Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is a twin island country that is the southernmost nation of the West Indies in the Caribbean. It is situated 130 kilometres south of Grenada off the northern edge of the South American mainland, 11 kilometres off the coast of northeastern Venezuela. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Trinidad and Tobago	5,145.8 km²
Population	1.3 million
Male Population	670,851 (50.4%)
Female Population	661,430 (49.6%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+35.1%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+7.4%
Median Age	32 years
Male Median Age	31.8 years
Female Median Age	32.2 years
Timezone	Atlantic Standard Time

Map of Trinidad and Tobago

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	986,464	1,193,709	1,240,615	1,332,285
Population Density	191.7 / km²	232.0 / km²	241.1 / km²	258.9 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population By Age and Gender

Trinidad and Tobago Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	48,855	47,252	96,108
5-9	47,357	45,905	93,263
10-14	45,903	43,925	89,828
15-19	50,761	49,701	100,463
20-24	58,631	58,049	116,681
25-29	63,607	62,551	126,159
30-34	55,055	52,785	107,841
35-39	47,868	46,650	94,518
40-44	44,418	43,579	87,998
45-49	49,713	48,429	98,142
50-54	44,911	44,112	89,024
55-59	37,504	37,261	74,766
60-64	30,268	29,609	59,877
65-69	22,029	23,531	45,561
70-74	14,495	16,400	30,896
75-79	9,474	11,691	21,165
80-84	0	0	0
85 Plus	0	0	0

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1810 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
1900	258,308	n/a	n/a
1910	319,046	23.5%	60,738
1920	374,969	17.5%	55,923
1930	390,406	4.1%	15,437
1940	458,860	17.5%	68,454
1950	613,107	33.6%	154,247
1960	812,665	32.5%	199,558
1970	932,244	14.7%	119,579
1990	1,193,709	13.2%	130,732
2000	1,240,615	3.9%	46,906
2020	1,347,277	4.2%	53,331
2030	1,336,965	-0.8%	-10,312
2040	1,297,041	-3%	-39,924
2050	1,226,617	-5.4%	-70,424
2060	1,133,471	-7.6%	-93,146
2070	1,034,029	-8.8%	-99,442
2080	935,053	-9.6%	-98,976
2090	847,629	-9.3%	-87,424
2100	775,435	-8.5%	-72,194

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Top Cities in Trinidad and Tobago

Cities in Trinidad and Tobago

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Arima	13.6 km²	39,266	7,469 / mi²
Chaguanas, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago	59.6 km²	91,287	3,965 / mi²
Diego Martin	138.4 km²	95,930	1,794 / mi²
Mayaro-Rio Claro	791 km²	36,382	119.1 / mi²
Penal-Debe, Trinidad, Trinidad And Tobago	242.1 km²	93,129	996.3 / mi²
Piarco	538 km²	212,529	1,023 / mi²
Point Fortin	27 km²	21,701	2,082 / mi²
Port of Spain	13.4 km²	39,109	7,574 / mi²
Princes Town	624.9 km²	105,561	437.5 / mi²
San Fernando	18.6 km²	46,754	6,519 / mi²
San Juan	208.4 km²	156,722	1,947 / mi²
Sangre Grande	931.8 km²	79,373	220.6 / mi²
Siparia	494.6 km²	87,062	455.9 / mi²
Tabaquite	742.1 km²	183,789	641.4 / mi²
Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago	302.4 km²	61,803	529.2 / mi²

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