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

the Cayman Islands and Curacao: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Cayman Islands	Curacao	Cayman Islands	Curacao
1960	8,428	124,826	-	-
1961	8,601	126,125	2.05%	1.04%
1962	8,781	128,414	2.09%	1.81%
1963	8,970	130,860	2.15%	1.9%
1964	9,166	133,148	2.19%	1.75%
1965	9,361	135,266	2.13%	1.59%
1966	9,560	136,682	2.13%	1.05%
1967	9,769	138,140	2.19%	1.07%
1968	9,971	140,298	2.07%	1.56%
1969	10,165	142,581	1.95%	1.63%
1970	10,517	144,739	3.46%	1.51%
1971	11,098	147,389	5.52%	1.83%
1972	11,764	147,710	6%	0.22%
1973	12,438	146,912	5.73%	-0.54%
1974	13,114	148,351	5.43%	0.98%
1975	13,788	149,129	5.14%	0.52%
1976	14,454	149,399	4.83%	0.18%
1977	15,105	149,459	4.5%	0.04%
1978	15,727	148,341	4.12%	-0.75%
1979	16,351	147,851	3.97%	-0.33%
1980	17,079	148,041	4.45%	0.13%
1981	17,905	148,629	4.84%	0.4%
1982	18,750	150,101	4.72%	0.99%
1983	19,598	151,159	4.52%	0.7%
1984	20,454	151,940	4.37%	0.52%
1985	21,324	152,711	4.25%	0.51%
1986	22,197	152,662	4.09%	-0.03%
1987	23,073	151,456	3.95%	-0.79%
1988	23,951	149,254	3.81%	-1.45%
1989	24,874	146,937	3.85%	-1.55%
1990	25,999	145,400	4.52%	-1.05%
1991	27,294	144,403	4.98%	-0.69%
1992	28,621	143,912	4.86%	-0.34%
1993	29,976	144,299	4.73%	0.27%
1994	31,352	144,630	4.59%	0.23%
1995	32,743	145,139	4.44%	0.35%
1996	34,143	146,306	4.28%	0.8%
1997	35,543	146,956	4.1%	0.44%
1998	36,922	144,472	3.88%	-1.69%
1999	38,284	139,428	3.69%	-3.49%
2000	39,674	133,860	3.63%	-3.99%
2001	41,089	129,047	3.57%	-3.6%
2002	42,514	129,205	3.47%	0.12%
2003	43,934	131,897	3.34%	2.08%
2004	45,352	134,192	3.23%	1.74%
2005	46,788	137,658	3.17%	2.58%
2006	48,232	141,239	3.09%	2.6%
2007	49,687	144,056	3.02%	1.99%
2008	51,151	145,880	2.95%	1.27%
2009	52,618	146,833	2.87%	0.65%
2010	54,099	148,703	2.81%	1.27%
2011	55,606	150,831	2.79%	1.43%
2012	57,136	152,088	2.75%	0.83%
2013	58,655	153,822	2.66%	1.14%
2014	60,160	155,909	2.57%	1.36%
2015	61,642	157,980	2.46%	1.33%
2016	63,100	159,664	2.37%	1.07%
2017	64,535	160,175	2.27%	0.32%
2018	65,941	159,336	2.18%	-0.52%
2019	67,327	157,441	2.1%	-1.19%
2020	68,684	154,947	2.02%	-1.58%
2021	70,108	152,369	2.07%	-1.66%
2022	71,591	149,996	2.12%	-1.56%
2023	73,038	155,800	2.02%	3.87%
2024	74,457	155,900	1.94%	0.06%
2025	75,842	155,910	1.86%	0.007%
2026	77,197	155,878	1.79%	-0.02%
2027	78,532	155,806	1.73%	-0.05%
2028	79,852	155,710	1.68%	-0.06%
2029	81,146	155,558	1.62%	-0.1%
2030	82,412	155,356	1.56%	-0.13%
2031	83,676	155,112	1.53%	-0.16%
2032	84,915	154,845	1.48%	-0.17%
2033	86,125	154,546	1.42%	-0.19%
2034	87,319	154,200	1.39%	-0.22%
2035	88,457	153,844	1.3%	-0.23%
2036	89,597	153,444	1.29%	-0.26%
2037	90,741	153,028	1.28%	-0.27%
2038	91,867	152,600	1.24%	-0.28%
2039	92,983	152,140	1.21%	-0.3%
2040	94,101	151,635	1.2%	-0.33%
2041	95,206	151,130	1.17%	-0.33%
2042	96,287	150,608	1.14%	-0.35%
2043	97,352	150,071	1.11%	-0.36%
2044	98,386	149,519	1.06%	-0.37%
2045	99,371	148,941	1%	-0.39%
2046	100,330	148,367	0.96%	-0.39%
2047	101,257	147,763	0.92%	-0.41%
2048	102,188	147,130	0.92%	-0.43%
2049	103,075	146,495	0.87%	-0.43%
2050	103,943	145,829	0.84%	-0.45%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Cayman Islands increased by 14,854 people (a 31.7% growth), while Curacao gained 20,322 people (a 14.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Cayman Islands gained 15,288 (a 24.8% growth), while Curacao's population decreased by -2,070 (a 1.31% decline).

The Cayman Islands was ranked 189th most populous country in 2005 and is 187th in 2025. Curacao was ranked 179th in 2005 and still ranked 179th 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 Curacao will decrease by 6.47% to 145,829 people and rank change from 179th to 180th.