Trinidad and Tobago People are an amalgamation of different communities. The
people of Trinidad and Tobago primarily comprise the 'Blacks' who make up 39.59% of the population, and East Indians who form 40.27% of the populace. The remaining comprises Whites, Chinese, and Mixed.
Languages Spoken & Religion
English is the official
language of Trinidad and Tobago. The other languages spoken include Hindi, Bhojpuri, Urdu, Arabic, Yoruba, French based Creole, and Spanish.
As per 1990 census 29% of the total population were Roman Catholic. Majority of the East Indians are Hindus, though many are Christians. Other faiths include Evangelical Christians, Spiritual Baptists, American Muslims, Rastafarians, Afro-Christians and African Orisha. The official religious holidays are:
- Christmas Day
- Good Friday
- Corpus Christi
- Spiritual Baptist Liberation Day (30th March)
- Diwali
- Phagwa or Holi
- Eid
- Hosay
Demographic Parameters
The demographic pattern of
Trinidad and Tobago people may be summarized by certain measures. They are as per 2003 census:
- Total population in 2003 - 1,300, 000
- Urban population as a percentage of total population - 75.4%
- Population percentage of children under 15 years of age - 22.7%
- Population percentage of people above 65 years - 5.9%
- Annual population growth rate - 0.3%
- Physicians per 100,000 people - 79
- Health expenditure per capita in 2002 - US $ 428
- Population percentage with access to improved water - 91
- Population percentage undernourished - 12
- Life expectancy at birth - 69.9
- Infant mortality rate (per 10000 - 17
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