Urban population, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Urban population, per capita was 0.5397 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 0.5397 units per person.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.5593 units per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1752 units per person, in 1960.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 146th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1752 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1814 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1962 | 0.195 units per person | +7.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2145 units per person | +10.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2384 units per person | +11.1% |
| 1965 | 0.265 units per person | +11.2% |
| 1966 | 0.293 units per person | +10.6% |
| 1967 | 0.3208 units per person | +9.5% |
| 1968 | 0.3468 units per person | +8.1% |
| 1969 | 0.3696 units per person | +6.6% |
| 1970 | 0.3881 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.405 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4224 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4398 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4567 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4726 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4871 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4999 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5104 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5183 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5231 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.5265 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.5298 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5329 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.5358 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.5386 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5412 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5437 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.546 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5481 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.55 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5518 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5534 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5547 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.556 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.557 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5578 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5585 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.559 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5592 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5593 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.559 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5583 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5572 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5557 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5539 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5518 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5494 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5468 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5439 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5409 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5393 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5393 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5393 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5393 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5393 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5393 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5393 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5393 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5393 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5394 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5394 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5395 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5395 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5396 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.5397 units per person | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.26 units per person | 0.1752 units per person | 0.3696 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.46 units per person | 0.3881 units per person | 0.5183 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5366 units per person | 0.5231 units per person | 0.5481 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5557 units per person | 0.55 units per person | 0.5592 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5535 units per person | 0.5439 units per person | 0.5593 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5394 units per person | 0.5393 units per person | 0.5409 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5395 units per person | 0.5394 units per person | 0.5397 units per person | 6 |
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More climate change data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.07 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 292.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 171.38 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 120.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.6467 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.32 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 52.15 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 39.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 12.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1509 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Urban population, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.5397 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5593 units per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1752 units per person in 1960.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for urban population, per capita?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 146th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.