Country profile
Trinidad and Tobago
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago · Caribbean
👥 Population
1,367,764
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Port of Spain
🗺 Area
5,130 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$25.94B
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.807
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
267 /km²
💱 Currency
TTD
Trinidad and Tobago dollar
🗣 Languages
English
About Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago (officially Republic of Trinidad and Tobago) is a country in Caribbean, with Port of Spain as its capital. It is home to roughly 1.37 million people, giving a population density of about 267 people per square kilometre. The country covers 5,130 km² of land and has no shared land borders. Its economy is valued at approximately $25.94B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.807. The official currency is the Trinidad and Tobago dollar (TTD), and the main language is English.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$49.71B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$36,329
GDP growth
-0.8%
Inflation
1.0%
Unemployment
3.3%
👥 People
Life expectancy
73.6 yrs
Fertility rate
1.54
Pop. growth
-0.0%
Urban population
54.0%
Infant mortality /1k
17
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
82.2%
Literacy rate
96.9%
Physicians /1k
4.16
Renewable energy
0.5%
Travel & practical
Capital
Port of Spain
Currency
TTD
Dialing code
+1868
Internet TLD
.tt
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Fun facts about Trinidad and Tobago
- Trinidad and Tobago is the 152nd most populous country in the world, with about 1.37 million people.
- By land area it is the 165th-largest country in the world, covering 5,130 km².
- It has the world's 120th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($25.94B).
- Trinidad and Tobago has no land borders with other countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of very high human development, with an HDI of 0.807.
- Trinidad and Tobago has a population density of about 267 people per square kilometre.
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