This article is about the demographic features of the population of Trinidad and Tobago, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
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CIA World Factbook demographic statistics
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.
Population
- 1,047,366 (July 2008 est.) [1]
Age structure
0-14 years: 25% (male 151,736; female 146,135)
15-64 years: 68% (male 410,668; female 389,303)
65 years and over: 7% (male 34,559; female 43,122) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate
- -0.89% (2008 est.)
- -0.87% (2006 est.)
Birth rate
13.84 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate
8.84 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate
- -11.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
- -9.92 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate
25.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 67.97 years
male: 65.45 years
female: 70.59 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate
- 1.73 children born/woman (2008 est.)
- 1.83 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality
noun: Trinidadian(s), Tobagonian(s); informally Trinbagonian(s), Trini(s) (for people from either island)
adjective: Trinidadian, Tobagonian; informally Trinbagonian, Trini (for people from either island).
Ethnic groups
East Indian/Indo-Trinidadian (a local term - primarily immigrants from Bhojpuri-speaking regions) 40%, Blacks/African/Afro-Trinidadian 40%, mixed 18.4%, white 0.6%, Chinese and other 1.2% (including descendants of the indigenous Caribs).
Religions
Roman Catholicism 29.4%, Hinduism 23.8%, Anglicanism 10.9%, Muslim 5.8%, Presbyterianism 3.4% and other (includes atheist and agnostic) 26.7%.
Languages
English (official); Hindi; Spanish (being introduced as a second language by the government)
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.9%
male: 98.8%
female: 97% (1995 est.)
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