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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Cayman Islands was 74,457 in 2024 vs 283,487,931 people in Indonesia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cayman Islands' population is 77,619 people compared to 288,551,776 in Indonesia.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 3,718 times bigger than the Cayman Islands'.
  • The Cayman Islands is ranked the 187th most populous country in the world, while Indonesia is the 4th.
  • The countries together account for 3.48% of the world: 0.0009% for the Cayman Islands vs 3.48% for Indonesia.
  • For the last 10 years, the Cayman Islands has had an average growth rate of +2.19% per year vs +0.94% in Indonesia.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Cayman Islands has increased from 48.2K people to 77.6K (60.9% growth), while Indonesia has grown from 234M to 289M (23.3% growth).

Cayman Islands vs Indonesia: population by year and forecast

Cayman Islands
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cayman Islands Indonesia
2100 119,196 297,263,579
2099 119,224 298,386,561
2098 119,264 299,496,396
2097 119,234 300,596,542
2096 119,198 301,680,965
2095 119,140 302,745,817
2094 119,058 303,798,670
2093 118,975 304,837,512
2092 118,865 305,857,297
2091 118,691 306,853,321
2090 118,534 307,827,852
2089 118,436 308,775,620
2088 118,344 309,700,566
2087 118,213 310,605,359
2086 118,090 311,483,180
2085 117,945 312,332,996
2084 117,785 313,155,965
2083 117,632 313,952,990
2082 117,476 314,719,759
2081 117,333 315,453,880
2080 117,205 316,158,503
2079 117,045 316,839,281
2078 116,922 317,487,448
2077 116,701 318,105,938
2076 116,525 318,684,532
2075 116,353 319,239,982
2074 116,124 319,759,087
2073 115,941 320,251,181
2072 115,650 320,709,370
2071 115,401 321,136,059
2070 115,097 321,534,979
2069 114,802 321,908,058
2068 114,464 322,252,027
2067 114,149 322,566,642
2066 113,854 322,849,032
2065 113,563 323,098,730
2064 113,231 323,318,973
2063 112,858 323,506,247
2062 112,446 323,662,911
2061 112,029 323,784,985
2060 111,556 323,865,045
2059 111,031 323,904,988
2058 110,457 323,894,318
2057 109,895 323,837,237
2056 109,181 323,721,448
2055 108,478 323,552,405
2054 107,769 323,324,404
2053 107,027 323,032,528
2052 106,277 322,677,809
2051 105,401 322,252,898
2050 104,491 321,749,772
2049 103,646 321,169,163
2048 102,692 320,507,607
2047 101,771 319,778,332
2046 100,823 318,970,565
2045 99,829 318,077,606
2044 98,826 317,100,688
2043 97,759 316,041,251
2042 96,675 314,905,847
2041 95,579 313,692,611
2040 94,441 312,407,319
2039 93,319 311,049,484
2038 92,184 309,626,850
2037 91,038 308,137,773
2036 89,880 306,592,068
2035 88,740 304,988,219
2034 87,573 303,322,890
2033 86,339 301,599,483
2032 85,116 299,828,261
2031 83,837 298,003,267
2030 82,558 296,127,253
2029 81,274 294,190,935
2028 79,953 292,188,833
2027 78,604 290,114,110
2026 77,255 287,972,484
2025 75,873 285,765,617
2024 74,457 283,487,931
2023 73,038 281,190,067
2022 71,591 278,830,529
2021 70,108 276,758,053
2020 68,684 274,814,866
2019 67,327 272,489,381
2018 65,941 269,951,846
2017 64,535 267,346,658
2016 63,100 264,627,418
2015 61,642 261,799,249
2014 60,160 258,877,399
2013 58,655 255,852,467
2012 57,136 252,698,525
2011 55,606 249,470,032
2010 54,099 246,305,322
2009 52,618 243,220,028
2008 51,151 240,157,903
2007 49,687 237,062,337
2006 48,232 233,951,652
2005 46,788 230,871,650
2004 45,352 227,926,649
2003 43,934 225,048,008
2002 42,514 222,088,495
2001 41,089 219,097,902
2000 39,674 216,077,790
1999 38,284 213,004,668
1998 36,922 209,826,788
1997 35,543 206,536,095
1996 34,143 203,204,348
1995 32,743 199,888,057
1994 31,352 196,591,828
1993 29,976 193,305,168
1992 28,621 190,043,744
1991 27,294 186,778,238
1990 25,999 183,501,098
1989 24,874 180,201,630
1988 23,951 176,855,065
1987 23,073 173,511,154
1986 22,197 170,175,065
1985 21,324 166,776,185
1984 20,454 163,251,124
1983 19,598 159,651,381
1982 18,750 156,052,152
1981 17,905 152,485,035
1980 17,079 148,950,540
1979 16,351 145,434,834
1978 15,727 141,953,163
1977 15,105 138,533,541
1976 14,454 135,173,655
1975 13,788 131,843,848
1974 13,114 128,555,045
1973 12,438 125,288,515
1972 11,764 122,039,841
1971 11,098 118,833,702
1970 10,517 115,657,495
1969 10,165 112,517,639
1968 9,971 109,450,006
1967 9,769 106,526,393
1966 9,560 103,792,754
1965 9,361 101,365,130
1964 9,166 98,833,749
1963 8,970 96,051,424
1962 8,781 93,375,850
1961 8,601 90,791,249
1960 8,428 88,296,070

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 Indonesia gained 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Cayman Islands gained 14,519 people (a 23% growth), while Indonesia's population increased by 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth).

The Cayman Islands was ranked 189th most populous country in 2006 and is 187th in 2026. Indonesia was ranked 4th in 2006 and still ranked 4th 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 Indonesia will increase by 11.5% to 321,749,772 people and rank change from 4th to 6th.

The Cayman Islands is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 119K people compared to the peak of 324M people in 2059 for Indonesia.

Population growth rate by year

Cayman Islands
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cayman Islands Indonesia
2100 -0.02% -0.38%
2099 -0.03% -0.37%
2098 0.03% -0.37%
2097 0.03% -0.36%
2096 0.05% -0.35%
2095 0.07% -0.35%
2094 0.07% -0.34%
2093 0.09% -0.33%
2092 0.15% -0.32%
2091 0.13% -0.32%
2090 0.08% -0.31%
2089 0.08% -0.3%
2088 0.11% -0.29%
2087 0.1% -0.28%
2086 0.12% -0.27%
2085 0.14% -0.26%
2084 0.13% -0.25%
2083 0.13% -0.24%
2082 0.12% -0.23%
2081 0.11% -0.22%
2080 0.14% -0.21%
2079 0.11% -0.2%
2078 0.19% -0.19%
2077 0.15% -0.18%
2076 0.15% -0.17%
2075 0.2% -0.16%
2074 0.16% -0.15%
2073 0.25% -0.14%
2072 0.22% -0.13%
2071 0.26% -0.12%
2070 0.26% -0.12%
2069 0.3% -0.11%
2068 0.28% -0.1%
2067 0.26% -0.09%
2066 0.26% -0.08%
2065 0.29% -0.07%
2064 0.33% -0.06%
2063 0.37% -0.05%
2062 0.37% -0.04%
2061 0.42% -0.02%
2060 0.47% -0.01%
2059 0.52% 0.003%
2058 0.51% 0.02%
2057 0.65% 0.04%
2056 0.65% 0.05%
2055 0.66% 0.07%
2054 0.69% 0.09%
2053 0.71% 0.11%
2052 0.83% 0.13%
2051 0.87% 0.16%
2050 0.82% 0.18%
2049 0.93% 0.21%
2048 0.91% 0.23%
2047 0.94% 0.25%
2046 1% 0.28%
2045 1.02% 0.31%
2044 1.09% 0.34%
2043 1.12% 0.36%
2042 1.15% 0.39%
2041 1.21% 0.41%
2040 1.2% 0.44%
2039 1.23% 0.46%
2038 1.26% 0.48%
2037 1.29% 0.5%
2036 1.28% 0.53%
2035 1.33% 0.55%
2034 1.43% 0.57%
2033 1.44% 0.59%
2032 1.53% 0.61%
2031 1.55% 0.63%
2030 1.58% 0.66%
2029 1.65% 0.69%
2028 1.72% 0.72%
2027 1.75% 0.74%
2026 1.82% 0.77%
2025 1.9% 0.8%
2024 1.94% 0.82%
2023 2.02% 0.85%
2022 2.12% 0.75%
2021 2.07% 0.71%
2020 2.02% 0.85%
2019 2.1% 0.94%
2018 2.18% 0.97%
2017 2.27% 1.03%
2016 2.37% 1.08%
2015 2.46% 1.13%
2014 2.57% 1.18%
2013 2.66% 1.25%
2012 2.75% 1.29%
2011 2.79% 1.28%
2010 2.81% 1.27%
2009 2.87% 1.28%
2008 2.95% 1.31%
2007 3.02% 1.33%
2006 3.09% 1.33%
2005 3.17% 1.29%
2004 3.23% 1.28%
2003 3.34% 1.33%
2002 3.47% 1.36%
2001 3.57% 1.4%
2000 3.63% 1.44%
1999 3.69% 1.51%
1998 3.88% 1.59%
1997 4.1% 1.64%
1996 4.28% 1.66%
1995 4.44% 1.68%
1994 4.59% 1.7%
1993 4.73% 1.72%
1992 4.86% 1.75%
1991 4.98% 1.79%
1990 4.52% 1.83%
1989 3.85% 1.89%
1988 3.81% 1.93%
1987 3.95% 1.96%
1986 4.09% 2.04%
1985 4.25% 2.16%
1984 4.37% 2.25%
1983 4.52% 2.31%
1982 4.72% 2.34%
1981 4.84% 2.37%
1980 4.45% 2.42%
1979 3.97% 2.45%
1978 4.12% 2.47%
1977 4.5% 2.49%
1976 4.83% 2.53%
1975 5.14% 2.56%
1974 5.43% 2.61%
1973 5.73% 2.66%
1972 6% 2.7%
1971 5.52% 2.75%
1970 3.46% 2.79%
1969 1.95% 2.8%
1968 2.07% 2.74%
1967 2.19% 2.63%
1966 2.13% 2.39%
1965 2.13% 2.56%
1964 2.19% 2.9%
1963 2.15% 2.87%
1962 2.09% 2.85%
1961 2.05% 2.83%

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 Indonesia's population grew by 0.82%.

Live population counters

Cayman Islands Indonesia
Current population
77619
288551776
Population rank 187/197 4/197
Percent of world population 0.0009% 3.48%
One net population change
6.17 hours
13.7 seconds
One birth every
10.1 hours
7.04 seconds
One death every
1.04 days
14.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +4 +6,296
Annual growth/decline +1,419 +2,297,864
Annual growth/decline rate +1.94% +0.82%
Population growth rate rank 54/197 115/197
One migration net change every
9.89 hours
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change +888 -39,509
Net migration rank 65/196 171/196
Foreign-born residents 31,935 445,726
Foreign-born residents rank 162/195 86/195
Foreign-born share of population 42.9% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 13/195 188/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cayman Islands
Natural

Migration
Indonesia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cayman Islands Indonesia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 888 - -39,509
2024 - 896 - -38,469
2023 514 921 2,364,808 -37,501
2022 527 942 2,429,171 -37,501
2021 533 965 1,764,332 -11,248
2020 539 810 2,152,076 -18,743
2019 514 859 2,548,048 -30,421
2018 383 1,011 2,587,219 -29,911
2017 351 1,065 2,682,556 -29,467
2016 351 1,094 2,814,578 -28,991
2015 364 1,107 2,899,165 -28,487
2014 392 1,105 3,000,907 -27,988
2013 439 1,077 3,104,258 -27,507
2012 468 1,060 3,259,811 -28,869
2011 503 1,024 3,266,560 -40,543
2010 515 978 3,161,082 -57,752
2009 513 951 3,140,944 -73,655
2008 490 975 3,138,143 -81,364
2007 468 990 3,211,484 -77,338
2006 451 997 3,163,026 -75,829
2005 439 1,002 3,149,551 -76,784
2004 426 1,004 2,894,440 -77,002
2003 416 1,003 3,037,698 -97,732
2002 407 1,019 3,063,044 -83,985
2001 400 1,026 3,066,275 -64,255
2000 392 1,021 3,080,621 -42,697
1999 394 960 3,137,133 -28,799
1998 392 974 3,258,820 -11,356
1997 387 1,004 3,338,243 -4,334
1996 377 1,026 3,331,535 -1,854
1995 362 1,039 3,304,550 -1,643
1994 343 1,042 3,292,127 -2,575
1993 325 1,040 3,287,348 -3,485
1992 320 1,020 3,241,576 -2,609
1991 327 982 3,288,791 3,096
1990 284 998 3,250,906 11,539
1989 269 700 3,316,792 19,905
1988 233 646 3,331,242 25,383
1987 214 663 3,304,520 26,705
1986 227 649 3,309,905 30,988
1985 225 646 3,419,412 37,451
1984 216 649 3,549,570 43,693
1983 206 648 3,558,949 47,375
1982 217 629 3,545,504 46,792
1981 255 578 3,497,244 44,710
1980 232 588 3,484,846 42,254
1979 210 425 3,460,621 43,900
1978 195 413 3,412,980 45,911
1977 184 456 3,334,779 45,610
1976 180 484 3,291,479 48,010
1975 181 492 3,263,794 56,386
1974 184 493 3,196,136 61,188
1973 216 460 3,210,643 64,991
1972 292 375 3,149,726 72,007
1971 158 500 3,111,304 79,264
1970 219 294 3,080,421 81,368
1969 139 43 3,034,825 82,955
1968 167 39 2,961,608 55,731
1967 168 41 2,909,981 -80,138
1966 167 37 2,715,011 -77,645
1965 168 28 2,278,891 -61,145
1964 179 16 2,700,138 144,819
1963 191 1 2,609,526 110,166
1962 192 -6 2,525,163 106,264
1961 188 -7 2,434,113 103,628
1960 180 -24 2,350,971 101,631

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 Indonesia 98.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 25,242,860 people) and 1.1% is from migration (a loss of 280,258 people).

As of 2024, 31,935 residents or 42.9% of the population were not native-born in the Cayman Islands, compared to 445,726 people or 0.2% in Indonesia.

Biggest cities by population

Cayman Islands
City Population
George Town 40.2K
Indonesia
City Population
Jakarta 11.1M
Bali 4.36M
Surabaya 3.01M
Bandung 2.88M
Bekasi 2.38M
Depok 2.33M
Tangerang 2.24M
Medan 2.11M
South Tangerang 1.64M
Semarang 1.62M

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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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