Trinidad and Tobago - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Trinidad and Tobago was 744,725 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 744,725 in 2020 and a minimum value of 289,625 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 289,625
1961 302,719
1962 315,401
1963 327,648
1964 339,502
1965 351,002
1966 362,098
1967 372,813
1968 383,514
1969 394,695
1970 406,834
1971 420,139
1972 434,577
1973 449,945
1974 465,894
1975 482,125
1976 498,518
1977 515,136
1978 532,153
1979 549,807
1980 567,147
1981 578,188
1982 589,724
1983 601,323
1984 612,437
1985 622,656
1986 631,796
1987 639,947
1988 647,315
1989 654,228
1990 660,920
1991 667,504
1992 673,882
1993 679,929
1994 685,453
1995 690,312
1996 694,468
1997 698,026
1998 701,366
1999 704,905
2000 708,405
2001 708,525
2002 709,235
2003 710,363
2004 711,563
2005 712,646
2006 713,525
2007 714,283
2008 715,087
2009 716,111
2010 717,530
2011 719,346
2012 721,775
2013 724,640
2014 727,665
2015 730,647
2016 733,552
2017 736,389
2018 739,173
2019 741,942
2020 744,725

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Trinidad and Tobago was 53.21 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 55.91 in 2000, while its lowest value was 34.16 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 34.16
1961 35.00
1962 35.86
1963 36.73
1964 37.61
1965 38.50
1966 39.39
1967 40.29
1968 41.20
1969 42.12
1970 43.04
1971 43.96
1972 44.89
1973 45.82
1974 46.75
1975 47.69
1976 48.63
1977 49.57
1978 50.51
1979 51.45
1980 52.28
1981 52.47
1982 52.65
1983 52.84
1984 53.02
1985 53.21
1986 53.39
1987 53.57
1988 53.76
1989 53.94
1990 54.12
1991 54.31
1992 54.49
1993 54.67
1994 54.86
1995 55.04
1996 55.22
1997 55.41
1998 55.59
1999 55.77
2000 55.91
2001 55.72
2002 55.53
2003 55.34
2004 55.16
2005 54.97
2006 54.78
2007 54.59
2008 54.40
2009 54.21
2010 54.03
2011 53.84
2012 53.67
2013 53.53
2014 53.41
2015 53.32
2016 53.25
2017 53.21
2018 53.18
2019 53.19
2020 53.21

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization