Trinidad and Tobago: People
| People | Trinidad and Tobago |
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Population:
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1,096,585 (July 2004 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 21.4% (male 120,153; female 114,205)
15-64 years: 70.6% (male 403,202; female 370,498) 65 years and over: 8.1% (male 39,762; female 48,765) (2004 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 30.4 years
male: 30 years female: 30.9 years (2004 est.) |
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Population growth rate:
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-0.71% (2004 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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12.75 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
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Death rate:
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9.02 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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-10.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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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: 0.82 male(s)/female total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 24.64 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 22.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) male: 26.58 deaths/1,000 live births |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 69.28 years
male: 66.86 years female: 71.82 years (2004 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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1.77 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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2.5% (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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17,000 (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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1,200 (2001 est.) |
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Nationality:
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noun: Trinidadian(s), Tobagonian(s)
adjective: Trinidadian, Tobagonian |
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Ethnic groups:
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East Indian (a local term - primarily immigrants from northern India) 40.3%, black 39.5%, mixed 18.4%, white 0.6%, Chinese and other 1.2% |
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Religions:
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Roman Catholic 29.4%, Hindu 23.8%, Anglican 10.9%, Muslim 5.8%, Presbyterian 3.4%, other 26.7% |
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Languages:
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English (official), Hindi, French, Spanish, Chinese |
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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.) |