Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.5963 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 0.5963 people per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.5963 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1752 people per person, in 1960.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 126th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1752 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1814 people per person | +3.5% |
| 1962 | 0.195 people per person | +7.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2145 people per person | +10.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2384 people per person | +11.1% |
| 1965 | 0.265 people per person | +11.2% |
| 1966 | 0.293 people per person | +10.6% |
| 1967 | 0.3208 people per person | +9.5% |
| 1968 | 0.3468 people per person | +8.1% |
| 1969 | 0.3696 people per person | +6.6% |
| 1970 | 0.3881 people per person | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.405 people per person | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4224 people per person | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4398 people per person | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4567 people per person | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4726 people per person | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4871 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4999 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5104 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5183 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5231 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.5265 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.5298 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5329 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.5358 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.5386 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5412 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5437 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.546 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5481 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.55 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5518 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5534 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5547 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.556 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.557 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5578 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5585 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.559 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5592 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5593 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.559 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5583 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5572 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5557 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5785 people per person | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5776 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5756 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5733 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5725 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5692 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5664 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.567 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5683 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5696 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.571 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5724 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5745 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5835 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5872 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5845 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5868 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5909 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.593 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.5946 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.5963 people per person | +0.3% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.5963 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 74% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.5963 people per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7204 people per person, 83% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.26 people per person | 0.1752 people per person | 0.3696 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.46 people per person | 0.3881 people per person | 0.5183 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5366 people per person | 0.5231 people per person | 0.5481 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5557 people per person | 0.55 people per person | 0.5592 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5667 people per person | 0.5557 people per person | 0.5785 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5729 people per person | 0.5664 people per person | 0.5872 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.591 people per person | 0.5845 people per person | 0.5963 people per person | 6 |
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More population data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.9182 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.7422 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.9182 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.7401 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1,485 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.0299 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.861 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.9% (2100)
- Population density 175.12 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 34,774 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.5963 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5963 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1752 people per person in 1960.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 126th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.