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Population:
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1,104,209 (July 2003 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 22.2% (male 125,470; female 119,270)
15-64 years: 70% (male 402,137; female 370,600)
65 years and over: 7.9% (male 38,928; female 47,804) (2003 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 29.9 years
male: 29.5 years
female: 30.4 years (2002)
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Population growth rate:
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-0.68% (2003 est.)
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Birth rate:
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12.74 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Death rate:
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8.71 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-10.79 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.09 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female
total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 24.97 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 22.92 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 26.93 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 69.59 years
male: 67.07 years
female: 72.23 years (2003 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.78 children born/woman (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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2.5% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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17,000 (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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1,200 (2001 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Trinidadian(s), Tobagonian(s)
adjective: Trinidadian, Tobagonian
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Ethnic groups:
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black 39.5%, East Indian (a local term - primarily immigrants from northern India) 40.3%, mixed 18.4%, white 0.6%, Chinese and other 1.2%
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Religions:
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Roman Catholic 29.4%, Hindu 23.8%, Anglican 10.9%, Muslim 5.8%, Presbyterian 3.4%, other 26.7%
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Languages:
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English (official), Hindi, French, Spanish, Chinese
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.6%
male: 99.1%
female: 98% (2003 est.)
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