Trinidad and Tobago Demographics Profile 2008

Population

1,047,366 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 19% (male 102,352/female 96,487)
15-64 years: 71.8% (male 396,352/female 356,080)
65 years and over: 9.2% (male 42,998/female 53,097) (2008 est.)

Median age

total: 32.3 years
male: 31.9 years
female: 32.8 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

-0.891% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

13.22 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

10.93 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

-11.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.11 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female
total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 23.59 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 25.34 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 21.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 67 years
male: 66.07 years
female: 67.98 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.73 children born/woman (2008 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

3.2% (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

29,000 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

1,900 (2003 est.)

Nationality

noun: Trinidadian(s), Tobagonian(s)
adjective: Trinidadian, Tobagonian

Ethnic groups

Indian (South Asian) 40%, African 37.5%, mixed 20.5%, other 1.2%, unspecified 0.8% (2000 census)

Religions

Roman Catholic 26%, Hindu 22.5%, Anglican 7.8%, Baptist 7.2%, Pentecostal 6.8%, Muslim 5.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 4%, other Christian 5.8%, other 10.8%, unspecified 1.4%, none 1.9% (2000 census)

Languages

English (official), Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), French, Spanish, Chinese

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.6%
male: 99.1%
female: 98% (2003 est.)