Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Trinidad and Tobago

Rural population share in Trinidad and Tobago in 2025 — 46%. Ranked 72 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 36.5 pp.

2025 46% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank 72of 217
Period maximum 82.5%1960
Period minimum 44.1%2000

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Trinidad and Tobago, 1960–202540506070809019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 82.5%1962: 80.5%1964: 76.2%1966: 70.7%1968: 65.3%1970: 61.2%1972: 57.8%1974: 54.3%1976: 51.3%1978: 49%1980: 47.7%1982: 47%1984: 46.4%1986: 45.9%1988: 45.4%1990: 45%1992: 44.7%1994: 44.4%1996: 44.2%1998: 44.1%2000: 44.1%2002: 44.2%2004: 44.4%2006: 44.8%2008: 45.3%2010: 45.9%2012: 46.1%2014: 46.1%2016: 46.1%2018: 46.1%2020: 46.1%2022: 46.1%2024: 46%2025: 46%
Change over the period: −36.5 pp Annual average: -0.56 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago 46%
World 42.2%
Caribbean computed 31%
High-income countries computed 19.7%
Rural population share — Trinidad and Tobago, by year Trinidad and Tobago All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 46 −0 pp
2024 46 −0 pp
2023 46 −0 pp
2022 46.1 −0 pp
2021 46.1 −0 pp
2020 46.1 −0 pp
2019 46.1 −0 pp
2018 46.1 −0 pp
2017 46.1 −0 pp
2016 46.1 −0 pp
2015 46.1 −0 pp
2014 46.1 −0 pp
2013 46.1 −0 pp
2012 46.1 −0 pp
2011 46.1 +0.2 pp
2010 45.9 +0.3 pp
2009 45.6 +0.3 pp
2008 45.3 +0.3 pp
2007 45.1 +0.2 pp
2006 44.8 +0.2 pp
2005 44.6 +0.2 pp
2004 44.4 +0.1 pp
2003 44.3 +0.1 pp
2002 44.2 +0.1 pp
2001 44.1 +0 pp
2000 44.1 −0 pp
1999 44.1 −0 pp
1998 44.1 −0 pp
1997 44.2 −0.1 pp
1996 44.2 −0.1 pp
1995 44.3 −0.1 pp
1994 44.4 −0.1 pp
1993 44.5 −0.1 pp
1992 44.7 −0.2 pp
1991 44.8 −0.2 pp
1990 45 −0.2 pp
1989 45.2 −0.2 pp
1988 45.4 −0.2 pp
1987 45.6 −0.2 pp
1986 45.9 −0.3 pp
1985 46.1 −0.3 pp
1984 46.4 −0.3 pp
1983 46.7 −0.3 pp
1982 47 −0.3 pp
1981 47.4 −0.3 pp
1980 47.7 −0.5 pp
1979 48.2 −0.8 pp
1978 49 −1.1 pp
1977 50 −1.3 pp
1976 51.3 −1.5 pp
1975 52.7 −1.6 pp
1974 54.3 −1.7 pp
1973 56 −1.7 pp
1972 57.8 −1.7 pp
1971 59.5 −1.7 pp
1970 61.2 −1.8 pp
1969 63 −2.3 pp
1968 65.3 −2.6 pp
1967 67.9 −2.8 pp
1966 70.7 −2.8 pp
1965 73.5 −2.7 pp
1964 76.2 −2.4 pp
1963 78.5 −2 pp
1962 80.5 −1.4 pp
1961 81.9 −0.6 pp
1960 82.5

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.