People of Trinidad and Tobago
Population: | 1,056,608 (July 2007 est.) |
Age structure: | 0-14 years: 19.5% (male 105,994/female 100,156) 15-64 years: 71.6% (male 397,699/female 358,755) 65 years and over: 8.9% (male 42,039/female 51,965) (2007 est.) |
Median age: | total: 31.8 years male: 31.3 years female: 32.3 years (2007 est.) |
Population growth rate: | -0.883% (2007 est.) |
Birth rate: | 13.07 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Death rate: | 10.76 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Net migration rate: | -11.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Sex ratio: | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.058 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.109 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.809 male(s)/female total population: 1.068 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
Infant mortality rate: | total: 24.33 deaths/1,000 live births male: 26.15 deaths/1,000 live births female: 22.43 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth: | total population: 66.85 years male: 65.87 years female: 67.87 years (2007 est.) |
Total fertility rate: | 1.74 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: | 3.2% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: | 29,000 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths: | 1,900 (2003 est.) |
Nationality: | noun: Trinidadian(s), Tobagonian(s) adjective: Trinidadian, Tobagonian |
Ethnic groups: | Indian (South Asian) 40%, African 37.5%, mixed 20.5%, other 1.2%, unspecified 0.8% (2000 census) |
Religions: | Roman Catholic 26%, Hindu 22.5%, Anglican 7.8%, Baptist 7.2%, Pentecostal 6.8%, Muslim 5.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 4%, other Christian 5.8%, other 10.8%, unspecified 1.4%, none 1.9% (2000 census) |
Languages: | English (official), Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), French, Spanish, Chinese |
Literacy: | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.6% male: 99.1% female: 98% (2003 est.) |