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People of Trinidad and Tobago

Population:1,056,608 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 19.5% (male 105,994/female 100,156)
15-64 years: 71.6% (male 397,699/female 358,755)
65 years and over: 8.9% (male 42,039/female 51,965) (2007 est.)
Median age:total: 31.8 years
male: 31.3 years
female: 32.3 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:-0.883% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:13.07 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:10.76 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:-11.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.058 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.109 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.809 male(s)/female
total population: 1.068 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:total: 24.33 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 26.15 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 22.43 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 66.85 years
male: 65.87 years
female: 67.87 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:1.74 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:3.2% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:29,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:1,900 (2003 est.)
Nationality:noun: Trinidadian(s), Tobagonian(s)
adjective: Trinidadian, Tobagonian
Ethnic groups:Indian (South Asian) 40%, African 37.5%, mixed 20.5%, other 1.2%, unspecified 0.8% (2000 census)
Religions:Roman Catholic 26%, Hindu 22.5%, Anglican 7.8%, Baptist 7.2%, Pentecostal 6.8%, Muslim 5.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 4%, other Christian 5.8%, other 10.8%, unspecified 1.4%, none 1.9% (2000 census)
Languages:English (official), Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), French, Spanish, Chinese
Literacy:definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.6%
male: 99.1%
female: 98% (2003 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago Quickstats

  • Population: 1,056,608 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 5,128 sq km
  • Density: 207.8 /km² (47th)
  • GDP (total): $18.352 billion (113th)
  • GDP (per capita): $19,700 (46th)
  • Literacy: 98.6%

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  • Currency: Trinidad and Tobago dollar (TTD)
  • Dial code: [[+1-868]]

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