Short facts about people of Trinidad and Tobago

Population:

1,169,682 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  24.1% (male 143,730; female 138,160) 15-64 years:  69.2% (male 415,898; female 393,551) 65 years and over:  6.7% (male 34,785; female 43,558) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

-0.51% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

13.73 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

8.82 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

-9.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  1.06 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.8 male(s)/female total population:  1.03 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

24.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  68.27 years male:  65.74 years female:  70.92 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.81 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

1.05% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

7,800 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

530 (1999 est.)

Nationality:

noun:  Trinidadian(s), Tobagonian(s) adjective:  Trinidadian, Tobagonian

Ethnic groups:

black 39.5%, East Indian (a local term - primarily immigrants from northern India) 40.3%, mixed 18.4%, white 0.6%, Chinese and other 1.2%

Religions:

Roman Catholic 29.4%, Hindu 23.8%, Anglican 10.9%, Muslim 5.8%, Presbyterian 3.4%, other 26.7%

Languages:

English (official), Hindi, French, Spanish, Chinese

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  97.9% male:  98.8% female:  97% (1995 est.)

Source: World Factbook