Trinidad and Tobago Population Pyramid 1962
Trinidad and Tobago in 1962
In 1962, Trinidad and Tobago had a total population of 880,195 people. A decade earlier, in 1952, the population was 683,432; it has grown by 28.8% since.
With a median age of 18.4 years, Trinidad and Tobago had a youth dependency ratio of 80.7 and an old-age dependency ratio of 5.9 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 880,195 | 18.4 | |
| Martinique | 299,758 | 18.6 | |
| Guadeloupe | 292,004 | 18.3 | |
| Barbados | 235,224 | 21.8 | |
| Curaçao | 136,457 | 19.5 |





