Trinidad and Tobago — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Trinidad and Tobago had an estimated population of 1,310,615 in 2005, with 22 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.
For current figures: Trinidad and Tobago today — population now 1,513,268, against 1,310,615 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 1,310,615 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 1,352,034 | 1,513,268 | +12% |
The two 2005 figures agree closely. Use the UN pair for a like-for-like change.
Agglomerations, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port of Spain | 267,527 |
| 2 | San Fernando | 149,504 |
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chaguanas | Chaguanas | 72,159 | 67,433 now |
| 2 | San Juan | San Juan-Laventville | 56,588 | — |
| 3 | San Fernando | San Fernando | 56,380 | 55,419 now |
| 4 | Port of Spain | Port of Spain | 49,657 | 49,031 now |
| 5 | Arima | Arima | 34,997 | 35,000 now |
| 6 | Marabella | Princes Town | 26,700 | 26,700 now |
| 7 | Point Fortín | Point Fortín | 18,917 | 19,056 now |
| 8 | Tunapuna | Tunapuna-Piarco | 17,758 | 17,758 now |
| 9 | Sangre Grande | Sangre Grande | 15,968 | 15,968 now |
| 10 | Tacarigua | Tunapuna-Piarco | 15,067 | — |
| 11 | Arouca | Tunapuna-Piarco | 12,054 | 12,054 now |
| 12 | Princes Town | Princes Town | 11,000 | 10,000 now |
| 13 | Siparia | Siparia | 8,568 | 8,568 now |
| 14 | Couva | Couva-Tabaquite-Talparo | 5,178 | 5,178 now |
| 15 | Saint Joseph | San Juan-Laventville | 4,904 | — |
| 16 | Peñal | Peñal Débé | 4,899 | 12,281 now |
| 17 | Scarborough | Tobago | 4,595 | — |
| 18 | Mucurapo | Diego Martín | 4,342 | 4,342 now |
| 19 | Tabaquite | Couva-Tabaquite-Talparo | 3,314 | 3,314 now |
| 20 | Débé | Peñal Débé | 3,127 | 3,127 now |
| 21 | Biche | Sangre Grande | 2,844 | — |
| 22 | Rio Claro | Mayaro-Río Claro | 2,808 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunapuna-Piarco | 219,525 |
| 2 | Couva-Tabaquite-Talparo | 168,560 |
| 3 | San Juan-Laventville | 160,710 |
| 4 | Diego Martín | 111,964 |
| 5 | Princes Town | 91,946 |
| 6 | Peñal Débé | 87,155 |
| 7 | Siparia | 79,760 |
| 8 | Chaguanas | 72,159 |
| 9 | Sangre Grande | 70,371 |
| 10 | Tobago | 57,177 |
| 11 | San Fernando | 56,380 |
| 12 | Port of Spain | 49,657 |
| 13 | Arima | 34,997 |
| 14 | Mayaro-Río Claro | 31,337 |
| 15 | Point Fortín | 18,917 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.