Cayman Islands birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in the Cayman Islands by year

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in the Cayman Islands was 1.53 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 1982. In 1993, the fertility rate was 1.67 — a 8.27% decline in 30 years.

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The chart above shows the historical changes in fertility rate and ranking compared to other countries, where a lower rank number indicates a higher relative fertility rate.

Births, deaths, and natural population change by year

Over the past 10 years, the natural population change in the Cayman Islands (from births and deaths only, excluding migration) has been +0.67% annually. On average, 446 more people were born each year than died.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was 0.7% — 514 more people were born than died.

In 2023, the Cayman Islands ranks 144/196 for absolute natural population change and 115/196 for natural change rate, where a lower rank number indicates faster natural growth and a higher number indicates greater decline.

Birth rates by women's age

Above is a chart displaying birth rates in the Cayman Islands by maternal age. In 2026, of all live births, 2.26% will be to women under age 20, 30.3% to women ages 20-29, and 67.4% to women ages 30 and above. The respective shares in 1990 were 16.5%, 54%, and 29.5%.

Children 0-14 years as share of population by year

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Cayman Islands

Factual

UN forecast

World

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Cayman Islands	World
2100	13.3%	16.5%
2099	13.3%	16.6%
2098	13.3%	16.6%
2097	13.4%	16.7%
2096	13.4%	16.8%
2095	13.4%	16.8%
2094	13.5%	16.9%
2093	13.5%	17%
2092	13.5%	17%
2091	13.5%	17.1%
2090	13.5%	17.2%
2089	13.5%	17.2%
2088	13.5%	17.3%
2087	13.5%	17.4%
2086	13.5%	17.4%
2085	13.5%	17.5%
2084	13.5%	17.5%
2083	13.4%	17.6%
2082	13.4%	17.7%
2081	13.4%	17.7%
2080	13.4%	17.8%
2079	13.4%	17.8%
2078	13.4%	17.9%
2077	13.4%	17.9%
2076	13.4%	18%
2075	13.5%	18%
2074	13.5%	18.1%
2073	13.5%	18.2%
2072	13.6%	18.2%
2071	13.6%	18.3%
2070	13.7%	18.3%
2069	13.7%	18.4%
2068	13.7%	18.5%
2067	13.8%	18.6%
2066	13.8%	18.6%
2065	13.8%	18.7%
2064	13.9%	18.8%
2063	13.9%	18.9%
2062	13.9%	19.1%
2061	13.9%	19.2%
2060	13.9%	19.3%
2059	13.9%	19.4%
2058	13.9%	19.5%
2057	13.8%	19.6%
2056	13.8%	19.8%
2055	13.8%	19.9%
2054	13.8%	20%
2053	13.7%	20.1%
2052	13.7%	20.2%
2051	13.7%	20.3%
2050	13.7%	20.4%
2049	13.6%	20.5%
2048	13.6%	20.6%
2047	13.6%	20.7%
2046	13.6%	20.8%
2045	13.7%	20.9%
2044	13.7%	20.9%
2043	13.8%	21%
2042	13.9%	21.1%
2041	14%	21.2%
2040	14.1%	21.2%
2039	14.3%	21.3%
2038	14.5%	21.4%
2037	14.7%	21.5%
2036	15%	21.6%
2035	15.1%	21.8%
2034	15.2%	22%
2033	15.3%	22.2%
2032	15.4%	22.4%
2031	15.5%	22.7%
2030	15.6%	23%
2029	15.7%	23.3%
2028	15.8%	23.6%
2027	15.9%	23.9%
2026	16%	24.2%
2025	16.1%	24.6%
2024	16.2%	24.7%
2023	16.3%	25%
2022	16.4%	25.3%
2021	16.3%	25.6%
2020	16.5%	25.8%
2019	16.8%	26%
2018	17%	26.2%
2017	17.2%	26.4%
2016	17.4%	26.5%
2015	17.7%	26.6%
2014	17.9%	26.8%
2013	18%	26.9%
2012	18.1%	27%
2011	18.2%	27.1%
2010	18.2%	27.3%
2009	18.3%	27.5%
2008	18.5%	27.6%
2007	18.7%	27.9%
2006	18.9%	28.1%
2005	19.1%	28.5%
2004	19.3%	28.8%
2003	19.5%	29.2%
2002	19.6%	29.6%
2001	19.6%	30%
2000	19.6%	30.4%
1999	19.6%	30.8%
1998	19.8%	31.1%
1997	20.1%	31.5%
1996	20.3%	31.8%
1995	20.5%	32.1%
1994	20.7%	32.3%
1993	21%	32.5%
1992	21.3%	32.7%
1991	21.8%	32.9%
1990	22.3%	33%
1989	22.9%	33.2%
1988	23.4%	33.4%
1987	24.1%	33.6%
1986	24.8%	33.8%
1985	25.5%	34%
1984	26.2%	34.3%
1983	26.9%	34.6%
1982	27.5%	34.9%
1981	28.2%	35.2%
1980	28.7%	35.5%
1979	29.5%	35.9%
1978	30.7%	36.3%
1977	31.9%	36.7%
1976	33%	36.9%
1975	34.1%	37.1%
1974	35.2%	37.2%
1973	36.2%	37.3%
1972	37.1%	37.5%
1971	37.9%	37.6%
1970	38.7%	37.7%
1969	39.2%	37.8%
1968	39.4%	37.9%
1967	39.5%	38%
1966	39.4%	38%
1965	39.2%	38%
1964	38.8%	38%
1963	38.4%	37.8%
1962	37.7%	37.6%
1961	37%	37.5%
1960	36.3%	37.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in the Cayman Islands was 36.3% in 1960, 21.3% in 1992, and 16.2% as of the latest data in 2024.

More about the demographics of the Cayman Islands.