| People | Trinidad and Tobago |
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Population:
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1,229,953 (July 2009 est.) |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 13% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2.9% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
Population density:
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240 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 19.6% (male 123,214/female 117,584)
15-64 years: 72.6% (male 457,868/female 434,486)
65 years and over: 7.9% (male 41,467/female 55,334) (2009 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 32.1 years
male: 31.6 years
female: 32.7 years (2009 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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-0.102% (2009 est.) |
Birth rate:
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14.36 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Death rate:
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7.99 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-7.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2009 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 29.93 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 31.14 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 28.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 70.86 years
male: 67.98 years
female: 73.82 years (2009 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1.72 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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1.5% (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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14,000 (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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1,900 (2003 est.) |
Nationality:
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noun: Trinidadian(s), Tobagonian(s)
adjective: Trinidadian, Tobagonian |
Ethnic groups:
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Indian (South Asian) 40%, African 37.5%, mixed 20.5%, other 1.2%, unspecified 0.8% (2000 census) |
Religions:
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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:
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English (official), Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), French, Spanish, Chinese |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.6%
male: 99.1%
female: 98% (2003 est.) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 11 years
male: 11 years
female: 11 years (2005) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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4.2% of GDP (2002) |
People - note:
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in 2007, the government of Trinidad and Tobago estimated the population to be 1.3 million |
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