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

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The latest officially reported population of the Cayman Islands was 75,844 in 2025 vs 5,646,436 people in Finland in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cayman Islands' population is 77,917 people compared to 5,647,947 in Finland.

Population statistics:

  • Finland's population is 72.5 times bigger than the Cayman Islands'.
  • The Cayman Islands is ranked the 187th most populous country in the world, while Finland is the 120th.
  • The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.0009% for the Cayman Islands vs 0.07% for Finland.
  • For the last 10 years, the Cayman Islands has had an average growth rate of +2.13% per year vs +0.3% in Finland.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Cayman Islands has increased from 48.2K people to 77.9K (61.5% growth), while Finland has grown from 5.27M to 5.65M (7.25% growth).

Cayman Islands vs Finland: population by year and forecast

Cayman Islands
Factual

Projection
Finland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cayman Islands Finland
2100 119,150 4,629,053
2099 119,178 4,645,228
2098 119,218 4,661,258
2097 119,188 4,676,964
2096 119,152 4,692,260
2095 119,094 4,707,633
2094 119,012 4,722,751
2093 118,929 4,738,088
2092 118,819 4,753,259
2091 118,645 4,768,754
2090 118,489 4,784,445
2089 118,390 4,799,982
2088 118,298 4,815,528
2087 118,168 4,831,523
2086 118,045 4,847,503
2085 117,899 4,863,391
2084 117,740 4,878,695
2083 117,587 4,894,099
2082 117,430 4,909,902
2081 117,288 4,925,741
2080 117,160 4,941,601
2079 117,000 4,957,156
2078 116,877 4,972,238
2077 116,656 4,987,486
2076 116,480 5,002,755
2075 116,308 5,017,572
2074 116,079 5,032,306
2073 115,896 5,046,593
2072 115,606 5,060,464
2071 115,356 5,074,179
2070 115,053 5,087,802
2069 114,758 5,101,058
2068 114,420 5,114,493
2067 114,105 5,127,889
2066 113,810 5,141,202
2065 113,519 5,155,429
2064 113,187 5,169,525
2063 112,814 5,183,843
2062 112,403 5,198,043
2061 111,986 5,212,670
2060 111,513 5,227,697
2059 110,988 5,242,988
2058 110,415 5,257,844
2057 109,853 5,273,628
2056 109,139 5,289,765
2055 108,436 5,305,934
2054 107,727 5,321,736
2053 106,986 5,337,053
2052 106,236 5,352,244
2051 105,360 5,367,229
2050 104,451 5,381,479
2049 103,606 5,395,348
2048 102,653 5,408,876
2047 101,731 5,422,100
2046 100,784 5,434,914
2045 99,791 5,447,770
2044 98,788 5,460,322
2043 97,721 5,473,016
2042 96,637 5,485,319
2041 95,542 5,497,690
2040 94,404 5,509,866
2039 93,283 5,522,256
2038 92,149 5,534,448
2037 91,002 5,546,603
2036 89,845 5,558,413
2035 88,706 5,569,919
2034 87,539 5,580,966
2033 86,306 5,591,512
2032 85,083 5,601,550
2031 83,804 5,611,269
2030 82,526 5,620,291
2029 81,242 5,628,791
2028 79,922 5,636,422
2027 78,573 5,643,240
2026 77,225 5,647,947
2025 75,844 5,646,436
2024 74,457 5,619,911
2023 73,038 5,583,911
2022 71,591 5,556,106
2021 70,108 5,541,017
2020 68,684 5,529,543
2019 67,327 5,521,606
2018 65,941 5,515,525
2017 64,535 5,508,214
2016 63,100 5,495,303
2015 61,642 5,479,531
2014 60,160 5,461,512
2013 58,655 5,438,972
2012 57,136 5,413,971
2011 55,606 5,388,272
2010 54,099 5,363,352
2009 52,618 5,338,871
2008 51,151 5,313,399
2007 49,687 5,288,720
2006 48,232 5,266,268
2005 46,788 5,246,096
2004 45,352 5,228,172
2003 43,934 5,213,014
2002 42,514 5,200,598
2001 41,089 5,188,008
2000 39,674 5,176,209
1999 38,284 5,165,474
1998 36,922 5,153,498
1997 35,543 5,139,835
1996 34,143 5,124,573
1995 32,743 5,107,790
1994 31,352 5,088,333
1993 29,976 5,066,447
1992 28,621 5,041,992
1991 27,294 5,013,740
1990 25,999 4,986,431
1989 24,874 4,964,371
1988 23,951 4,946,481
1987 23,073 4,932,123
1986 22,197 4,918,154
1985 21,324 4,902,206
1984 20,454 4,881,803
1983 19,598 4,855,787
1982 18,750 4,826,933
1981 17,905 4,799,964
1980 17,079 4,779,535
1979 16,351 4,764,690
1978 15,727 4,752,528
1977 15,105 4,738,902
1976 14,454 4,725,664
1975 13,788 4,711,440
1974 13,114 4,690,574
1973 12,438 4,666,081
1972 11,764 4,639,657
1971 11,098 4,612,124
1970 10,517 4,606,307
1969 10,165 4,623,785
1968 9,971 4,626,469
1967 9,769 4,605,744
1966 9,560 4,580,869
1965 9,361 4,563,732
1964 9,166 4,548,543
1963 8,970 4,523,309
1962 8,781 4,491,443
1961 8,601 4,461,005
1960 8,428 4,429,634

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Cayman Islands increased by 14,868 people (a 30.8% growth), while Finland gained 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Cayman Islands gained 14,817 people (a 23.5% growth), while Finland's population increased by 152,644 people (a 2.78% growth).

The Cayman Islands was ranked 189th most populous country in 2006 and is 187th in 2026. Finland was ranked 111th in 2006 and ranked 120th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) the Cayman Islands' population will grow by 34.1% to 104,451 people with a rank change from 187th to 184th. The population of Finland will decrease by 4.72% to 5,381,479 people and rank change from 120th to 126th.

The Cayman Islands is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 119K people compared to the peak of 5.65M people in 2026 for Finland.

Population growth rate by year

Cayman Islands
Factual

Projection
Finland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cayman Islands Finland
2100 -0.02% -0.35%
2099 -0.03% -0.34%
2098 0.03% -0.34%
2097 0.03% -0.33%
2096 0.05% -0.33%
2095 0.07% -0.32%
2094 0.07% -0.32%
2093 0.09% -0.32%
2092 0.15% -0.32%
2091 0.13% -0.33%
2090 0.08% -0.32%
2089 0.08% -0.32%
2088 0.11% -0.33%
2087 0.1% -0.33%
2086 0.12% -0.33%
2085 0.14% -0.31%
2084 0.13% -0.31%
2083 0.13% -0.32%
2082 0.12% -0.32%
2081 0.11% -0.32%
2080 0.14% -0.31%
2079 0.11% -0.3%
2078 0.19% -0.31%
2077 0.15% -0.31%
2076 0.15% -0.3%
2075 0.2% -0.29%
2074 0.16% -0.28%
2073 0.25% -0.27%
2072 0.22% -0.27%
2071 0.26% -0.27%
2070 0.26% -0.26%
2069 0.3% -0.26%
2068 0.28% -0.26%
2067 0.26% -0.26%
2066 0.26% -0.28%
2065 0.29% -0.27%
2064 0.33% -0.28%
2063 0.37% -0.27%
2062 0.37% -0.28%
2061 0.42% -0.29%
2060 0.47% -0.29%
2059 0.52% -0.28%
2058 0.51% -0.3%
2057 0.65% -0.31%
2056 0.65% -0.3%
2055 0.66% -0.3%
2054 0.69% -0.29%
2053 0.71% -0.28%
2052 0.83% -0.28%
2051 0.87% -0.26%
2050 0.82% -0.26%
2049 0.93% -0.25%
2048 0.91% -0.24%
2047 0.94% -0.24%
2046 1% -0.24%
2045 1.02% -0.23%
2044 1.09% -0.23%
2043 1.12% -0.22%
2042 1.15% -0.23%
2041 1.21% -0.22%
2040 1.2% -0.22%
2039 1.23% -0.22%
2038 1.26% -0.22%
2037 1.29% -0.21%
2036 1.28% -0.21%
2035 1.33% -0.2%
2034 1.43% -0.19%
2033 1.44% -0.18%
2032 1.53% -0.17%
2031 1.55% -0.16%
2030 1.58% -0.15%
2029 1.65% -0.14%
2028 1.72% -0.12%
2027 1.75% -0.08%
2026 1.82% 0.03%
2025 1.86% 0.47%
2024 1.94% 0.64%
2023 2.02% 0.5%
2022 2.12% 0.27%
2021 2.07% 0.21%
2020 2.02% 0.14%
2019 2.1% 0.11%
2018 2.18% 0.13%
2017 2.27% 0.23%
2016 2.37% 0.29%
2015 2.46% 0.33%
2014 2.57% 0.41%
2013 2.66% 0.46%
2012 2.75% 0.48%
2011 2.79% 0.46%
2010 2.81% 0.46%
2009 2.87% 0.48%
2008 2.95% 0.47%
2007 3.02% 0.43%
2006 3.09% 0.38%
2005 3.17% 0.34%
2004 3.23% 0.29%
2003 3.34% 0.24%
2002 3.47% 0.24%
2001 3.57% 0.23%
2000 3.63% 0.21%
1999 3.69% 0.23%
1998 3.88% 0.27%
1997 4.1% 0.3%
1996 4.28% 0.33%
1995 4.44% 0.38%
1994 4.59% 0.43%
1993 4.73% 0.49%
1992 4.86% 0.56%
1991 4.98% 0.55%
1990 4.52% 0.44%
1989 3.85% 0.36%
1988 3.81% 0.29%
1987 3.95% 0.28%
1986 4.09% 0.33%
1985 4.25% 0.42%
1984 4.37% 0.54%
1983 4.52% 0.6%
1982 4.72% 0.56%
1981 4.84% 0.43%
1980 4.45% 0.31%
1979 3.97% 0.26%
1978 4.12% 0.29%
1977 4.5% 0.28%
1976 4.83% 0.3%
1975 5.14% 0.44%
1974 5.43% 0.52%
1973 5.73% 0.57%
1972 6% 0.6%
1971 5.52% 0.13%
1970 3.46% -0.38%
1969 1.95% -0.06%
1968 2.07% 0.45%
1967 2.19% 0.54%
1966 2.13% 0.38%
1965 2.13% 0.33%
1964 2.19% 0.56%
1963 2.15% 0.71%
1962 2.09% 0.68%
1961 2.05% 0.71%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of the Cayman Islands grew by 1.86%, while Finland's population grew by 0.47%.

Live population counters

Cayman Islands Finland
Current population
77917
5647947
Population rank 187/197 120/197
Percent of world population 0.0009% 0.07%
One net population change
6.33 hours
19.9 minutes
One birth every
10.2 hours
12 minutes
One death every
1.01 days
8.99 minutes
Daily growth/decline +4 +73
Annual growth/decline +1,387 +26,525
Annual growth/decline rate +1.86% +0.47%
Population growth rate rank 56/197 130/197
One migration net change every
9.89 hours
28.9 minutes
Annual migration change +888 +18,246
Net migration rank 65/196 33/196
Foreign-born residents 31,935 514,432
Foreign-born residents rank 162/195 79/195
Foreign-born share of population 42.9% 9.2%
Foreign-born share rank 13/195 69/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cayman Islands
Natural

Migration
Finland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cayman Islands Finland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 888 - 18,246
2024 498 896 -14,612 26,894
2023 514 921 -17,869 38,156
2022 527 942 -18,335 60,353
2021 533 965 -7,757 22,484
2020 539 810 -8,847 17,504
2019 514 859 -8,282 15,671
2018 383 1,011 -7,170 11,822
2017 351 1,065 -3,856 13,356
2016 351 1,094 -1,099 17,321
2015 364 1,107 2,740 12,655
2014 392 1,105 4,915 15,915
2013 439 1,077 6,527 18,164
2012 468 1,060 7,579 17,894
2011 503 1,024 9,160 16,798
2010 515 978 10,191 14,080
2009 513 951 10,678 14,877
2008 490 975 10,627 15,626
2007 468 990 9,519 14,027
2006 451 997 11,059 10,820
2005 439 1,002 9,968 9,251
2004 426 1,004 9,933 6,956
2003 416 1,003 7,819 5,929
2002 407 1,019 6,241 5,255
2001 400 1,026 7,263 6,241
2000 392 1,021 7,765 2,497
1999 394 960 7,748 3,604
1998 392 974 7,730 4,417
1997 387 1,004 9,766 4,925
1996 377 1,026 11,274 3,757
1995 362 1,039 13,791 4,325
1994 343 1,042 17,300 3,834
1993 325 1,040 13,679 9,036
1992 320 1,020 16,639 9,356
1991 327 982 16,044 14,515
1990 284 998 15,458 8,920
1989 269 700 14,396 5,775
1988 233 646 14,344 1,765
1987 214 663 11,837 831
1986 227 649 13,279 1,491
1985 225 646 14,707 2,416
1984 216 649 20,015 3,972
1983 206 648 21,851 6,925
1982 217 629 22,686 7,109
1981 255 578 18,720 5,287
1980 232 588 18,640 -2,212
1979 210 425 19,535 -6,612
1978 195 413 20,436 -9,348
1977 184 456 21,799 -5,697
1976 180 484 21,738 -11,843
1975 181 492 21,673 -3,807
1974 184 493 17,824 5,891
1973 216 460 13,532 11,558
1972 292 375 14,847 12,613
1971 158 500 15,220 12,286
1970 219 294 20,268 -36,579
1969 139 43 21,732 -42,207
1968 167 39 28,684 -15,561
1967 168 41 33,622 -5,353
1966 167 37 34,356 -12,059
1965 168 28 33,771 -21,731
1964 179 16 38,208 -20,414
1963 191 1 40,258 -7,624
1962 192 -6 38,627 -6,852
1961 188 -7 41,487 -11,828
1960 180 -24 42,082 -9,489

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/cayman-islands/finland | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 32.1% of the population change in the Cayman Islands is from natural causes (a gain of 4,574 people) and 67.9% is from migration (a gain of 9,670 people). In Finland 26.5% is from natural causes (a loss of 85,087 people) and 73.5% is from migration (a gain of 236,216 people).

As of 2024, 31,935 residents or 42.9% of the population were not native-born in the Cayman Islands, compared to 514,432 people or 9.2% in Finland.

Biggest cities by population

Cayman Islands
City Population
George Town 40.2K
Finland
City Population
Helsinki 694K
Espoo 326K
Tampere 255K
Vantaa 248K
Oulu 217K
Turku 210K
Jyvaskyla 150K
Kuopio 127K
Lahti 122K
Pori 83K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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