Trinidad and Tobago Demographics Profile 2013

Population

1,226,383 (July 2012 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 19.5% (male 121,872/female 116,859)
15-24 years: 14.4% (male 91,247/female 84,920)
25-54 years: 47.1% (male 299,063/female 278,657)
55-64 years: 10.3% (male 62,815/female 63,678)
65 years and over: 8.7% (male 46,198/female 61,074) (2012 est.)

Median age

total: 33.5 years
male: 33.1 years
female: 34 years (2012 est.)

Population growth rate

-0.086% (2012 est.)

Birth rate

14.25 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Death rate

8.35 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)

Net migration rate

-6.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 14% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major cities - population

PORT-OF-SPAIN (capital) 57,000 (2009)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 26.73 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 28.05 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 25.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 71.67 years
male: 68.81 years
female: 74.6 years (2012 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.72 children born/woman (2012 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

1.5% (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

15,000 (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

fewer than 1,000 (2009 est.)

Sanitation facility access

improved:
urban: 92% of population
rural: 92% of population
total: 92% of population
unimproved:
urban: 8% of population
rural: 8% of population
total: 8% of population

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%, Protestant 25.8% (Anglican 7.8%, Baptist 7.2%, Pentecostal 6.8%, Seventh-Day Adventist 4%), Hindu 22.5%, Muslim 5.8%, 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.)

People - note

in 2007, the government of Trinidad and Tobago estimated the population to be 1.3 million

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 12 years
male: 11 years
female: 12 years (2007)

Education expenditures

NA

Maternal mortality rate

46 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

4.4% (2000)

Health expenditures

5.6% of GDP (2009)

Physicians density

1.175 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Hospital bed density

2.5 beds/1,000 population (2008)