Population 1,116,595 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 28% (male 159,353; female 152,898)
15-64 years: 65% (male 375,889; female 347,115)
65 years and over: 7% (male 36,627; female 44,713) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate -1.27% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 14.89 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 8 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate -19.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 18.84 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 70.51 years
male: 68.06 years
female: 73.03 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 2.09 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality
noun: Trinidadian(s), Tobagonian(s)
adjective: Trinidadian, Tobagonian

Ethnic groups black 40%, East Indian (a local term - primarily immigrants from northern India) 40.3%, mixed 14%, white 1%, Chinese 1%, other 3.7%

Religions Roman Catholic 32.2%, Hindu 24.3%, Anglican 14.4%, other Protestant 14%, Muslim 6%, none or unknown 9.1%

Languages English (official), Hindi, French, Spanish

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.9%
male: 98.8%
female: 97% (1995 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Trinidad and Tobago on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Trinidad and Tobago People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Trinidad and Tobago People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.