Businesses in Piarco

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Piarco

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	17
Hotels and motels	13
Bars, pubs and taverns	11
Car rental	11
Education	9
Car repair	9
Apartments	9
Shopping	8
Corporate management	7
Electronics stores	7
Bakeries	6
Cafes	6
Other accommodation	6
Post office	5
Travel agencies	5
Freight forwarding	5

Piarco Facts

Area	444.9 km²
Population	232,673
Male Population	115,818 (49.8%)
Female Population	116,855 (50.2%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+54.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+17.8%
Median Age	32.5 years (Male: 32.1, Female: 33)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$26,560 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Saint Augustine, Curepe, Trincity Industrial Estate, Bamboo Village, Maloney Gardens
Local Time
Timezone	Atlantic Standard Time
Lat & Lng	10.58810, -61.32488

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Piarco Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	150,401	187,671	197,541	212,529	232,673	234,071	230,479
Population Density	338.1 / km²	421.9 / km²	444 / km²	477.7 / km²	523 / km²	526.2 / km²	518.1 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Piarco Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 17.8% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Piarco	+54.7%	+24%	+17.8%
Tunapuna-Piarco Regional Corporation	—	—	—
Trinidad and Tobago	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Piarco Median Age

Median Age: 32.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Piarco	32.5 yrs	33 yrs	32.1 yrs
Tunapuna-Piarco Regional Corporation	32.5 yrs	33 yrs	32.1 yrs
Trinidad and Tobago	32.1 yrs	32.2 yrs	31.9 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Piarco Population Density

Population Density: 523 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Piarco	232,673	444.9 km²	523 / km²
Tunapuna-Piarco Regional Corporation	215,521	520.1 km²	414 / km²
Trinidad and Tobago	1.3 million	5,180.2 km²	260 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Piarco Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1820 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Neighborhoods in Piarco

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Piarco

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Piarco

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Piarco Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$10,982	$13,660	$20,290	$27,792	$29,913	$34,599	$26,371	$26,560
Total GDP	$1.2B	$1.6B	$2.3B	$3.2B	$3.5B	$4.2B	$3.1B	$3.2B

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Piarco CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Piarco	2,700,023 tn	11.6 tn	6,069.2 tons/km²
Tunapuna-Piarco Regional Corporation	2,480,583 tn	11.51 tn	4,769.4 tons/km²
Trinidad and Tobago	15,264,163 tn	11.34 tn	2,946.6 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Piarco CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	2,700,023 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	11.6 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	6,069.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (7)
Earthquake	High (7.8)
Landslide	Medium (7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
3/6/19	12:12 AM	4.4	16.9 km	52,780 m	10km N of Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago	usgs.gov
1/4/19	2:32 PM	4.9	38.6 km	10,000 m	31km NE of Petit Valley, Trinidad and Tobago	usgs.gov
9/10/18	3:34 AM	3.6	34.8 km	10,000 m	13km W of Couva, Trinidad and Tobago	usgs.gov
11/9/17	3:54 AM	3.9	29.2 km	10,000 m	4km NNW of Petit Valley, Trinidad and Tobago	usgs.gov
5/2/13	4:29 AM	3.5	27.8 km	35,000 m	25km NNE of Arima, Trinidad and Tobago	usgs.gov
12/3/11	6:20 PM	4	40.2 km	3,000 m	Trinidad region, Trinidad and Tobago	usgs.gov
12/27/10	1:00 AM	5	37.6 km	54,300 m	Trinidad region, Trinidad and Tobago	usgs.gov
4/4/09	9:24 AM	4.9	43 km	45,000 m	Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago	usgs.gov
4/1/09	2:03 AM	4.6	26.4 km	28,000 m	Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago	usgs.gov
8/23/08	12:03 PM	3.2	39.8 km	60,000 m	Trinidad region, Trinidad and Tobago	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Piarco

Piarco, a town in northern Trinidad, is the site of Piarco International Airport (IATA Airport Code: POS). It also includes the village of St. Helena. Piarco is the site of one of the few natural savannas in Trinidad and Tobago, the Piarco Savanna. M..

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