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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Cayman Islands was 74,457 in 2024 vs 1,372,341 people in Estonia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cayman Islands' population is 77,619 people compared to 1,339,590 in Estonia.

Population statistics:

  • Estonia's population is 17.3 times bigger than the Cayman Islands'.
  • The Cayman Islands is ranked the 187th most populous country in the world, while Estonia is the 155th.
  • The countries together account for 0.02% of the world: 0.0009% for the Cayman Islands vs 0.02% for Estonia.
  • For the last 10 years, the Cayman Islands has had an average growth rate of +2.19% per year vs +0.37% in Estonia.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Cayman Islands has increased from 48.2K people to 77.6K (60.9% growth), while Estonia has declined from 1.35M to 1.34M (0.54% decline).

Cayman Islands vs Estonia: population by year and forecast

Cayman Islands
Factual

Projection
Estonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cayman Islands Estonia
2100 119,196 831,394
2099 119,224 836,965
2098 119,264 842,414
2097 119,234 847,873
2096 119,198 853,472
2095 119,140 859,044
2094 119,058 864,547
2093 118,975 870,136
2092 118,865 875,676
2091 118,691 881,282
2090 118,534 887,028
2089 118,436 892,857
2088 118,344 898,736
2087 118,213 904,914
2086 118,090 911,254
2085 117,945 917,722
2084 117,785 924,458
2083 117,632 931,259
2082 117,476 938,110
2081 117,333 944,978
2080 117,205 952,018
2079 117,045 959,194
2078 116,922 966,496
2077 116,701 973,883
2076 116,525 981,283
2075 116,353 988,735
2074 116,124 996,352
2073 115,941 1,004,078
2072 115,650 1,011,873
2071 115,401 1,019,779
2070 115,097 1,027,821
2069 114,802 1,035,828
2068 114,464 1,043,819
2067 114,149 1,051,892
2066 113,854 1,059,940
2065 113,563 1,068,064
2064 113,231 1,076,199
2063 112,858 1,084,303
2062 112,446 1,092,418
2061 112,029 1,100,514
2060 111,556 1,108,650
2059 111,031 1,116,534
2058 110,457 1,124,375
2057 109,895 1,132,033
2056 109,181 1,139,610
2055 108,478 1,147,117
2054 107,769 1,154,317
2053 107,027 1,161,452
2052 106,277 1,168,381
2051 105,401 1,175,291
2050 104,491 1,182,029
2049 103,646 1,188,633
2048 102,692 1,194,960
2047 101,771 1,201,294
2046 100,823 1,207,577
2045 99,829 1,213,815
2044 98,826 1,220,042
2043 97,759 1,226,162
2042 96,675 1,232,282
2041 95,579 1,238,386
2040 94,441 1,244,441
2039 93,319 1,250,581
2038 92,184 1,256,780
2037 91,038 1,263,149
2036 89,880 1,269,700
2035 88,740 1,276,331
2034 87,573 1,283,159
2033 86,339 1,290,037
2032 85,116 1,297,036
2031 83,837 1,304,102
2030 82,558 1,311,189
2029 81,274 1,318,225
2028 79,953 1,325,354
2027 78,604 1,332,492
2026 77,255 1,339,590
2025 75,873 1,358,931
2024 74,457 1,372,341
2023 73,038 1,370,286
2022 71,591 1,348,840
2021 70,108 1,330,932
2020 68,684 1,329,522
2019 67,327 1,326,898
2018 65,941 1,321,977
2017 64,535 1,317,384
2016 63,100 1,315,790
2015 61,642 1,315,407
2014 60,160 1,314,545
2013 58,655 1,317,997
2012 57,136 1,322,696
2011 55,606 1,327,439
2010 54,099 1,331,475
2009 52,618 1,334,515
2008 51,151 1,337,090
2007 49,687 1,340,680
2006 48,232 1,346,810
2005 46,788 1,354,775
2004 45,352 1,362,550
2003 43,934 1,370,720
2002 42,514 1,379,350
2001 41,089 1,388,115
2000 39,674 1,396,985
1999 38,284 1,390,244
1998 36,922 1,386,156
1997 35,543 1,399,535
1996 34,143 1,415,594
1995 32,743 1,436,634
1994 31,352 1,462,514
1993 29,976 1,494,128
1992 28,621 1,533,091
1991 27,294 1,561,314
1990 25,999 1,569,174
1989 24,874 1,568,131
1988 23,951 1,561,900
1987 23,073 1,552,221
1986 22,197 1,540,190
1985 21,324 1,528,781
1984 20,454 1,518,617
1983 19,598 1,508,745
1982 18,750 1,498,414
1981 17,905 1,487,666
1980 17,079 1,477,219
1979 16,351 1,468,333
1978 15,727 1,460,188
1977 15,105 1,450,211
1976 14,454 1,439,576
1975 13,788 1,429,352
1974 13,114 1,418,169
1973 12,438 1,405,951
1972 11,764 1,392,518
1971 11,098 1,376,955
1970 10,517 1,360,076
1969 10,165 1,345,249
1968 9,971 1,331,214
1967 9,769 1,318,946
1966 9,560 1,308,597
1965 9,361 1,294,566
1964 9,166 1,277,086
1963 8,970 1,258,857
1962 8,781 1,241,623
1961 8,601 1,225,077
1960 8,428 1,211,537

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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From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Cayman Islands increased by 14,868 people (a 30.8% growth), while Estonia lost 31,020 people (a 2.3% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Cayman Islands gained 14,519 people (a 23% growth), while Estonia's population increased by 23,800 people (a 1.81% growth).

The Cayman Islands was ranked 189th most populous country in 2006 and is 187th in 2026. Estonia was ranked 149th in 2006 and ranked 155th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) the Cayman Islands' population will grow by 34.6% to 104,491 people with a rank change from 187th to 184th. The population of Estonia will decrease by 11.8% to 1,182,029 people and rank change from 155th to 159th.

The Cayman Islands is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 119K people, while Estonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 1.57M people and is projected to decrease to 831K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Cayman Islands
Factual

Projection
Estonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cayman Islands Estonia
2100 -0.02% -0.67%
2099 -0.03% -0.65%
2098 0.03% -0.64%
2097 0.03% -0.66%
2096 0.05% -0.65%
2095 0.07% -0.64%
2094 0.07% -0.64%
2093 0.09% -0.63%
2092 0.15% -0.64%
2091 0.13% -0.65%
2090 0.08% -0.65%
2089 0.08% -0.65%
2088 0.11% -0.68%
2087 0.1% -0.7%
2086 0.12% -0.7%
2085 0.14% -0.73%
2084 0.13% -0.73%
2083 0.13% -0.73%
2082 0.12% -0.73%
2081 0.11% -0.74%
2080 0.14% -0.75%
2079 0.11% -0.76%
2078 0.19% -0.76%
2077 0.15% -0.75%
2076 0.15% -0.75%
2075 0.2% -0.76%
2074 0.16% -0.77%
2073 0.25% -0.77%
2072 0.22% -0.78%
2071 0.26% -0.78%
2070 0.26% -0.77%
2069 0.3% -0.77%
2068 0.28% -0.77%
2067 0.26% -0.76%
2066 0.26% -0.76%
2065 0.29% -0.76%
2064 0.33% -0.75%
2063 0.37% -0.74%
2062 0.37% -0.74%
2061 0.42% -0.73%
2060 0.47% -0.71%
2059 0.52% -0.7%
2058 0.51% -0.68%
2057 0.65% -0.66%
2056 0.65% -0.65%
2055 0.66% -0.62%
2054 0.69% -0.61%
2053 0.71% -0.59%
2052 0.83% -0.59%
2051 0.87% -0.57%
2050 0.82% -0.56%
2049 0.93% -0.53%
2048 0.91% -0.53%
2047 0.94% -0.52%
2046 1% -0.51%
2045 1.02% -0.51%
2044 1.09% -0.5%
2043 1.12% -0.5%
2042 1.15% -0.49%
2041 1.21% -0.49%
2040 1.2% -0.49%
2039 1.23% -0.49%
2038 1.26% -0.5%
2037 1.29% -0.52%
2036 1.28% -0.52%
2035 1.33% -0.53%
2034 1.43% -0.53%
2033 1.44% -0.54%
2032 1.53% -0.54%
2031 1.55% -0.54%
2030 1.58% -0.53%
2029 1.65% -0.54%
2028 1.72% -0.54%
2027 1.75% -0.53%
2026 1.82% -1.42%
2025 1.9% -0.98%
2024 1.94% 0.15%
2023 2.02% 1.59%
2022 2.12% 1.35%
2021 2.07% 0.11%
2020 2.02% 0.2%
2019 2.1% 0.37%
2018 2.18% 0.35%
2017 2.27% 0.12%
2016 2.37% 0.03%
2015 2.46% 0.07%
2014 2.57% -0.26%
2013 2.66% -0.36%
2012 2.75% -0.36%
2011 2.79% -0.3%
2010 2.81% -0.23%
2009 2.87% -0.19%
2008 2.95% -0.27%
2007 3.02% -0.46%
2006 3.09% -0.59%
2005 3.17% -0.57%
2004 3.23% -0.6%
2003 3.34% -0.63%
2002 3.47% -0.63%
2001 3.57% -0.63%
2000 3.63% 0.48%
1999 3.69% 0.29%
1998 3.88% -0.96%
1997 4.1% -1.13%
1996 4.28% -1.46%
1995 4.44% -1.77%
1994 4.59% -2.12%
1993 4.73% -2.54%
1992 4.86% -1.81%
1991 4.98% -0.5%
1990 4.52% 0.07%
1989 3.85% 0.4%
1988 3.81% 0.62%
1987 3.95% 0.78%
1986 4.09% 0.75%
1985 4.25% 0.67%
1984 4.37% 0.65%
1983 4.52% 0.69%
1982 4.72% 0.72%
1981 4.84% 0.71%
1980 4.45% 0.61%
1979 3.97% 0.56%
1978 4.12% 0.69%
1977 4.5% 0.74%
1976 4.83% 0.72%
1975 5.14% 0.79%
1974 5.43% 0.87%
1973 5.73% 0.96%
1972 6% 1.13%
1971 5.52% 1.24%
1970 3.46% 1.1%
1969 1.95% 1.05%
1968 2.07% 0.93%
1967 2.19% 0.79%
1966 2.13% 1.08%
1965 2.13% 1.37%
1964 2.19% 1.45%
1963 2.15% 1.39%
1962 2.09% 1.35%
1961 2.05% 1.12%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of the Cayman Islands grew by 1.94%, while Estonia's population grew by 0.15%.

Live population counters

Cayman Islands Estonia
Current population
77619
1339590
Population rank 187/197 155/197
Percent of world population 0.0009% 0.02%
One net population change
6.17 hours
4.26 hours
One birth every
10.1 hours
47.9 minutes
One death every
1.04 days
32.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +4 +6
Annual growth/decline +1,419 +2,055
Annual growth/decline rate +1.94% +0.15%
Population growth rate rank 54/197 158/197
One migration net change every
9.89 hours
39.5 minutes
Annual migration change +888 -13,350
Net migration rank 65/196 141/196
Foreign-born residents 31,935 203,046
Foreign-born residents rank 162/195 110/195
Foreign-born share of population 42.9% 14.9%
Foreign-born share rank 13/195 43/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cayman Islands
Natural

Migration
Estonia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cayman Islands Estonia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 888 - -13,350
2024 - 896 - -7,742
2023 514 921 -5,070 5,717
2022 527 942 -5,665 39,754
2021 533 965 -5,324 7,043
2020 539 810 -2,659 3,694
2019 514 859 -1,327 5,386
2018 383 1,011 -1,322 7,089
2017 351 1,065 -1,713 5,202
2016 351 1,094 -1,316 1,081
2015 364 1,107 -1,315 4,261
2014 392 1,105 -1,972 -674
2013 439 1,077 -1,713 -2,688
2012 468 1,060 -1,455 -3,674
2011 503 1,024 -531 -3,941
2010 515 978 0 -3,781
2009 513 951 -400 -2,089
2008 490 975 -668 -2,034
2007 468 990 -1,608 -2,941
2006 451 997 -2,559 -5,351
2005 439 1,002 -2,981 -5,208
2004 426 1,004 -3,679 -3,681
2003 416 1,003 -5,072 -3,705
2002 407 1,019 -5,380 -2,889
2001 400 1,026 -5,830 -3,280
2000 392 1,021 -5,309 -3,083
1999 394 960 -6,117 1,419
1998 392 974 -7,208 -3,296
1997 387 1,004 -6,018 -4,066
1996 377 1,026 -5,662 -10,540
1995 362 1,039 -7,327 -12,655
1994 343 1,042 -8,044 -17,984
1993 325 1,040 -5,976 -25,501
1992 320 1,020 -1,993 -38,391
1991 327 982 -312 -9,712
1990 284 998 2,825 -2,660
1989 269 700 5,803 -368
1988 233 646 6,404 5,256
1987 214 663 6,829 5,389
1986 227 649 6,160 5,260
1985 225 646 4,281 5,097
1984 216 649 5,163 5,006
1983 206 648 5,884 4,986
1982 217 629 5,244 4,832
1981 255 578 4,612 4,789
1980 232 588 3,989 4,619
1979 210 425 3,818 4,521
1978 195 413 4,088 7,234
1977 184 456 4,931 7,189
1976 180 484 4,319 6,942
1975 181 492 4,717 6,737
1974 184 493 5,956 6,594
1973 216 460 5,623 6,488
1972 292 375 6,267 6,432
1971 158 500 7,160 6,392
1970 219 294 6,257 6,158
1969 139 43 5,515 8,650
1968 167 39 5,592 9,403
1967 168 41 5,012 9,115
1966 167 37 4,842 8,998
1965 168 28 5,437 8,851
1964 179 16 6,897 8,734
1963 191 1 6,043 8,410
1962 192 -6 6,457 8,248
1961 188 -7 7,228 7,991
1960 180 -24 7,511 7,762

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). In Estonia 26.1% is from natural causes (a loss of 27,683 people) and 73.9% is from migration (a gain of 78,553 people).

As of 2024, 31,935 residents or 42.9% of the population were not native-born in the Cayman Islands, compared to 203,046 people or 14.9% in Estonia.

Biggest cities by population

Cayman Islands
City Population
George Town 40.2K
Estonia
City Population
Tallinn 458K
Tartu 97.8K
Narva 53.4K
Parnu 41.5K
Kohtla-Jarve 33.4K
Viljandi 17.3K
Maardu 17K
Rakvere 15.7K
Kuressaare 13.2K
Sillamae 12.4K

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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:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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