Nations by Numbers

Latin America & Caribbean

Trinidad and Tobago in numbers

Trinidad and Tobago is in Latin America & Caribbean and is classed by the World Bank as high income. Its capital is Port-of-Spain. Its population was 1.37 million in 2025, ranking 156 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$18,967 in 2025.

Population1.37 million2025
GDPUS$25.9 billion2025
GDP per personUS$18,9672025
Life expectancy73.62024
Area5,1282024
Urban share54.0%2025

People

Population

1.37 million
2025 · +4% since 2000 · Rank 156 of 217

Population growth (annual %)

-0.04%
2025 · 0.38% in 2000 · Rank 171 of 217

Population density (people per km²)

266.8
2024 · +4% since 2000 · Rank 47 of 216

Urban population (% of total)

54.0%
2025 · 55.9% in 2000 · Rank 146 of 217

Population aged 0 to 14 (% of total)

17.5%
2025 · 26.0% in 2000 · Rank 149 of 217

Population aged 65 and over (% of total)

12.9%
2025 · 4.9% in 2000 · Rank 76 of 217

Fertility rate (births per woman)

1.54
2024 · -11% since 2000 · Rank 146 of 217

Health and living standards

Life expectancy at birth (years)

73.6
2024 · +7% since 2000 · Rank 121 of 217

Under-5 mortality (per 1,000 live births)

18.8
2024 · -35% since 2000 · Rank 76 of 196

Health spending per person (current US$)

US$1,276
2023 · +380% since 2000 · Rank 56 of 193

Access to electricity (% of population)

100.0%
2024 · 91.3% in 2000 · Rank 14 of 215

Internet users (% of population)

82.2%
2024 · 7.7% in 2000 · Rank 94 of 186

Primary school enrolment (% gross)

98.3%
2024 · 102.0% in 2000 · Rank 111 of 190

Economy

GDP (current US$)

US$25.9 billion
2025 · +218% since 2000 · Rank 122 of 210

GDP per person (current US$)

US$18,967
2025 · +207% since 2000 · Rank 80 of 210

GDP per person, PPP (current international $)

Int$37,121
2025 · +166% since 2000 · Rank 69 of 199

GDP growth (annual %)

-0.79%
2025 · 6.90% in 2000 · Rank 199 of 210

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

0.99%
2025 · 3.56% in 2000 · Rank 145 of 180

Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)

3.3%
2025 · 12.1% in 2000 · Rank 134 of 187

Personal remittances received (% of GDP)

0.8%
2025 · 0.5% in 2000 · Rank 127 of 176

Land and environment

Land and water area (km²)

5,128
2024 · -0% since 2000 · Rank 169 of 216

Forest area (% of land area)

44.2%
2024 · 46.1% in 2000 · Rank 68 of 214

CO₂ emissions per person (tonnes)

19.58
2024 · +35% since 2000 · Rank 6 of 203

Elsewhere in Latin America & Caribbean

ArubaArgentinaAntigua and BarbudaBahamas, TheBelizeBoliviaBrazilBarbadosChileColombiaCosta RicaCuba

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Trinidad and Tobago. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.