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Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago / TT

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Trinidad and Tobago in numbers.

Area5,130 kmยฒWorld # 169 โ†’Population1.4MWorld # 155 โ†’Population density266.6 people/kmยฒWorld # 45 โ†’Life expectancy73.6 yearsWorld # 119 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 18,967World # 79 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Trinidad and Tobago across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area5,130 kmยฒWorld # 169 / 2023 โ†’Population1.4MWorld # 155 / 2025 โ†’Population density266.6 people/kmยฒWorld # 45 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,962World # 72 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth-0%World # 170 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.5World # 145 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate10.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 148 / 2024 โ†’Death rate8.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 66 / 2024 โ†’Median age36.7 yearsWorld # 86 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+12.9%World # 75 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1417.5%World # 148 / 2025 โ†’Urban population54%World # 146 / 2025 โ†’Net migration691World # 68 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate0.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 70 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share7.5%World # 95 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy73.6 yearsWorld # 119 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy61.9 yearsWorld # 102 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people4.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 27 / 2021 โ†’Smoking rateNo dataNo rank โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 18,967World # 79 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 25.9BWorld # 123 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 37,121World # 69 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth-0.8%World # 199 / 2025 โ†’Inflation1%World # 152 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment3.3%World # 133 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment8.2%World # 136 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,610 hours/yearWorld # 106 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)No dataNo rank โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)3.2%World # 135 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million people492.7 per million peopleWorld # 82 / 2022 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.1%World # 135 / 2022 โ†’Patent applications per million people1.5 per million peopleWorld # 114 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,946 kcal/dayWorld # 94 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person65.7 kg/person/yearWorld # 74 / 2023 โ†’Rice production784.4 tWorld # 113 / 2024 โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee production757.9 tWorld # 55 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area44.2%World # 64 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person6,664 kWh/personWorld # 25 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person22.9 tWorld # 5 / 2024 โ†’Internet use82.2%World # 98 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions118.8 per 100 peopleWorld # 93 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate40.4 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 9 / 2022 โ†’Road traffic death rate9.3 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 129 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)0.9%World # 125 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament23.8%World # 106 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals141KWorld # 163 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 151MWorld # 141 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sitesNo dataNo rank โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2011 / 55.2%Main languageEnglishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNatural gas2024Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal280 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightEnglishLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyTrinidad and Tobago DollarTTDDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsTrinidad, Tobago