Population · Americas · 2025 data
Trinidad and Tobago Population
Trinidad and Tobago had a population of 1.37 million in 2025, ranking #156 of 216 countries and territories (0.02% of the world). The population grew by 1.3% over the past ten years and peaked in 2024 at 1.37 million.
Population of Trinidad and Tobago, 1960–2025
Values in millions · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,367,764 | -0.04% |
| 2024 | 1,368,333 | +0.06% |
| 2023 | 1,367,510 | +0.12% |
| 2022 | 1,365,805 | -0.13% |
| 2021 | 1,367,558 | +0.06% |
| 2020 | 1,366,725 | +0.20% |
| 2019 | 1,363,985 | +0.35% |
| 2018 | 1,359,193 | +0.19% |
| 2017 | 1,356,633 | +0.20% |
| 2016 | 1,353,895 | +0.31% |
| 2015 | 1,349,667 | +0.32% |
| 2014 | 1,345,343 | +0.36% |
| 2013 | 1,340,557 | +0.40% |
| 2012 | 1,335,194 | +0.54% |
| 2011 | 1,328,019 | +0.78% |
| 2010 | 1,317,714 | +0.58% |
| 2009 | 1,310,106 | +0.12% |
| 2008 | 1,308,587 | +0.41% |
| 2007 | 1,303,188 | +0.40% |
| 2006 | 1,297,944 | +0.27% |
| 2005 | 1,294,494 | -3.78% |
| 2004 | 1,345,380 | +0.50% |
| 2003 | 1,338,709 | +0.50% |
| 2002 | 1,332,011 | +0.49% |
| 2001 | 1,325,567 | +0.44% |
| 2000 | 1,319,774 | +0.39% |
| 1999 | 1,314,708 | +0.34% |
| 1998 | 1,310,225 | +0.34% |
| 1997 | 1,305,836 | +0.38% |
| 1996 | 1,300,928 | +0.44% |
| 1995 | 1,295,169 | +0.53% |
| 1994 | 1,288,341 | +0.62% |
| 1993 | 1,280,466 | +0.69% |
| 1992 | 1,271,674 | +0.75% |
| 1991 | 1,262,171 | +0.80% |
| 1990 | 1,252,208 | +0.85% |
| 1989 | 1,241,600 | +0.94% |
| 1988 | 1,230,069 | +1.04% |
| 1987 | 1,217,364 | +1.18% |
| 1986 | 1,203,124 | +1.33% |
| 1985 | 1,187,366 | +1.23% |
| 1984 | 1,172,984 | +1.07% |
| 1983 | 1,160,534 | +1.10% |
| 1982 | 1,147,927 | +1.13% |
| 1981 | 1,135,132 | +1.19% |
| 1980 | 1,121,744 | +1.27% |
| 1979 | 1,107,639 | +1.30% |
| 1978 | 1,093,380 | +1.28% |
| 1977 | 1,079,554 | +1.24% |
| 1976 | 1,066,311 | +1.22% |
| 1975 | 1,053,469 | +1.22% |
| 1974 | 1,040,761 | +1.26% |
| 1973 | 1,027,851 | +1.27% |
| 1972 | 1,014,921 | +1.23% |
| 1971 | 1,002,585 | +1.12% |
| 1970 | 991,471 | +1.10% |
| 1969 | 980,706 | +1.21% |
| 1968 | 969,006 | +1.32% |
| 1967 | 956,418 | +1.43% |
| 1966 | 942,937 | +1.56% |
| 1965 | 928,425 | +1.69% |
| 1964 | 912,963 | +1.80% |
| 1963 | 896,804 | +1.89% |
| 1962 | 880,194 | +1.98% |
| 1961 | 863,144 | +2.15% |
| 1960 | 844,943 | — |
Demographics of Trinidad and Tobago
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.)
Where people live
Urban population: 53.4% of total population (2023).
Largest cities
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).