Trinidad and Tobago Population History
1960 - 2026
Trinidad and Tobago's population has grown from 844,943 in 1960 to 1,367,510 in 2023, a total increase of 61.8% (1.62x). The population peaked at 1,367,558 in 2021.
1960 Population
844,943
2023 Population
1.4M
Total Growth
61.8%
Peak Year
2021
Population by Decade
1960
844,943
1970
991,471
1980
1.1M
1990
1.3M
2000
1.3M
2010
1.3M
2020
1.4M
2023
1.4M
Growth Rate by Period
1960-1965
+1.90%
1965-1970
+1.32%
1970-1975
+1.22%
1975-1980
+1.26%
1980-1985
+1.14%
1985-1990
+1.07%
1990-1995
+0.68%
1995-2000
+0.38%
2000-2005
-0.39%
2005-2010
+0.36%
2010-2015
+0.48%
2015-2020
+0.25%
Year-by-Year Population
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,367,510 | +1,705 |
| 2022 | 1,365,805 | -1,753 |
| 2021 | 1,367,558 | +833 |
| 2020 | 1,366,725 | +2,740 |
| 2019 | 1,363,985 | +4,792 |
| 2018 | 1,359,193 | +2,560 |
| 2017 | 1,356,633 | +2,738 |
| 2016 | 1,353,895 | +4,228 |
| 2015 | 1,349,667 | +4,324 |
| 2014 | 1,345,343 | +4,786 |
| 2013 | 1,340,557 | +5,363 |
| 2012 | 1,335,194 | +7,175 |
| 2011 | 1,328,019 | +10,305 |
| 2010 | 1,317,714 | +7,608 |
| 2009 | 1,310,106 | +1,519 |
| 2008 | 1,308,587 | +5,399 |
| 2007 | 1,303,188 | +5,244 |
| 2006 | 1,297,944 | +3,450 |
| 2005 | 1,294,494 | -50,886 |
| 2004 | 1,345,380 | +6,671 |
| 2003 | 1,338,709 | +6,698 |
| 2002 | 1,332,011 | +6,444 |
| 2001 | 1,325,567 | +5,793 |
| 2000 | 1,319,774 | +5,066 |
| 1999 | 1,314,708 | +4,483 |
| 1998 | 1,310,225 | +4,389 |
| 1997 | 1,305,836 | +4,908 |
| 1996 | 1,300,928 | +5,759 |
| 1995 | 1,295,169 | +6,828 |
| 1994 | 1,288,341 | +7,875 |
| 1993 | 1,280,466 | +8,792 |
| 1992 | 1,271,674 | +9,503 |
| 1991 | 1,262,171 | +9,963 |
| 1990 | 1,252,208 | +10,608 |
| 1989 | 1,241,600 | +11,531 |
| 1988 | 1,230,069 | +12,705 |
| 1987 | 1,217,364 | +14,240 |
| 1986 | 1,203,124 | +15,758 |
| 1985 | 1,187,366 | +14,382 |
| 1984 | 1,172,984 | +12,450 |
| 1983 | 1,160,534 | +12,607 |
| 1982 | 1,147,927 | +12,795 |
| 1981 | 1,135,132 | +13,388 |
| 1980 | 1,121,744 | +14,105 |
| 1979 | 1,107,639 | +14,259 |
| 1978 | 1,093,380 | +13,826 |
| 1977 | 1,079,554 | +13,243 |
| 1976 | 1,066,311 | +12,842 |
| 1975 | 1,053,469 | +12,708 |
| 1974 | 1,040,761 | +12,910 |
| 1973 | 1,027,851 | +12,930 |
| 1972 | 1,014,921 | +12,336 |
| 1971 | 1,002,585 | +11,114 |
| 1970 | 991,471 | +10,765 |
| 1969 | 980,706 | +11,700 |
| 1968 | 969,006 | +12,588 |
| 1967 | 956,418 | +13,481 |
| 1966 | 942,937 | +14,512 |
| 1965 | 928,425 | +15,462 |
| 1964 | 912,963 | +16,159 |
| 1963 | 896,804 | +16,610 |
| 1962 | 880,194 | +17,050 |
| 1961 | 863,144 | +18,201 |
| 1960 | 844,943 | — |