The current population of the Cayman Islands is 77,619 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 74,457 in 2024.
- The Cayman Islands is projected to reach 119K people in 2098.
- Since 2006, population has increased from 48.2K people to 77.6K (60.9% growth in 20 years).
- The Cayman Islands is ranked 187/197 by population and was ranked 189th in 2006.
- The Cayman Islands accounts for 0.0009% of the world's population.
- For the last 20 years, the Cayman Islands has had an average growth rate of 3.05% per year.
The Cayman Islands population and growth rate by year
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2100 | 119,196 | -0.02% |
| 2099 | 119,224 | -0.03% |
| 2098 | 119,264 | 0.03% |
| 2097 | 119,234 | 0.03% |
| 2096 | 119,198 | 0.05% |
| 2095 | 119,140 | 0.07% |
| 2094 | 119,058 | 0.07% |
| 2093 | 118,975 | 0.09% |
| 2092 | 118,865 | 0.15% |
| 2091 | 118,691 | 0.13% |
| 2090 | 118,534 | 0.08% |
| 2089 | 118,436 | 0.08% |
| 2088 | 118,344 | 0.11% |
| 2087 | 118,213 | 0.1% |
| 2086 | 118,090 | 0.12% |
| 2085 | 117,945 | 0.14% |
| 2084 | 117,785 | 0.13% |
| 2083 | 117,632 | 0.13% |
| 2082 | 117,476 | 0.12% |
| 2081 | 117,333 | 0.11% |
| 2080 | 117,205 | 0.14% |
| 2079 | 117,045 | 0.11% |
| 2078 | 116,922 | 0.19% |
| 2077 | 116,701 | 0.15% |
| 2076 | 116,525 | 0.15% |
| 2075 | 116,353 | 0.2% |
| 2074 | 116,124 | 0.16% |
| 2073 | 115,941 | 0.25% |
| 2072 | 115,650 | 0.22% |
| 2071 | 115,401 | 0.26% |
| 2070 | 115,097 | 0.26% |
| 2069 | 114,802 | 0.3% |
| 2068 | 114,464 | 0.28% |
| 2067 | 114,149 | 0.26% |
| 2066 | 113,854 | 0.26% |
| 2065 | 113,563 | 0.29% |
| 2064 | 113,231 | 0.33% |
| 2063 | 112,858 | 0.37% |
| 2062 | 112,446 | 0.37% |
| 2061 | 112,029 | 0.42% |
| 2060 | 111,556 | 0.47% |
| 2059 | 111,031 | 0.52% |
| 2058 | 110,457 | 0.51% |
| 2057 | 109,895 | 0.65% |
| 2056 | 109,181 | 0.65% |
| 2055 | 108,478 | 0.66% |
| 2054 | 107,769 | 0.69% |
| 2053 | 107,027 | 0.71% |
| 2052 | 106,277 | 0.83% |
| 2051 | 105,401 | 0.87% |
| 2050 | 104,491 | 0.82% |
| 2049 | 103,646 | 0.93% |
| 2048 | 102,692 | 0.91% |
| 2047 | 101,771 | 0.94% |
| 2046 | 100,823 | 1% |
| 2045 | 99,829 | 1.02% |
| 2044 | 98,826 | 1.09% |
| 2043 | 97,759 | 1.12% |
| 2042 | 96,675 | 1.15% |
| 2041 | 95,579 | 1.21% |
| 2040 | 94,441 | 1.2% |
| 2039 | 93,319 | 1.23% |
| 2038 | 92,184 | 1.26% |
| 2037 | 91,038 | 1.29% |
| 2036 | 89,880 | 1.28% |
| 2035 | 88,740 | 1.33% |
| 2034 | 87,573 | 1.43% |
| 2033 | 86,339 | 1.44% |
| 2032 | 85,116 | 1.53% |
| 2031 | 83,837 | 1.55% |
| 2030 | 82,558 | 1.58% |
| 2029 | 81,274 | 1.65% |
| 2028 | 79,953 | 1.72% |
| 2027 | 78,604 | 1.75% |
| 2026 | 77,255 | 1.82% |
| 2025 | 75,873 | 1.9% |
| 2024 | 74,457 | 1.94% |
| 2023 | 73,038 | 2.02% |
| 2022 | 71,591 | 2.12% |
| 2021 | 70,108 | 2.07% |
| 2020 | 68,684 | 2.02% |
| 2019 | 67,327 | 2.1% |
| 2018 | 65,941 | 2.18% |
| 2017 | 64,535 | 2.27% |
| 2016 | 63,100 | 2.37% |
| 2015 | 61,642 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | 60,160 | 2.57% |
| 2013 | 58,655 | 2.66% |
| 2012 | 57,136 | 2.75% |
| 2011 | 55,606 | 2.79% |
| 2010 | 54,099 | 2.81% |
| 2009 | 52,618 | 2.87% |
| 2008 | 51,151 | 2.95% |
| 2007 | 49,687 | 3.02% |
| 2006 | 48,232 | 3.09% |
| 2005 | 46,788 | 3.17% |
| 2004 | 45,352 | 3.23% |
| 2003 | 43,934 | 3.34% |
| 2002 | 42,514 | 3.47% |
| 2001 | 41,089 | 3.57% |
| 2000 | 39,674 | 3.63% |
| 1999 | 38,284 | 3.69% |
| 1998 | 36,922 | 3.88% |
| 1997 | 35,543 | 4.1% |
| 1996 | 34,143 | 4.28% |
| 1995 | 32,743 | 4.44% |
| 1994 | 31,352 | 4.59% |
| 1993 | 29,976 | 4.73% |
| 1992 | 28,621 | 4.86% |
| 1991 | 27,294 | 4.98% |
| 1990 | 25,999 | 4.52% |
| 1989 | 24,874 | 3.85% |
| 1988 | 23,951 | 3.81% |
| 1987 | 23,073 | 3.95% |
| 1986 | 22,197 | 4.09% |
| 1985 | 21,324 | 4.25% |
| 1984 | 20,454 | 4.37% |
| 1983 | 19,598 | 4.52% |
| 1982 | 18,750 | 4.72% |
| 1981 | 17,905 | 4.84% |
| 1980 | 17,079 | 4.45% |
| 1979 | 16,351 | 3.97% |
| 1978 | 15,727 | 4.12% |
| 1977 | 15,105 | 4.5% |
| 1976 | 14,454 | 4.83% |
| 1975 | 13,788 | 5.14% |
| 1974 | 13,114 | 5.43% |
| 1973 | 12,438 | 5.73% |
| 1972 | 11,764 | 6% |
| 1971 | 11,098 | 5.52% |
| 1970 | 10,517 | 3.46% |
| 1969 | 10,165 | 1.95% |
| 1968 | 9,971 | 2.07% |
| 1967 | 9,769 | 2.19% |
| 1966 | 9,560 | 2.13% |
| 1965 | 9,361 | 2.13% |
| 1964 | 9,166 | 2.19% |
| 1963 | 8,970 | 2.15% |
| 1962 | 8,781 | 2.09% |
| 1961 | 8,601 | 2.05% |
| 1960 | 8,428 | - |
Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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The Cayman Islands has a population of 77.6K as of 2026, compared to 63.1K in 2016, 48.2K in 2006, and 34.1K in 1996.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 2.3% per year. The Cayman Islands is ranked 51st out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) the Cayman Islands will have 100,823 people (29.9% growth) with a rank change from 187th to 184th.
By the year 2100, the Cayman Islands' population is projected to grow by 53.6% from its current level to 119K people.
Natural change and net migration by year
| Year | Population change | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Natural | Net migration | |
| 2025 | - | - | 888 |
| 2024 | - | - | 896 |
| 2023 | 1,435 | 514 | 921 |
| 2022 | 1,469 | 527 | 942 |
| 2021 | 1,498 | 533 | 965 |
| 2020 | 1,349 | 539 | 810 |
| 2019 | 1,373 | 514 | 859 |
| 2018 | 1,394 | 383 | 1,011 |
| 2017 | 1,416 | 351 | 1,065 |
| 2016 | 1,445 | 351 | 1,094 |
| 2015 | 1,471 | 364 | 1,107 |
| 2014 | 1,497 | 392 | 1,105 |
| 2013 | 1,516 | 439 | 1,077 |
| 2012 | 1,528 | 468 | 1,060 |
| 2011 | 1,527 | 503 | 1,024 |
| 2010 | 1,493 | 515 | 978 |
| 2009 | 1,464 | 513 | 951 |
| 2008 | 1,465 | 490 | 975 |
| 2007 | 1,458 | 468 | 990 |
| 2006 | 1,448 | 451 | 997 |
| 2005 | 1,441 | 439 | 1,002 |
| 2004 | 1,430 | 426 | 1,004 |
| 2003 | 1,419 | 416 | 1,003 |
| 2002 | 1,426 | 407 | 1,019 |
| 2001 | 1,426 | 400 | 1,026 |
| 2000 | 1,413 | 392 | 1,021 |
| 1999 | 1,354 | 394 | 960 |
| 1998 | 1,366 | 392 | 974 |
| 1997 | 1,391 | 387 | 1,004 |
| 1996 | 1,403 | 377 | 1,026 |
| 1995 | 1,401 | 362 | 1,039 |
| 1994 | 1,385 | 343 | 1,042 |
| 1993 | 1,365 | 325 | 1,040 |
| 1992 | 1,340 | 320 | 1,020 |
| 1991 | 1,309 | 327 | 982 |
| 1990 | 1,282 | 284 | 998 |
| 1989 | 969 | 269 | 700 |
| 1988 | 879 | 233 | 646 |
| 1987 | 877 | 214 | 663 |
| 1986 | 876 | 227 | 649 |
| 1985 | 871 | 225 | 646 |
| 1984 | 865 | 216 | 649 |
| 1983 | 854 | 206 | 648 |
| 1982 | 846 | 217 | 629 |
| 1981 | 833 | 255 | 578 |
| 1980 | 820 | 232 | 588 |
| 1979 | 635 | 210 | 425 |
| 1978 | 608 | 195 | 413 |
| 1977 | 640 | 184 | 456 |
| 1976 | 664 | 180 | 484 |
| 1975 | 673 | 181 | 492 |
| 1974 | 677 | 184 | 493 |
| 1973 | 676 | 216 | 460 |
| 1972 | 667 | 292 | 375 |
| 1971 | 658 | 158 | 500 |
| 1970 | 513 | 219 | 294 |
| 1969 | 182 | 139 | 43 |
| 1968 | 206 | 167 | 39 |
| 1967 | 209 | 168 | 41 |
| 1966 | 204 | 167 | 37 |
| 1965 | 196 | 168 | 28 |
| 1964 | 195 | 179 | 16 |
| 1963 | 192 | 191 | 1 |
| 1962 | 186 | 192 | -6 |
| 1961 | 181 | 188 | -7 |
| 1960 | 156 | 180 | -24 |
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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Over the last 10 years, 31.1% of the population change in the Cayman Islands is from natural causes (a gain of 4,468 people) and 68.9% is from migration (a gain of 9,879 people).
As of 2024, 31,935 residents or 42.9% of the population were not native-born in the Cayman Islands, compared to 24,062 and 44.5% in 2010.
The Cayman Islands population clock
Cayman Islands
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
77619
|
187/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.0009% | 187/197 |
| One net population change |
6.17 hours
|
149/197 |
| One birth every |
10.1 hours
|
186/196 |
| One death every |
1.04 days
|
190/196 |
| Daily growth/decline | +4 | 149/197 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,419 | 149/197 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.94% | 54/197 |
| One migration net change every |
9.89 hours
|
65/196 |
| Annual migration change | +888 | 65/196 |
| Foreign-born residents | 31,935 | 162/195 |
| Foreign-born share of population | 42.9% | 13/195 |
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Cayman Islands population statistics
|
Cayman Islands
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 80.9 years | 73.8 years |
| Average age | 38.4 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 39.3 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.2:49.8 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.53 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 834 ppl/mi² | 144 ppl/mi² |
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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).
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Data sources:
- World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
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