| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 23 Aug 2021 |
The current population of Trinidad and Tobago is 1,548,978 as of April 19, 2024, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Trinidad and Tobago is projected at 1,403,375 or 1.403 million as of July 1, 2021. The total population in Trinidad and Tobago is projected at 1,399,488 or 1.400 million people for the year 2020. Trinidad and Tobago ranks number 154th in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. Trinidad and Tobago is ranked 15th among 41 countries in North America.
Trinidad and Tobago's population peak will be 2028 with 1.41 mn people after Trinidad and Tobago's population will be decreased year by year. The Trinidad and Tobago population is projected to reach 1.41 million in 2030 and decrease further to 1.34 million in 2050, and it will decrease by 969.0 thousands by 2100. Trinidad and Tobago accounts for 0.018 percent of the world population. However, its global share declined by 0.027% in 1965 and is projected to decline at 0.009% by 2100.
Trinidad and Tobago was at 143rd position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to decrease at 164th in 2100.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 2020 | 1,399,488 | 4,515 | 0.32 | 0.018 |
| 2021 | 1,403,375 | 3,887 | 0.28 | 0.017 |
| 2022 | 1,406,585 | 3,210 | 0.23 | 0.017 |
| 2023 | 1,409,169 | 2,584 | 0.18 | 0.017 |
| 2024 | 1,411,197 | 2,028 | 0.14 | 0.017 |
| 2025 | 1,412,697 | 1,500 | 0.11 | 0.017 |
| 2026 | 1,413,706 | 1,009 | 0.07 | 0.017 |
| 2027 | 1,414,237 | 531 | 0.04 | 0.017 |
| 2028 | 1,414,330 | 93 | 0.01 | 0.017 |
| 2029 | 1,414,044 | -286 | -0.02 | 0.016 |
| 2030 | 1,413,415 | -629 | -0.04 | 0.016 |
| 2031 | 1,412,481 | -934 | -0.07 | 0.016 |
| 2032 | 1,411,245 | -1,236 | -0.09 | 0.016 |
| 2033 | 1,409,718 | -1,527 | -0.11 | 0.016 |
| 2034 | 1,407,933 | -1,785 | -0.13 | 0.016 |
| 2035 | 1,405,889 | -2,044 | -0.15 | 0.016 |
| 2036 | 1,403,595 | -2,294 | -0.16 | 0.015 |
| 2037 | 1,401,062 | -2,533 | -0.18 | 0.015 |
| 2038 | 1,398,289 | -2,773 | -0.20 | 0.015 |
| 2039 | 1,395,252 | -3,037 | -0.22 | 0.015 |
| 2040 | 1,391,940 | -3,312 | -0.24 | 0.015 |
| 2041 | 1,388,360 | -3,580 | -0.26 | 0.015 |
| 2042 | 1,384,521 | -3,839 | -0.28 | 0.015 |
| 2043 | 1,380,402 | -4,119 | -0.30 | 0.015 |
| 2044 | 1,376,001 | -4,401 | -0.32 | 0.014 |
| 2045 | 1,371,322 | -4,679 | -0.34 | 0.014 |
| 2046 | 1,366,344 | -4,978 | -0.36 | 0.014 |
| 2047 | 1,361,095 | -5,249 | -0.38 | 0.014 |
| 2048 | 1,355,579 | -5,516 | -0.41 | 0.014 |
| 2049 | 1,349,796 | -5,783 | -0.43 | 0.014 |
| 2050 | 1,343,789 | -6,007 | -0.45 | 0.014 |
| 2051 | 1,337,532 | -6,257 | -0.47 | 0.014 |
| 2052 | 1,331,061 | -6,471 | -0.48 | 0.013 |
| 2053 | 1,324,379 | -6,682 | -0.50 | 0.013 |
| 2054 | 1,317,503 | -6,876 | -0.52 | 0.013 |
| 2055 | 1,310,457 | -7,046 | -0.53 | 0.013 |
| 2056 | 1,303,263 | -7,194 | -0.55 | 0.013 |
| 2057 | 1,295,912 | -7,351 | -0.56 | 0.013 |
| 2058 | 1,288,416 | -7,496 | -0.58 | 0.013 |
| 2059 | 1,280,801 | -7,615 | -0.59 | 0.013 |
| 2060 | 1,273,066 | -7,735 | -0.60 | 0.013 |
| 2061 | 1,265,205 | -7,861 | -0.62 | 0.012 |
| 2062 | 1,257,262 | -7,943 | -0.63 | 0.012 |
| 2063 | 1,249,223 | -8,039 | -0.64 | 0.012 |
| 2064 | 1,241,083 | -8,140 | -0.65 | 0.012 |
| 2065 | 1,232,868 | -8,215 | -0.66 | 0.012 |
| 2066 | 1,224,578 | -8,290 | -0.67 | 0.012 |
| 2067 | 1,216,216 | -8,362 | -0.68 | 0.012 |
| 2068 | 1,207,811 | -8,405 | -0.69 | 0.012 |
| 2069 | 1,199,380 | -8,431 | -0.70 | 0.012 |
| 2070 | 1,190,944 | -8,436 | -0.70 | 0.012 |
| 2071 | 1,182,506 | -8,438 | -0.71 | 0.011 |
| 2072 | 1,174,074 | -8,432 | -0.71 | 0.011 |
| 2073 | 1,165,682 | -8,392 | -0.71 | 0.011 |
| 2074 | 1,157,348 | -8,334 | -0.71 | 0.011 |
| 2075 | 1,149,067 | -8,281 | -0.72 | 0.011 |
| 2076 | 1,140,869 | -8,198 | -0.71 | 0.011 |
| 2077 | 1,132,754 | -8,115 | -0.71 | 0.011 |
| 2078 | 1,124,744 | -8,010 | -0.71 | 0.011 |
| 2079 | 1,116,830 | -7,914 | -0.70 | 0.011 |
| 2080 | 1,109,039 | -7,791 | -0.70 | 0.011 |
| 2081 | 1,101,362 | -7,677 | -0.69 | 0.011 |
| 2082 | 1,093,805 | -7,557 | -0.69 | 0.010 |
| 2083 | 1,086,365 | -7,440 | -0.68 | 0.010 |
| 2084 | 1,079,028 | -7,337 | -0.68 | 0.010 |
| 2085 | 1,071,784 | -7,244 | -0.67 | 0.010 |
| 2086 | 1,064,641 | -7,143 | -0.67 | 0.010 |
| 2087 | 1,057,578 | -7,063 | -0.66 | 0.010 |
| 2088 | 1,050,596 | -6,982 | -0.66 | 0.010 |
| 2089 | 1,043,672 | -6,924 | -0.66 | 0.010 |
| 2090 | 1,036,770 | -6,902 | -0.66 | 0.010 |
| 2091 | 1,029,912 | -6,858 | -0.66 | 0.010 |
| 2092 | 1,023,072 | -6,840 | -0.66 | 0.010 |
| 2093 | 1,016,249 | -6,823 | -0.67 | 0.010 |
| 2094 | 1,009,452 | -6,797 | -0.67 | 0.010 |
| 2095 | 1,002,672 | -6,780 | -0.67 | 0.010 |
| 2096 | 995,907 | -6,765 | -0.67 | 0.010 |
| 2097 | 989,151 | -6,756 | -0.68 | 0.010 |
| 2098 | 982,392 | -6,759 | -0.68 | 0.009 |
| 2099 | 975,626 | -6,766 | -0.69 | inf |
| 2100 | 968,827 | -6,799 | -0.70 | inf |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 1950 | 645,635 | - | - | 0.026 |
| 1951 | 658,749 | 13,114 | 2.03 | 0.026 |
| 1952 | 675,589 | 16,840 | 2.56 | 0.026 |
| 1953 | 695,243 | 19,654 | 2.91 | 0.026 |
| 1954 | 716,883 | 21,640 | 3.11 | 0.027 |
| 1955 | 739,709 | 22,826 | 3.18 | 0.027 |
| 1956 | 762,979 | 23,270 | 3.15 | 0.027 |
| 1957 | 786,033 | 23,054 | 3.02 | 0.028 |
| 1958 | 808,233 | 22,200 | 2.82 | 0.028 |
| 1959 | 829,019 | 20,786 | 2.57 | 0.028 |
| 1960 | 847,979 | 18,960 | 2.29 | 0.028 |
| 1961 | 864,818 | 16,839 | 1.99 | 0.028 |
| 1962 | 879,441 | 14,623 | 1.69 | 0.028 |
| 1963 | 891,944 | 12,503 | 1.42 | 0.028 |
| 1964 | 902,613 | 10,669 | 1.20 | 0.028 |
| 1965 | 911,737 | 9,124 | 1.01 | 0.027 |
| 1966 | 919,217 | 7,480 | 0.82 | 0.027 |
| 1967 | 925,235 | 6,018 | 0.65 | 0.027 |
| 1968 | 930,795 | 5,560 | 0.60 | 0.026 |
| 1969 | 937,186 | 6,391 | 0.69 | 0.026 |
| 1970 | 945,360 | 8,174 | 0.87 | 0.026 |
| 1971 | 955,741 | 10,381 | 1.10 | 0.025 |
| 1972 | 968,136 | 12,395 | 1.30 | 0.025 |
| 1973 | 982,010 | 13,874 | 1.43 | 0.025 |
| 1974 | 996,493 | 14,483 | 1.47 | 0.025 |
| 1975 | 1,010,936 | 14,443 | 1.45 | 0.025 |
| 1976 | 1,025,107 | 14,171 | 1.40 | 0.025 |
| 1977 | 1,039,212 | 14,105 | 1.38 | 0.025 |
| 1978 | 1,053,558 | 14,346 | 1.38 | 0.025 |
| 1979 | 1,068,640 | 15,082 | 1.43 | 0.024 |
| 1980 | 1,084,744 | 16,104 | 1.51 | 0.024 |
| 1981 | 1,101,983 | 17,239 | 1.59 | 0.024 |
| 1982 | 1,120,020 | 18,037 | 1.64 | 0.024 |
| 1983 | 1,138,071 | 18,051 | 1.61 | 0.024 |
| 1984 | 1,155,074 | 17,003 | 1.49 | 0.024 |
| 1985 | 1,170,285 | 15,211 | 1.32 | 0.024 |
| 1986 | 1,183,381 | 13,096 | 1.12 | 0.024 |
| 1987 | 1,194,541 | 11,160 | 0.94 | 0.024 |
| 1988 | 1,204,153 | 9,612 | 0.80 | 0.023 |
| 1989 | 1,212,857 | 8,704 | 0.72 | 0.023 |
| 1990 | 1,221,116 | 8,259 | 0.68 | 0.023 |
| 1991 | 1,229,103 | 7,987 | 0.65 | 0.023 |
| 1992 | 1,236,683 | 7,580 | 0.62 | 0.023 |
| 1993 | 1,243,616 | 6,933 | 0.56 | 0.022 |
| 1994 | 1,249,520 | 5,904 | 0.47 | 0.022 |
| 1995 | 1,254,200 | 4,680 | 0.37 | 0.022 |
| 1996 | 1,257,549 | 3,349 | 0.27 | 0.022 |
| 1997 | 1,259,848 | 2,299 | 0.18 | 0.021 |
| 1998 | 1,261,695 | 1,847 | 0.15 | 0.021 |
| 1999 | 1,263,933 | 2,238 | 0.18 | 0.021 |
| 2000 | 1,267,153 | 3,220 | 0.25 | 0.021 |
| 2001 | 1,271,632 | 4,479 | 0.35 | 0.020 |
| 2002 | 1,277,213 | 5,581 | 0.44 | 0.020 |
| 2003 | 1,283,559 | 6,346 | 0.50 | 0.020 |
| 2004 | 1,290,123 | 6,564 | 0.51 | 0.020 |
| 2005 | 1,296,502 | 6,379 | 0.49 | 0.020 |
| 2006 | 1,302,561 | 6,059 | 0.47 | 0.020 |
| 2007 | 1,308,451 | 5,890 | 0.45 | 0.019 |
| 2008 | 1,314,443 | 5,992 | 0.46 | 0.019 |
| 2009 | 1,320,930 | 6,487 | 0.49 | 0.019 |
| 2010 | 1,328,147 | 7,217 | 0.55 | 0.019 |
| 2011 | 1,336,178 | 8,031 | 0.60 | 0.019 |
| 2012 | 1,344,819 | 8,641 | 0.65 | 0.019 |
| 2013 | 1,353,703 | 8,884 | 0.66 | 0.019 |
| 2014 | 1,362,345 | 8,642 | 0.64 | 0.019 |
| 2015 | 1,370,328 | 7,983 | 0.59 | 0.018 |
| 2016 | 1,377,560 | 7,232 | 0.53 | 0.018 |
| 2017 | 1,384,059 | 6,499 | 0.47 | 0.018 |
| 2018 | 1,389,843 | 5,784 | 0.42 | 0.018 |
| 2019 | 1,394,973 | 5,130 | 0.37 | 0.018 |