The latest officially reported population of the Cayman Islands was 74,457 in 2024 vs 1,242,822 people in Eswatini in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cayman Islands' population is 77,211 people compared to 1,270,000 in Eswatini.
Population statistics:
- Eswatini's population is 16.4 times bigger than the Cayman Islands'.
- The Cayman Islands is ranked the 187th most populous country in the world, while Eswatini is the 156th.
- The countries together account for 0.02% of the world: 0.0009% for the Cayman Islands vs 0.02% for Eswatini.
- For the last 10 years, the Cayman Islands has had an average growth rate of +2.19% per year vs +0.87% in Eswatini.
- Since 2006, the population of the Cayman Islands has increased from 48.2K people to 77.2K (60.1% growth), while Eswatini has grown from 1.08M to 1.27M (17.1% growth).
- The Cayman Islands is projected to reach its peak in 2097 at 118K people compared to the peak of 1.54M people in 2063 for Eswatini.
Cayman Islands vs Eswatini: live population counter
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| Current population |
77211
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1270000
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| Population rank | 187/197 | 156/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.0009% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
6.17 hours
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42.7 minutes
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| One birth every |
10.1 hours
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17.7 minutes
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| One death every |
1.04 days
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55.5 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
9.78 hours
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1.3 hours
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| Annual migration change | +896 | -6,754 |
| Daily growth/decline | +4 | +34 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,419 | +12,316 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.94% | +1% |
| Population growth rate rank | 54/197 | 102/197 |
the Cayman Islands and Eswatini: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 8,428 | 345,337 | - | - |
| 1961 | 8,601 | 353,264 | 2.05% | 2.3% |
| 1962 | 8,781 | 361,365 | 2.09% | 2.29% |
| 1963 | 8,970 | 369,759 | 2.15% | 2.32% |
| 1964 | 9,166 | 378,656 | 2.19% | 2.41% |
| 1965 | 9,361 | 388,336 | 2.13% | 2.56% |
| 1966 | 9,560 | 398,766 | 2.13% | 2.69% |
| 1967 | 9,769 | 409,031 | 2.19% | 2.57% |
| 1968 | 9,971 | 419,147 | 2.07% | 2.47% |
| 1969 | 10,165 | 429,875 | 1.95% | 2.56% |
| 1970 | 10,517 | 441,216 | 3.46% | 2.64% |
| 1971 | 11,098 | 453,183 | 5.52% | 2.71% |
| 1972 | 11,764 | 465,788 | 6% | 2.78% |
| 1973 | 12,438 | 479,038 | 5.73% | 2.84% |
| 1974 | 13,114 | 492,988 | 5.43% | 2.91% |
| 1975 | 13,788 | 507,673 | 5.14% | 2.98% |
| 1976 | 14,454 | 523,330 | 4.83% | 3.08% |
| 1977 | 15,105 | 540,348 | 4.5% | 3.25% |
| 1978 | 15,727 | 558,446 | 4.12% | 3.35% |
| 1979 | 16,351 | 577,199 | 3.97% | 3.36% |
| 1980 | 17,079 | 596,644 | 4.45% | 3.37% |
| 1981 | 17,905 | 616,808 | 4.84% | 3.38% |
| 1982 | 18,750 | 637,652 | 4.72% | 3.38% |
| 1983 | 19,598 | 658,957 | 4.52% | 3.34% |
| 1984 | 20,454 | 680,783 | 4.37% | 3.31% |
| 1985 | 21,324 | 706,196 | 4.25% | 3.73% |
| 1986 | 22,197 | 734,732 | 4.09% | 4.04% |
| 1987 | 23,073 | 763,811 | 3.95% | 3.96% |
| 1988 | 23,951 | 799,798 | 3.81% | 4.71% |
| 1989 | 24,874 | 837,800 | 3.85% | 4.75% |
| 1990 | 25,999 | 872,428 | 4.52% | 4.13% |
| 1991 | 27,294 | 908,189 | 4.98% | 4.1% |
| 1992 | 28,621 | 943,416 | 4.86% | 3.88% |
| 1993 | 29,976 | 971,318 | 4.73% | 2.96% |
| 1994 | 31,352 | 971,212 | 4.59% | -0.01% |
| 1995 | 32,743 | 970,433 | 4.44% | -0.08% |
| 1996 | 34,143 | 989,841 | 4.28% | 2% |
| 1997 | 35,543 | 1,006,635 | 4.1% | 1.7% |
| 1998 | 36,922 | 1,019,653 | 3.88% | 1.29% |
| 1999 | 38,284 | 1,030,782 | 3.69% | 1.09% |
| 2000 | 39,674 | 1,041,414 | 3.63% | 1.03% |
| 2001 | 41,089 | 1,051,064 | 3.57% | 0.93% |
| 2002 | 42,514 | 1,059,441 | 3.47% | 0.8% |
| 2003 | 43,934 | 1,066,700 | 3.34% | 0.69% |
| 2004 | 45,352 | 1,073,159 | 3.23% | 0.61% |
| 2005 | 46,788 | 1,079,022 | 3.17% | 0.55% |
| 2006 | 48,232 | 1,084,436 | 3.09% | 0.5% |
| 2007 | 49,687 | 1,090,705 | 3.02% | 0.58% |
| 2008 | 51,151 | 1,098,091 | 2.95% | 0.68% |
| 2009 | 52,618 | 1,105,153 | 2.87% | 0.64% |
| 2010 | 54,099 | 1,111,650 | 2.81% | 0.59% |
| 2011 | 55,606 | 1,117,833 | 2.79% | 0.56% |
| 2012 | 57,136 | 1,123,863 | 2.75% | 0.54% |
| 2013 | 58,655 | 1,129,990 | 2.66% | 0.55% |
| 2014 | 60,160 | 1,136,299 | 2.57% | 0.56% |
| 2015 | 61,642 | 1,142,813 | 2.46% | 0.57% |
| 2016 | 63,100 | 1,149,507 | 2.37% | 0.59% |
| 2017 | 64,535 | 1,158,195 | 2.27% | 0.76% |
| 2018 | 65,941 | 1,168,929 | 2.18% | 0.93% |
| 2019 | 67,327 | 1,179,874 | 2.1% | 0.94% |
| 2020 | 68,684 | 1,192,729 | 2.02% | 1.09% |
| 2021 | 70,108 | 1,206,593 | 2.07% | 1.16% |
| 2022 | 71,591 | 1,218,917 | 2.12% | 1.02% |
| 2023 | 73,038 | 1,230,506 | 2.02% | 0.95% |
| 2024 | 74,457 | 1,242,822 | 1.94% | 1% |
| 2025 | 75,842 | 1,256,168 | 1.86% | 1.07% |
| 2026 | 77,197 | 1,269,854 | 1.79% | 1.09% |
| 2027 | 78,532 | 1,283,222 | 1.73% | 1.05% |
| 2028 | 79,852 | 1,295,964 | 1.68% | 0.99% |
| 2029 | 81,146 | 1,308,342 | 1.62% | 0.96% |
| 2030 | 82,412 | 1,320,904 | 1.56% | 0.96% |
| 2031 | 83,676 | 1,333,159 | 1.53% | 0.93% |
| 2032 | 84,915 | 1,344,893 | 1.48% | 0.88% |
| 2033 | 86,125 | 1,356,736 | 1.42% | 0.88% |
| 2034 | 87,319 | 1,368,346 | 1.39% | 0.86% |
| 2035 | 88,457 | 1,379,413 | 1.3% | 0.81% |
| 2036 | 89,597 | 1,390,148 | 1.29% | 0.78% |
| 2037 | 90,741 | 1,400,439 | 1.28% | 0.74% |
| 2038 | 91,867 | 1,410,496 | 1.24% | 0.72% |
| 2039 | 92,983 | 1,420,444 | 1.21% | 0.71% |
| 2040 | 94,101 | 1,429,771 | 1.2% | 0.66% |
| 2041 | 95,206 | 1,439,042 | 1.17% | 0.65% |
| 2042 | 96,287 | 1,448,106 | 1.14% | 0.63% |
| 2043 | 97,352 | 1,456,448 | 1.11% | 0.58% |
| 2044 | 98,386 | 1,464,359 | 1.06% | 0.54% |
| 2045 | 99,371 | 1,472,135 | 1% | 0.53% |
| 2046 | 100,330 | 1,479,603 | 0.96% | 0.51% |
| 2047 | 101,257 | 1,486,494 | 0.92% | 0.47% |
| 2048 | 102,188 | 1,493,017 | 0.92% | 0.44% |
| 2049 | 103,075 | 1,499,424 | 0.87% | 0.43% |
| 2050 | 103,943 | 1,505,327 | 0.84% | 0.39% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Cayman Islands increased by 14,868 people (a 30.8% growth), while Eswatini gained 65,071 people (a 6% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Cayman Islands gained 14,111 (a 22.4% growth), while Eswatini's population increased by 120,493 (a 10.5% growth).
The Cayman Islands was ranked 189th most populous country in 2006 and is 187th in 2026. Eswatini was ranked 152nd in 2006 and ranked 156th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) the Cayman Islands' population will grow by 34.6% to 103,943 people with a rank change from 187th to 184th. The population of Eswatini will increase by 18.5% to 1,505,327 people and rank change from 156th to 155th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| George Town | 40.2K |
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Population differences between the Cayman Islands and Eswatini
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| Life expectancy | 80.9 years | 64.5 years |
| Average age | 38.4 years | 26.5 years |
| Median age | 39.3 years | 23.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.2:49.8 | 49.1:50.9 |
| Fertility rate | 1.53 births per woman | 2.75 births per woman |
| Population density | 804 ppl/mi² | 187.1 ppl/mi² |
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