Trinidad and Tobago

1950

2025

2100

1950

2025

2100

Net immigration of 691 people per year—more people arriving than leaving.

Since 1950, Trinidad and Tobago has lost a cumulative 360,903 people through migration.

By 2100, projections show continued net emigration.

Net migrants

+691

Net migration rate

+0.5 per 1,000 people

Key terms

Net migration: — Immigrants minus emigrants. Positive = more people arriving, negative = more leaving.
Net migration rate: — Net migration per 1,000 population per year.
Immigration: — People entering the country from abroad.
Emigration: — People leaving the country to live abroad.

Migration flows

Net migration from 1950 to 2100 (projections after 2024)

Net migrants

-396,943

Cumulative over selected range

Peak immigration

35,502

Top year: 2018

Peak emigration

-19,251

Lowest year: 2019

Recent avg (10 yrs)

-323

Per year

Trinidad and Tobago receives approximately 691 net migrants per year (0.5 per 1,000 population). Peak immigration was 35,502 in 2018.

Migration flows in Trinidad and Tobago are relatively modest.

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Historical estimates (1950–2024) and medium-variant projections (2025–2100).