Trinidad & Tobago
Population in Trinidad & Tobago
Population in Trinidad & Tobago: 648,800 people in 1950 and 1.5 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 1.5 million people
- Since 1950
- +854,200 people
- Rank, 2023
- 155 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 8.09 billion people
- Projected, 2100
- 898,400 people
- UN projection (medium variant)
people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 898,400 people in 2100, between 418,200 people and 1.76 million people (95% prediction interval).
- Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 20,000 people.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Trinidad & Tobago | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.5 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 1.5 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 1.49 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 1.48 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 1.49 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 1.47 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 1.45 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 1.44 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 1.43 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 1.42 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 1.41 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 1.4 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 1.4 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 1.39 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 1.38 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 1.37 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 1.37 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 1.36 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 1.35 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 1.35 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 1.34 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 1.33 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 1.33 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 1.32 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 1.32 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 1.31 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 1.31 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 1.3 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 1.3 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 1.29 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 1.28 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 1.27 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 1.26 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 1.25 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 1.24 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 1.23 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 1.22 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 1.2 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 1.19 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 1.17 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 1.16 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 1.15 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 1.14 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 1.12 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 1.11 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 1.09 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 1.08 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 1.07 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 1.05 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 1.04 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 1.03 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 1.02 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 1 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 991,500 | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 980,700 | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 969,000 | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 956,400 | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 942,900 | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 928,400 | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 913,000 | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 896,800 | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 880,200 | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 863,100 | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 844,900 | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 825,000 | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 803,800 | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 782,500 | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 761,700 | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 741,200 | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 721,200 | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 701,900 | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 683,400 | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 665,700 | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 648,800 | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 630,400 | – |
| 1948 | 612,800 | – |
| 1947 | 595,600 | – |
| 1946 | 579,000 | – |
| 1945 | 562,800 | – |
| 1944 | 547,100 | – |
| 1943 | 531,800 | – |
| 1942 | 516,900 | – |
| 1941 | 503,600 | – |
| 1940 | 491,900 | – |
| 1939 | 481,600 | – |
| 1938 | 472,700 | – |
| 1937 | 465,100 | – |
| 1936 | 457,600 | – |
| 1935 | 450,300 | – |
| 1934 | 443,100 | – |
| 1933 | 436,000 | – |
| 1932 | 429,000 | – |
| 1931 | 423,100 | – |
| 1930 | 418,300 | – |
| 1929 | 414,600 | – |
| 1928 | 411,900 | – |
| 1927 | 410,300 | – |
| 1926 | 408,600 | – |
| 1925 | 407,000 | – |
| 1924 | 405,300 | – |
| 1923 | 403,700 | – |
| 1922 | 402,100 | – |
| 1921 | 399,500 | – |
| 1920 | 396,000 | – |
| 1919 | 391,600 | – |
| 1918 | 386,300 | – |
| 1917 | 380,100 | – |
| 1916 | 373,900 | – |
| 1915 | 367,700 | – |
| 1914 | 361,700 | – |
| 1913 | 355,800 | – |
| 1912 | 350,000 | – |
| 1911 | 343,900 | – |
| 1910 | 337,600 | – |
| 1909 | 331,100 | – |
| 1908 | 324,400 | – |
| 1907 | 317,500 | – |
| 1906 | 310,800 | – |
| 1905 | 304,200 | – |
| 1904 | 297,700 | – |
| 1903 | 291,400 | – |
| 1902 | 285,200 | – |
| 1901 | 279,100 | – |
| 1900 | 273,300 | – |
| 1899 | 267,500 | – |
| 1898 | 261,900 | – |
| 1897 | 256,500 | – |
| 1896 | 251,100 | – |
| 1895 | 245,900 | – |
| 1894 | 240,800 | – |
| 1893 | 235,800 | – |
| 1892 | 230,900 | – |
| 1891 | 225,900 | – |
| 1890 | 220,900 | – |
| 1889 | 215,900 | – |
| 1888 | 210,800 | – |
| 1887 | 205,600 | – |
| 1886 | 200,600 | – |
| 1885 | 195,700 | – |
| 1884 | 191,000 | – |
| 1883 | 186,300 | – |
| 1882 | 181,800 | – |
| 1881 | 177,100 | – |
| 1880 | 172,300 | – |
| 1879 | 167,300 | – |
| 1878 | 162,200 | – |
| 1877 | 157,000 | – |
| 1876 | 152,000 | – |
| 1875 | 147,100 | – |
| 1874 | 142,400 | – |
| 1873 | 137,900 | – |
| 1872 | 133,500 | – |
| 1871 | 129,400 | – |
| 1870 | 125,800 | – |
| 1869 | 122,400 | – |
| 1868 | 119,400 | – |
| 1867 | 116,700 | – |
| 1866 | 114,100 | – |
| 1865 | 111,500 | – |
| 1864 | 109,000 | – |
| 1863 | 106,500 | – |
| 1862 | 104,100 | – |
| 1861 | 101,800 | – |
| 1860 | 99,490 | – |
| 1859 | 97,310 | – |
| 1858 | 95,200 | – |
| 1857 | 93,160 | – |
| 1856 | 91,160 | – |
| 1855 | 89,200 | – |
| 1854 | 87,290 | – |
| 1853 | 85,420 | – |
| 1852 | 83,580 | – |
| 1851 | 81,980 | – |
| 1850 | 80,590 | – |
| 1849 | 79,430 | – |
| 1848 | 78,490 | – |
| 1847 | 77,740 | – |
| 1846 | 77,000 | – |
| 1845 | 76,260 | – |
| 1844 | 75,530 | – |
| 1843 | 74,810 | – |
| 1842 | 74,100 | – |
| 1841 | 73,390 | – |
| 1840 | 72,690 | – |
| 1839 | 72,000 | – |
| 1838 | 71,310 | – |
| 1837 | 70,630 | – |
| 1836 | 69,960 | – |
| 1835 | 69,290 | – |
| 1834 | 68,630 | – |
| 1833 | 67,970 | – |
| 1832 | 67,320 | – |
| 1831 | 66,680 | – |
| 1830 | 66,050 | – |
| 1829 | 65,410 | – |
| 1828 | 64,790 | – |
| 1827 | 64,170 | – |
| 1826 | 63,560 | – |
| 1825 | 62,950 | – |
| 1824 | 62,350 | – |
| 1823 | 61,760 | – |
| 1822 | 61,170 | – |
| 1821 | 60,060 | – |
| 1820 | 58,460 | – |
| 1819 | 56,400 | – |
| 1818 | 53,920 | – |
| 1817 | 51,040 | – |
| 1816 | 48,310 | – |
| 1815 | 45,730 | – |
| 1814 | 43,280 | – |
| 1813 | 40,970 | – |
| 1812 | 38,780 | – |
| 1811 | 36,710 | – |
| 1810 | 34,750 | – |
| 1809 | 32,790 | – |
| 1808 | 31,040 | – |
| 1807 | 29,380 | – |
| 1806 | 27,810 | – |
| 1805 | 26,320 | – |
| 1804 | 24,920 | – |
| 1803 | 23,580 | – |
| 1802 | 22,320 | – |
| 1801 | 21,130 | – |
| 1800 | 20,000 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Trinidad & Tobago | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.51 million1.5 million–1.52 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 1.51 million1.49 million–1.53 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 1.51 million1.48 million–1.55 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 1.51 million1.47 million–1.56 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 1.51 million1.46 million–1.58 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 1.51 million1.45 million–1.59 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 1.51 million1.44 million–1.6 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 1.51 million1.42 million–1.61 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 1.51 million1.41 million–1.62 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 1.51 million1.4 million–1.62 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 1.5 million1.39 million–1.63 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 1.5 million1.38 million–1.64 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 1.49 million1.36 million–1.65 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 1.49 million1.35 million–1.65 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 1.48 million1.34 million–1.66 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 1.48 million1.33 million–1.66 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 1.47 million1.31 million–1.67 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 1.47 million1.3 million–1.67 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 1.46 million1.29 million–1.67 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 1.45 million1.27 million–1.68 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 1.45 million1.26 million–1.67 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 1.44 million1.24 million–1.67 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 1.43 million1.23 million–1.68 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 1.42 million1.22 million–1.68 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 1.42 million1.2 million–1.68 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 1.41 million1.19 million–1.68 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 1.4 million1.17 million–1.68 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 1.39 million1.15 million–1.68 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 1.38 million1.14 million–1.69 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 1.37 million1.13 million–1.69 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 1.36 million1.11 million–1.69 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 1.36 million1.1 million–1.69 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 1.35 million1.08 million–1.7 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 1.34 million1.06 million–1.71 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 1.33 million1.04 million–1.72 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 1.32 million1.02 million–1.72 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 1.31 million1.01 million–1.72 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 1.29 million989,900–1.72 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 1.28 million976,500–1.72 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 1.27 million963,400–1.72 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 1.26 million946,600–1.72 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 1.25 million928,300–1.72 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 1.24 million909,800–1.72 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 1.23 million890,200–1.71 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 1.22 million871,900–1.71 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 1.2 million854,600–1.71 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 1.19 million837,400–1.71 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 1.18 million818,900–1.71 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 1.17 million798,300–1.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 1.16 million778,000–1.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 1.15 million760,400–1.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 1.14 million744,700–1.71 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 1.12 million730,400–1.71 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 1.11 million715,000–1.71 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 1.1 million697,600–1.72 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 1.09 million681,300–1.72 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 1.08 million664,900–1.72 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 1.07 million647,700–1.71 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 1.06 million632,900–1.71 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 1.05 million618,600–1.72 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 1.04 million603,000–1.71 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 1.03 million589,500–1.72 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 1.02 million575,700–1.73 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 1.01 million560,700–1.73 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 1 million547,500–1.73 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 993,100535,900–1.73 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 984,100526,500–1.74 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 975,200516,600–1.74 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 966,400506,500–1.74 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 957,700497,900–1.74 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 949,100486,300–1.73 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 940,500472,200–1.74 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 931,900457,700–1.74 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 923,500445,600–1.75 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 915,100435,700–1.75 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 906,700426,200–1.75 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 898,400418,200–1.76 million | 10.2 billion |
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
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- Military spending0.94% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$228M in 2025
- Military spending per person$152 in 2025
- Military share of state spending2.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel5,000 people in 2020
- National power0.03% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.77% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports32 million TIV in 2021