Population · North America

Trinidad and Tobago population 2026

Right now · estimate

1,513,618

Births today: 0
Deaths today: 0
Births this year: 12,797
Births minus deaths this year: +1,151

Trinidad and Tobago has an estimated 1,513,268 people on 1 July 2026, the UN's projection, 2,113 more than a year earlier (+0.14%). It is the 155th most populous country in the world. It is projected to keep growing until 2028, peaking at 1.5 million, then decline to 898 thousand by 2100.

UN projection The counter interpolates the UN’s 1 July figures to the second; it is an estimate, not a count.

Rank in the world

Year	Population	Rank
1950	649 thousand	143rd
2000	1.3 million	151st
2026*	1.5 million	155th
2050*	1.4 million	159th
2100*	898 thousand	161st

* UN medium-variant projection. Ranks among 237 countries and areas.

Trinidad and Tobago in numbers, 2026

Births in 2026: 15 thousand 42 a day
Deaths in 2026: 14 thousand 38 a day
Net migration: +160 more arrivals than departures
Growth rate: +0.10% growing
Fertility rate: 1.52per woman below replacement (2.1)
Median age: 38.2years world: 31.1
Life expectancy: 73.9years
Aged 65 and over: 13.5% 23.8% by 2050

Land, people and health

Capital: Port of Spain
Area: 5,128 km² 173rd largest of 237
Population density: 295per km² 50th most crowded
Urban population: 54.0% 54.8% by 2050
Men and women: 747 thousand / 766 thousand 97.5 men per 100 women
Life expectancy, women: 77.1years men: 70.8 years
Infant mortality: 13.1per 1,000 births under-5: 15.1
Birth rate: 10.1per 1,000 death rate: 9.2
Net migration rate: +0.1per 1,000 net arrivals

Population of Trinidad and Tobago, 1950–2100

Projected peak: 2028, 1.5 million. By 2050: 1.4 million (−7.5% from today).

UN estimate
UN projection

898k 2026

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Year	Population
1950	648,774
1951	665,730
1952	683,432
1953	701,860
1954	721,155
1955	741,234
1956	761,687
1957	782,501
1958	803,839
1959	825,018
1960	844,944
1961	863,144
1962	880,194
1963	896,804
1964	912,963
1965	928,425
1966	942,936
1967	956,418
1968	969,006
1969	980,706
1970	991,470
1971	1,002,585
1972	1,014,921
1973	1,027,851
1974	1,040,761
1975	1,053,469
1976	1,066,311
1977	1,079,554
1978	1,093,380
1979	1,107,640
1980	1,121,744
1981	1,135,132
1982	1,147,927
1983	1,160,534
1984	1,172,984
1985	1,187,366
1986	1,203,124
1987	1,217,364
1988	1,230,069
1989	1,241,600
1990	1,252,208
1991	1,262,171
1992	1,271,674
1993	1,280,466
1994	1,288,342
1995	1,295,169
1996	1,300,928
1997	1,305,836
1998	1,310,225
1999	1,314,708
2000	1,319,774
2001	1,325,567
2002	1,332,011
2003	1,338,709
2004	1,345,380
2005	1,352,034
2006	1,358,698
2007	1,365,377
2008	1,372,084
2009	1,379,056
2010	1,386,654
2011	1,394,983
2012	1,403,809
2013	1,412,653
2014	1,421,131
2015	1,429,188
2016	1,437,026
2017	1,445,261
2018	1,470,518
2019	1,484,894
2020	1,481,024
2021	1,487,717
2022	1,495,921
2023	1,502,932
2024 *	1,507,782
2025 *	1,511,155
2026 *	1,513,268
2027 *	1,514,286
2028 *	1,514,375
2029 *	1,513,673
2030 *	1,512,322
2031 *	1,510,434
2032 *	1,507,993
2033 *	1,505,061
2034 *	1,501,682
2035 *	1,497,855
2036 *	1,493,625
2037 *	1,489,003
2038 *	1,484,019
2039 *	1,478,664
2040 *	1,472,944
2041 *	1,466,887
2042 *	1,460,507
2043 *	1,453,814
2044 *	1,446,832
2045 *	1,439,585
2046 *	1,432,095
2047 *	1,424,364
2048 *	1,416,391
2049 *	1,408,198
2050 *	1,399,800
2051 *	1,391,195
2052 *	1,382,372
2053 *	1,373,368
2054 *	1,364,140
2055 *	1,354,692
2056 *	1,345,082
2057 *	1,335,277
2058 *	1,325,290
2059 *	1,315,118
2060 *	1,304,745
2061 *	1,294,189
2062 *	1,283,447
2063 *	1,272,528
2064 *	1,261,419
2065 *	1,250,136
2066 *	1,238,746
2067 *	1,227,289
2068 *	1,215,727
2069 *	1,204,075
2070 *	1,192,406
2071 *	1,180,754
2072 *	1,169,122
2073 *	1,157,561
2074 *	1,146,104
2075 *	1,134,732
2076 *	1,123,484
2077 *	1,112,369
2078 *	1,101,421
2079 *	1,090,664
2080 *	1,080,110
2081 *	1,069,741
2082 *	1,059,550
2083 *	1,049,560
2084 *	1,039,761
2085 *	1,030,150
2086 *	1,020,692
2087 *	1,011,375
2088 *	1,002,202
2089 *	993,128
2090 *	984,140
2091 *	975,245
2092 *	966,446
2093 *	957,730
2094 *	949,083
2095 *	940,482
2096 *	931,928
2097 *	923,456
2098 *	915,050
2099 *	906,684
2100 *	898,355

* UN projection

Population of Trinidad and Tobago by year

1.3 million in 2000, 1.5 million in 2026. Every year for the last decade, then every five years to 1950. * UN projection; earlier years are UN estimates.

Year	Population	Yearly change	Change	Net migrants	Median age	Fertility	Density (km²)	Urban	World share	World rank
2026*	1,513,268	+0.14%	+2,113	+160	38.2	1.52	295	54%	0.02%	155
2025*	1,511,155	+0.22%	+3,373	+691	37.7	1.52	295	54%	0.02%	155
2024*	1,507,782	+0.32%	+4,850	+1,334	37.2	1.54	294	54%	0.02%	155
2023	1,502,932	+0.47%	+7,011	+2,126	36.7	1.53	293	54%	0.02%	155
2022	1,495,921	+0.55%	+8,204	+4,247	36.2	1.54	292	54%	0.02%	155
2021	1,487,717	+0.45%	+6,693	+5,749	35.8	1.56	290	54%	0.02%	155
2020	1,481,024	−0.26%	−3,870	+427	35.3	1.57	289	54%	0.02%	155
2019	1,484,894	+0.98%	+14,376	−19,251	34.7	1.58	289	54%	0.02%	155
2018	1,470,518	+1.75%	+25,257	+35,502	34.3	1.59	287	54%	0.02%	155
2017	1,445,261	+0.57%	+8,235	+1,445	33.9	1.59	282	54%	0.02%	155
2016	1,437,026	+0.55%	+7,838	−86	33.4	1.60	280	54%	0.02%	154
2015	1,429,188	+0.57%	+8,057	−575	32.9	1.60	279	54%	0.02%	154
2010	1,386,654	+0.55%	+7,598	−2,230	30.5	1.61	270	54%	0.02%	153
2005	1,352,034	+0.49%	+6,654	−3,595	28.4	1.62	264	55%	0.02%	153
2000	1,319,774	+0.39%	+5,066	−5,185	26.4	1.73	257	56%	0.02%	151
1995	1,295,169	+0.53%	+6,827	−6,723	24.7	1.97	252	56%	0.02%	150
1990	1,252,208	+0.85%	+10,608	−7,878	23.2	2.39	244	55%	0.02%	150
1985	1,187,366	+1.23%	+14,382	−8,051	21.9	2.99	231	54%	0.02%	148
1980	1,121,744	+1.27%	+14,104	−10,709	20.6	3.15	219	52%	0.03%	146
1975	1,053,469	+1.22%	+12,708	−7,768	19.2	3.21	205	47%	0.03%	146
1970	991,470	+1.10%	+10,764	−8,751	17.7	3.71	193	39%	0.03%	145
1965	928,425	+1.69%	+15,462	−9,301	17.2	4.88	181	27%	0.03%	144
1960	844,944	+2.42%	+19,926	−5,671	17.4	5.40	165	18%	0.03%	143
1955	741,234	+2.78%	+20,079	−594	18.2	5.35	144	19%	0.03%	142
1950	648,774	–	–	−1,389	19.8	5.18	126	22%	0.03%	143

Population forecast for Trinidad and Tobago

UN medium-variant projection: 1.4 million in 2050 (−7.5% from 2026), 898 thousand in 2100.

Year	Population	Yearly change	Net migrants	Median age	Fertility	Density (km²)	Urban	World share	World rank
2030	1,512,322	−0.09%	−697	40.1	1.51	295	54%	0.02%	156
2035	1,497,855	−0.25%	−734	42.1	1.51	292	54%	0.02%	156
2040	1,472,944	−0.39%	−662	43.7	1.51	287	54%	0.02%	157
2045	1,439,585	−0.50%	−621	44.8	1.51	281	55%	0.02%	159
2050	1,399,800	−0.60%	−544	45.7	1.52	273	55%	0.01%	159
2060	1,304,745	−0.79%	−532	47.5	1.53	254	–	0.01%	161
2070	1,192,406	−0.97%	−459	49.1	1.55	232	–	0.01%	161
2080	1,080,110	−0.97%	−386	49.5	1.55	211	–	0.01%	162
2090	984,140	−0.91%	−343	50.0	1.56	192	–	0.01%	161
2100	898,355	−0.92%	−338	50.7	1.57	175	–	0.01%	161

Largest cities in Trinidad and Tobago

Urban area in 2026: the whole built-up city, measured the same way for every country (UN, 2025). * UN projection. Largest cities in the world

#	City	Population 2026	2050*
1	Port of Spain (capital)	477,925	446,675
2	Chaguanas	116,241	107,252
3	San Fernando	96,835	91,332

Age structure

Median age 38.2. 13.5% are 65 or older, 23.8% by 2050; 17.2% are under 15.

Trinidad and Tobago, 2026 Men 2026 Women 2026 2050 (projection)

Share of the total population in each age group (%)

Births per woman

1.52 in 2026; about 2.1 keeps a population stable without migration. Below 2.1 since 1994.

UN estimate
UN projection

1.6 2026

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Year	Fertility rate
1950	5.18
1951	5.21
1952	5.24
1953	5.28
1954	5.34
1955	5.35
1956	5.27
1957	5.28
1958	5.30
1959	5.35
1960	5.40
1961	5.40
1962	5.36
1963	5.24
1964	5.08
1965	4.88
1966	4.62
1967	4.35
1968	4.11
1969	3.86
1970	3.71
1971	3.61
1972	3.55
1973	3.47
1974	3.32
1975	3.21
1976	3.14
1977	3.12
1978	3.13
1979	3.13
1980	3.15
1981	3.13
1982	3.11
1983	3.07
1984	3.02
1985	2.99
1986	2.90
1987	2.78
1988	2.65
1989	2.53
1990	2.39
1991	2.29
1992	2.21
1993	2.13
1994	2.06
1995	1.97
1996	1.89
1997	1.83
1998	1.78
1999	1.76
2000	1.73
2001	1.71
2002	1.67
2003	1.65
2004	1.63
2005	1.62
2006	1.62
2007	1.62
2008	1.62
2009	1.62
2010	1.61
2011	1.61
2012	1.61
2013	1.60
2014	1.60
2015	1.60
2016	1.60
2017	1.59
2018	1.59
2019	1.58
2020	1.57
2021	1.56
2022	1.54
2023	1.53
2024 *	1.54
2025 *	1.52
2026 *	1.52
2027 *	1.51
2028 *	1.51
2029 *	1.51
2030 *	1.51
2031 *	1.51
2032 *	1.51
2033 *	1.51
2034 *	1.51
2035 *	1.51
2036 *	1.51
2037 *	1.51
2038 *	1.51
2039 *	1.51
2040 *	1.51
2041 *	1.51
2042 *	1.51
2043 *	1.51
2044 *	1.51
2045 *	1.51
2046 *	1.51
2047 *	1.51
2048 *	1.52
2049 *	1.52
2050 *	1.52
2051 *	1.52
2052 *	1.52
2053 *	1.52
2054 *	1.52
2055 *	1.52
2056 *	1.52
2057 *	1.53
2058 *	1.53
2059 *	1.53
2060 *	1.53
2061 *	1.53
2062 *	1.53
2063 *	1.53
2064 *	1.53
2065 *	1.54
2066 *	1.54
2067 *	1.54
2068 *	1.54
2069 *	1.54
2070 *	1.55
2071 *	1.55
2072 *	1.55
2073 *	1.55
2074 *	1.55
2075 *	1.55
2076 *	1.55
2077 *	1.55
2078 *	1.55
2079 *	1.55
2080 *	1.55
2081 *	1.55
2082 *	1.56
2083 *	1.56
2084 *	1.56
2085 *	1.56
2086 *	1.56
2087 *	1.56
2088 *	1.56
2089 *	1.56
2090 *	1.56
2091 *	1.56
2092 *	1.56
2093 *	1.56
2094 *	1.56
2095 *	1.56
2096 *	1.56
2097 *	1.56
2098 *	1.56
2099 *	1.56
2100 *	1.57

* UN projection

Births and deaths each year

Deaths are projected to outnumber births from 2029.

Births
Deaths
UN estimate
UN projection

6.9k14.8k 2026

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Year	Births	Deaths
1950	25,908	7,957
1951	26,335	7,918
1952	26,779	7,883
1953	27,298	7,798
1954	28,031	7,630
1955	28,490	7,525
1956	28,567	7,401
1957	29,181	7,398
1958	29,920	7,295
1959	30,907	7,272
1960	31,940	7,174
1961	32,639	7,121
1962	32,880	7,117
1963	32,701	7,194
1964	32,272	7,207
1965	31,624	7,275
1966	30,607	7,378
1967	29,465	7,472
1968	28,434	7,586
1969	27,384	7,733
1970	26,994	7,921
1971	27,306	7,906
1972	27,960	7,844
1973	28,424	7,807
1974	28,223	7,812
1975	28,284	7,817
1976	28,592	7,718
1977	29,440	7,779
1978	30,444	7,906
1979	31,418	7,944
1980	32,606	8,049
1981	33,219	8,205
1982	33,538	8,357
1983	33,553	8,436
1984	33,197	8,459
1985	32,929	8,443
1986	32,160	8,454
1987	30,799	8,401
1988	29,353	8,325
1989	27,953	8,316
1990	26,411	8,359
1991	25,240	8,337
1992	24,367	8,457
1993	23,417	8,539
1994	22,693	8,660
1995	21,645	8,674
1996	20,883	8,782
1997	20,259	8,854
1998	19,845	8,881
1999	19,746	8,924
2000	19,624	9,035
2001	19,527	9,088
2002	19,352	9,035
2003	19,287	9,118
2004	19,220	9,072
2005	19,375	9,116
2006	19,552	9,200
2007	19,623	9,210
2008	19,603	9,252
2009	19,612	9,329
2010	19,534	9,328
2011	19,429	9,343
2012	19,301	9,444
2013	19,086	9,580
2014	18,886	9,831
2015	18,624	10,192
2016	18,399	10,508
2017	18,053	10,831
2018	17,735	11,384
2019	17,949	11,802
2020	17,249	12,311
2021	16,797	14,523
2022	16,435	12,304
2023	16,094	12,577
2024 *	15,897	13,177
2025 *	15,536	13,530
2026 *	15,251	13,879
2027 *	14,989	14,239
2028 *	14,765	14,596
2029 *	14,572	14,961
2030 *	14,389	15,316
2031 *	14,224	15,695
2032 *	14,077	16,064
2033 *	13,961	16,412
2034 *	13,862	16,762
2035 *	13,782	17,086
2036 *	13,692	17,414
2037 *	13,594	17,716
2038 *	13,478	17,991
2039 *	13,365	18,236
2040 *	13,249	18,465
2041 *	13,126	18,688
2042 *	13,007	18,900
2043 *	12,861	19,070
2044 *	12,715	19,217
2045 *	12,577	19,336
2046 *	12,426	19,444
2047 *	12,263	19,536
2048 *	12,120	19,609
2049 *	11,945	19,660
2050 *	11,773	19,710
2051 *	11,587	19,750
2052 *	11,429	19,787
2053 *	11,272	19,816
2054 *	11,107	19,845
2055 *	10,947	19,904
2056 *	10,798	19,947
2057 *	10,661	20,007
2058 *	10,524	20,063
2059 *	10,391	20,134
2060 *	10,277	20,204
2061 *	10,157	20,282
2062 *	10,049	20,366
2063 *	9,944	20,449
2064 *	9,829	20,534
2065 *	9,746	20,578
2066 *	9,672	20,627
2067 *	9,593	20,640
2068 *	9,509	20,654
2069 *	9,425	20,624
2070 *	9,359	20,564
2071 *	9,281	20,468
2072 *	9,199	20,343
2073 *	9,107	20,196
2074 *	9,011	20,015
2075 *	8,913	19,806
2076 *	8,822	19,583
2077 *	8,732	19,341
2078 *	8,641	19,065
2079 *	8,548	18,790
2080 *	8,453	18,501
2081 *	8,354	18,239
2082 *	8,267	17,946
2083 *	8,168	17,675
2084 *	8,076	17,398
2085 *	7,983	17,140
2086 *	7,882	16,894
2087 *	7,793	16,682
2088 *	7,706	16,479
2089 *	7,609	16,288
2090 *	7,523	16,116
2091 *	7,439	15,940
2092 *	7,357	15,786
2093 *	7,285	15,642
2094 *	7,218	15,520
2095 *	7,155	15,412
2096 *	7,095	15,280
2097 *	7,031	15,160
2098 *	6,967	15,047
2099 *	6,910	14,942
2100 *	6,853	14,826

* UN projection

Economy of Trinidad and Tobago

GDP by country →

GDP 2026: $26.8 billion 123rd largest economy
GDP per person: $18,603 US$, market rates
GDP per person (PPP): Int$ 36,688 at purchasing power parity
Economic growth: +0.2% real GDP
Inflation: 0.8% consumer prices
Unemployment: 4.4% of the labour force
Government debt: 84.6% of GDP
Share of world GDP: 0.0%

IMF estimate
IMF projection

31.5B 2026

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Year	GDP, US$
1990	5,155,000,000
1991	5,399,000,000
1992	5,533,000,000
1993	4,656,000,000
1994	5,032,000,000
1995	5,421,000,000
1996	5,859,000,000
1997	5,837,000,000
1998	6,148,000,000
1999	6,926,000,000
2000	8,295,000,000
2001	8,952,000,000
2002	9,201,000,000
2003	11,522,000,000
2004	13,531,000,000
2005	16,257,000,000
2006	18,693,000,000
2007	22,032,000,000
2008	28,341,000,000
2009	19,601,000,000
2010	22,620,000,000
2011	25,828,000,000
2012	27,259,000,000
2013	28,681,000,000
2014	29,583,000,000
2015	26,942,000,000
2016	23,724,000,000
2017	23,925,000,000
2018	23,940,000,000
2019	23,456,000,000
2020	20,868,000,000
2021	24,221,000,000
2022	28,325,000,000
2023	25,156,000,000
2024	25,927,000,000
2025	25,926,000,000
2026 *	26,818,000,000
2027 *	27,744,000,000
2028 *	28,879,000,000
2029 *	29,844,000,000
2030 *	30,689,000,000
2031 *	31,516,000,000

* IMF projection

Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026). 2026 and later are IMF projections. GDP per capita by country · Richest countries

CO₂ emissions of Trinidad and Tobago

CO₂ by country →

CO₂ emissions 2024: 34.6 million tonnes 67th largest emitter
Per person: 22.9 t world: 4.73 t
Share of world CO₂: 0.09% 0.02% of its people
Change since 1990: +104% −10% since 2005

35 2024

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Year	CO₂, million tonnes
1950	2.35
1951	2.51
1952	2.80
1953	2.94
1954	2.84
1955	2.72
1956	2.88
1957	2.56
1958	3.48
1959	3.09
1960	2.58
1961	4.60
1962	7.23
1963	1.68
1964	3.79
1965	5.19
1966	4.05
1967	4.63
1968	4.04
1969	3.90
1970	8.99
1971	8.10
1972	8.24
1973	9.39
1974	10.04
1975	9.61
1976	15.91
1977	16.16
1978	15.31
1979	16.71
1980	16.92
1981	17.24
1982	18.41
1983	16.27
1984	17.50
1985	20.72
1986	17.35
1987	17.49
1988	15.83
1989	16.10
1990	16.98
1991	16.96
1992	19.10
1993	17.41
1994	15.34
1995	14.72
1996	18.45
1997	18.90
1998	19.89
1999	22.58
2000	24.35
2001	26.74
2002	28.68
2003	32.37
2004	32.69
2005	38.20
2006	42.71
2007	45.56
2008	44.44
2009	44.42
2010	47.09
2011	47.04
2012	46.16
2013	45.80
2014	46.87
2015	45.53
2016	39.87
2017	40.30
2018	40.31
2019	40.76
2020	35.04
2021	36.39
2022	37.49
2023	35.54
2024	34.58

By source, 2024

Gas86.2%
Oil12.5%
Cement0.7%
Flaring0.5%

Fossil fuels and industry, territorial; Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0). CO₂ per capita by country · Historical emissions

Compare with North America

Country	Population 2026	Growth	Fertility	Median age
Trinidad and Tobago	1.5 million	+0.10%	1.52	38.2
United States	349 million	+0.49%	1.62	38.7
Mexico	133 million	+0.78%	1.85	30.0
Canada	40.5 million	+0.79%	1.33	40.8
Guatemala	19 million	+1.47%	2.23	23.8
Haiti	12 million	+1.08%	2.55	24.3
Dominican Republic	11.6 million	+0.75%	2.17	28.7
Honduras	11.2 million	+1.59%	2.42	24.6
Cuba	10.9 million	−0.42%	1.45	42.5

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Questions

What is the population of Trinidad and Tobago in 2026?

1,513,268 on 1 July 2026, according to the UN's World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection). That is 1.5 million people, +0.14% on 2025.

Is Trinidad and Tobago's population growing or shrinking?

Growing: 2,113 more people in 2026 than in 2025, with 42 births and 38 deaths a day and net migration of +160 a year.

When will Trinidad and Tobago's population peak?

In 2028, at about 1.5 million, on the UN's medium projection; 898 thousand by 2100.

What is the fertility rate in Trinidad and Tobago?

1.52 births per woman in 2026. A population replaces itself at about 2.1. Trinidad and Tobago has been below that since 1994.

How many babies are born in Trinidad and Tobago every day?

About 42 a day (15 thousand in 2026), against about 38 deaths a day.

What is the life expectancy in Trinidad and Tobago?

73.9 years at birth in 2026: 77.1 for women and 70.8 for men, against a world average of 73.8.

How many men and women live in Trinidad and Tobago?

About 747 thousand men and 766 thousand women in 2026, or 97.5 men for every 100 women.

What is the population density of Trinidad and Tobago?

295 people per km² of land in 2026, on a total area of 5,128 km². The world average is 64.

What was the population of Trinidad and Tobago in 2000?

1,319,774 (1.3 million), the UN estimate for 1 July 2000. It has grown by 15% since, to 1.5 million in 2026.

What will the population of Trinidad and Tobago be in 2050?

About 1.4 million on the UN's medium projection (1,399,800), −7.5% from 2026; 898 thousand by 2100.

What are the largest cities in Trinidad and Tobago?

Port of Spain (478 thousand), Chaguanas (116 thousand), San Fernando (97 thousand). UN figures for 2026, counting each city’s whole built-up area.

What is the GDP of Trinidad and Tobago in 2026?

$26.8 billion at current prices, the 123rd largest economy in the world, on the IMF’s World Economic Outlook (October 2026) figures; real growth of +0.2%.

What is Trinidad and Tobago's GDP per capita?

$18,603 per person at market exchange rates in 2026, or Int$ 36,688 at purchasing power parity, which adjusts for local prices.

How much CO₂ does Trinidad and Tobago emit?

34.6 million tonnes from fossil fuels and industry in 2024, 22.9 t per person and 0.09% of the world total; gas is the largest source (86%).

Source and method

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant. Figures for 1950–2023 are UN estimates; later years are the medium-variant projection, which assumes fertility, mortality and migration follow their most likely paths. National statistics offices publish their own counts, which can differ. Reuse under CC BY 3.0 IGO. How we use the data.