Population growth in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Population growth was -0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population growth in Trinidad and Tobago, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth in Trinidad and Tobago is -0.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 169.1% on the previous year and down 113.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 2.1% in 1961 and was at its lowest, -3.9%, in 2005.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 170th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0% | -3.9% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | -0.1% | 0.2% | 6 |
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- Population, total 1.37 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.0% (2025)
- Urban population 738,177 (2025)
- Urban population 54.0% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 0.3362 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 8.8% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 30.6% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 2.0% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 0.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Population growth in Trinidad and Tobago was -0.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 1961.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.9% in 2005.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for population growth?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 170th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 113.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.