Trinidad and Tobago — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Trinidad and Tobago, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Trinidad and Tobago was -0.04% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 2.13% in 1961. The lowest was -3.86% in 2005 (about 92.7× the latest value).
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 171 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 79%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 0.48%, so Trinidad and Tobago sits below it. It peaked in 1961 and has fallen 102% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 113%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 34 of 42 economies; Uruguay (-0.06%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 876% in 2005. That is 128% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 119th of 216 in 1961 → 164th of 216 in 1970 → 139th of 216 in 1980 → 156th of 216 in 1990 → 169th of 217 in 2000 → 145th of 217 in 2010 → 154th of 217 in 2020 → 171st of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.04% | -0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 0.06% | -0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 0.12% | +0.3 pp |
| 2022 | -0.13% | -0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 0.06% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 0.35% | +0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 0.19% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 0.31% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 0.32% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 0.36% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 0.54% | -0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 0.78% | +0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 0.58% | +0.5 pp |
| 2009 | 0.12% | -0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 0.41% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 0.27% | +4.1 pp |
| 2005 | -3.86% | -4.4 pp |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 0.48% | +0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 0.44% | +0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 0.38% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 0.34% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 0.34% | -0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 0.38% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 0.44% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 0.53% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 0.61% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 0.69% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 0.75% | -0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 0.79% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 0.85% | -0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 0.93% | -0.1 pp |
| 1988 | 1.04% | -0.1 pp |
| 1987 | 1.18% | -0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 1.32% | +0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 1.22% | +0.2 pp |
| 1984 | 1.07% | -0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 1.09% | -0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 1.12% | -0.1 pp |
| 1981 | 1.19% | -0.1 pp |
| 1980 | 1.27% | -0.0 pp |
| 1979 | 1.3% | +0.0 pp |
| 1978 | 1.27% | +0.0 pp |
| 1977 | 1.23% | +0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 1.21% | -0.0 pp |
| 1975 | 1.21% | -0.0 pp |
| 1974 | 1.25% | -0.0 pp |
| 1973 | 1.27% | +0.0 pp |
| 1972 | 1.22% | +0.1 pp |
| 1971 | 1.11% | +0.0 pp |
| 1970 | 1.09% | -0.1 pp |
| 1969 | 1.2% | -0.1 pp |
| 1968 | 1.31% | -0.1 pp |
| 1967 | 1.42% | -0.1 pp |
| 1966 | 1.55% | -0.1 pp |
| 1965 | 1.68% | -0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 1.79% | -0.1 pp |
| 1963 | 1.87% | -0.1 pp |
| 1962 | 1.96% | -0.2 pp |
| 1961 | 2.13% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Trinidad and Tobago’s Population growth in 1962?
1.96% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Trinidad and Tobago’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -102.0% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: -0.04%; 2024: 0.06%; 2023: 0.12%; 2022: -0.13%; 2021: 0.06%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.