Trinidad and Tobago Population
Trinidad and Tobago had an estimated population of 1,367,764 in mid-2025 (World Bank), making it the 156th most populous of 217 countries and territories, with 0.02% of everyone alive. The counter above projects that figure forward at the current growth rate of −0.04% a year.
Trinidad and Tobago at a glance
How Trinidad and Tobago's population is changing
Trinidad and Tobago's population is roughly stable: −0.04% a year, which works out to about −569 people per year, or −2 a day. Births (10.5 per 1,000) and deaths (8.7 per 1,000) alone would give +0.18% a year; net migration adds about 691 people a year (+0.05%). Roughly one in every 6,006 people on Earth lives in Trinidad and Tobago.
Population of Trinidad and Tobago since 1960
In 1960, Trinidad and Tobago had 844,943 people. By 2025 that was 1,367,764 — 1.6× larger. The fastest growth came between 1960 and 1970, when the population rose by 17%.
| Year | Population | Change vs previous row |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 844,943 | — |
| 1970 | 991,471 | +17.3% |
| 1980 | 1,121,744 | +13.1% |
| 1990 | 1,252,208 | +11.6% |
| 2000 | 1,319,774 | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 1,317,714 | −0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,366,725 | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 1,367,764 | +0.1% |
Trinidad and Tobago from 1800 to 2100
Modelled estimates put Trinidad and Tobago at about 20,000 people in 1800; the UN estimates 1,511,164 in 2025 (76× 1800) and projects 898,357 for 2100 in its medium scenario. The population is projected to peak around 2028 at 1,514,375 and decline afterwards.
| Year | Population | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 20,000 | modelled estimate |
| 1850 | 80,585 | modelled estimate |
| 1900 | 273,257 | modelled estimate |
| 1950 | 648,778 | UN estimate |
| 2000 | 1,319,781 | UN estimate |
| 2025 | 1,511,164 | UN projection |
| 2050 | 1,399,799 | UN projection |
| 2075 | 1,134,733 | UN projection |
| 2100 | 898,357 | UN projection |
Country live/base figures use World Bank estimates; this historical/future chart uses a separate UN series and need not match the World Bank base in overlapping years. Before 1950: HYDE 3.3 / Gapminder reconstructions via Our World in Data — historical modelling, not censuses. 1950–2023: UN World Population Prospects 2024. 2024–2100: UN medium projection. Open the time machine to see the whole map in any year.
Largest listed places in Trinidad and Tobago
10 records sorted by displayed base population. Definitions vary (province/administrative unit, UN urban centre or GeoNames settlement); this is not a harmonised city ranking. Shares use World Bank 2025 country population 1,367,764. Dates and boundaries may differ. Overlapping entities are not summed.
| # | Place | Population | Definition | Share | Source / reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chaguanas | 115,936 | UN urban centre | 8.48% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 2 | San Fernando | 96,840 | UN urban centre | 7.08% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 3 | Mon Repos | 56,380 | GeoNames settlement | 4.12% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 4 | Port of Spain | 49,031 | GeoNames settlement | 3.58% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 5 | Rio Claro | 35,650 | GeoNames settlement | 2.61% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 6 | Arima | 35,000 | GeoNames settlement | 2.56% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 7 | Marabella | 26,700 | GeoNames settlement | 1.95% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 8 | Diego Martin | 25,370 | GeoNames settlement | 1.85% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 9 | Laventille | 21,000 | GeoNames settlement | 1.54% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 10 | Point Fortin | 19,056 | GeoNames settlement | 1.39% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
How Trinidad and Tobago compares
Trinidad and Tobago has almost the same population as Estonia (1,366,475).
| Rank | Country | Population | vs Trinidad and Tobago | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #154 |  Timor-Leste | 1,418,517 | +4% | compare → |
| #155 |  Cyprus | 1,370,754 | +0% | compare → |
| #157 |  Estonia | 1,366,475 | −0% | compare → |
| #158 |  Eswatini | 1,256,174 | −8% | compare → |
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Nearest countries
Trinidad and Tobago has no land border. Closest by distance:
Grenada 117,303 · 11.7× smaller · compare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99,924 · 13.7× smaller · compare
Barbados 282,623 · 4.8× smaller · compare
Saint Lucia 180,149 · 7.6× smaller · compare
In its region
Trinidad and Tobago is the 23rd most populous of the 42 economies in Latin America & Caribbean, holding 0.2% of the region's 666,592,570 people.
Rankings
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Cities
Chaguanas, San Fernando, Mon Repos, Port of Spain, Rio Claro, Arima, Marabella, Diego Martin — all Trinidad and Tobago's cities on the map.
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Population, growth, birth and death rates, migration, density, age structure, life expectancy, fertility and GDP per capita come from the World Bank Indicators API (latest available year shown beside each figure). The live counter applies the annual growth rate continuously from 1 July 2025 — a model, not a measurement. City populations are the latest census or official estimate held by GeoNames and are not projected. Sub-city units are folded into their parent city.
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