58,535,857
2083 958,273 58,040,512
2082 967,427 57,538,672
2081 976,795 57,027,491
2080 986,272 56,506,421
2079 995,976 55,983,242
2078 1,005,824 55,449,777
2077 1,015,872 54,906,771
2076 1,026,025 54,361,075
2075 1,036,315 53,806,856
2074 1,046,695 53,246,777
2073 1,057,138 52,677,348
2072 1,067,706 52,101,139
2071 1,078,279 51,519,691
2070 1,088,883 50,931,614
2069 1,099,489 50,334,700
2068 1,110,059 49,737,479
2067 1,120,501 49,135,488
2066 1,130,882 48,530,443
2065 1,141,203 47,918,592
2064 1,151,388 47,299,740
2063 1,161,394 46,677,439
2062 1,171,232 46,048,819
2061 1,180,918 45,416,657
2060 1,190,417 44,777,347
2059 1,199,770 44,137,306
2058 1,208,904 43,494,451
2057 1,217,922 42,851,923
2056 1,226,725 42,206,898
2055 1,235,387 41,558,284
2054 1,243,896 40,906,492
2053 1,252,160 40,255,629
2052 1,260,260 39,603,888
2051 1,268,194 38,949,958
2050 1,275,900 38,294,607
2049 1,283,457 37,634,194
2048 1,290,793 36,971,309
2047 1,297,947 36,309,749
2046 1,304,843 35,645,868
2045 1,311,560 34,981,812
2044 1,318,015 34,316,981
2043 1,324,249 33,652,420
2042 1,330,180 32,990,657
2041 1,335,843 32,329,447
2040 1,341,188 31,664,262
2039 1,346,239 31,001,305
2038 1,350,921 30,335,662
2037 1,355,297 29,668,561
2036 1,359,322 29,000,264
2035 1,362,986 28,333,498
2034 1,366,278 27,671,195
2033 1,369,125 27,011,974
2032 1,371,607 26,356,580
2031 1,373,561 25,702,812
2030 1,375,038 25,055,216
2029 1,376,018 24,414,405
2028 1,376,314 23,780,809
2027 1,375,856 23,151,479
2026 1,374,464 22,529,742
2025 1,372,016 21,918,187
2024 1,368,333 21,314,956
2023 1,367,510 20,723,965
2022 1,365,805 20,152,938
2021 1,367,558 19,603,607
2020 1,366,725 19,059,395
2019 1,363,985 18,513,839
2018 1,359,193 17,973,569
2017 1,356,633 17,441,320
2016 1,353,895 16,914,423
2015 1,349,667 16,399,089
2014 1,345,343 15,895,315
2013 1,340,557 15,398,997
2012 1,335,194 14,913,629
2011 1,328,019 14,437,796
2010 1,317,714 13,965,594
2009 1,310,106 13,490,389
2008 1,308,587 13,021,324
2007 1,303,188 12,565,085
2006 1,297,944 12,129,553
2005 1,294,494 11,718,819
2004 1,345,380 11,338,198
2003 1,338,709 10,983,595
2002 1,332,011 10,647,949
2001 1,325,567 10,325,185
2000 1,319,774 10,017,631
1999 1,314,708 9,740,005
1998 1,310,225 9,482,408
1997 1,305,836 9,237,063
1996 1,300,928 9,004,053
1995 1,295,169 8,785,763
1994 1,288,341 8,576,269
1993 1,280,466 8,373,921
1992 1,271,674 8,176,680
1991 1,262,171 7,981,650
1990 1,252,208 7,786,169
1989 1,241,600 7,589,216
1988 1,230,069 7,391,440
1987 1,217,364 7,191,282
1986 1,203,124 6,986,471
1985 1,187,366 6,780,953
1984 1,172,984 6,580,490
1983 1,160,534 6,381,038
1982 1,147,927 6,178,637
1981 1,135,132 5,983,289
1980 1,121,744 5,802,833
1979 1,107,639 5,631,728
1978 1,093,380 5,465,374
1977 1,079,554 5,302,480
1976 1,066,311 5,143,842
1975 1,053,469 4,990,086
1974 1,040,761 4,842,746
1973 1,027,851 4,702,693
1972 1,014,921 4,569,309
1971 1,002,585 4,442,525
1970 991,471 4,321,718
1969 980,706 4,197,116
1968 969,006 4,065,593
1967 956,418 3,936,343
1966 942,937 3,812,003
1965 928,425 3,692,086
1964 912,963 3,577,017
1963 896,804 3,465,907
1962 880,194 3,358,099
1961 863,144 3,254,086
1960 844,943 3,153,729

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/zambia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Trinidad and Tobago increased by 55,951 people (a 4.31% growth), while Zambia gained 4,784,870 people (a 39.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Trinidad and Tobago gained 20,945 people (a 1.55% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 5,783,493 people (a 34.2% growth).

Trinidad and Tobago was ranked 150th most populous country in 2006 and is 154th in 2026. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2006 and ranked 62nd 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 Zambia will increase by 68.7% to 38,294,607 people and rank change from 62nd to 54th.

Trinidad and Tobago is projected to reach its peak in 2028 at 1.38M people compared to the peak of 65.2M people in 2100 for Zambia.

Population growth rate by year

Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Trinidad Zambia
2100 -0.92% 0.53%
2099 -0.91% 0.55%
2098 -0.91% 0.57%
2097 -0.91% 0.58%
2096 -0.91% 0.61%
2095 -0.9% 0.64%
2094 -0.9% 0.64%
2093 -0.9% 0.67%
2092 -0.9% 0.69%
2091 -0.9% 0.7%
2090 -0.91% 0.72%
2089 -0.9% 0.74%
2088 -0.91% 0.77%
2087 -0.92% 0.79%
2086 -0.92% 0.81%
2085 -0.93% 0.83%
2084 -0.94% 0.85%
2083 -0.95% 0.87%
2082 -0.96% 0.9%
2081 -0.96% 0.92%
2080 -0.97% 0.93%
2079 -0.98% 0.96%
2078 -0.99% 0.99%
2077 -0.99% 1%
2076 -0.99% 1.03%
2075 -0.99% 1.05%
2074 -0.99% 1.08%
2073 -0.99% 1.11%
2072 -0.98% 1.13%
2071 -0.97% 1.15%
2070 -0.96% 1.19%
2069 -0.95% 1.2%
2068 -0.93% 1.23%
2067 -0.92% 1.25%
2066 -0.9% 1.28%
2065 -0.88% 1.31%
2064 -0.86% 1.33%
2063 -0.84% 1.37%
2062 -0.82% 1.39%
2061 -0.8% 1.43%
2060 -0.78% 1.45%
2059 -0.76% 1.48%
2058 -0.74% 1.5%
2057 -0.72% 1.53%
2056 -0.7% 1.56%
2055 -0.68% 1.59%
2054 -0.66% 1.62%
2053 -0.64% 1.65%
2052 -0.63% 1.68%
2051 -0.6% 1.71%
2050 -0.59% 1.75%
2049 -0.57% 1.79%
2048 -0.55% 1.82%
2047 -0.53% 1.86%
2046 -0.51% 1.9%
2045 -0.49% 1.94%
2044 -0.47% 1.97%
2043 -0.45% 2.01%
2042 -0.42% 2.05%
2041 -0.4% 2.1%
2040 -0.38% 2.14%
2039 -0.35% 2.19%
2038 -0.32% 2.25%
2037 -0.3% 2.3%
2036 -0.27% 2.35%
2035 -0.24% 2.39%
2034 -0.21% 2.44%
2033 -0.18% 2.49%
2032 -0.14% 2.54%
2031 -0.11% 2.58%
2030 -0.07% 2.62%
2029 -0.02% 2.66%
2028 0.03% 2.72%
2027 0.1% 2.76%
2026 0.18% 2.79%
2025 0.27% 2.83%
2024 0.06% 2.85%
2023 0.12% 2.83%
2022 -0.13% 2.8%
2021 0.06% 2.86%
2020 0.2% 2.95%
2019 0.35% 3.01%
2018 0.19% 3.05%
2017 0.2% 3.12%
2016 0.31% 3.14%
2015 0.32% 3.17%
2014 0.36% 3.22%
2013 0.4% 3.25%
2012 0.54% 3.3%
2011 0.78% 3.38%
2010 0.58% 3.52%
2009 0.12% 3.6%
2008 0.41% 3.63%
2007 0.4% 3.59%
2006 0.27% 3.5%
2005 -3.78% 3.36%
2004 0.5% 3.23%
2003 0.5% 3.15%
2002 0.49% 3.13%
2001 0.44% 3.07%
2000 0.39% 2.85%
1999 0.34% 2.72%
1998 0.34% 2.66%
1997 0.38% 2.59%
1996 0.44% 2.48%
1995 0.53% 2.44%
1994 0.62% 2.42%
1993 0.69% 2.41%
1992 0.75% 2.44%
1991 0.8% 2.51%
1990 0.85% 2.6%
1989 0.94% 2.68%
1988 1.04% 2.78%
1987 1.18% 2.93%
1986 1.33% 3.03%
1985 1.23% 3.05%
1984 1.07% 3.13%
1983 1.1% 3.28%
1982 1.13% 3.26%
1981 1.19% 3.11%
1980 1.27% 3.04%
1979 1.3% 3.04%
1978 1.28% 3.07%
1977 1.24% 3.08%
1976 1.22% 3.08%
1975 1.22% 3.04%
1974 1.26% 2.98%
1973 1.27% 2.92%
1972 1.23% 2.85%
1971 1.12% 2.8%
1970 1.1% 2.97%
1969 1.21% 3.24%
1968 1.32% 3.28%
1967 1.43% 3.26%
1966 1.56% 3.25%
1965 1.69% 3.22%
1964 1.8% 3.21%
1963 1.89% 3.21%
1962 1.98% 3.2%
1961 2.15% 3.18%

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 Zambia's population grew by 2.85%.

Live population counters

Trinidad Zambia
Current population
1374840
22697916
Population rank 154/197 62/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.27%
One net population change
10.6 hours
53.4 seconds
One birth every
35.9 minutes
46 seconds
One death every
45.9 minutes
4.87 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2 +1,619
Annual growth/decline +823 +590,991
Annual growth/decline rate +0.06% +2.85%
Population growth rate rank 161/197 21/197
One migration net change every
12.7 hours
1.34 hours
Annual migration change +691 +6,562
Net migration rank 67/196 47/196
Foreign-born residents 113,478 249,205
Foreign-born residents rank 128/195 105/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.5% 1.2%
Foreign-born share rank 78/195 150/195

Natural population change vs migration

Trinidad and Tobago
Natural

Migration
Zambia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Trinidad Zambia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 691 - 6,562
2024 - 1,334 - 7,381
2023 3,200 2,126 577,660 9,521
2022 3,773 4,247 563,456 -8,566
2021 2,091 5,749 535,629 8,143
2020 4,558 427 536,484 8,156
2019 5,647 -19,251 528,089 18,385
2018 5,869 35,502 515,644 18,431
2017 6,779 1,445 504,630 25,789
2016 7,436 -86 497,521 25,860
2015 7,963 -575 491,021 16,261
2014 8,571 -799 483,663 16,574
2013 9,020 -796 476,846 15,542
2012 9,376 -880 469,406 8,958
2011 9,601 -1,410 459,743 13,569
2010 9,698 -2,230 448,337 22,761
2009 9,769 -3,056 434,458 44,867
2008 9,872 -3,624 419,560 39,249
2007 9,939 -3,731 403,729 49,945
2006 9,889 -3,684 387,891 29,517
2005 9,822 -3,595 368,756 35,316
2004 10,149 -3,504 349,352 7,819
2003 10,169 -3,472 331,189 20,845
2002 10,316 -3,613 316,041 3,206
2001 10,438 -4,252 302,682 23,582
2000 10,588 -5,185 293,186 -4,338
1999 10,821 -6,103 283,297 -16,888
1998 10,964 -6,730 275,568 -26,796
1997 11,405 -6,865 268,198 -26,276
1996 12,101 -6,827 262,468 -38,358
1995 12,971 -6,723 257,897 -45,423
1994 14,032 -6,615 252,023 -45,504
1993 14,878 -6,554 245,917 -47,739
1992 15,910 -6,650 239,953 -43,656
1991 16,903 -7,149 237,957 -44,203
1990 18,052 -7,878 235,835 -38,619
1989 19,636 -8,588 233,429 -36,736
1988 21,028 -9,023 230,118 -31,270
1987 22,398 -9,002 227,813 -26,338
1986 23,705 -8,620 224,768 -16,610
1985 24,487 -8,051 221,351 -18,474
1984 24,738 -12,413 216,695 -18,652
1983 25,118 -12,544 212,712 -11,849
1982 25,181 -12,529 207,621 -3,676
1981 25,015 -12,086 202,822 -16,072
1980 24,557 -10,709 198,817 -24,664
1979 23,475 -9,106 197,578 -29,515
1978 22,538 -8,397 194,933 -30,284
1977 21,660 -8,154 191,557 -30,423
1976 20,875 -7,895 186,762 -30,612
1975 20,468 -7,768 182,258 -30,886
1974 20,412 -7,683 174,484 -31,178
1973 20,617 -7,524 168,258 -31,472
1972 20,116 -7,346 161,648 -31,672
1971 19,400 -7,499 155,249 -31,651
1970 19,074 -8,751 149,380 -31,370
1969 19,652 -8,449 142,660 -11,469
1968 20,849 -8,647 137,315 -5,447
1967 21,992 -9,008 131,938 -5,298
1966 23,228 -9,254 127,164 -5,129
1965 24,349 -9,301 122,814 -5,023
1964 25,065 -9,193 117,197 -4,851
1963 25,507 -9,067 114,555 -4,676
1962 25,763 -8,982 110,173 -4,428
1961 25,518 -8,200 106,318 -4,043
1960 24,766 -5,671 102,335 -3,898

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

GeoRank.org/population/trinidad-and-tobago/zambia | 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 Zambia 97.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,233,797 people) and 2.58% is from migration (a gain of 138,554 people).

As of 2024, 113,478 residents or 7.5% of the population were not native-born in Trinidad and Tobago, compared to 249,205 people or 1.2% in Zambia.

Biggest cities by population

Trinidad
City Population
Chaguanas 83.5K
San Fernando 55.4K
Port of Spain 49K
Scarborough 17K
San Juan 13.8K
Zambia
City Population
Lusaka 2.47M
Kitwe 625K
Ndola 528K
Chingola 255K
Mufulira 182K
Livingstone 177K
Kasama 158K
Kapiri Mposhi 65.2K
Choma 51.8K
Mansa 45.4K

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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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