Population: |
1,169,682 (July 2001 est.)
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Age structure: |
0-14 years:
24.1% (male 143,730; female 138,160)
15-64 years:
69.2% (male 415,898; female 393,551)
65 years and over:
6.7% (male 34,785; female 43,558) (2001 est.)
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Population growth rate: |
-0.51% (2001 est.)
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Birth rate: |
13.73 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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Death rate: |
8.82 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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Net migration rate: |
-9.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.8 male(s)/female
total population:
1.03 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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Infant mortality rate: |
24.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
68.27 years
male:
65.74 years
female:
70.92 years (2001 est.)
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Total fertility rate: |
1.81 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
1.05% (1999 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
7,800 (1999 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
530 (1999 est.)
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Nationality: |
noun:
Trinidadian(s), Tobagonian(s)
adjective:
Trinidadian, Tobagonian
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Ethnic groups: |
black 39.5%, East Indian (a local term - primarily immigrants from northern India) 40.3%, mixed 18.4%, white 0.6%, Chinese and other 1.2%
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Religions: |
Roman Catholic 29.4%, Hindu 23.8%, Anglican 10.9%, Muslim 5.8%, Presbyterian 3.4%, other 26.7%
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Languages: |
English (official), Hindi, French, Spanish, Chinese
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Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
97.9%
male:
98.8%
female:
97% (1995 est.)
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