Trinidad and Tobago Population Pyramid 2020

Trinidad and Tobago
2020
Population: 1,481,023

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-5 -1   2020  +1 +5

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Trinidad and Tobago in 2020

As of 2020, Trinidad and Tobago counted 1,481,024 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 2010, the population was 1,386,654; it has grown by 6.8% since.

With a median age of 36.3 years, Trinidad and Tobago had a youth dependency ratio of 26.5 and an old-age dependency ratio of 14.7 per 100 people of working age. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.

Share of the population by age group, 1950–2100

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.

Population
1,481,024
Median age
36.3
0-14 %
18.7%
65+ %
10.4%
Child dependency
26.5
Old-age dependency
14.7
Pyramid shape
Population 2050
1,399,800
Population 2100
898,355
Births per woman
Total fertility rate, 1960–2023
123456
1960Replacement level (2.1)2023 · 1.53

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
Years, 1960–2023
Total Women Men
50607080
19602023 · 73.5

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.

People supported per 100 workers
Dependency ratios, 1950–2100
Children Older adults
22456890
19502100
Where immigrants come from (2024)

102,897 immigrants live in Trinidad and Tobago, 6.8% of the population.

Venezuela34,543
Guyana15,720
Grenada12,827
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines10,277
United States of America9,267
Where emigrants live (2024)

321,488 people born in Trinidad and Tobago live in other countries.

United States of America241,541
Canada62,401
Venezuela2,524
Jamaica2,380
Grenada2,331
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Immigration statistics Origin of migrant stocks map

Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.

Country Population Median age Relative size
Trinidad and Tobago 1,481,024 36.3
Guadeloupe 407,394 45.3
Bahamas 395,863 34.6
Martinique 356,615 48.2
Barbados 281,698 39.2
How many people lived in Trinidad and Tobago in 2020?
Trinidad and Tobago had a population of 1,481,024 in 2020.
Is the population of Trinidad and Tobago increasing or decreasing?
Trinidad and Tobago's population grew 6.8% over the previous ten years, and is projected to reach 1,399,800 by 2050.
What is the median age in Trinidad and Tobago?
The median age in Trinidad and Tobago is 36.3 years — half the population is younger, half older.
How many children and older people live in Trinidad and Tobago?
In Trinidad and Tobago, 18.7% of people are under 15 and 10.4% are 65 or older.
What type of population pyramid does Trinidad and Tobago have?
Trinidad and Tobago's pyramid is stationary — similar-sized cohorts through the younger ages, the signature of near-replacement fertility.

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