1,407,460 (2023 est.)
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noun: Trinidadian(s), Tobagonian(s)
adjective: Trinidadian, Tobagonian
note: Trinbagonian is used on occasion to describe a citizen of the country without specifying the island of origin
East Indian 35.4%, African descent 34.2%, mixed - other 15.3%, mixed - African/East Indian 7.7%, other 1.3%, unspecified 6.2% (2011 est.)
English (official), Trinidadian Creole English, Tobagonian Creole English, Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Trinidadian Creole French, Spanish, Chinese
Protestant 32.1% (Pentecostal/Evangelical/Full Gospel 12%, Baptist 6.9%, Anglican 5.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 4.1%, Presbyterian/Congregational 2.5%, other Protestant 0.9%), Roman Catholic 21.6%, Hindu 18.2%, Muslim 5%, Jehovah's Witness 1.5%, other 8.4%, none 2.2%, unspecified 11.1% (2011 est.)
0-14 years: 19.04% (male 136,733/female 131,316)
15-64 years: 67.4% (male 482,427/female 466,200)
65 years and over: 13.56% (2023 est.) (male 88,531/female 102,253)
total dependency ratio: 43.7
youth dependency ratio: 29.3
elderly dependency ratio: 16.8
potential support ratio: 7.4 (2021 est.)
total: 37.8 years
male: 37.3 years
female: 38.3 years (2020 est.)
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0.12% (2023 est.)
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10.62 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
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8.48 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
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-0.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
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population on Trinidad is concentrated in the western half of the island, on Tobago in the southern half
urban population: 53.4% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 0.23% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
545,000 PORT-OF-SPAIN (capital) (2023)
at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2023 est.)
27 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)
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total: 15.44 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 17.51 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 13.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)
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total population: 76.19 years
male: 74.29 years
female: 78.18 years (2023 est.)
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1.63 children born/woman (2023 est.)
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0.8 (2023 est.)
NA
improved: urban: NA
rural: NA
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: NA
rural: NA
total: 0% of population (2020 est.)
7.3% of GDP (2020)
4.48 physicians/1,000 population (2019)
3 beds/1,000 population (2017)
improved: urban: NA
rural: NA
total: 99.9% of population
unimproved: urban: NA
rural: NA
total: 0.1% of population (2020 est.)
18.6% (2016)
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total: 5.81 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
beer: 2.92 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine: 0.16 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits: 2.65 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols: 0.09 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
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4.9% (2011)
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48.6% (2023 est.)
4.1% of GDP (2020 est.)
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99.2%
female: 98.7% (2015)
total: 12.7%
male: 12.8%
female: 12.6% (2021 est.)
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NOTE: The information regarding Trinidad and Tobago on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Trinidad and Tobago 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Trinidad and Tobago 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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