Cayman Islands Population
Cayman Islands had an estimated population of 75,844 in mid-2025 (World Bank), making it the 198th most populous of 217 countries and territories, with 0.00% of everyone alive. The counter above projects that figure forward at the current growth rate of +1.85% a year.
Cayman Islands at a glance
How Cayman Islands's population is changing
Cayman Islands's population is growing fast: +1.85% a year, which works out to about +1,400 people per year, or +4 a day. Births (11.6 per 1,000) and deaths (4.9 per 1,000) alone would give +0.67% a year; net migration adds about 888 people a year (+1.17%). Roughly one in every 108,320 people on Earth lives in Cayman Islands.
Population of Cayman Islands since 1960
In 1960, Cayman Islands had 8,428 people. By 2025 that was 75,844 — 9.0× larger. The fastest growth came between 1970 and 1980, when the population rose by 62%.
| Year | Population | Change vs previous row |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8,428 | — |
| 1970 | 10,517 | +24.8% |
| 1980 | 17,079 | +62.4% |
| 1990 | 25,999 | +52.2% |
| 2000 | 39,674 | +52.6% |
| 2010 | 54,099 | +36.4% |
| 2020 | 68,684 | +27.0% |
| 2025 | 75,844 | +10.4% |
Cayman Islands from 1800 to 2100
Modelled estimates put Cayman Islands at about 2,439 people in 1800; the UN estimates 75,861 in 2025 (31× 1800) and projects 118,033 for 2100 in its medium scenario. That is still 56% growth over the rest of this century.
| Year | Population | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 2,439 | modelled estimate |
| 1950 | 7,022 | UN estimate |
| 2000 | 39,699 | UN estimate |
| 2025 | 75,861 | UN projection |
| 2050 | 103,970 | UN projection |
| 2075 | 115,347 | UN projection |
| 2100 | 118,033 | UN projection |
Country live/base figures use World Bank estimates; this historical/future chart uses a separate UN series and need not match the World Bank base in overlapping years. Before 1950: HYDE 3.3 / Gapminder reconstructions via Our World in Data — historical modelling, not censuses. 1950–2023: UN World Population Prospects 2024. 2024–2100: UN medium projection. Open the time machine to see the whole map in any year.
Largest listed places in Cayman Islands
10 records sorted by displayed base population. Definitions vary (province/administrative unit, UN urban centre or GeoNames settlement); this is not a harmonised city ranking. Shares use World Bank 2025 country population 75,844. Dates and boundaries may differ. Overlapping entities are not summed.
| # | Place | Population | Definition | Share | Source / reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Town | 29,370 | GeoNames settlement | 38.72% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 2 | West Bay | 15,335 | GeoNames settlement | 20.22% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 3 | Bodden Town | 14,845 | GeoNames settlement | 19.57% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 4 | Channel Land | 12,623 | GeoNames settlement | 16.64% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 5 | Midland Acres | 12,410 | GeoNames settlement | 16.36% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 6 | The Mountain | 12,028 | GeoNames settlement | 15.86% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 7 | North Sound Estates | 11,249 | GeoNames settlement | 14.83% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 8 | Breakers | 11,247 | GeoNames settlement | 14.83% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 9 | Frank Sound | 11,007 | GeoNames settlement | 14.51% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 10 | Whitehall Estates | 10,768 | GeoNames settlement | 14.20% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
How Cayman Islands compares
| Rank | Country | Population | vs Cayman Islands | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #196 |  Isle of Man | 84,118 | +11% | compare → |
| #197 |  Andorra | 82,904 | +9% | compare → |
| #199 |  Dominica | 65,871 | −13% | compare → |
| #200 |  Bermuda | 64,555 | −15% | compare → |
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Same region (Latin America & Caribbean): Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Peru, Venezuela.
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Nearest countries
Cayman Islands has no land border. Closest by distance:
Cuba 10,937,203 · 144.2× the population · compare
Jamaica 2,837,077 · 37.4× the population · compare
Bahamas 403,033 · 5.3× the population · compare
Honduras 11,005,850 · 145.1× the population · compare
In its region
Cayman Islands is the 36th most populous of the 42 economies in Latin America & Caribbean, holding 0.0% of the region's 666,592,570 people.
Rankings featuring Cayman Islands
- Smallest countries and territories by population #20
- Most urbanised countries #6
- Richest countries by GDP per capita #7
Cities
George Town, West Bay, Bodden Town, Channel Land, Midland Acres, The Mountain, North Sound Estates, Breakers — all Cayman Islands's cities on the map.
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Population, growth, birth and death rates, migration, density, age structure, life expectancy, fertility and GDP per capita come from the World Bank Indicators API (latest available year shown beside each figure). The live counter applies the annual growth rate continuously from 1 July 2025 — a model, not a measurement. City populations are the latest census or official estimate held by GeoNames and are not projected. Sub-city units are folded into their parent city.
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