Urban population, female in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Urban population, female was 4.3% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Urban population, female in Trinidad and Tobago, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, urban population, female in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 4.3%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 5.6% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2015.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 193rd out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, female in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.6% | — |
| 1985 | 4.9% | -12.0% |
| 1990 | 4.4% | -10.8% |
| 1995 | 4.9% | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 5.5% | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | -7.7% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 4.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 38.8%, 11% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 4.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.4%, 13% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.3% | 4.9% | 5.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.7% | 4.4% | 4.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 5.1% | 5.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More gender data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 243.17 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.79 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,269 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,269 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.2433 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 7,635 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 7,919 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 7,767 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 8,055 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 7,904 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Urban population, female in Trinidad and Tobago was 4.3% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 1980.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2015.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for urban population, female?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 193rd out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female urban population is the percentage of females who live in urban areas to total population.