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Geospatial Data Update Exercise

The Central Statistical Office (CSO) of the Ministry of Planning, Economic Affairs, and Development is commencing a nationwide Geospatial Data Update Exercise (GDUE) as part of preparations for the upcoming Population and Housing Census. This exercise involves trained field staff visiting communities throughout Trinidad and Tobago to collect geo-located and attribute data on every building, household, business, institution,...

Inflation down in December says CSO

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday Newspaper Ryan Hamilton-Davis 16th January 2026 The inflation rate for December 2025 – a measurement of the percentage change in the all items index for December 2025 as compared to the same period the year before has been calculated at 0.4 per cent, according to the Central Statistical Office. This represents a decrease...

Mobile Application and DataNett Portal now available

The most recent statistics related to child mortality, reproductive health, child health, early childhood education and child functioning as well as a host of details on the status of women and families in Trinidad and Tobago are now available via the first ever mobile application and virtual Datanett Portal for the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey...

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The Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS6) Survey Findings Report is now available! Report - MICS6 Survey Findings Report Website - https://datanett.info/ App - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dfacharts.tto 27th January 2024 Trinidad and Tobago Guardian Newspaper 4% of women in T&T physically attacked during robberies New CSO App reveals statistics on issues in country Statistics show that four per cent of women within the 15 to 49 age bracket have experienced physical violence during robberies and assaults in... READ MORE Caribbean Statistics Day 2023 MESSAGE FROM DR. CARLA N. BARNETT SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE FIFTEENTH OBSERVANCE OF CARIBBEAN STATISTICS DAY 15 OCTOBER 2023 Sunday, 15 October 2023 marks the fifteenth observance of Caribbean Statistics Day, when we take time to highlight the importance of statistics to inform the development strategies of the countries of our Caribbean Community (CARICOM) as we work at the... READ MORE T&T gets US$721,000 via UN Joint SDG Fund to strengthen data gathering Trinidad and Tobago will benefit from a US$721,400 grant from the Joint SDG Fund of the United Nations which will be used to develop the country’s data and statistics related to its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Speaking at the launch of the project at the Hyatt Regency in Port of Spain, United Nations Resident Coordinator (a.i) and... READ MORE CSO making progress on updating statistics Trinidad and Tobago Guardian Newspaper | Sun Jan 9th 2022 Progress is being made by the Central Statistical Office (CSO) to bring the dissemination of the Index of Retail Prices (RPI) back on the one-month time lag schedule, the Ministry of Planning and Development has confirmed. The CSO released the Index for the month of October 2021... READ MORE Using Statistics to Keep Track of Our Changing Environment “Data is the lifeblood of decision-making and the raw material for accountability. Without high-quality data providing the right information on the right things at the right time; designing, monitoring and evaluating effective policies becomes almost impossible... Read the latest article in our Statistics in Focus series by the CSO to learn more about using statistics... READ MORE The CARICOM Regional Census Coordinating Committee Did you catch the latest “Statistics in Focus” column from the Central Statistical Office? The 25th article of the current series - The CARICOM Regional Census Coordinating Committee was featured in Thursday's Business Guardian. Catch up on the latest and other articles at: Statistics in Focus. READ MORE 2011 Census Database now accessible online The 2011 Population and Housing Census database can now be accessed and queried via the Central Statistical Office’s website www.cso.gov.tt. You can now rapidly produce various types of user defined tables, graphs and maps which are easily downloadable for inclusion in reports, presentations and for personal use. The “2011 Census Data” link falls under the heading... READ MORE T&T Population Reaches 1.4 million The total population of Trinidad and Tobago reached 1,353,895 persons in 2016 according to the Central Statistical Office’s Population, Social and Vital Statistics Division. This total consists of 679,288 males and 674,607 females and represents the CSO’s 2016 mid-year estimates. Based on these official statistics the population of Trinidad and Tobago can now be stated as... READ MORE

Core Statistics

Goods Exported
TT$2.2 Bil|June 2025
Goods Imported
TT$1.0 Bil|June 2025
Inflation Rate
0.4%|December 2025

Mid Year Population
1,367,764|June 2025
Unemployment Rate (3rd Qtr)
4.8%|September 2025
GDP Growth Rate (Qtr)
3.1%|June 2025

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National Digital Inclusion Survey 2021

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BMI 3rd Quarter 2022

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Geospatial Data Update Exercise

January 26, 2026

The Central Statistical Office (CSO) of the Ministry of Planning, Economic Affairs, and Development is commencing a nationwide Geospatial Data Update Exercise (GDUE) as part of preparations for the upcoming Population and Housing Census. This exercise involves trained field staff visiting communities throughout Trinidad and Tobago to […]

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