Population 1,163,724 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 23% (male 136,807; female 131,177)
15-64 years: 70.2% (male 419,847; female 396,643)
65 years and over: 6.8% (male 35,146; female 44,104) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate -0.52% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 13.66 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 8.81 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate -10.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 24.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 68.59 years
female: 71.25 years (2002 est.)
male: 66.04 years

Total fertility rate 1.8 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 1.05% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS 7,800 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths 530 (1999 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: 94% (2000)
male: 95.9% (1999)
female: 91.7% (1999)

NOTE: The information regarding Trinidad and Tobago on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Trinidad and Tobago People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Trinidad and Tobago People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.