The latest officially reported population of the Cayman Islands was 74,457 in 2024 vs 1,408,975,000 people in China in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cayman Islands' population is 76,930 people compared to 1,405,773,318 in China.
Population statistics:
- China's population is 18,273 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 17% of the world: 0.0009% for the Cayman Islands vs 17% for China.
- For the last 10 years, the Cayman Islands has had an average growth rate of +2.19% per year vs +0.3% in China.
- Since 2005, the population of the Cayman Islands has increased from 46.8K people to 76.9K (64.4% growth), while China has grown from 1.3B to 1.41B (7.83% growth).
- The Cayman Islands is projected to reach its peak in 2097 at 118K people, while China's population already peaked in 2021 at 1.41B people and is projected to decrease to 629M people by 2100.
Cayman Islands vs China: live population counter
Cayman Islands
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China
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
76930
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1405773318
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| Population rank | 187/197 | 2/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.0009% | 17% |
| One net population change |
6.17 hours
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18.2 seconds
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| One birth every |
10.1 hours
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3.5 seconds
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| One death every |
1.04 days
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2.84 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
9.78 hours
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1.65 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +896 | -318,992 |
| Daily growth/decline | +4 | -4,753 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,419 | -1,735,000 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.94% | -0.12% |
| Population growth rate rank | 56/197 | 173/197 |
the Cayman Islands and China: population history and growth rate by year chart
Cayman Islands
Population
Growth rate
China
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Cayman Islands
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China
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Cayman Islands
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China
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|
| 1960 | 8,428 | 667,070,000 | - | - |
| 1961 | 8,601 | 660,330,000 | 2.05% | -1.01% |
| 1962 | 8,781 | 665,770,000 | 2.09% | 0.82% |
| 1963 | 8,970 | 682,335,000 | 2.15% | 2.49% |
| 1964 | 9,166 | 698,355,000 | 2.19% | 2.35% |
| 1965 | 9,361 | 715,185,000 | 2.13% | 2.41% |
| 1966 | 9,560 | 735,400,000 | 2.13% | 2.83% |
| 1967 | 9,769 | 754,550,000 | 2.19% | 2.6% |
| 1968 | 9,971 | 774,510,000 | 2.07% | 2.65% |
| 1969 | 10,165 | 796,025,000 | 1.95% | 2.78% |
| 1970 | 10,517 | 818,315,000 | 3.46% | 2.8% |
| 1971 | 11,098 | 841,105,000 | 5.52% | 2.78% |
| 1972 | 11,764 | 862,030,000 | 6% | 2.49% |
| 1973 | 12,438 | 881,940,000 | 5.73% | 2.31% |
| 1974 | 13,114 | 900,350,000 | 5.43% | 2.09% |
| 1975 | 13,788 | 916,395,000 | 5.14% | 1.78% |
| 1976 | 14,454 | 930,685,000 | 4.83% | 1.56% |
| 1977 | 15,105 | 943,455,000 | 4.5% | 1.37% |
| 1978 | 15,727 | 956,165,000 | 4.12% | 1.35% |
| 1979 | 16,351 | 969,005,000 | 3.97% | 1.34% |
| 1980 | 17,079 | 981,235,000 | 4.45% | 1.26% |
| 1981 | 17,905 | 993,885,000 | 4.84% | 1.29% |
| 1982 | 18,750 | 1,008,630,000 | 4.72% | 1.48% |
| 1983 | 19,598 | 1,023,310,000 | 4.52% | 1.46% |
| 1984 | 20,454 | 1,036,825,000 | 4.37% | 1.32% |
| 1985 | 21,324 | 1,051,040,000 | 4.25% | 1.37% |
| 1986 | 22,197 | 1,066,790,000 | 4.09% | 1.5% |
| 1987 | 23,073 | 1,084,035,000 | 3.95% | 1.62% |
| 1988 | 23,951 | 1,101,630,000 | 3.81% | 1.62% |
| 1989 | 24,874 | 1,118,650,000 | 3.85% | 1.54% |
| 1990 | 25,999 | 1,135,185,000 | 4.52% | 1.48% |
| 1991 | 27,294 | 1,150,780,000 | 4.98% | 1.37% |
| 1992 | 28,621 | 1,164,970,000 | 4.86% | 1.23% |
| 1993 | 29,976 | 1,178,440,000 | 4.73% | 1.16% |
| 1994 | 31,352 | 1,191,835,000 | 4.59% | 1.14% |
| 1995 | 32,743 | 1,204,855,000 | 4.44% | 1.09% |
| 1996 | 34,143 | 1,217,550,000 | 4.28% | 1.05% |
| 1997 | 35,543 | 1,230,075,000 | 4.1% | 1.03% |
| 1998 | 36,922 | 1,241,935,000 | 3.88% | 0.96% |
| 1999 | 38,284 | 1,252,735,000 | 3.69% | 0.87% |
| 2000 | 39,674 | 1,262,645,000 | 3.63% | 0.79% |
| 2001 | 41,089 | 1,271,850,000 | 3.57% | 0.73% |
| 2002 | 42,514 | 1,280,400,000 | 3.47% | 0.67% |
| 2003 | 43,934 | 1,288,400,000 | 3.34% | 0.62% |
| 2004 | 45,352 | 1,296,075,000 | 3.23% | 0.6% |
| 2005 | 46,788 | 1,303,720,000 | 3.17% | 0.59% |
| 2006 | 48,232 | 1,311,020,000 | 3.09% | 0.56% |
| 2007 | 49,687 | 1,317,885,000 | 3.02% | 0.52% |
| 2008 | 51,151 | 1,324,655,000 | 2.95% | 0.51% |
| 2009 | 52,618 | 1,331,260,000 | 2.87% | 0.5% |
| 2010 | 54,099 | 1,337,705,000 | 2.81% | 0.48% |
| 2011 | 55,606 | 1,345,035,000 | 2.79% | 0.55% |
| 2012 | 57,136 | 1,354,190,000 | 2.75% | 0.68% |
| 2013 | 58,655 | 1,363,240,000 | 2.66% | 0.67% |
| 2014 | 60,160 | 1,371,860,000 | 2.57% | 0.63% |
| 2015 | 61,642 | 1,379,860,000 | 2.46% | 0.58% |
| 2016 | 63,100 | 1,387,790,000 | 2.37% | 0.57% |
| 2017 | 64,535 | 1,396,215,000 | 2.27% | 0.61% |
| 2018 | 65,941 | 1,402,760,000 | 2.18% | 0.47% |
| 2019 | 67,327 | 1,407,745,000 | 2.1% | 0.36% |
| 2020 | 68,684 | 1,411,100,000 | 2.02% | 0.24% |
| 2021 | 70,108 | 1,412,360,000 | 2.07% | 0.09% |
| 2022 | 71,591 | 1,412,175,000 | 2.12% | -0.01% |
| 2023 | 73,038 | 1,410,710,000 | 2.02% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 74,457 | 1,408,975,000 | 1.94% | -0.12% |
| 2025 | 75,842 | 1,405,773,318 | 1.86% | -0.23% |
| 2026 | 77,197 | 1,402,614,510 | 1.79% | -0.22% |
| 2027 | 78,532 | 1,399,403,406 | 1.73% | -0.23% |
| 2028 | 79,852 | 1,395,886,569 | 1.68% | -0.25% |
| 2029 | 81,146 | 1,392,060,666 | 1.62% | -0.27% |
| 2030 | 82,412 | 1,387,961,846 | 1.56% | -0.29% |
| 2031 | 83,676 | 1,383,588,794 | 1.53% | -0.32% |
| 2032 | 84,915 | 1,378,934,346 | 1.48% | -0.34% |
| 2033 | 86,125 | 1,374,007,012 | 1.42% | -0.36% |
| 2034 | 87,319 | 1,368,825,481 | 1.39% | -0.38% |
| 2035 | 88,457 | 1,363,415,793 | 1.3% | -0.4% |
| 2036 | 89,597 | 1,357,772,486 | 1.29% | -0.41% |
| 2037 | 90,741 | 1,351,902,859 | 1.28% | -0.43% |
| 2038 | 91,867 | 1,345,840,038 | 1.24% | -0.45% |
| 2039 | 92,983 | 1,339,558,174 | 1.21% | -0.47% |
| 2040 | 94,101 | 1,333,028,062 | 1.2% | -0.49% |
| 2041 | 95,206 | 1,326,251,398 | 1.17% | -0.51% |
| 2042 | 96,287 | 1,319,222,019 | 1.14% | -0.53% |
| 2043 | 97,352 | 1,311,956,934 | 1.11% | -0.55% |
| 2044 | 98,386 | 1,304,437,340 | 1.06% | -0.57% |
| 2045 | 99,371 | 1,296,592,737 | 1% | -0.6% |
| 2046 | 100,330 | 1,288,357,014 | 0.96% | -0.64% |
| 2047 | 101,257 | 1,279,723,262 | 0.92% | -0.67% |
| 2048 | 102,188 | 1,270,661,954 | 0.92% | -0.71% |
| 2049 | 103,075 | 1,261,120,581 | 0.87% | -0.75% |
| 2050 | 103,943 | 1,251,102,086 | 0.84% | -0.79% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Cayman Islands increased by 14,854 people (a 31.7% growth), while China gained 76,140,000 people (a 5.84% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Cayman Islands gained 15,288 (a 24.8% growth), while China's population increased by 25,913,318 (a 1.88% growth).
The Cayman Islands was ranked 189th most populous country in 2005 and is 187th in 2025. China was ranked 1st in 2005 and ranked 2nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) the Cayman Islands' population will grow by 35.1% to 103,943 people with a rank change from 187th to 184th. The population of China will decrease by 11% to 1,251,102,086 people and will still be ranked 2nd.
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Population differences between the Cayman Islands and China
|
Cayman Islands
|
China
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 80.7 years | 78.4 years |
| Average age | 38.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Median age | 39.3 years | 40.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.2:49.8 | 50.9:49.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.53 births per woman | 1 births per woman |
| Population density | 804 ppl/mi² | 389 ppl/mi² |
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