Trinidad and Tobago Population Pyramid 1953
Trinidad and Tobago in 1953
The population of Trinidad and Tobago in 1953 was 701,859. The median age was 19.8 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 76.1 children under 15 and 6.4 people aged 65 or over.
This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Trinidad and Tobago had on average 1.53 children, below the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 73.5 years in 2023: 76.7 for women and 70.4 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
102,897 immigrants live in Trinidad and Tobago, 6.8% of the population.
| Venezuela | 34,543 |
| Guyana | 15,720 |
| Grenada | 12,827 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10,277 |
| United States of America | 9,267 |
321,488 people born in Trinidad and Tobago live in other countries.
| United States of America | 241,541 |
| Canada | 62,401 |
| Venezuela | 2,524 |
| Jamaica | 2,380 |
| Grenada | 2,331 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinidad and Tobago | 701,860 | 19.8 | |
| Martinique | 248,663 | 19.7 | |
| Guadeloupe | 231,969 | 19.6 | |
| Barbados | 219,232 | 22.4 | |
| Curaçao | 110,042 | 21.4 |





