Trinidad and Tobago Population Pyramid 1966
Trinidad and Tobago in 1966
As of 1966, Trinidad and Tobago counted 942,937 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 23.8%, up from 761,687 in 1956.
Half of the population was younger than 18.4 years; 42.9% were children under 15 and 3.7% were 65 or older. 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 | 942,937 | 18.4 | |
| Martinique | 317,076 | 18.1 | |
| Guadeloupe | 308,499 | 18.3 | |
| Barbados | 244,996 | 21.8 | |
| Bahamas | 154,874 | 20.1 |





