The latest officially reported population of the Cayman Islands was 74,457 in 2024 vs 2,839,175 people in Jamaica in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cayman Islands' population is 76,930 people compared to 2,837,071 in Jamaica.
Population statistics:
- Jamaica's population is 36.9 times bigger than the Cayman Islands'.
- The Cayman Islands is ranked the 187th most populous country in the world, while Jamaica is the 140th.
- The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.0009% for the Cayman Islands vs 0.03% for Jamaica.
- For the last 10 years, the Cayman Islands has had an average growth rate of +2.19% per year vs +0.18% in Jamaica.
- Since 2005, the population of the Cayman Islands has increased from 46.8K people to 76.9K (64.4% growth), while Jamaica has grown from 2.69M to 2.84M (5.58% growth).
- The Cayman Islands is projected to reach its peak in 2097 at 118K people, while Jamaica's population already peaked in 2023 at 2.84M people and is projected to decrease to 1.07M people by 2100.
Cayman Islands vs Jamaica: live population counter
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| Current population |
76930
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2837071
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| Population rank | 187/197 | 140/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.0009% | 0.03% |
| One net population change |
6.17 hours
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14.3 hours
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| One birth every |
10.1 hours
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15.9 minutes
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| One death every |
1.04 days
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22.9 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
9.78 hours
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50 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +896 | -10,506 |
| Daily growth/decline | +4 | -2 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,419 | -611 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.94% | -0.02% |
| Population growth rate rank | 56/197 | 167/197 |
the Cayman Islands and Jamaica: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 8,428 | 1,650,005 | - | - |
| 1961 | 8,601 | 1,673,261 | 2.05% | 1.41% |
| 1962 | 8,781 | 1,696,932 | 2.09% | 1.41% |
| 1963 | 8,970 | 1,721,099 | 2.15% | 1.42% |
| 1964 | 9,166 | 1,745,568 | 2.19% | 1.42% |
| 1965 | 9,361 | 1,769,192 | 2.13% | 1.35% |
| 1966 | 9,560 | 1,791,475 | 2.13% | 1.26% |
| 1967 | 9,769 | 1,812,865 | 2.19% | 1.19% |
| 1968 | 9,971 | 1,833,765 | 2.07% | 1.15% |
| 1969 | 10,165 | 1,855,127 | 1.95% | 1.16% |
| 1970 | 10,517 | 1,878,196 | 3.46% | 1.24% |
| 1971 | 11,098 | 1,903,728 | 5.52% | 1.36% |
| 1972 | 11,764 | 1,931,542 | 6% | 1.46% |
| 1973 | 12,438 | 1,961,219 | 5.73% | 1.54% |
| 1974 | 13,114 | 1,990,906 | 5.43% | 1.51% |
| 1975 | 13,788 | 2,018,981 | 5.14% | 1.41% |
| 1976 | 14,454 | 2,045,578 | 4.83% | 1.32% |
| 1977 | 15,105 | 2,070,657 | 4.5% | 1.23% |
| 1978 | 15,727 | 2,094,836 | 4.12% | 1.17% |
| 1979 | 16,351 | 2,119,486 | 3.97% | 1.18% |
| 1980 | 17,079 | 2,145,658 | 4.45% | 1.23% |
| 1981 | 17,905 | 2,173,818 | 4.84% | 1.31% |
| 1982 | 18,750 | 2,203,889 | 4.72% | 1.38% |
| 1983 | 19,598 | 2,234,832 | 4.52% | 1.4% |
| 1984 | 20,454 | 2,264,562 | 4.37% | 1.33% |
| 1985 | 21,324 | 2,290,656 | 4.25% | 1.15% |
| 1986 | 22,197 | 2,312,125 | 4.09% | 0.94% |
| 1987 | 23,073 | 2,329,813 | 3.95% | 0.77% |
| 1988 | 23,951 | 2,345,777 | 3.81% | 0.69% |
| 1989 | 24,874 | 2,361,916 | 3.85% | 0.69% |
| 1990 | 25,999 | 2,379,877 | 4.52% | 0.76% |
| 1991 | 27,294 | 2,400,869 | 4.98% | 0.88% |
| 1992 | 28,621 | 2,424,701 | 4.86% | 0.99% |
| 1993 | 29,976 | 2,449,916 | 4.73% | 1.04% |
| 1994 | 31,352 | 2,475,220 | 4.59% | 1.03% |
| 1995 | 32,743 | 2,500,151 | 4.44% | 1.01% |
| 1996 | 34,143 | 2,524,463 | 4.28% | 0.97% |
| 1997 | 35,543 | 2,547,848 | 4.1% | 0.93% |
| 1998 | 36,922 | 2,569,736 | 3.88% | 0.86% |
| 1999 | 38,284 | 2,589,795 | 3.69% | 0.78% |
| 2000 | 39,674 | 2,607,826 | 3.63% | 0.7% |
| 2001 | 41,089 | 2,624,403 | 3.57% | 0.64% |
| 2002 | 42,514 | 2,640,572 | 3.47% | 0.62% |
| 2003 | 43,934 | 2,656,623 | 3.34% | 0.61% |
| 2004 | 45,352 | 2,672,225 | 3.23% | 0.59% |
| 2005 | 46,788 | 2,687,066 | 3.17% | 0.56% |
| 2006 | 48,232 | 2,700,968 | 3.09% | 0.52% |
| 2007 | 49,687 | 2,713,800 | 3.02% | 0.48% |
| 2008 | 51,151 | 2,725,635 | 2.95% | 0.44% |
| 2009 | 52,618 | 2,736,995 | 2.87% | 0.42% |
| 2010 | 54,099 | 2,748,568 | 2.81% | 0.42% |
| 2011 | 55,606 | 2,760,494 | 2.79% | 0.43% |
| 2012 | 57,136 | 2,772,430 | 2.75% | 0.43% |
| 2013 | 58,655 | 2,783,687 | 2.66% | 0.41% |
| 2014 | 60,160 | 2,793,749 | 2.57% | 0.36% |
| 2015 | 61,642 | 2,802,534 | 2.46% | 0.31% |
| 2016 | 63,100 | 2,809,915 | 2.37% | 0.26% |
| 2017 | 64,535 | 2,815,764 | 2.27% | 0.21% |
| 2018 | 65,941 | 2,820,097 | 2.18% | 0.15% |
| 2019 | 67,327 | 2,823,271 | 2.1% | 0.11% |
| 2020 | 68,684 | 2,830,739 | 2.02% | 0.26% |
| 2021 | 70,108 | 2,837,682 | 2.07% | 0.25% |
| 2022 | 71,591 | 2,839,144 | 2.12% | 0.05% |
| 2023 | 73,038 | 2,839,786 | 2.02% | 0.02% |
| 2024 | 74,457 | 2,839,175 | 1.94% | -0.02% |
| 2025 | 75,842 | 2,837,071 | 1.86% | -0.07% |
| 2026 | 77,197 | 2,833,401 | 1.79% | -0.13% |
| 2027 | 78,532 | 2,828,530 | 1.73% | -0.17% |
| 2028 | 79,852 | 2,822,861 | 1.68% | -0.2% |
| 2029 | 81,146 | 2,816,391 | 1.62% | -0.23% |
| 2030 | 82,412 | 2,808,946 | 1.56% | -0.26% |
| 2031 | 83,676 | 2,800,607 | 1.53% | -0.3% |
| 2032 | 84,915 | 2,791,130 | 1.48% | -0.34% |
| 2033 | 86,125 | 2,780,468 | 1.42% | -0.38% |
| 2034 | 87,319 | 2,768,714 | 1.39% | -0.42% |
| 2035 | 88,457 | 2,755,929 | 1.3% | -0.46% |
| 2036 | 89,597 | 2,742,071 | 1.29% | -0.5% |
| 2037 | 90,741 | 2,726,892 | 1.28% | -0.55% |
| 2038 | 91,867 | 2,710,812 | 1.24% | -0.59% |
| 2039 | 92,983 | 2,693,901 | 1.21% | -0.62% |
| 2040 | 94,101 | 2,676,087 | 1.2% | -0.66% |
| 2041 | 95,206 | 2,657,558 | 1.17% | -0.69% |
| 2042 | 96,287 | 2,638,085 | 1.14% | -0.73% |
| 2043 | 97,352 | 2,617,576 | 1.11% | -0.78% |
| 2044 | 98,386 | 2,596,160 | 1.06% | -0.82% |
| 2045 | 99,371 | 2,574,074 | 1% | -0.85% |
| 2046 | 100,330 | 2,551,347 | 0.96% | -0.88% |
| 2047 | 101,257 | 2,528,004 | 0.92% | -0.91% |
| 2048 | 102,188 | 2,504,191 | 0.92% | -0.94% |
| 2049 | 103,075 | 2,479,744 | 0.87% | -0.98% |
| 2050 | 103,943 | 2,454,935 | 0.84% | -1% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Cayman Islands increased by 14,854 people (a 31.7% growth), while Jamaica gained 115,468 people (a 4.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Cayman Islands gained 15,288 (a 24.8% growth), while Jamaica's population increased by 34,537 (a 1.23% growth).
The Cayman Islands was ranked 189th most populous country in 2005 and is 187th in 2025. Jamaica was ranked 135th in 2005 and ranked 140th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) the Cayman Islands' population will grow by 35.1% to 103,943 people with a rank change from 187th to 184th. The population of Jamaica will decrease by 13.5% to 2,454,935 people and rank change from 140th to 144th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| George Town | 40.2K |
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| City | Population |
| Kingston | 580K |
| Spanish Town | 131K |
| Montego Bay | 124K |
| Half Way Tree | 96.5K |
| May Pen | 61.5K |
| Mandeville | 48.3K |
| Old Harbour | 28.7K |
| Linstead | 22.8K |
| Savanna-la-Mar | 22.6K |
| Port Antonio | 14.8K |
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Population differences between the Cayman Islands and Jamaica
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| Life expectancy | 80.7 years | 71.7 years |
| Average age | 38.4 years | 34.9 years |
| Median age | 39.3 years | 33.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.2:49.8 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.53 births per woman | 1.36 births per woman |
| Population density | 804 ppl/mi² | 679 ppl/mi² |
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