Trinidad and Tobago Population Pyramid 1990
Trinidad and Tobago in 1990
As of 1990, Trinidad and Tobago counted 1,252,209 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 11.6%, up from 1,121,744 in 1980.
With a median age of 24.2 years, Trinidad and Tobago had a youth dependency ratio of 54.4 and an old-age dependency ratio of 7.3 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 | 1,252,209 | 24.2 | |
| Guadeloupe | 388,813 | 27.2 | |
| Martinique | 371,000 | 29.7 | |
| Bahamas | 275,945 | 25.4 | |
| Barbados | 258,582 | 29.1 |





