Population in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago
1 218 208

people

As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in Trinidad and Tobago is 1 218 208 people, including children under the age of 6 - 122 125 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 143 444 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 146 490 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 523 525 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 265 569 people, and the centenarians in Trinidad and Tobago over 80 years old - 17 055 people.

153

place is occupied by Trinidad and Tobago in the ranking of countries by population

Population size in Trinidad and Tobago by age groups

Children under 6 years old 122 125 / 10.03%
Teenagers from 7 to 17 143 444 / 11.78%
Young people from 18 to 29 146 490 / 12.03%
Adults from 30 to 59 523 525 / 42.98%
Elderly over 60 265 569 / 21.8%
Centenarians over 80 17 055 / 1.4%

Gender composition of the population in Trinidad and Tobago

Total in Trinidad and Tobago permanent residents 580 476 men (47.65%) and 637 732 women (52.35%).

Age Men Women Percentage of women
0 – 438 008 / 6.1%30 407 / 5.6%47.7%
5 – 938 008 / 6.1%29 822 / 5.5%47.5%
10 - 14 33 915 / 5.4%26 898 / 5%47.5%
15 - 19 28 652 / 4.5%23 390 / 4.4%48%
20 - 24 33 915 / 5.4%28 068 / 5.2%49%
25 - 29 50 287 / 8.2%42 102 / 7.6%48.9%
30 - 34 49 118 / 8%42 102 / 7.6%49.4%
35 - 39 45 025 / 7.3%40 932 / 7.4%51.1%
40 - 44 41 516 / 6.7%38 593 / 7%51.5%
45 - 49 38 008 / 6.1%35 670 / 6.5%51.8%
50 - 54 43 270 / 7%43 271 / 7.8%53.6%
55 - 59 45 609 / 7.4%49 703 / 8.9%55.5%
60 - 64 38 008 / 6.1%44 441 / 8%57.3%
65 - 69 26 313 / 4.1%35 085 / 6.4%60.4%
70 - 74 11 110 / 1.5%18 712 / 3.6%65.8%
75 - 79 14 033 / 2%29 237 / 5.4%70%
80+9 940 / 1.3%26 314 / 4.9%75.2%

Education level

Education level of residents in Trinidad and Tobago: have higher education 22.7% (276 533 people), incomplete higher education — 2.9% (35 328 people), secondary vocational — 35.7% (434 900 people), 11 classes — 15.7% (191 259 people), 9 classes — 8.7% (105 984 people), 5 classes — 8.2% (99 893 people), have no education — 0.4% (4 873 people), illiterate — 0.6% (7 309 people).

Higher education 276 533 / 22.7%
Incomplete higher 35 328 / 2.9%
Secondary vocational 434 900 / 35.7%
Elementary school 191 259 / 15.7%
Middle school 105 984 / 8.7%
High school 99 893 / 8.2%
Without education 4 873 / 0.4%
Illiterate 7 309 / 0.6%

Employment, unemployment and pensioners in Trinidad and Tobago

Total in Trinidad and Tobago the number of officially employed population is 795 490 people (65.3%), pensioners 328 916 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 57 256 people (4.7%).

Employed population 795 490 / 65.3%
Unemployed 57 256 / 4.7%
Pensioners 328 916 / 27%

Disability

Total in Trinidad and Tobago have a disability 116 095 people, what constitutes 9.53% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 17 908 (1.47.%), disabled of the group II are 45 317 (3.72.%), disabled of the group III are 43 490 (3.57.%), disabled children 9 380 (0.77.%).

Total disabled 116 095 / 9.53%
Disabled of the group I 17 908 / 1.47%
Disabled of the group II 45 317 / 3.72%
Disabled of the group III 43 490 / 3.57%
Disabled children 9 380 / 0.77%