The Cayman Islands Demographics: Median age, Gender

Median age history and projection chart in
Cayman Islands vs World

Table

Year	Median age
	Cayman Islands	World
1960	23.5	22.5
1961	23.3	22.5
1962	22.9	22.4
1963	22.6	22.2
1964	22.3	22
1965	22.1	21.8
1966	21.8	21.7
1967	21.6	21.6
1968	21.3	21.5
1969	21.2	21.5
1970	21.2	21.4
1971	21.4	21.4
1972	21.8	21.5
1973	22.2	21.5
1974	22.6	21.6
1975	23.1	21.7
1976	23.7	21.9
1977	24.3	22
1978	25	22.2
1979	25.7	22.3
1980	26	22.5
1981	26.1	22.6
1982	26.2	22.7
1983	26.4	22.9
1984	26.8	23
1985	27.2	23.2
1986	27.6	23.3
1987	28.1	23.4
1988	28.6	23.6
1989	29.1	23.8
1990	29.5	23.9
1991	29.6	24.1
1992	29.9	24.3
1993	30.1	24.5
1994	30.5	24.7
1995	30.8	25
1996	31.3	25.2
1997	31.8	25.4
1998	32.3	25.7
1999	32.9	25.9
2000	33.2	26.1
2001	33.3	26.3
2002	33.4	26.5
2003	33.5	26.7
2004	33.7	27
2005	33.9	27.2
2006	34.2	27.4
2007	34.5	27.6
2008	34.8	27.8
2009	35.1	28
2010	35.4	28.2
2011	35.7	28.4
2012	35.8	28.6
2013	35.9	28.9
2014	36.1	29.1
2015	36.3	29.3
2016	36.5	29.5
2017	36.8	29.8
2018	37.1	30
2019	37.4	30.3
2020	37.8	30.6
2021	38.1	30.8
2022	38.5	31
2023	38.9	31.3
2024	39.3	31.6
2025	39.7	31.9
2026	40.1	32.1
2027	40.5	32.3
2028	40.8	32.6
2029	41.2	32.8
2030	41.6	33
2031	42	33.2
2032	42.3	33.4
2033	42.7	33.6
2034	43.1	33.8
2035	43.4	34
2036	43.7	34.2
2037	44	34.4
2038	44.3	34.6
2039	44.5	34.8
2040	44.7	35
2041	44.9	35.2
2042	45	35.4
2043	45.1	35.6
2044	45.2	35.8
2045	45.2	36
2046	45.2	36.2
2047	45.2	36.4
2048	45.2	36.6
2049	45.3	36.8
2050	45.3	37.1

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 to the world's average of 31.6 years. 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 around 45.3 years by 2050. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

The Cayman Islands demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

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

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).

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Cayman Islands			World
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	76.3%	63.9%	12.4%	73.5%	64.9%	8.62%
1961	78%	65.9%	12.2%	73.8%	65.1%	8.67%
1962	80%	67.9%	12.1%	74.1%	65.4%	8.73%
1963	81.9%	69.8%	12.1%	74.9%	66.1%	8.79%
1964	83.4%	71.2%	12.2%	75.5%	66.6%	8.85%
1965	84.6%	72.4%	12.2%	75.8%	66.8%	8.93%
1966	85.5%	73.1%	12.3%	75.9%	66.9%	9%
1967	85.9%	73.5%	12.5%	75.9%	66.8%	9.07%
1968	86%	73.4%	12.6%	75.8%	66.6%	9.14%
1969	85.5%	72.7%	12.8%	75.7%	66.5%	9.2%
1970	83.6%	71%	12.6%	75.5%	66.2%	9.26%
1971	80.5%	68.4%	12.1%	75.2%	65.9%	9.33%
1972	77.3%	65.7%	11.6%	74.9%	65.6%	9.39%
1973	74.1%	63%	11.1%	74.6%	65.1%	9.46%
1974	70.9%	60.2%	10.7%	74.4%	64.9%	9.54%
1975	67.7%	57.2%	10.4%	74.2%	64.6%	9.64%
1976	64.7%	54.4%	10.3%	74%	64.3%	9.72%
1977	62%	51.7%	10.3%	73.5%	63.7%	9.79%
1978	59.3%	48.9%	10.4%	72.4%	62.5%	9.84%
1979	56.7%	46.2%	10.5%	71.3%	61.4%	9.88%
1980	54.8%	44.4%	10.4%	70.4%	60.5%	9.89%
1981	53.1%	43.1%	10%	69.5%	59.6%	9.85%
1982	51.4%	41.7%	9.71%	68.7%	58.9%	9.79%
1983	49.6%	40.2%	9.44%	67.9%	58.1%	9.72%
1984	47.9%	38.7%	9.2%	67%	57.3%	9.68%
1985	46.3%	37.3%	9.01%	66.3%	56.6%	9.68%
1986	44.8%	35.9%	8.86%	65.7%	55.9%	9.71%
1987	43.4%	34.6%	8.8%	65.2%	55.4%	9.75%
1988	42.1%	33.3%	8.78%	64.8%	54.9%	9.81%
1989	41%	32.3%	8.7%	64.4%	54.5%	9.89%
1990	39.7%	31.2%	8.49%	64.2%	54.3%	9.97%
1991	38.4%	30.1%	8.23%	64%	53.9%	10.1%
1992	37.2%	29.2%	7.99%	63.7%	53.6%	10.2%
1993	36.3%	28.6%	7.76%	63.5%	53.2%	10.3%
1994	35.7%	28.1%	7.6%	63.1%	52.7%	10.4%
1995	35.1%	27.6%	7.48%	62.7%	52.2%	10.5%
1996	34.7%	27.3%	7.39%	62.1%	51.5%	10.6%
1997	34.3%	26.9%	7.37%	61.5%	50.8%	10.7%
1998	34%	26.6%	7.41%	60.7%	50%	10.7%
1999	33.7%	26.3%	7.44%	60%	49.2%	10.8%
2000	33.6%	26.2%	7.44%	59.3%	48.4%	10.9%
2001	33.6%	26.2%	7.4%	58.5%	47.6%	11%
2002	33.5%	26.1%	7.36%	57.8%	46.7%	11.1%
2003	33.2%	25.9%	7.31%	57%	45.9%	11.1%
2004	32.9%	25.7%	7.24%	56.3%	45.1%	11.2%
2005	32.5%	25.3%	7.17%	55.6%	44.3%	11.3%
2006	32%	24.9%	7.1%	55%	43.6%	11.4%
2007	31.6%	24.6%	7.02%	54.5%	43.1%	11.4%
2008	31.2%	24.2%	6.97%	54.1%	42.6%	11.5%
2009	30.9%	24%	6.97%	53.8%	42.2%	11.6%
2010	30.8%	23.8%	7.03%	53.5%	41.9%	11.6%
2011	31%	23.8%	7.18%	53.4%	41.6%	11.8%
2012	31.2%	23.8%	7.37%	53.3%	41.4%	11.9%
2013	31.2%	23.6%	7.57%	53.4%	41.2%	12.1%
2014	31.2%	23.5%	7.8%	53.5%	41.1%	12.4%
2015	31.3%	23.2%	8.08%	53.6%	40.9%	12.7%
2016	31.3%	22.9%	8.38%	53.7%	40.7%	13%
2017	31.3%	22.6%	8.69%	53.9%	40.6%	13.3%
2018	31.4%	22.4%	9.03%	54.1%	40.4%	13.7%
2019	31.5%	22%	9.42%	54.2%	40.1%	14%
2020	31.4%	21.7%	9.79%	54.2%	39.8%	14.4%
2021	31.8%	21.5%	10.2%	54.2%	39.5%	14.7%
2022	32.4%	21.7%	10.8%	54%	39%	15%
2023	33%	21.7%	11.4%	53.9%	38.5%	15.4%
2024	33.7%	21.6%	12%	53.7%	38%	15.7%

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+

Cayman Islands working age demographic chart

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Cayman Islands	World
1960	56.7%	57.6%
1961	56.2%	57.5%
1962	55.5%	57.4%
1963	55%	57.2%
1964	54.5%	57%
1965	54.2%	56.9%
1966	53.9%	56.8%
1967	53.8%	56.9%
1968	53.8%	56.9%
1969	53.9%	56.9%
1970	54.5%	57%
1971	55.4%	57.1%
1972	56.4%	57.2%
1973	57.4%	57.3%
1974	58.5%	57.3%
1975	59.6%	57.4%
1976	60.7%	57.5%
1977	61.7%	57.7%
1978	62.8%	58%
1979	63.8%	58.4%
1980	64.6%	58.7%
1981	65.3%	59%
1982	66.1%	59.3%
1983	66.8%	59.6%
1984	67.6%	59.9%
1985	68.4%	60.1%
1986	69.1%	60.4%
1987	69.8%	60.5%
1988	70.4%	60.7%
1989	70.9%	60.8%
1990	71.6%	60.9%
1991	72.3%	61%
1992	72.9%	61.1%
1993	73.4%	61.2%
1994	73.7%	61.3%
1995	74%	61.5%
1996	74.3%	61.7%
1997	74.5%	61.9%
1998	74.6%	62.2%
1999	74.8%	62.5%
2000	74.8%	62.8%
2001	74.8%	63.1%
2002	74.9%	63.4%
2003	75.1%	63.7%
2004	75.2%	64%
2005	75.5%	64.3%
2006	75.7%	64.5%
2007	76%	64.7%
2008	76.2%	64.9%
2009	76.4%	65%
2010	76.4%	65.1%
2011	76.4%	65.2%
2012	76.2%	65.2%
2013	76.2%	65.2%
2014	76.2%	65.2%
2015	76.2%	65.1%
2016	76.2%	65.1%
2017	76.2%	65%
2018	76.1%	64.9%
2019	76.1%	64.9%
2020	76.1%	64.8%
2021	75.9%	64.9%
2022	75.5%	64.9%
2023	75.2%	65%
2024	74.8%	65.1%
2025	74.4%	65.2%
2026	74%	65.3%
2027	73.5%	65.4%
2028	72.9%	65.4%
2029	72.3%	65.4%
2030	71.7%	65.4%
2031	71.1%	65.4%
2032	70.4%	65.4%
2033	69.8%	65.4%
2034	69.2%	65.3%
2035	68.6%	65.2%
2036	68%	65%
2037	67.6%	64.9%
2038	67.1%	64.7%
2039	66.6%	64.6%
2040	66.1%	64.5%
2041	65.6%	64.4%
2042	65.1%	64.3%
2043	64.6%	64.2%
2044	64.1%	64.1%
2045	63.6%	63.9%
2046	63%	63.8%
2047	62.5%	63.7%
2048	62%	63.6%
2049	61.5%	63.4%
2050	61.1%	63.3%

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

Share of young population (0-14 years)

Table

Year	Share of population 0-14 years old
	Cayman Islands	World
1960	36.3%	37.4%
1961	37%	37.5%
1962	37.7%	37.6%
1963	38.4%	37.8%
1964	38.8%	38%
1965	39.2%	38%
1966	39.4%	38%
1967	39.5%	38%
1968	39.4%	37.9%
1969	39.2%	37.8%
1970	38.7%	37.7%
1971	37.9%	37.6%
1972	37.1%	37.5%
1973	36.2%	37.3%
1974	35.2%	37.2%
1975	34.1%	37.1%
1976	33%	36.9%
1977	31.9%	36.7%
1978	30.7%	36.3%
1979	29.5%	35.9%
1980	28.7%	35.5%
1981	28.2%	35.2%
1982	27.5%	34.9%
1983	26.9%	34.6%
1984	26.2%	34.3%
1985	25.5%	34%
1986	24.8%	33.8%
1987	24.1%	33.6%
1988	23.4%	33.4%
1989	22.9%	33.2%
1990	22.3%	33%
1991	21.8%	32.9%
1992	21.3%	32.7%
1993	21%	32.5%
1994	20.7%	32.3%
1995	20.5%	32.1%
1996	20.3%	31.8%
1997	20.1%	31.5%
1998	19.8%	31.1%
1999	19.6%	30.8%
2000	19.6%	30.4%
2001	19.6%	30%
2002	19.6%	29.6%
2003	19.5%	29.2%
2004	19.3%	28.8%
2005	19.1%	28.5%
2006	18.9%	28.1%
2007	18.7%	27.9%
2008	18.5%	27.6%
2009	18.3%	27.5%
2010	18.2%	27.3%
2011	18.2%	27.1%
2012	18.1%	27%
2013	18%	26.9%
2014	17.9%	26.8%
2015	17.7%	26.6%
2016	17.4%	26.5%
2017	17.2%	26.4%
2018	17%	26.2%
2019	16.8%	26%
2020	16.5%	25.8%
2021	16.3%	25.6%
2022	16.4%	25.3%
2023	16.3%	25%
2024	16.2%	24.7%
2025	16.1%	24.4%
2026	15.9%	24.1%
2027	15.8%	23.8%
2028	15.7%	23.4%
2029	15.6%	23.1%
2030	15.6%	22.8%
2031	15.5%	22.6%
2032	15.4%	22.3%
2033	15.3%	22.1%
2034	15.2%	21.9%
2035	15%	21.7%
2036	14.8%	21.6%
2037	14.6%	21.5%
2038	14.4%	21.4%
2039	14.2%	21.3%
2040	14%	21.2%
2041	13.9%	21.1%
2042	13.8%	21%
2043	13.7%	21%
2044	13.7%	20.9%
2045	13.6%	20.8%
2046	13.6%	20.7%
2047	13.6%	20.7%
2048	13.6%	20.6%
2049	13.6%	20.5%
2050	13.7%	20.4%

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+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Cayman Islands	World
1960	7.02%	4.97%
1961	6.84%	4.99%
1962	6.73%	5.01%
1963	6.67%	5.02%
1964	6.64%	5.04%
1965	6.63%	5.08%
1966	6.66%	5.12%
1967	6.71%	5.16%
1968	6.79%	5.2%
1969	6.92%	5.24%
1970	6.88%	5.28%
1971	6.69%	5.32%
1972	6.53%	5.37%
1973	6.39%	5.42%
1974	6.28%	5.47%
1975	6.23%	5.53%
1976	6.25%	5.59%
1977	6.36%	5.65%
1978	6.51%	5.71%
1979	6.7%	5.77%
1980	6.69%	5.81%
1981	6.53%	5.81%
1982	6.41%	5.8%
1983	6.31%	5.79%
1984	6.22%	5.8%
1985	6.16%	5.82%
1986	6.12%	5.86%
1987	6.14%	5.91%
1988	6.18%	5.95%
1989	6.17%	6.01%
1990	6.08%	6.07%
1991	5.95%	6.14%
1992	5.82%	6.21%
1993	5.69%	6.29%
1994	5.61%	6.37%
1995	5.53%	6.45%
1996	5.49%	6.53%
1997	5.48%	6.61%
1998	5.53%	6.68%
1999	5.57%	6.76%
2000	5.57%	6.84%
2001	5.54%	6.92%
2002	5.52%	7.01%
2003	5.48%	7.1%
2004	5.45%	7.18%
2005	5.41%	7.26%
2006	5.38%	7.34%
2007	5.34%	7.41%
2008	5.31%	7.47%
2009	5.32%	7.52%
2010	5.38%	7.58%
2011	5.48%	7.66%
2012	5.62%	7.78%
2013	5.77%	7.92%
2014	5.94%	8.08%
2015	6.16%	8.26%
2016	6.38%	8.45%
2017	6.62%	8.65%
2018	6.87%	8.88%
2019	7.16%	9.1%
2020	7.45%	9.33%
2021	7.76%	9.53%
2022	8.14%	9.74%
2023	8.54%	9.98%
2024	9%	10.2%
2025	9.52%	10.4%
2026	10.1%	10.6%
2027	10.7%	10.8%
2028	11.4%	11.1%
2029	12%	11.5%
2030	12.7%	11.7%
2031	13.5%	12%
2032	14.2%	12.3%
2033	14.9%	12.6%
2034	15.7%	12.8%
2035	16.4%	13.1%
2036	17.1%	13.4%
2037	17.8%	13.7%
2038	18.5%	13.9%
2039	19.2%	14.1%
2040	19.8%	14.3%
2041	20.5%	14.5%
2042	21.1%	14.7%
2043	21.7%	14.9%
2044	22.2%	15%
2045	22.8%	15.2%
2046	23.3%	15.4%
2047	23.9%	15.7%
2048	24.3%	15.9%
2049	24.8%	16.1%
2050	25.3%	16.3%

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