Antigua and Barbuda vs Cayman Islands
Antigua and Barbuda has 1.2× the population of Cayman Islands: 94,209 vs 75,844, a gap of 18,365. Cayman Islands is growing faster (+1.85% vs +0.46% a year), adding about 1,400 people a year against +438. Using continuous exponential growth from the stated base year, if these rates held, Cayman Islands would overtake Antigua and Barbuda in about 16 years (from the 2025 population bases, around 2041) — a projection, not a forecast. Antigua and Barbuda is the older society: 12.3% aged 65+ against 9.5% in Cayman Islands. Cayman Islands is 1.4× as densely populated (304.3 vs 212.1 people per km²). People in Cayman Islands live 2.8 years longer on average (80.5 vs 77.8). GDP per capita is 4.2× higher in Cayman Islands ($104,293 vs $24,819).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Antigua and Barbuda) and 2025 (Cayman Islands); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Antigua and Barbuda vs Cayman Islands — side by side
 Antigua and Barbuda |  Cayman Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 94,2092025 | 75,8442025 |
| Growth rate / yr | +0.46%2025 | +1.85%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 11.72024 | 11.62024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 7.02024 | 4.92024 |
| Children per woman | 1.582024 | 1.522024 |
| Life expectancy | 77.8 yrs2024 | 80.5 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 17.5%2025 | 16.1%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 12.3%2025 | 9.5%2025 |
| Density | 212.1 /km²2023 | 304.3 /km²2023 |
| Area | 440 km²2023 | 264 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 24.3%2025 | 100.0%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | +122025 | +8882025 |
| GDP per capita | $24,8192025 | $104,2932024 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #195 | #198 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Antigua and Barbuda: 1.7× from 1960 to 2025; Cayman Islands: 9.0× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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