Trinidad and Tobago People - 2022
SOURCE: 2022 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
Population
1,405,646 (2022 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: 43.7
youth dependency ratio: 29.3
elderly dependency ratio: 16.8
potential support ratio: 7.4 (2021 est.)
Median age
total: 37.8 years
male: 37.3 years
female: 38.3 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate
0.14% (2022 est.)
Birth rate
10.79 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate
8.38 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
-1.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 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 (2022)
rate of urbanization: 0.23% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas - population
545,000 PORT-OF-SPAIN (capital) (2022)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
67 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 15.83 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 17.97 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 13.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2022 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 75.94 years
male: 74.02 years
female: 77.93 years (2022 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.63 children born/woman (2022 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
N/A
Drinking water source
improved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 0% of population (2020 est.)
Current health expenditure
7% of GDP (2019)
Physicians density
4.48 physicians/1,000 population (2019)
Hospital bed density
3 beds/1,000 population (2017)
Sanitation facility access
improved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 99.9% of population
unimproved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 0.1% of population (2020 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
1% (2021 est.)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
18.6% (2016)
Alcohol consumption per capita
total: 5.81 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
beer: 2.92 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine: 0.16 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits: 2.65 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols: 0.09 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
4.9% (2011)
Education expenditures
4.1% of GDP (2020 est.)
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99.2%
female: 98.7% (2015)
Youth unemployment rate (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 2022 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Trinidad and Tobago 2022 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Trinidad and Tobago 2022 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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