Population1,226,383 (July 2012 est.) Age structure0-14 years: 19.5% (male 121,872/female 116,859) Median agetotal: 33.5 years Population growth rate-0.086% (2012 est.) Birth rate14.25 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) Death rate8.35 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) Net migration rate-6.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.) Urbanizationurban population: 14% of total population (2010) Major cities - populationPORT-OF-SPAIN (capital) 57,000 (2009) Sex ratioat birth: 1.03 male(s)/female Infant mortality ratetotal: 26.73 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 71.67 years Total fertility rate1.72 children born/woman (2012 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate1.5% (2009 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS15,000 (2009 est.) HIV/AIDS - deathsfewer than 1,000 (2009 est.) Sanitation facility accessimproved: Nationalitynoun: Trinidadian(s), Tobagonian(s) Ethnic groupsIndian (South Asian) 40%, African 37.5%, mixed 20.5%, other 1.2%, unspecified 0.8% (2000 census) ReligionsRoman 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) LanguagesEnglish (official), Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), French, Spanish, Chinese Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write People - notein 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 Education expendituresNA Maternal mortality rate46 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) Children under the age of 5 years underweight4.4% (2000) Health expenditures5.6% of GDP (2009) Physicians density1.175 physicians/1,000 population (2007) Hospital bed density2.5 beds/1,000 population (2008) |
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Source: CIA World Factbook | |