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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Trinidad and Tobago was 1,368,333 in 2024 vs 16,634,373 people in Zimbabwe in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Trinidad and Tobago's population is 1,374,840 people compared to 17,361,868 in Zimbabwe.

Population statistics:

  • Zimbabwe's population is 12.6 times bigger than Trinidad and Tobago's.
  • Trinidad and Tobago is ranked the 154th most populous country in the world, while Zimbabwe is the 74th.
  • The countries together account for 0.23% of the world: 0.02% for Trinidad and Tobago vs 0.21% for Zimbabwe.
  • For the last 10 years, Trinidad and Tobago has had an average growth rate of +0.19% per year vs +1.57% in Zimbabwe.
  • Since 2006, the population of Trinidad and Tobago has increased from 1.3M people to 1.37M (5.92% growth), while Zimbabwe has grown from 12.6M to 17.4M (37.4% growth).

Trinidad and Tobago vs Zimbabwe: population by year and forecast

Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Trinidad Zimbabwe
2100 820,139 37,483,053
2099 827,732 37,412,398
2098 835,344 37,328,255
2097 843,011 37,235,542
2096 850,741 37,142,915
2095 858,556 37,032,129
2094 866,373 36,912,747
2093 874,273 36,810,893
2092 882,213 36,688,511
2091 890,266 36,567,262
2090 898,378 36,425,606
2089 906,601 36,280,973
2088 914,872 36,141,446
2087 923,272 35,977,638
2086 931,804 35,808,135
2085 940,463 35,637,092
2084 949,270 35,456,207
2083 958,273 35,268,035
2082 967,427 35,078,904
2081 976,795 34,873,129
2080 986,272 34,658,962
2079 995,976 34,439,720
2078 1,005,824 34,217,295
2077 1,015,872 33,982,909
2076 1,026,025 33,739,228
2075 1,036,315 33,495,867
2074 1,046,695 33,244,838
2073 1,057,138 32,978,488
2072 1,067,706 32,706,059
2071 1,078,279 32,445,747
2070 1,088,883 32,181,119
2069 1,099,489 31,906,793
2068 1,110,059 31,631,000
2067 1,120,501 31,345,338
2066 1,130,882 31,062,884
2065 1,141,203 30,766,830
2064 1,151,388 30,479,939
2063 1,161,394 30,176,104
2062 1,171,232 29,867,679
2061 1,180,918 29,557,068
2060 1,190,417 29,252,423
2059 1,199,770 28,945,088
2058 1,208,904 28,631,679
2057 1,217,922 28,307,305
2056 1,226,725 27,990,713
2055 1,235,387 27,658,887
2054 1,243,896 27,331,920
2053 1,252,160 26,986,935
2052 1,260,260 26,643,553
2051 1,268,194 26,287,592
2050 1,275,900 25,934,893
2049 1,283,457 25,585,239
2048 1,290,793 25,228,082
2047 1,297,947 24,874,649
2046 1,304,843 24,513,443
2045 1,311,560 24,147,637
2044 1,318,015 23,783,088
2043 1,324,249 23,401,965
2042 1,330,180 23,035,288
2041 1,335,843 22,647,950
2040 1,341,188 22,273,520
2039 1,346,239 21,902,980
2038 1,350,921 21,530,130
2037 1,355,297 21,159,664
2036 1,359,322 20,791,034
2035 1,362,986 20,413,656
2034 1,366,278 20,048,019
2033 1,369,125 19,676,339
2032 1,371,607 19,311,985
2031 1,373,561 18,959,300
2030 1,375,038 18,613,738
2029 1,376,018 18,270,049
2028 1,376,314 17,933,466
2027 1,375,856 17,600,984
2026 1,374,464 17,273,208
2025 1,372,016 16,949,303
2024 1,368,333 16,634,373
2023 1,367,510 16,340,822
2022 1,365,805 16,069,056
2021 1,367,558 15,797,210
2020 1,366,725 15,526,888
2019 1,363,985 15,271,368
2018 1,359,193 15,034,452
2017 1,356,633 14,812,482
2016 1,353,895 14,600,294
2015 1,349,667 14,399,013
2014 1,345,343 14,207,359
2013 1,340,557 14,013,808
2012 1,335,194 13,817,887
2011 1,328,019 13,595,424
2010 1,317,714 13,356,548
2009 1,310,106 13,142,790
2008 1,308,587 12,959,149
2007 1,303,188 12,804,058
2006 1,297,944 12,636,445
2005 1,294,494 12,483,432
2004 1,345,380 12,365,896
2003 1,338,709 12,232,323
2002 1,332,011 12,087,653
2001 1,325,567 11,971,901
2000 1,319,774 11,892,055
1999 1,314,708 11,783,458
1998 1,310,225 11,594,297
1997 1,305,836 11,369,827
1996 1,300,928 11,158,360
1995 1,295,169 10,974,599
1994 1,288,341 10,873,148
1993 1,280,466 10,860,288
1992 1,271,674 10,702,700
1991 1,262,171 10,404,816
1990 1,252,208 10,137,281
1989 1,241,600 9,864,798
1988 1,230,069 9,583,094
1987 1,217,364 9,284,644
1986 1,203,124 8,982,578
1985 1,187,366 8,686,813
1984 1,172,984 8,391,488
1983 1,160,534 8,098,404
1982 1,147,927 7,796,496
1981 1,135,132 7,498,635
1980 1,121,744 7,041,303
1979 1,107,639 6,647,556
1978 1,093,380 6,543,575
1977 1,079,554 6,449,512
1976 1,066,311 6,287,105
1975 1,053,469 6,098,658
1974 1,040,761 5,908,328
1973 1,027,851 5,720,404
1972 1,014,921 5,542,445
1971 1,002,585 5,374,712
1970 991,471 5,215,918
1969 980,706 5,058,181
1968 969,006 4,900,440
1967 956,418 4,748,307
1966 942,937 4,601,217
1965 928,425 4,458,462
1964 912,963 4,320,006
1963 896,804 4,185,877
1962 880,194 4,055,959
1961 863,144 3,930,401
1960 844,943 3,809,389

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/zimbabwe | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Trinidad and Tobago increased by 55,951 people (a 4.31% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,963,849 people (a 15.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Trinidad and Tobago gained 20,945 people (a 1.55% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,761,574 people (a 18.9% growth).

Trinidad and Tobago was ranked 150th most populous country in 2006 and is 154th in 2026. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2006 and ranked 74th 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 Zimbabwe will increase by 49.4% to 25,934,893 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.

Trinidad and Tobago is projected to reach its peak in 2028 at 1.38M people compared to the peak of 37.5M people in 2100 for Zimbabwe.

Population growth rate by year

Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Trinidad Zimbabwe
2100 -0.92% 0.19%
2099 -0.91% 0.23%
2098 -0.91% 0.25%
2097 -0.91% 0.25%
2096 -0.91% 0.3%
2095 -0.9% 0.32%
2094 -0.9% 0.28%
2093 -0.9% 0.33%
2092 -0.9% 0.33%
2091 -0.9% 0.39%
2090 -0.91% 0.4%
2089 -0.9% 0.39%
2088 -0.91% 0.46%
2087 -0.92% 0.47%
2086 -0.92% 0.48%
2085 -0.93% 0.51%
2084 -0.94% 0.53%
2083 -0.95% 0.54%
2082 -0.96% 0.59%
2081 -0.96% 0.62%
2080 -0.97% 0.64%
2079 -0.98% 0.65%
2078 -0.99% 0.69%
2077 -0.99% 0.72%
2076 -0.99% 0.73%
2075 -0.99% 0.76%
2074 -0.99% 0.81%
2073 -0.99% 0.83%
2072 -0.98% 0.8%
2071 -0.97% 0.82%
2070 -0.96% 0.86%
2069 -0.95% 0.87%
2068 -0.93% 0.91%
2067 -0.92% 0.91%
2066 -0.9% 0.96%
2065 -0.88% 0.94%
2064 -0.86% 1.01%
2063 -0.84% 1.03%
2062 -0.82% 1.05%
2061 -0.8% 1.04%
2060 -0.78% 1.06%
2059 -0.76% 1.09%
2058 -0.74% 1.15%
2057 -0.72% 1.13%
2056 -0.7% 1.2%
2055 -0.68% 1.2%
2054 -0.66% 1.28%
2053 -0.64% 1.29%
2052 -0.63% 1.35%
2051 -0.6% 1.36%
2050 -0.59% 1.37%
2049 -0.57% 1.42%
2048 -0.55% 1.42%
2047 -0.53% 1.47%
2046 -0.51% 1.51%
2045 -0.49% 1.53%
2044 -0.47% 1.63%
2043 -0.45% 1.59%
2042 -0.42% 1.71%
2041 -0.4% 1.68%
2040 -0.38% 1.69%
2039 -0.35% 1.73%
2038 -0.32% 1.75%
2037 -0.3% 1.77%
2036 -0.27% 1.85%
2035 -0.24% 1.82%
2034 -0.21% 1.89%
2033 -0.18% 1.89%
2032 -0.14% 1.86%
2031 -0.11% 1.86%
2030 -0.07% 1.88%
2029 -0.02% 1.88%
2028 0.03% 1.89%
2027 0.1% 1.9%
2026 0.18% 1.91%
2025 0.27% 1.89%
2024 0.06% 1.8%
2023 0.12% 1.69%
2022 -0.13% 1.72%
2021 0.06% 1.74%
2020 0.2% 1.67%
2019 0.35% 1.58%
2018 0.19% 1.5%
2017 0.2% 1.45%
2016 0.31% 1.4%
2015 0.32% 1.35%
2014 0.36% 1.38%
2013 0.4% 1.42%
2012 0.54% 1.64%
2011 0.78% 1.79%
2010 0.58% 1.63%
2009 0.12% 1.42%
2008 0.41% 1.21%
2007 0.4% 1.33%
2006 0.27% 1.23%
2005 -3.78% 0.95%
2004 0.5% 1.09%
2003 0.5% 1.2%
2002 0.49% 0.97%
2001 0.44% 0.67%
2000 0.39% 0.92%
1999 0.34% 1.63%
1998 0.34% 1.97%
1997 0.38% 1.9%
1996 0.44% 1.67%
1995 0.53% 0.93%
1994 0.62% 0.12%
1993 0.69% 1.47%
1992 0.75% 2.86%
1991 0.8% 2.64%
1990 0.85% 2.76%
1989 0.94% 2.94%
1988 1.04% 3.21%
1987 1.18% 3.36%
1986 1.33% 3.4%
1985 1.23% 3.52%
1984 1.07% 3.62%
1983 1.1% 3.87%
1982 1.13% 3.97%
1981 1.19% 6.49%
1980 1.27% 5.92%
1979 1.3% 1.59%
1978 1.28% 1.46%
1977 1.24% 2.58%
1976 1.22% 3.09%
1975 1.22% 3.22%
1974 1.26% 3.29%
1973 1.27% 3.21%
1972 1.23% 3.12%
1971 1.12% 3.04%
1970 1.1% 3.12%
1969 1.21% 3.22%
1968 1.32% 3.2%
1967 1.43% 3.2%
1966 1.56% 3.2%
1965 1.69% 3.2%
1964 1.8% 3.2%
1963 1.89% 3.2%
1962 1.98% 3.19%
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 Zimbabwe's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

Trinidad Zimbabwe
Current population
1374840
17361868
Population rank 154/197 74/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.21%
One net population change
10.6 hours
1.79 minutes
One birth every
35.9 minutes
1.06 minutes
One death every
45.9 minutes
4.22 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2 +804
Annual growth/decline +823 +293,551
Annual growth/decline rate +0.06% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 161/197 60/197
One migration net change every
12.7 hours
9.66 minutes
Annual migration change +691 -54,555
Net migration rank 67/196 175/196
Foreign-born residents 113,478 429,108
Foreign-born residents rank 128/195 87/195
Foreign-born share of population 7.5% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 78/195 127/195

Natural population change vs migration

Trinidad and Tobago
Natural

Migration
Zimbabwe
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Trinidad Zimbabwe
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 691 - -54,555
2024 - 1,334 - -60,528
2023 3,200 2,126 372,505 -97,380
2022 3,773 4,247 371,243 -102,828
2021 2,091 5,749 349,908 -74,623
2020 4,558 427 354,790 -89,440
2019 5,647 -19,251 348,798 -103,107
2018 5,869 35,502 345,883 -117,758
2017 6,779 1,445 344,035 -128,241
2016 7,436 -86 348,772 -140,181
2015 7,963 -575 356,203 -162,220
2014 8,571 -799 366,350 -177,029
2013 9,020 -796 374,757 -176,972
2012 9,376 -880 371,135 -177,061
2011 9,601 -1,410 359,572 -108,714
2010 9,698 -2,230 335,570 -108,671
2009 9,769 -3,056 309,316 -108,689
2008 9,872 -3,624 280,527 -113,858
2007 9,939 -3,731 261,805 -118,299
2006 9,889 -3,684 248,963 -57,257
2005 9,822 -3,595 248,545 -134,212
2004 10,149 -3,504 248,307 -127,550
2003 10,169 -3,472 243,057 -96,667
2002 10,316 -3,613 244,170 -101,212
2001 10,438 -4,252 227,909 -139,361
2000 10,588 -5,185 236,343 -165,181
1999 10,821 -6,103 232,393 -86,343
1998 10,964 -6,730 225,614 6,645
1997 11,405 -6,865 216,288 395
1996 12,101 -6,827 205,269 978
1995 12,971 -6,723 206,695 -45,428
1994 14,032 -6,615 216,343 -174,723
1993 14,878 -6,554 228,045 -243,947
1992 15,910 -6,650 255,291 75,788
1991 16,903 -7,149 260,943 3,749
1990 18,052 -7,878 265,444 4,948
1989 19,636 -8,588 270,838 3,736
1988 21,028 -9,023 277,498 11,327
1987 22,398 -9,002 286,766 21,308
1986 23,705 -8,620 289,894 6,154
1985 24,487 -8,051 290,756 4,718
1984 24,738 -12,413 290,052 5,124
1983 25,118 -12,544 286,545 4,456
1982 25,181 -12,529 279,934 32,899
1981 25,015 -12,086 271,361 11,523
1980 24,557 -10,709 241,179 390,593
1979 23,475 -9,106 223,657 -67,937
1978 22,538 -8,397 222,979 -170,727
1977 21,660 -8,154 225,139 -89,270
1976 20,875 -7,895 221,419 -32,495
1975 20,468 -7,768 216,947 -28,988
1974 20,412 -7,683 208,806 -16,105
1973 20,617 -7,524 201,885 -18,733
1972 20,116 -7,346 193,725 -20,959
1971 19,400 -7,499 185,427 -22,719
1970 19,074 -8,751 178,979 -24,102
1969 19,652 -8,449 172,626 -12,028
1968 20,849 -8,647 166,865 -11,997
1967 21,992 -9,008 161,205 -11,814
1966 23,228 -9,254 156,014 -11,211
1965 24,349 -9,301 151,164 -10,465
1964 25,065 -9,193 145,848 -9,631
1963 25,507 -9,067 140,984 -8,936
1962 25,763 -8,982 136,317 -8,529
1961 25,518 -8,200 131,531 -8,204
1960 24,766 -5,671 126,959 -8,260

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 Zimbabwe 74.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,558,487 people) and 25.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,192,807 people).

As of 2024, 113,478 residents or 7.5% of the population were not native-born in Trinidad and Tobago, compared to 429,108 people or 2.6% in Zimbabwe.

Biggest cities by population

Trinidad
City Population
Chaguanas 83.5K
San Fernando 55.4K
Port of Spain 49K
Scarborough 17K
San Juan 13.8K
Zimbabwe
City Population
Harare 2.15M
Masvingo 1.64M
Bulawayo 666K
Chitungwiza 371K
Mutare 225K
Gweru 141K
Kadoma 116K
Kwekwe 93.1K
Chinhoyi 56.8K
Marondera 52.3K

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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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