Trinidad and Tobago vs Vanuatu: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Trinidad and Tobago
185,894 people
in 2020
Vanuatu
209,344 people
in 2020
Trinidad and Tobago rank
160th
Vanuatu rank
157th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 209,344 people against 185,894 people in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 23,450 people.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Trinidad and Tobago's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 160th and Vanuatu ranks 157th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Trinidad and Tobago averaged higher in 7 and Vanuatu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Trinidad and Tobago | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 136,910 people | 54,087 people | 82,823 people | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1960s | 141,228 people | 69,394 people | 71,833 people | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1970s | 144,076 people | 85,451 people | 58,626 people | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1980s | 160,624 people | 107,556 people | 53,068 people | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 165,163 people | 124,578 people | 40,586 people | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 170,320 people | 149,644 people | 20,676 people | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 182,256 people | 182,180 people | 76.5 people | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 185,894 people | 209,344 people | 23,450 people | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Trinidad and Tobago or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 209,344 people against 185,894 people in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Trinidad and Tobago and Vanuatu?
- 23,450 people, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Trinidad and Tobago and Vanuatu?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Trinidad and Tobago and Vanuatu rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 160th and Vanuatu ranks 157th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.