The Cayman Islands Demographics: Median age, Gender

Median age in Cayman Islands, 1960–2100

In 1960, the median age in the Cayman Islands was 23.5 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 39.3 years, compared with the average of 31.6 years in other countries. Ranked 52nd for median age 64 years ago (old to young), the Cayman Islands ranks 51st currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in the Cayman Islands is expected to increase to 48.6 years by 2100. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

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Cayman Islands

Male

Female

Age range	Share of population
	Cayman Islands
	Male	Female
80+	0.65%	0.89%
75-79	0.71%	0.76%
70-74	1.1%	1.26%
65-69	1.68%	1.94%
60-64	2.75%	2.73%
55-59	3.66%	3.59%
50-54	4.28%	4.12%
45-49	4.63%	4.37%
40-44	4.8%	4.67%
35-39	4.81%	4.66%
30-34	4.38%	4.37%
25-29	3.37%	3.29%
20-24	2.56%	2.56%
15-19	2.64%	2.58%
10-14	2.68%	2.59%
5-9	2.55%	2.55%
0-4	2.95%	2.86%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. The Cayman Islands has low demographic potential with 41.9% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 152/196).

Working-age demographic by year

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Cayman Islands

Factual

UN forecast

World

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Working age share
	Cayman Islands	World
2100	55.8%	59.6%
2099	55.9%	59.6%
2098	56%	59.7%
2097	56.1%	59.7%
2096	56.2%	59.7%
2095	56.3%	59.7%
2094	56.4%	59.7%
2093	56.5%	59.8%
2092	56.7%	59.8%
2091	56.8%	59.8%
2090	57%	59.8%
2089	57.1%	59.8%
2088	57.3%	59.8%
2087	57.6%	59.8%
2086	57.8%	59.8%
2085	57.9%	59.9%
2084	58%	59.9%
2083	58.1%	60%
2082	58.1%	60.1%
2081	58.2%	60.3%
2080	58.3%	60.4%
2079	58.3%	60.6%
2078	58.4%	60.7%
2077	58.4%	60.9%
2076	58.5%	61%
2075	58.5%	61.1%
2074	58.6%	61.3%
2073	58.6%	61.4%
2072	58.7%	61.5%
2071	58.7%	61.6%
2070	58.6%	61.7%
2069	58.5%	61.8%
2068	58.4%	61.9%
2067	58.3%	62%
2066	58.2%	62%
2065	58.1%	62.1%
2064	58%	62.1%
2063	57.9%	62.1%
2062	57.9%	62.2%
2061	57.9%	62.2%
2060	58%	62.3%
2059	58.1%	62.3%
2058	58.3%	62.4%
2057	58.6%	62.4%
2056	58.9%	62.5%
2055	59.2%	62.7%
2054	59.6%	62.8%
2053	60%	62.9%
2052	60.4%	63.1%
2051	60.8%	63.2%
2050	61.3%	63.4%
2049	61.8%	63.5%
2048	62.3%	63.6%
2047	62.8%	63.8%
2046	63.3%	63.9%
2045	63.8%	64%
2044	64.4%	64.1%
2043	64.9%	64.2%
2042	65.4%	64.3%
2041	65.9%	64.4%
2040	66.4%	64.5%
2039	66.9%	64.7%
2038	67.4%	64.8%
2037	67.8%	64.9%
2036	68.3%	65.1%
2035	68.9%	65.2%
2034	69.5%	65.3%
2033	70.1%	65.4%
2032	70.8%	65.4%
2031	71.4%	65.4%
2030	72%	65.4%
2029	72.6%	65.4%
2028	73.2%	65.4%
2027	73.8%	65.4%
2026	74.2%	65.2%
2025	74.6%	65.1%
2024	74.8%	65.1%
2023	75.2%	65%
2022	75.5%	64.9%
2021	75.9%	64.9%
2020	76.1%	64.8%
2019	76.1%	64.9%
2018	76.1%	64.9%
2017	76.2%	65%
2016	76.2%	65.1%
2015	76.2%	65.1%
2014	76.2%	65.2%
2013	76.2%	65.2%
2012	76.2%	65.2%
2011	76.4%	65.2%
2010	76.4%	65.1%
2009	76.4%	65%
2008	76.2%	64.9%
2007	76%	64.7%
2006	75.7%	64.5%
2005	75.5%	64.3%
2004	75.2%	64%
2003	75.1%	63.7%
2002	74.9%	63.4%
2001	74.8%	63.1%
2000	74.8%	62.8%
1999	74.8%	62.5%
1998	74.6%	62.2%
1997	74.5%	61.9%
1996	74.3%	61.7%
1995	74%	61.5%
1994	73.7%	61.3%
1993	73.4%	61.2%
1992	72.9%	61.1%
1991	72.3%	61%
1990	71.6%	60.9%
1989	70.9%	60.8%
1988	70.4%	60.7%
1987	69.8%	60.5%
1986	69.1%	60.4%
1985	68.4%	60.1%
1984	67.6%	59.9%
1983	66.8%	59.6%
1982	66.1%	59.3%
1981	65.3%	59%
1980	64.6%	58.7%
1979	63.8%	58.4%
1978	62.8%	58%
1977	61.7%	57.7%
1976	60.7%	57.5%
1975	59.6%	57.4%
1974	58.5%	57.3%
1973	57.4%	57.3%
1972	56.4%	57.2%
1971	55.4%	57.1%
1970	54.5%	57%
1969	53.9%	56.9%
1968	53.8%	56.9%
1967	53.8%	56.9%
1966	53.9%	56.8%
1965	54.2%	56.9%
1964	54.5%	57%
1963	55%	57.2%
1962	55.5%	57.4%
1961	56.2%	57.5%
1960	56.7%	57.6%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in the Cayman Islands changed from 75.2% to 74.8% between 2004 and 2024.

Age dependency by year

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in the Cayman Islands increased from 32.9% to 33.7% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Share of young demographic (0-14 years) by year

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Cayman Islands

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World

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Share of 0-14
	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 decreased from 19.3% to 16.2% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+) by year

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Cayman Islands

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World

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UN forecast

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Year	Share of 65+ years old
	Cayman Islands	World
2100	31%	23.9%
2099	30.8%	23.8%
2098	30.7%	23.7%
2097	30.6%	23.6%
2096	30.4%	23.5%
2095	30.3%	23.4%
2094	30.1%	23.4%
2093	30%	23.3%
2092	29.8%	23.2%
2091	29.7%	23.1%
2090	29.5%	23.1%
2089	29.3%	23%
2088	29.1%	22.9%
2087	28.9%	22.8%
2086	28.7%	22.7%
2085	28.6%	22.6%
2084	28.5%	22.5%
2083	28.5%	22.4%
2082	28.4%	22.2%
2081	28.4%	22%
2080	28.3%	21.8%
2079	28.3%	21.6%
2078	28.2%	21.4%
2077	28.2%	21.2%
2076	28.1%	21%
2075	28%	20.8%
2074	27.9%	20.6%
2073	27.8%	20.4%
2072	27.8%	20.3%
2071	27.7%	20.1%
2070	27.7%	19.9%
2069	27.8%	19.8%
2068	27.8%	19.6%
2067	27.9%	19.5%
2066	28%	19.3%
2065	28.1%	19.2%
2064	28.2%	19.1%
2063	28.2%	18.9%
2062	28.2%	18.8%
2061	28.2%	18.6%
2060	28.1%	18.5%
2059	28%	18.3%
2058	27.8%	18.1%
2057	27.5%	17.9%
2056	27.3%	17.7%
2055	27%	17.5%
2054	26.6%	17.2%
2053	26.3%	17%
2052	25.9%	16.7%
2051	25.5%	16.4%
2050	25.1%	16.2%
2049	24.6%	16%
2048	24.1%	15.8%
2047	23.6%	15.5%
2046	23.1%	15.3%
2045	22.5%	15.1%
2044	21.9%	14.9%
2043	21.4%	14.8%
2042	20.8%	14.6%
2041	20.2%	14.4%
2040	19.5%	14.2%
2039	18.9%	14%
2038	18.2%	13.8%
2037	17.5%	13.5%
2036	16.7%	13.3%
2035	16%	13%
2034	15.3%	12.7%
2033	14.5%	12.4%
2032	13.8%	12.2%
2031	13.1%	11.9%
2030	12.4%	11.6%
2029	11.7%	11.3%
2028	11%	11%
2027	10.4%	10.7%
2026	9.78%	10.5%
2025	9.24%	10.3%
2024	9%	10.2%
2023	8.54%	9.98%
2022	8.14%	9.74%
2021	7.76%	9.53%
2020	7.45%	9.33%
2019	7.16%	9.1%
2018	6.87%	8.88%
2017	6.62%	8.65%
2016	6.38%	8.45%
2015	6.16%	8.26%
2014	5.94%	8.08%
2013	5.77%	7.92%
2012	5.62%	7.78%
2011	5.48%	7.66%
2010	5.38%	7.58%
2009	5.32%	7.52%
2008	5.31%	7.47%
2007	5.34%	7.41%
2006	5.38%	7.34%
2005	5.41%	7.26%
2004	5.45%	7.18%
2003	5.48%	7.1%
2002	5.52%	7.01%
2001	5.54%	6.92%
2000	5.57%	6.84%
1999	5.57%	6.76%
1998	5.53%	6.68%
1997	5.48%	6.61%
1996	5.49%	6.53%
1995	5.53%	6.45%
1994	5.61%	6.37%
1993	5.69%	6.29%
1992	5.82%	6.21%
1991	5.95%	6.14%
1990	6.08%	6.07%
1989	6.17%	6.01%
1988	6.18%	5.95%
1987	6.14%	5.91%
1986	6.12%	5.86%
1985	6.16%	5.82%
1984	6.22%	5.8%
1983	6.31%	5.79%
1982	6.41%	5.8%
1981	6.53%	5.81%
1980	6.69%	5.81%
1979	6.7%	5.77%
1978	6.51%	5.71%
1977	6.36%	5.65%
1976	6.25%	5.59%
1975	6.23%	5.53%
1974	6.28%	5.47%
1973	6.39%	5.42%
1972	6.53%	5.37%
1971	6.69%	5.32%
1970	6.88%	5.28%
1969	6.92%	5.24%
1968	6.79%	5.2%
1967	6.71%	5.16%
1966	6.66%	5.12%
1965	6.63%	5.08%
1964	6.64%	5.04%
1963	6.67%	5.02%
1962	6.73%	5.01%
1961	6.84%	4.99%
1960	7.02%	4.97%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in the Cayman Islands increased from 5.45% to 9% between 2004 and 2024.

Median age map

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