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Population in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago: Population was 1.50 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1.50 million people
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
154th
of 238 countries
All-time high
1.50 million people
in 2023
All-time low
3 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Trinidad and Tobago, 1000–2023

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2023, population in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 1.50 million people. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 1.50 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3 people, in 1000.

That places Trinidad and Tobago 154th out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 3 people 3 people 3 people 1
1100s 7 people 7 people 7 people 1
1200s 14 people 14 people 14 people 1
1300s 28 people 28 people 28 people 1
1400s 57 people 57 people 57 people 1
1500s 115 people 115 people 115 people 1
1600s 231 people 231 people 231 people 1
1700s 462 people 462 people 462 people 1
1710s 693 people 693 people 693 people 1
1720s 1,040 people 1,040 people 1,040 people 1
1730s 1,560 people 1,560 people 1,560 people 1
1740s 2,341 people 2,341 people 2,341 people 1
1750s 3,511 people 3,511 people 3,511 people 1
1760s 5,267 people 5,267 people 5,267 people 1
1770s 7,901 people 7,901 people 7,901 people 1
1780s 11,851 people 11,851 people 11,851 people 1
1790s 17,777 people 17,777 people 17,777 people 1
1800s 25,928 people 20,000 people 32,789 people 10
1810s 44,989 people 34,746 people 56,403 people 10
1820s 62,468 people 58,458 people 65,414 people 10
1830s 68,983 people 66,045 people 71,998 people 10
1840s 75,945 people 72,692 people 79,434 people 10
1850s 88,488 people 80,585 people 97,311 people 10
1860s 110,485 people 99,494 people 122,418 people 10
1870s 145,467 people 125,755 people 167,300 people 10
1880s 193,710 people 172,262 people 215,868 people 10
1890s 243,737 people 220,924 people 267,522 people 10
1900s 301,462 people 273,257 people 331,114 people 10
1910s 364,852 people 337,613 people 391,584 people 10
1920s 405,902 people 396,002 people 414,604 people 10
1930s 447,675 people 418,330 people 481,571 people 10
1940s 557,200 people 491,882 people 630,424 people 10
1950s 733,530 people 648,778 people 825,021 people 10
1960s 917,562 people 844,952 people 980,713 people 10
1970s 1.05 million people 991,480 people 1.11 million people 10
1980s 1.18 million people 1.12 million people 1.24 million people 10
1990s 1.29 million people 1.25 million people 1.31 million people 10
2000s 1.35 million people 1.32 million people 1.38 million people 10
2010s 1.43 million people 1.39 million people 1.48 million people 10
2020s 1.49 million people 1.48 million people 1.50 million people 4

Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago

  1. 151 Equatorial Guinea 1.85 million people compare
  2. 152 North Macedonia 1.83 million people compare
  3. 153 Bahrain 1.57 million people compare
  4. 155 East Timor 1.38 million people compare
  5. 156 Estonia 1.37 million people compare
  6. 157 Cyprus 1.34 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Trinidad and Tobago?
Population in Trinidad and Tobago was 1.50 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The highest recorded value was 1.50 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The lowest recorded value was 3 people in 1000.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for population?
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 154th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.