Trinidad and Tobago Demographics Profile 2009

Population

1,229,953 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 19.6% (male 123,214/female 117,584)
15-64 years: 72.6% (male 457,868/female 434,486)
65 years and over: 7.9% (male 41,467/female 55,334) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 32.1 years
male: 31.6 years
female: 32.7 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

-0.102% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

14.36 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

8.11 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

-7.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 13% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2.9% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 29.93 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 31.14 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 28.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 70.86 years
male: 67.98 years
female: 73.82 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.72 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

1.5% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

14,000 (2007 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.)

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: 11 years
male: 11 years
female: 11 years (2005)

Education expenditures

4.2% of GDP (2002)