Population:
1,104,209 (July 2003 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 22.2% (male 125,470; female 119,270)
15-64 years: 70% (male 402,137; female 370,600)
65 years and over: 7.9% (male 38,928; female 47,804) (2003 est.)
Median age:
total: 29.9 years
male: 29.5 years
female: 30.4 years (2002)
Population growth rate:
-0.68% (2003 est.)
Birth rate:
12.74 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Death rate:
8.71 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Net migration rate:
-10.79 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.09 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female
total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 24.97 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 22.92 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 26.93 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 69.59 years
male: 67.07 years
female: 72.23 years (2003 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.78 children born/woman (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
2.5% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
17,000 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
1,200 (2001 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: 98.6%
male: 99.1%
female: 98% (2003 est.)