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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Cayman Islands was 74,457 in 2024 vs 928,784 people in Fiji in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cayman Islands' population is 77,619 people compared to 938,628 in Fiji.

Population statistics:

  • Fiji's population is 12.1 times bigger than the Cayman Islands'.
  • The Cayman Islands is ranked the 187th most populous country in the world, while Fiji is the 159th.
  • The countries together account for 0.01% of the world: 0.0009% for the Cayman Islands vs 0.01% for Fiji.
  • For the last 10 years, the Cayman Islands has had an average growth rate of +2.19% per year vs +0.12% in Fiji.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Cayman Islands has increased from 48.2K people to 77.6K (60.9% growth), while Fiji has grown from 890K to 939K (5.42% growth).

Cayman Islands vs Fiji: population by year and forecast

Cayman Islands
Factual

Projection
Fiji
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cayman Islands Fiji
2100 119,196 883,752
2099 119,224 888,271
2098 119,264 892,703
2097 119,234 896,915
2096 119,198 901,118
2095 119,140 905,308
2094 119,058 909,388
2093 118,975 913,372
2092 118,865 917,178
2091 118,691 921,020
2090 118,534 924,758
2089 118,436 928,500
2088 118,344 932,167
2087 118,213 935,844
2086 118,090 939,596
2085 117,945 943,266
2084 117,785 946,736
2083 117,632 950,144
2082 117,476 953,473
2081 117,333 956,823
2080 117,205 960,049
2079 117,045 963,146
2078 116,922 965,934
2077 116,701 968,648
2076 116,525 971,408
2075 116,353 974,149
2074 116,124 976,896
2073 115,941 979,510
2072 115,650 982,066
2071 115,401 984,518
2070 115,097 987,016
2069 114,802 989,177
2068 114,464 991,023
2067 114,149 992,790
2066 113,854 994,373
2065 113,563 996,052
2064 113,231 997,651
2063 112,858 998,950
2062 112,446 1,000,093
2061 112,029 1,001,067
2060 111,556 1,001,836
2059 111,031 1,002,506
2058 110,457 1,003,177
2057 109,895 1,003,569
2056 109,181 1,003,939
2055 108,478 1,004,079
2054 107,769 1,004,084
2053 107,027 1,003,814
2052 106,277 1,003,524
2051 105,401 1,003,005
2050 104,491 1,002,353
2049 103,646 1,001,571
2048 102,692 1,000,376
2047 101,771 999,119
2046 100,823 997,645
2045 99,829 996,077
2044 98,826 994,220
2043 97,759 992,313
2042 96,675 990,119
2041 95,579 987,497
2040 94,441 984,975
2039 93,319 982,332
2038 92,184 979,514
2037 91,038 976,515
2036 89,880 973,495
2035 88,740 970,449
2034 87,573 967,285
2033 86,339 964,084
2032 85,116 960,704
2031 83,837 957,319
2030 82,558 953,501
2029 81,274 949,652
2028 79,953 945,654
2027 78,604 941,548
2026 77,255 937,546
2025 75,873 933,274
2024 74,457 928,784
2023 73,038 924,145
2022 71,591 919,422
2021 70,108 916,711
2020 68,684 914,963
2019 67,327 914,899
2018 65,941 917,180
2017 64,535 918,759
2016 63,100 919,166
2015 61,642 918,578
2014 60,160 917,585
2013 58,655 916,352
2012 57,136 914,918
2011 55,606 912,989
2010 54,099 910,419
2009 52,618 907,239
2008 51,151 903,399
2007 49,687 897,832
2006 48,232 890,365
2005 46,788 882,379
2004 45,352 874,366
2003 43,934 866,286
2002 42,514 858,049
2001 41,089 849,596
2000 39,674 840,909
1999 38,284 831,828
1998 36,922 822,258
1997 35,543 812,139
1996 34,143 803,789
1995 32,743 798,746
1994 31,352 794,771
1993 29,976 790,369
1992 28,621 785,346
1991 27,294 779,656
1990 25,999 773,316
1989 24,874 766,321
1988 23,951 758,697
1987 23,073 750,540
1986 22,197 739,306
1985 21,324 723,761
1984 20,454 706,716
1983 19,598 689,835
1982 18,750 673,414
1981 17,905 657,471
1980 17,079 641,975
1979 16,351 626,862
1978 15,727 612,091
1977 15,105 597,805
1976 14,454 585,534
1975 13,788 575,906
1974 13,114 567,489
1973 12,438 559,222
1972 11,764 550,499
1971 11,098 541,121
1970 10,517 531,188
1969 10,165 520,797
1968 9,971 510,002
1967 9,769 498,873
1966 9,560 486,487
1965 9,361 472,575
1964 9,166 458,324
1963 8,970 444,276
1962 8,781 430,536
1961 8,601 417,406
1960 8,428 404,887

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 Fiji gained 28,801 people (a 3.23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Cayman Islands gained 14,519 people (a 23% growth), while Fiji's population increased by 19,462 people (a 2.12% growth).

The Cayman Islands was ranked 189th most populous country in 2006 and is 187th in 2026. Fiji was ranked 158th in 2006 and ranked 159th 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 Fiji will increase by 6.79% to 1,002,353 people and rank change from 159th to 161st.

The Cayman Islands is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 119K people compared to the peak of 1M people in 2054 for Fiji.

Population growth rate by year

Cayman Islands
Factual

Projection
Fiji
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cayman Islands Fiji
2100 -0.02% -0.51%
2099 -0.03% -0.5%
2098 0.03% -0.47%
2097 0.03% -0.47%
2096 0.05% -0.46%
2095 0.07% -0.45%
2094 0.07% -0.44%
2093 0.09% -0.41%
2092 0.15% -0.42%
2091 0.13% -0.4%
2090 0.08% -0.4%
2089 0.08% -0.39%
2088 0.11% -0.39%
2087 0.1% -0.4%
2086 0.12% -0.39%
2085 0.14% -0.37%
2084 0.13% -0.36%
2083 0.13% -0.35%
2082 0.12% -0.35%
2081 0.11% -0.34%
2080 0.14% -0.32%
2079 0.11% -0.29%
2078 0.19% -0.28%
2077 0.15% -0.28%
2076 0.15% -0.28%
2075 0.2% -0.28%
2074 0.16% -0.27%
2073 0.25% -0.26%
2072 0.22% -0.25%
2071 0.26% -0.25%
2070 0.26% -0.22%
2069 0.3% -0.19%
2068 0.28% -0.18%
2067 0.26% -0.16%
2066 0.26% -0.17%
2065 0.29% -0.16%
2064 0.33% -0.13%
2063 0.37% -0.11%
2062 0.37% -0.1%
2061 0.42% -0.08%
2060 0.47% -0.07%
2059 0.52% -0.07%
2058 0.51% -0.04%
2057 0.65% -0.04%
2056 0.65% -0.01%
2055 0.66% -0%
2054 0.69% 0.03%
2053 0.71% 0.03%
2052 0.83% 0.05%
2051 0.87% 0.07%
2050 0.82% 0.08%
2049 0.93% 0.12%
2048 0.91% 0.13%
2047 0.94% 0.15%
2046 1% 0.16%
2045 1.02% 0.19%
2044 1.09% 0.19%
2043 1.12% 0.22%
2042 1.15% 0.27%
2041 1.21% 0.26%
2040 1.2% 0.27%
2039 1.23% 0.29%
2038 1.26% 0.31%
2037 1.29% 0.31%
2036 1.28% 0.31%
2035 1.33% 0.33%
2034 1.43% 0.33%
2033 1.44% 0.35%
2032 1.53% 0.35%
2031 1.55% 0.4%
2030 1.58% 0.41%
2029 1.65% 0.42%
2028 1.72% 0.44%
2027 1.75% 0.43%
2026 1.82% 0.46%
2025 1.9% 0.48%
2024 1.94% 0.5%
2023 2.02% 0.51%
2022 2.12% 0.3%
2021 2.07% 0.19%
2020 2.02% 0.007%
2019 2.1% -0.25%
2018 2.18% -0.17%
2017 2.27% -0.04%
2016 2.37% 0.06%
2015 2.46% 0.11%
2014 2.57% 0.13%
2013 2.66% 0.16%
2012 2.75% 0.21%
2011 2.79% 0.28%
2010 2.81% 0.35%
2009 2.87% 0.43%
2008 2.95% 0.62%
2007 3.02% 0.84%
2006 3.09% 0.91%
2005 3.17% 0.92%
2004 3.23% 0.93%
2003 3.34% 0.96%
2002 3.47% 0.99%
2001 3.57% 1.03%
2000 3.63% 1.09%
1999 3.69% 1.16%
1998 3.88% 1.25%
1997 4.1% 1.04%
1996 4.28% 0.63%
1995 4.44% 0.5%
1994 4.59% 0.56%
1993 4.73% 0.64%
1992 4.86% 0.73%
1991 4.98% 0.82%
1990 4.52% 0.91%
1989 3.85% 1%
1988 3.81% 1.09%
1987 3.95% 1.52%
1986 4.09% 2.15%
1985 4.25% 2.41%
1984 4.37% 2.45%
1983 4.52% 2.44%
1982 4.72% 2.42%
1981 4.84% 2.41%
1980 4.45% 2.41%
1979 3.97% 2.41%
1978 4.12% 2.39%
1977 4.5% 2.1%
1976 4.83% 1.67%
1975 5.14% 1.48%
1974 5.43% 1.48%
1973 5.73% 1.58%
1972 6% 1.73%
1971 5.52% 1.87%
1970 3.46% 2%
1969 1.95% 2.12%
1968 2.07% 2.23%
1967 2.19% 2.55%
1966 2.13% 2.94%
1965 2.13% 3.11%
1964 2.19% 3.16%
1963 2.15% 3.19%
1962 2.09% 3.15%
1961 2.05% 3.09%

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 Fiji's population grew by 0.5%.

Live population counters

Cayman Islands Fiji
Current population
77619
938628
Population rank 187/197 159/197
Percent of world population 0.0009% 0.01%
One net population change
6.17 hours
1.89 hours
One birth every
10.1 hours
31.6 minutes
One death every
1.04 days
1.02 hours
Daily growth/decline +4 +13
Annual growth/decline +1,419 +4,639
Annual growth/decline rate +1.94% +0.5%
Population growth rate rank 54/197 133/197
One migration net change every
9.89 hours
2.67 hours
Annual migration change +888 -3,288
Net migration rank 65/196 111/196
Foreign-born residents 31,935 14,362
Foreign-born residents rank 162/195 174/195
Foreign-born share of population 42.9% 1.5%
Foreign-born share rank 13/195 144/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cayman Islands
Natural

Migration
Fiji
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cayman Islands Fiji
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 888 - -3,288
2024 - 896 - -3,278
2023 514 921 8,078 -3,289
2022 527 942 8,223 -3,557
2021 533 965 6,777 -6,008
2020 539 810 8,730 -6,008
2019 514 859 9,271 -11,873
2018 383 1,011 9,779 -11,738
2017 351 1,065 10,413 -11,607
2016 351 1,094 10,807 -10,441
2015 364 1,107 11,213 -10,401
2014 392 1,105 11,680 -10,493
2013 439 1,077 11,972 -10,703
2012 468 1,060 11,716 -10,114
2011 503 1,024 12,657 -10,396
2010 515 978 13,227 -10,354
2009 513 951 13,540 -10,052
2008 490 975 14,000 -9,812
2007 468 990 14,349 -7,406
2006 451 997 14,555 -6,562
2005 439 1,002 14,503 -6,523
2004 426 1,004 14,526 -6,484
2003 416 1,003 14,527 -6,411
2002 407 1,019 14,468 -6,106
2001 400 1,026 14,720 -6,167
2000 392 1,021 14,724 -5,909
1999 394 960 15,229 -5,892
1998 392 974 15,464 -5,654
1997 387 1,004 15,750 -5,318
1996 377 1,026 16,163 -9,902
1995 362 1,039 16,273 -12,448
1994 343 1,042 16,424 -12,300
1993 325 1,040 16,751 -12,071
1992 320 1,020 17,170 -11,802
1991 327 982 17,617 -11,603
1990 284 998 17,748 -11,081
1989 269 700 18,007 -10,685
1988 233 646 18,063 -10,138
1987 214 663 17,987 -9,602
1986 227 649 18,024 -3,943
1985 225 646 18,469 -1,452
1984 216 649 18,499 -1,421
1983 206 648 18,237 -1,565
1982 217 629 17,681 -1,509
1981 255 578 17,282 -1,558
1980 232 588 16,907 -1,632
1979 210 425 16,450 -1,502
1978 195 413 16,196 -1,609
1977 184 456 15,532 -1,550
1976 180 484 14,933 -4,370
1975 181 492 14,272 -5,577
1974 184 493 13,557 -5,414
1973 216 460 13,383 -4,989
1972 292 375 13,905 -4,848
1971 158 500 14,313 -4,624
1970 219 294 14,538 -4,371
1969 139 43 14,669 -4,050
1968 167 39 14,831 -3,857
1967 168 41 14,861 -3,576
1966 167 37 15,111 -1,623
1965 168 28 15,166 -832
1964 179 16 14,979 -812
1963 191 1 14,774 -838
1962 192 -6 14,429 -889
1961 188 -7 13,653 -943
1960 180 -24 13,313 -981

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 Fiji 52.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 94,971 people) and 47.4% is from migration (a loss of 85,415 people).

As of 2024, 31,935 residents or 42.9% of the population were not native-born in the Cayman Islands, compared to 14,362 people or 1.5% in Fiji.

Biggest cities by population

Cayman Islands
City Population
George Town 40.2K
Fiji
City Population
Suva 88.3K
Nasinu 87.4K
Nadi 71K
Lautoka 52.2K

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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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