Trinidad and Tobago People - 2021

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population

1,221,047 (July 2021 est.)

Nationality

noun: Trinidadian(s), Tobagonian(s)

adjective: Trinidadian, Tobagonian

note: Trinbagonian is used on occasion to describe a citizen of the country without specifying the island of origin

Ethnic groups

East Indian 35.4%, African descent 34.2%, mixed - other 15.3%, mixed - African/East Indian 7.7%, other 1.3%, unspecified 6.2% (2011 est.)

Languages

English (official), Trinidadian Creole English, Tobagonian Creole English, Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Trinidadian Creole French, Spanish, Chinese

Religions

Protestant 32.1% (Pentecostal/Evangelical/Full Gospel 12%, Baptist 6.9%, Anglican 5.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 4.1%, Presbyterian/Congregational 2.5%, other Protestant 0.9%), Roman Catholic 21.6%, Hindu 18.2%, Muslim 5%, Jehovah's Witness 1.5%, other 8.4%, none 2.2%, unspecified 11.1% (2011 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 19.01% (male 116,953/female 112,805)

15-24 years: 11.28% (male 70,986/female 65,389)

25-54 years: 43.77% (male 276,970/female 252,108)

55-64 years: 13.83% (male 83,650/female 83,585)

65 years and over: 12.11% (male 64,092/female 82,251) (2020 est.)

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 46.1

youth dependency ratio: 29.3

elderly dependency ratio: 16.8

potential support ratio: 7.4 (2020 est.)

Median age

total: 37.8 years

male: 37.3 years

female: 38.3 years (2020 est.)

Population growth rate

-0.28% (2021 est.)

Birth rate

11.12 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Death rate

8.68 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Net migration rate

-5.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Population distribution

population on Trinidad is concentrated in the western half of the island, on Tobago in the southern half

Urbanization

urban population: 53.3% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.23% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030

Major urban areas - population

544,000 PORT-OF-SPAIN (capital) (2021)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.09 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.1 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 1 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female

total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Maternal mortality rate

67 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 24.55 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 26.2 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 22.85 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 74.92 years

male: 71.83 years

female: 78.1 years (2021 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.7 children born/woman (2021 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

40.3% (2011)

Drinking water source

improved: total: 99.3% of population

unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.)

Current Health Expenditure

6.9% (2018)

Physicians density

4.17 physicians/1,000 population (2018)

Hospital bed density

3 beds/1,000 population (2017)

Sanitation facility access

improved: total: 99.3% of population

unimproved: total: 0.7% of population (2017 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.7% (2020 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

10,000 (2020 est.)

note: estimate does not include children

HIV/AIDS - deaths

note: estimate does not include children

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

18.6% (2016)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

4.9% (2011)

Education expenditures

N/A

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 99%

male: 99.2%

female: 98.7% (2015)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

total: 8.7%

male: 8.9%

female: 8.4% (2016 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Trinidad and Tobago on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Trinidad and Tobago 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Trinidad and Tobago 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.