The Cayman Islands has a population density of 804 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. The Cayman Islands has 38,165 sq ft of land per person vs 5,274 sq ft in the Vatican. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, the Cayman Islands and the Vatican are ranked 32nd and 3rd, 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 the land area of all countries, compared to 0.00001% of the population and 0.0000003% of the land area for the Vatican, hence the population density in the Cayman Islands is 86.3% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Cayman Islands
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 804 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 32/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
76930
|
949
|
| Land area | 92.7 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 34,696 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 0% | n/a |
| Urban population | 100% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
the Cayman Islands vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in the Cayman Islands increased by 69.7%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, the Cayman Islands ranked 49th for population density and is in 34th place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Cayman Islands
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 804 | - |
| 2023 | 788 | - |
| 2022 | 773 | - |
| 2021 | 757 | - |
| 2020 | 741 | - |
| 2019 | 727 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 712 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 696 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 681 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 665 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 649 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 633 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 617 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 600 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 584 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 568 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 552 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 536 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 521 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 505 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 489 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 474 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 459 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 443 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 428 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 413 | - |
| 1998 | 398 | - |
| 1997 | 384 | - |
| 1996 | 368 | - |
| 1995 | 353 | - |
| 1994 | 338 | - |
| 1993 | 323 | - |
| 1992 | 309 | - |
| 1991 | 294.5 | - |
| 1990 | 280.6 | - |
| 1989 | 268.4 | - |
| 1988 | 258.5 | - |
| 1987 | 249 | - |
| 1986 | 239.5 | - |
| 1985 | 230.1 | - |
| 1984 | 220.7 | - |
| 1983 | 211.5 | - |
| 1982 | 202.3 | - |
| 1981 | 193.2 | - |
| 1980 | 184.3 | - |
| 1979 | 176.5 | - |
| 1978 | 169.7 | - |
| 1977 | 163 | - |
| 1976 | 156 | - |
| 1975 | 148.8 | - |
| 1974 | 141.5 | - |
| 1973 | 134.2 | - |
| 1972 | 127 | - |
| 1971 | 119.8 | - |
| 1970 | 113.5 | - |
| 1969 | 109.7 | - |
| 1968 | 107.6 | - |
| 1967 | 105.4 | - |
| 1966 | 103.2 | - |
| 1965 | 101 | - |
| 1964 | 98.9 | - |
| 1963 | 96.8 | - |
| 1962 | 94.8 | - |
| 1961 | 92.8 | - |
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