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Population in the Cayman Islands compared to China: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of the Cayman Islands was 75,844 in 2025 vs 1,406,585,000 people in China in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cayman Islands' population is 77,917 people compared to 1,403,335,670 in China.

Population statistics:

  • China's population is 18,011 times bigger than the Cayman Islands'.
  • The Cayman Islands is ranked the 187th most populous country in the world, while China is the 2nd.
  • The countries together account for 16.9% of the world: 0.0009% for the Cayman Islands vs 16.9% for China.
  • For the last 10 years, the Cayman Islands has had an average growth rate of +2.13% per year vs +0.23% in China.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Cayman Islands has increased from 48.2K people to 77.9K (61.5% growth), while China has grown from 1.31B to 1.4B (7.04% growth).

Cayman Islands vs China: population by year and forecast

Cayman Islands
Factual

Projection
China
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cayman Islands China
2100 119,150 633,662,382
2099 119,178 644,307,192
2098 119,218 655,044,881
2097 119,188 665,876,462
2096 119,152 676,803,171
2095 119,094 687,828,883
2094 119,012 698,966,872
2093 118,929 710,235,681
2092 118,819 721,640,723
2091 118,645 733,187,178
2090 118,489 744,903,105
2089 118,390 756,812,472
2088 118,298 768,893,004
2087 118,168 781,128,909
2086 118,045 793,508,970
2085 117,899 806,043,039
2084 117,740 818,709,832
2083 117,587 831,420,518
2082 117,430 844,177,036
2081 117,288 856,996,835
2080 117,160 869,821,040
2079 117,000 882,622,985
2078 116,877 895,372,147
2077 116,656 908,082,676
2076 116,480 920,776,984
2075 116,308 933,459,600
2074 116,079 946,141,456
2073 115,896 958,870,128
2072 115,606 971,639,931
2071 115,356 984,469,009
2070 115,053 997,391,342
2069 114,758 1,010,450,818
2068 114,420 1,023,633,867
2067 114,105 1,036,979,285
2066 113,810 1,050,453,924
2065 113,519 1,064,051,499
2064 113,187 1,077,787,979
2063 112,814 1,091,571,021
2062 112,403 1,105,429,748
2061 111,986 1,119,286,514
2060 111,513 1,133,115,260
2059 110,988 1,146,818,251
2058 110,415 1,160,340,554
2057 109,853 1,173,596,480
2056 109,139 1,186,578,041
2055 108,436 1,199,197,172
2054 107,727 1,211,403,028
2053 106,986 1,223,160,257
2052 106,236 1,234,474,716
2051 105,360 1,245,255,938
2050 104,451 1,255,501,171
2049 103,606 1,265,281,319
2048 102,653 1,274,572,888
2047 101,731 1,283,393,445
2046 100,784 1,291,830,414
2045 99,791 1,299,855,379
2044 98,788 1,307,510,531
2043 97,721 1,314,885,869
2042 96,637 1,322,032,311
2041 95,542 1,328,936,491
2040 94,404 1,335,577,799
2039 93,283 1,341,989,157
2038 92,149 1,348,134,255
2037 91,002 1,354,107,817
2036 89,845 1,359,866,705
2035 88,706 1,365,387,904
2034 87,539 1,370,679,807
2033 86,306 1,375,744,986
2032 85,083 1,380,528,766
2031 83,804 1,385,048,521
2030 82,526 1,389,269,809
2029 81,242 1,393,241,425
2028 79,922 1,396,917,178
2027 78,573 1,400,271,033
2026 77,225 1,403,335,670
2025 75,844 1,406,585,000
2024 74,457 1,408,975,000
2023 73,038 1,410,710,000
2022 71,591 1,412,175,000
2021 70,108 1,412,360,000
2020 68,684 1,411,100,000
2019 67,327 1,407,745,000
2018 65,941 1,402,760,000
2017 64,535 1,396,215,000
2016 63,100 1,387,790,000
2015 61,642 1,379,860,000
2014 60,160 1,371,860,000
2013 58,655 1,363,240,000
2012 57,136 1,354,190,000
2011 55,606 1,345,035,000
2010 54,099 1,337,705,000
2009 52,618 1,331,260,000
2008 51,151 1,324,655,000
2007 49,687 1,317,885,000
2006 48,232 1,311,020,000
2005 46,788 1,303,720,000
2004 45,352 1,296,075,000
2003 43,934 1,288,400,000
2002 42,514 1,280,400,000
2001 41,089 1,271,850,000
2000 39,674 1,262,645,000
1999 38,284 1,252,735,000
1998 36,922 1,241,935,000
1997 35,543 1,230,075,000
1996 34,143 1,217,550,000
1995 32,743 1,204,855,000
1994 31,352 1,191,835,000
1993 29,976 1,178,440,000
1992 28,621 1,164,970,000
1991 27,294 1,150,780,000
1990 25,999 1,135,185,000
1989 24,874 1,118,650,000
1988 23,951 1,101,630,000
1987 23,073 1,084,035,000
1986 22,197 1,066,790,000
1985 21,324 1,051,040,000
1984 20,454 1,036,825,000
1983 19,598 1,023,310,000
1982 18,750 1,008,630,000
1981 17,905 993,885,000
1980 17,079 981,235,000
1979 16,351 969,005,000
1978 15,727 956,165,000
1977 15,105 943,455,000
1976 14,454 930,685,000
1975 13,788 916,395,000
1974 13,114 900,350,000
1973 12,438 881,940,000
1972 11,764 862,030,000
1971 11,098 841,105,000
1970 10,517 818,315,000
1969 10,165 796,025,000
1968 9,971 774,510,000
1967 9,769 754,550,000
1966 9,560 735,400,000
1965 9,361 715,185,000
1964 9,166 698,355,000
1963 8,970 682,335,000
1962 8,781 665,770,000
1961 8,601 660,330,000
1960 8,428 667,070,000

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/cayman-islands/china | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Cayman Islands increased by 14,868 people (a 30.8% growth), while China gained 76,770,000 people (a 5.86% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Cayman Islands gained 14,817 people (a 23.5% growth), while China's population increased by 15,545,670 people (a 1.12% growth).

The Cayman Islands was ranked 189th most populous country in 2006 and is 187th in 2026. China was ranked 1st in 2006 and ranked 2nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) the Cayman Islands' population will grow by 34.1% to 104,451 people with a rank change from 187th to 184th. The population of China will decrease by 10.5% to 1,255,501,171 people and will still be ranked 2nd.

The Cayman Islands is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 119K people, while China's population already peaked in 2021 at 1.41B people and is projected to decrease to 634M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Cayman Islands
Factual

Projection
China
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cayman Islands China
2100 -0.02% -1.65%
2099 -0.03% -1.64%
2098 0.03% -1.63%
2097 0.03% -1.61%
2096 0.05% -1.6%
2095 0.07% -1.59%
2094 0.07% -1.59%
2093 0.09% -1.58%
2092 0.15% -1.57%
2091 0.13% -1.57%
2090 0.08% -1.57%
2089 0.08% -1.57%
2088 0.11% -1.57%
2087 0.1% -1.56%
2086 0.12% -1.56%
2085 0.14% -1.55%
2084 0.13% -1.53%
2083 0.13% -1.51%
2082 0.12% -1.5%
2081 0.11% -1.47%
2080 0.14% -1.45%
2079 0.11% -1.42%
2078 0.19% -1.4%
2077 0.15% -1.38%
2076 0.15% -1.36%
2075 0.2% -1.34%
2074 0.16% -1.33%
2073 0.25% -1.31%
2072 0.22% -1.3%
2071 0.26% -1.3%
2070 0.26% -1.29%
2069 0.3% -1.29%
2068 0.28% -1.29%
2067 0.26% -1.28%
2066 0.26% -1.28%
2065 0.29% -1.27%
2064 0.33% -1.26%
2063 0.37% -1.25%
2062 0.37% -1.24%
2061 0.42% -1.22%
2060 0.47% -1.19%
2059 0.52% -1.17%
2058 0.51% -1.13%
2057 0.65% -1.09%
2056 0.65% -1.05%
2055 0.66% -1.01%
2054 0.69% -0.96%
2053 0.71% -0.92%
2052 0.83% -0.87%
2051 0.87% -0.82%
2050 0.82% -0.77%
2049 0.93% -0.73%
2048 0.91% -0.69%
2047 0.94% -0.65%
2046 1% -0.62%
2045 1.02% -0.59%
2044 1.09% -0.56%
2043 1.12% -0.54%
2042 1.15% -0.52%
2041 1.21% -0.5%
2040 1.2% -0.48%
2039 1.23% -0.46%
2038 1.26% -0.44%
2037 1.29% -0.42%
2036 1.28% -0.4%
2035 1.33% -0.39%
2034 1.43% -0.37%
2033 1.44% -0.35%
2032 1.53% -0.33%
2031 1.55% -0.3%
2030 1.58% -0.29%
2029 1.65% -0.26%
2028 1.72% -0.24%
2027 1.75% -0.22%
2026 1.82% -0.23%
2025 1.86% -0.17%
2024 1.94% -0.12%
2023 2.02% -0.1%
2022 2.12% -0.01%
2021 2.07% 0.09%
2020 2.02% 0.24%
2019 2.1% 0.36%
2018 2.18% 0.47%
2017 2.27% 0.61%
2016 2.37% 0.57%
2015 2.46% 0.58%
2014 2.57% 0.63%
2013 2.66% 0.67%
2012 2.75% 0.68%
2011 2.79% 0.55%
2010 2.81% 0.48%
2009 2.87% 0.5%
2008 2.95% 0.51%
2007 3.02% 0.52%
2006 3.09% 0.56%
2005 3.17% 0.59%
2004 3.23% 0.6%
2003 3.34% 0.62%
2002 3.47% 0.67%
2001 3.57% 0.73%
2000 3.63% 0.79%
1999 3.69% 0.87%
1998 3.88% 0.96%
1997 4.1% 1.03%
1996 4.28% 1.05%
1995 4.44% 1.09%
1994 4.59% 1.14%
1993 4.73% 1.16%
1992 4.86% 1.23%
1991 4.98% 1.37%
1990 4.52% 1.48%
1989 3.85% 1.54%
1988 3.81% 1.62%
1987 3.95% 1.62%
1986 4.09% 1.5%
1985 4.25% 1.37%
1984 4.37% 1.32%
1983 4.52% 1.46%
1982 4.72% 1.48%
1981 4.84% 1.29%
1980 4.45% 1.26%
1979 3.97% 1.34%
1978 4.12% 1.35%
1977 4.5% 1.37%
1976 4.83% 1.56%
1975 5.14% 1.78%
1974 5.43% 2.09%
1973 5.73% 2.31%
1972 6% 2.49%
1971 5.52% 2.78%
1970 3.46% 2.8%
1969 1.95% 2.78%
1968 2.07% 2.65%
1967 2.19% 2.6%
1966 2.13% 2.83%
1965 2.13% 2.41%
1964 2.19% 2.35%
1963 2.15% 2.49%
1962 2.09% 0.82%
1961 2.05% -1.01%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of the Cayman Islands grew by 1.86%, while China's population declined by 0.17%.

Live population counters

Cayman Islands China
Current population
77917
1403335670
Population rank 187/197 2/197
Percent of world population 0.0009% 16.9%
One net population change
6.33 hours
13.2 seconds
One birth every
10.2 hours
3.31 seconds
One death every
1.01 days
2.88 seconds
Daily growth/decline +4 -6,548
Annual growth/decline +1,387 -2,390,000
Annual growth/decline rate +1.86% -0.17%
Population growth rate rank 56/197 174/197
One migration net change every
9.89 hours
1.97 minutes
Annual migration change +888 -268,126
Net migration rank 65/196 189/196
Foreign-born residents 31,935 1,638,718
Foreign-born residents rank 162/195 43/195
Foreign-born share of population 42.9% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 13/195 192/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cayman Islands
Natural

Migration
China
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cayman Islands China
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 888 - -268,126
2024 498 896 -1,394,886 -318,992
2023 514 921 -2,087,851 -567,724
2022 527 942 -847,305 -293,846
2021 533 965 480,203 -379,749
2020 539 810 2,046,095 -91,577
2019 514 859 4,673,713 -656,091
2018 383 1,011 5,302,433 -198,206
2017 351 1,065 7,790,880 -94,625
2016 351 1,094 9,062,269 -153,056
2015 364 1,107 6,788,911 -646,941
2014 392 1,105 9,205,180 -371,108
2013 439 1,077 8,043,116 -188,951
2012 468 1,060 10,075,174 -58,864
2011 503 1,024 8,245,065 -416,189
2010 515 978 6,407,607 -184,144
2009 513 951 6,483,236 -177,135
2008 490 975 6,729,247 -764,370
2007 468 990 6,813,465 -1,042,019
2006 451 997 6,922,185 -759,559
2005 439 1,002 7,678,911 -103,701
2004 426 1,004 7,607,960 -770,977
2003 416 1,003 7,743,284 -613,223
2002 407 1,019 8,258,580 -761,291
2001 400 1,026 8,839,358 -176,419
2000 392 1,021 9,570,849 -62,622
1999 394 960 10,247,372 -96,102
1998 392 974 11,351,286 -40,472
1997 387 1,004 12,374,554 -279,251
1996 377 1,026 12,686,872 -250,750
1995 362 1,039 12,711,220 -365,986
1994 343 1,042 13,360,470 -723,641
1993 325 1,040 13,493,138 -373,316
1992 320 1,020 13,548,601 -142,985
1991 327 982 14,937,124 -544,650
1990 284 998 16,335,313 -11,187
1989 269 700 16,824,495 -313,476
1988 233 646 17,328,640 -282,194
1987 214 663 18,005,821 -169,170
1986 227 649 16,609,920 -79,190
1985 225 646 14,987,830 -60,929
1984 216 649 13,561,671 -51,961
1983 206 648 13,599,789 -43,756
1982 217 629 15,815,318 -36,181
1981 255 578 14,461,027 -28,016
1980 232 588 11,647,260 -20,129
1979 210 425 11,250,148 -13,704
1978 195 413 11,473,980 -9,916
1977 184 456 11,378,068 -15,323
1976 180 484 11,782,472 -55,109
1975 181 492 14,378,237 -115,173
1974 184 493 15,738,118 -175,239
1973 216 460 18,423,727 -214,997
1972 292 375 19,102,585 -215,650
1971 158 500 19,622,980 -180,153
1970 219 294 21,137,076 -126,510
1969 139 43 20,760,332 -72,836
1968 167 39 21,206,083 -37,290
1967 168 41 19,263,662 1,246,654
1966 167 37 19,282,187 4,165
1965 168 28 20,296,950 -130,900
1964 179 16 19,302,532 -1,250,441
1963 191 1 22,742,225 -31,383
1962 192 -6 17,969,132 -31,305
1961 188 -7 2,496,047 -25,578
1960 180 -24 -3,048,510 -16,927

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/cayman-islands/china | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 32.1% of the population change in the Cayman Islands is from natural causes (a gain of 4,574 people) and 67.9% is from migration (a gain of 9,670 people). In China 90.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 31,814,462 people) and 9.66% is from migration (a loss of 3,400,807 people).

As of 2024, 31,935 residents or 42.9% of the population were not native-born in the Cayman Islands, compared to 1,638,718 people or 0.1% in China.

Biggest cities by population

Cayman Islands
City Population
George Town 40.2K
China
City Population
Chongqing 32.1M
Shanghai 24.9M
Beijing 21.9M
Chengdu 20.9M
Guangzhou 18.7M
Shenzhen 17.5M
Tianjin 13.9M
Xi'an 13M
Suzhou 12.7M
Zhengzhou 12.6M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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