Capital

Trinidad und Tobago

name: Port of Spain

geographic coordinates: 10 39 N, 61 31 W

time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

etymology: the name dates to the period of Spanish colonial rule (16th to late 18th centuries) when the city was referred to as "Puerto de Espana"; the name was anglicized following the British capture of Trinidad in 1797

Citizenship

Trinidad und Tobago

citizenship by birth: yes

citizenship by descent only: yes

dual citizenship recognized: yes

residency requirement for naturalization: 8 years

Legal system

Trinidad und Tobago

English common law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court

Suffrage

Trinidad und Tobago

18 years of age; universal

Area

Trinidad und Tobago

total: 5,128 sq km

land: 5,128 sq km

water: 0 sq km

Land use

Trinidad und Tobago

agricultural land: 10.6% (2018 est.)

arable land: 4.9% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 4.3% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 1.4% (2018 est.)

forest: 44% (2018 est.)

other: 45.4% (2018 est.)

Location

Trinidad und Tobago

Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela

Age structure

Trinidad und Tobago

0-14 years: 19.04% (male 136,733/female 131,316)

15-64 years: 67.4% (male 482,427/female 466,200)

65 years and over: 13.56% (2023 est.) (male 88,531/female 102,253)

Birth rate

Trinidad und Tobago

10.6 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

Trinidad und Tobago

8.5 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Languages

Trinidad und Tobago

English (official), Trinidadian Creole English, Tobagonian Creole English, Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Trinidadian Creole French, Spanish, Chinese

Life expectancy at birth

Trinidad und Tobago

total population: 76.2 years (2023 est.)

male: 74.3 years

female: 78.2 years

Major urban areas - population

Trinidad und Tobago

545,000 PORT-OF-SPAIN (capital) (2023)

Median age

Trinidad und Tobago

total: 38 years (2023 est.)

male: 37.5 years

female: 38.4 years

Net migration rate

Trinidad und Tobago

-1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Population distribution

Trinidad und Tobago

population on Trinidad is concentrated in the western half of the island, on Tobago in the southern half

Population growth rate

Trinidad und Tobago

0.12% (2023 est.)

Total fertility rate

Trinidad und Tobago

1.63 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Urbanization

Trinidad und Tobago

urban population: 53.4% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 0.23% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Education expenditures

Trinidad und Tobago

4.1% of GDP (2020 est.)

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)

Trinidad und Tobago

-8.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Industrial production growth rate

Trinidad und Tobago

-0.99% (2021 est.)

Labor force

Trinidad und Tobago

702,900 (2021 est.)

Population below poverty line

Trinidad und Tobago

20% (2014 est.)

Unemployment rate

Trinidad und Tobago

4.8% (2021 est.)

4.57% (2020 est.)

3.42% (2019 est.)

Public debt

Trinidad und Tobago

41.8% of GDP (2017 est.)

37% of GDP (2016 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Trinidad und Tobago

2.06% (2021 est.)

0.6% (2020 est.)

1% (2019 est.)

Exports

Trinidad und Tobago

$11.467 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$6.44 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$9.566 billion (2019 est.)

Exports - partners

Trinidad und Tobago

United States 37%, Guyana 6%, China 5%, Mexico 4%, Belgium 4% (2021)

Imports

Trinidad und Tobago

$8.592 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$6.785 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$7.96 billion (2019 est.)

Imports - partners

Trinidad und Tobago

United States 37%, China 9%, Mexico 6%, Brazil 5%, Canada 4% (2021)

Airports

Trinidad und Tobago

4 (2021)

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

Trinidad und Tobago

total: 376,771 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 27 (2020 est.)

Internet users

Trinidad und Tobago

total: 1.185 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 79% (2021 est.)

Telephones - fixed lines

Trinidad und Tobago

total subscriptions: 340,000 (2021)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 22 (2021 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular

Trinidad und Tobago

total subscriptions: 2 million (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 130 (2021 est.)

Disputes - international

Trinidad und Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago-Barbados: Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago abide by the April 2006 Permanent Court of Arbitration decision delimiting a maritime boundary and limiting catches of flying fish in Trinidad and Tobago's EEZ

Trinidad and Tobago-Barbados-Guyana-Venezuela: in 2005, Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago agreed to compulsory international arbitration under UN Convention on the Law of the Sea challenging whether the northern limit of Trinidad and Tobago's and Venezuela's maritime boundary extends into Barbadian waters; Guyana has expressed its intention to include itself in the arbitration, as the Trinidad and Tobago-Venezuela maritime boundary may also extend into its waters