Trinidad and Tobago People - 2023

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population

1,407,460 (2023 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: 19.04% (male 136,733/female 131,316)

15-64 years: 67.4% (male 482,427/female 466,200)

65 years and over: 13.56% (2023 est.) (male 88,531/female 102,253)

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

0.12% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

10.62 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

8.48 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Net migration rate

-0.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Population distribution

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

Urbanization

urban population: 53.4% of total population (2023)

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

545,000 PORT-OF-SPAIN (capital) (2023)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female

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

15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female

total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Maternal mortality ratio

27 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 15.44 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 17.51 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 13.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 76.19 years

male: 74.29 years

female: 78.18 years (2023 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.63 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

0.8 (2023 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

7.3% of GDP (2020)

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.)

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)

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

48.6% (2023 est.)

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: 12.7%

male: 12.8%

female: 12.6% (2021 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Trinidad and Tobago on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Trinidad and Tobago 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Trinidad and Tobago 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.