The Cayman Islands has a population density of 834 people per square mile compared to 79.4 people in the Solomon Islands. The Cayman Islands has 38,165 sq ft of land per person vs 373,164 sq ft in the Solomon Islands. The Cayman Islands and the Solomon Islands rank 31st and 155th by population density, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. The Cayman Islands has 0.0009% of the world's population and 0.0002% of all countries' land area, compared to 0.01% of the population and 0.02% of the land area for the Solomon Islands, making the population density in the Cayman Islands 949% higher than in the Solomon Islands.
Population density by year
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
Cayman Islands
|
Solomon Islands
|
|
| 2026 | 834 | 79.4 |
| 2025 | 819 | 77.6 |
| 2024 | 804 | 75.8 |
| 2023 | 788 | 74 |
| 2022 | 773 | 72.3 |
| 2021 | 757 | 70.6 |
| 2020 | 741 | 68.9 |
| 2019 | 727 | 67.4 |
| 2018 | 712 | 65.6 |
| 2017 | 696 | 63.4 |
| 2016 | 681 | 61.3 |
| 2015 | 665 | 59.2 |
| 2014 | 649 | 57.1 |
| 2013 | 633 | 55.1 |
| 2012 | 617 | 53.1 |
| 2011 | 600 | 51.2 |
| 2010 | 584 | 49.3 |
| 2009 | 568 | 47.9 |
| 2008 | 552 | 47.1 |
| 2007 | 536 | 46.3 |
| 2006 | 521 | 45.5 |
| 2005 | 505 | 44.7 |
| 2004 | 489 | 43.9 |
| 2003 | 474 | 43.1 |
| 2002 | 459 | 42.3 |
| 2001 | 443 | 41.6 |
| 2000 | 428 | 40.8 |
| 1999 | 413 | 39.8 |
| 1998 | 398 | 38.8 |
| 1997 | 384 | 37.7 |
| 1996 | 368 | 36.6 |
| 1995 | 353 | 35.6 |
| 1994 | 338 | 34.6 |
| 1993 | 323 | 33.6 |
| 1992 | 309 | 32.6 |
| 1991 | 294.5 | 31.6 |
| 1990 | 280.6 | 30.7 |
| 1989 | 268.4 | 29.7 |
| 1988 | 258.5 | 28.8 |
| 1987 | 249 | 27.9 |
| 1986 | 239.5 | 27 |
| 1985 | 230.1 | 26.1 |
| 1984 | 220.7 | 25.3 |
| 1983 | 211.5 | 24.4 |
| 1982 | 202.3 | 23.6 |
| 1981 | 193.2 | 22.8 |
| 1980 | 184.3 | 22 |
| 1979 | 176.5 | 21.3 |
| 1978 | 169.7 | 20.5 |
| 1977 | 163 | 19.8 |
| 1976 | 156 | 19.2 |
| 1975 | 148.8 | 18.6 |
| 1974 | 141.5 | 18 |
| 1973 | 134.2 | 17.6 |
| 1972 | 127 | 17.1 |
| 1971 | 119.8 | 16.7 |
| 1970 | 113.5 | 16.3 |
| 1969 | 109.7 | 16 |
| 1968 | 107.6 | 15.6 |
| 1967 | 105.4 | 15.2 |
| 1966 | 103.2 | 14.8 |
| 1965 | 101 | 14.5 |
| 1964 | 98.9 | 14.2 |
| 1963 | 96.8 | 13.8 |
| 1962 | 94.8 | 13.5 |
| 1961 | 92.8 | 13.2 |
Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).
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From 2006 to 2026, population density in the Cayman Islands increased by 60.2%, compared to a 74.6% growth in the Solomon Islands.
In 2006, the Cayman Islands ranked 41st by population density and is 31st now. The Solomon Islands was 161st in 2006 and ranks 155th out of 197 currently.
Population density comparison
|
Cayman Islands
|
Solomon Islands
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 834 ppl/mi² | 79.4 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 31/197 | 155/197 |
| Population |
77619
|
863951
|
| Land area | 92.7 sq mi | 10,807 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 34,696 sq ft | 367,777 sq ft |
| Rural population | 0% | 69.3% |
| Urban population | 100% | 30.7% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Cayman Islands
|
Solomon Islands
|
|
| 2024 | 100% | 30.7% |
| 2023 | 100% | 30% |
| 2022 | 100% | 29.4% |
| 2021 | 100% | 28.7% |
| 2020 | 100% | 28% |
| 2019 | 100% | 27.3% |
| 2018 | 100% | 26.3% |
| 2017 | 100% | 25.4% |
| 2016 | 100% | 24.5% |
| 2015 | 100% | 23.7% |
| 2014 | 100% | 22.9% |
| 2013 | 100% | 22.1% |
| 2012 | 100% | 21.4% |
| 2011 | 100% | 20.7% |
| 2010 | 100% | 20.1% |
| 2009 | 100% | 19.6% |
| 2008 | 100% | 19% |
| 2007 | 100% | 18.5% |
| 2006 | 100% | 18.1% |
| 2005 | 100% | 17.6% |
| 2004 | 100% | 17.2% |
| 2003 | 100% | 16.8% |
| 2002 | 100% | 16.4% |
| 2001 | 100% | 16.1% |
| 2000 | 100% | 15.8% |
| 1999 | 100% | 15.5% |
| 1998 | 100% | 15.2% |
| 1997 | 100% | 15% |
| 1996 | 100% | 14.8% |
| 1995 | 100% | 14.6% |
| 1994 | 100% | 14.4% |
| 1993 | 100% | 14.3% |
| 1992 | 100% | 14.1% |
| 1991 | 100% | 13.9% |
| 1990 | 100% | 13.8% |
| 1989 | 100% | 13.6% |
| 1988 | 100% | 13.4% |
| 1987 | 100% | 13.1% |
| 1986 | 100% | 12.9% |
| 1985 | 100% | 12.6% |
| 1984 | 100% | 12.3% |
| 1983 | 100% | 11.9% |
| 1982 | 100% | 11.6% |
| 1981 | 100% | 11.2% |
| 1980 | 100% | 10.8% |
| 1979 | 100% | 10.4% |
| 1978 | 100% | 10% |
| 1977 | 100% | 9.66% |
| 1976 | 100% | 9.29% |
| 1975 | 100% | 8.93% |
| 1974 | 100% | 8.59% |
| 1973 | 100% | 8.26% |
| 1972 | 100% | 7.91% |
| 1971 | 100% | 7.54% |
| 1970 | 100% | 7.13% |
| 1969 | 100% | 6.63% |
| 1968 | 100% | 6.06% |
| 1967 | 100% | 5.47% |
| 1966 | 100% | 4.94% |
| 1965 | 100% | 4.46% |
| 1964 | 100% | 4.02% |
| 1963 | 100% | 3.66% |
| 1962 | 100% | 3.31% |
| 1961 | 100% | 3% |
| 1960 | 100% | 2.72% |
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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From 2004 to 2024, the share of urban population changed from 100% to 100% in the Cayman Islands and from 17.2% to 30.7% in the Solomon Islands.
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Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).
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Data sources:
- World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
- Wikidata (2024, retrieved 2026-02-08)
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