Trinidad and Tobago — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Trinidad and Tobago, 1960–2025.
Urban population for Trinidad and Tobago was 53.97% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 55.93% in 2000. The lowest was 17.52% in 1960 (about 3.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.75% per year.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 146 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 67%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 72.52%, so Trinidad and Tobago sits below it. It peaked in 2000 and has fallen 4% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 0%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 35 of 42 economies; St. Vincent and the Grenadines (47.98%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 11% in 1965.
Data highlights
From its 1960 level: doubled by 1969. Doubling roughly every 40 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 162nd of 217 in 1960 → 115th of 217 in 1970 → 92nd of 217 in 1980 → 100th of 217 in 1990 → 110th of 217 in 2000 → 124th of 217 in 2010 → 140th of 217 in 2020 → 146th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53.97% | +0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 53.96% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 53.95% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 53.95% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 53.94% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 53.94% | +0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 53.93% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 53.93% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 53.93% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 53.93% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 53.93% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 53.93% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 53.93% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 53.93% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 53.93% | -0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 54.09% | -0.3 pp |
| 2009 | 54.39% | -0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 54.68% | -0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 54.94% | -0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 55.18% | -0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 55.39% | -0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 55.57% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 55.72% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 55.83% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 55.9% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 55.93% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 55.92% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 55.9% | +0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 55.85% | +0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 55.78% | +0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 55.7% | +0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 55.6% | +0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 55.48% | +0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 55.34% | +0.2 pp |
| 1991 | 55.18% | +0.2 pp |
| 1990 | 55% | +0.2 pp |
| 1989 | 54.81% | +0.2 pp |
| 1988 | 54.6% | +0.2 pp |
| 1987 | 54.37% | +0.2 pp |
| 1986 | 54.12% | +0.3 pp |
| 1985 | 53.86% | +0.3 pp |
| 1984 | 53.58% | +0.3 pp |
| 1983 | 53.29% | +0.3 pp |
| 1982 | 52.98% | +0.3 pp |
| 1981 | 52.65% | +0.3 pp |
| 1980 | 52.31% | +0.5 pp |
| 1979 | 51.83% | +0.8 pp |
| 1978 | 51.04% | +1.1 pp |
| 1977 | 49.99% | +1.3 pp |
| 1976 | 48.71% | +1.5 pp |
| 1975 | 47.26% | +1.6 pp |
| 1974 | 45.66% | +1.7 pp |
| 1973 | 43.98% | +1.7 pp |
| 1972 | 42.24% | +1.7 pp |
| 1971 | 40.5% | +1.7 pp |
| 1970 | 38.81% | +1.8 pp |
| 1969 | 36.96% | +2.3 pp |
| 1968 | 34.68% | +2.6 pp |
| 1967 | 32.08% | +2.8 pp |
| 1966 | 29.3% | +2.8 pp |
| 1965 | 26.5% | +2.7 pp |
| 1964 | 23.84% | +2.4 pp |
| 1963 | 21.45% | +2.0 pp |
| 1962 | 19.5% | +1.4 pp |
| 1961 | 18.14% | +0.6 pp |
| 1960 | 17.52% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Trinidad and Tobago’s Urban population in 1961?
18.14% (1961). 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 % of total population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Trinidad and Tobago’s Urban population growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +208.1% in total — about 1.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. 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: 53.97%; 2024: 53.96%; 2023: 53.95%; 2022: 53.95%; 2021: 53.94%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). 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.