Trinidad and Tobago: immigration

What is the population of Trinidad and Tobago?

Trinidad and Tobago's population was an estimated 1,367,764 in mid-2025, down from 1,368,333 in 2024, according to the CSO's provisional mid-year estimates reported in the Ministry of Finance's Review of the Economy 2026. The ministry says this was the first fall since 2022 and the second since 1998.

50.2% of the population is male. Young people aged 29 and under make up 45.9%, and people aged 60 and over 13.4%. The CSO's mid-year estimates for 2026 were not available in time for the review. The CSO is preparing the next Population and Housing Census.

Official sources: Ministry of Finance: Review of the Economy 2026 (PDF) · CSO: Population

How many people migrate to Trinidad and Tobago?

Net migration to Trinidad and Tobago was an estimated 691 people in 2025, down from 1,334 in 2024, according to the World Bank, which uses UN population estimates. Net migration is immigrants minus emigrants.

No official count of migrants by nationality was found on the sites of the CSO and the Ministry of National Security, checked on 15 October 2026. The UN figures are modelled estimates and are revised from time to time.

Official sources: World Bank: Net migration, Trinidad and Tobago

How many foreign-born people live in Trinidad and Tobago?

7.5%: that is the share of people born abroad in Trinidad and Tobago for 2024, according to the UN Population Division. It was 3.5% in 2015. Across Latin America & Caribbean the middle value was 4.8%, and Trinidad and Tobago placed 11th highest of 33. Of 193 countries with 2024 data, 76th highest.

Are more people leaving Trinidad and Tobago than arriving?

In 2025, net migration in Trinidad and Tobago was 691, according to the UN Population Division. Its high point since 2005 was 2018, at 35,502; its low point was 2019, at -19,251. It is 8th highest of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is -967. Worldwide: 65th of 193.

How many refugees are in Trinidad and Tobago?

In 2025, the number of refugees in the country in Trinidad and Tobago was 1,877, according to UNHCR. The peak was 3,571 in 2021 and the low 10 in 2013. It is 12th highest of 28 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 1,306. World rank, highest first: 117th of 169.

How many refugees have fled Trinidad and Tobago?

In 2025, the number of refugees from the country living abroad in Trinidad and Tobago was 576, according to UNHCR. That is the highest since at least 2005. Across Latin America & Caribbean the middle value was 710, and Trinidad and Tobago placed 19th highest of 33. World rank, highest first: 113th of 189.

How much money do migrants send home to Trinidad and Tobago?

In 2025, personal remittances received in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.8% of GDP, according to the World Bank. Its high point since 2005 was 2021, at 1.0% of GDP; its low point was 2008, at 0.3% of GDP. Latin America & Caribbean median: 3.3% of GDP; Trinidad and Tobago is 22nd highest of 27. Worldwide: 87th of 127.