The latest officially reported population of the Cayman Islands was 74,457 in 2024 vs 1,245,779 people in Mauritius in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cayman Islands' population is 77,211 people compared to 1,239,793 in Mauritius.
Population statistics:
- Mauritius' population is 16.1 times bigger than the Cayman Islands'.
- The Cayman Islands is ranked the 187th most populous country in the world, while Mauritius is the 157th.
- The countries together account for 0.02% of the world: 0.0009% for the Cayman Islands vs 0.01% for Mauritius.
- For the last 10 years, the Cayman Islands has had an average growth rate of +2.19% per year vs -0.09% in Mauritius.
- Since 2006, the population of the Cayman Islands has increased from 48.2K people to 77.2K (60.1% growth), while Mauritius has grown from 1.23M to 1.24M (0.47% growth).
- The Cayman Islands is projected to reach its peak in 2097 at 118K people, while Mauritius' population already peaked in 2021 at 1.27M people and is projected to decrease to 570K people by 2100.
Cayman Islands vs Mauritius: live population counter
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| Current population |
77211
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1239793
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| Population rank | 187/197 | 157/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.0009% | 0.01% |
| One net population change |
6.17 hours
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3.05 hours
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| One birth every |
10.1 hours
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41.3 minutes
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| One death every |
1.04 days
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44.8 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
9.78 hours
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3.14 hours
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| Annual migration change | +896 | -2,787 |
| Daily growth/decline | +4 | -8 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,419 | -2,868 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.94% | -0.23% |
| Population growth rate rank | 54/197 | 179/197 |
the Cayman Islands and Mauritius: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 8,428 | 680,331 | - | - |
| 1961 | 8,601 | 680,757 | 2.05% | 0.06% |
| 1962 | 8,781 | 700,349 | 2.09% | 2.88% |
| 1963 | 8,970 | 718,861 | 2.15% | 2.64% |
| 1964 | 9,166 | 736,381 | 2.19% | 2.44% |
| 1965 | 9,361 | 753,000 | 2.13% | 2.26% |
| 1966 | 9,560 | 768,813 | 2.13% | 2.1% |
| 1967 | 9,769 | 783,917 | 2.19% | 1.96% |
| 1968 | 9,971 | 798,413 | 2.07% | 1.85% |
| 1969 | 10,165 | 812,405 | 1.95% | 1.75% |
| 1970 | 10,517 | 826,000 | 3.46% | 1.67% |
| 1971 | 11,098 | 839,230 | 5.52% | 1.6% |
| 1972 | 11,764 | 852,053 | 6% | 1.53% |
| 1973 | 12,438 | 864,819 | 5.73% | 1.5% |
| 1974 | 13,114 | 878,042 | 5.43% | 1.53% |
| 1975 | 13,788 | 892,000 | 5.14% | 1.59% |
| 1976 | 14,454 | 906,507 | 4.83% | 1.63% |
| 1977 | 15,105 | 921,379 | 4.5% | 1.64% |
| 1978 | 15,727 | 933,499 | 4.12% | 1.32% |
| 1979 | 16,351 | 949,888 | 3.97% | 1.76% |
| 1980 | 17,079 | 966,039 | 4.45% | 1.7% |
| 1981 | 17,905 | 980,462 | 4.84% | 1.49% |
| 1982 | 18,750 | 992,521 | 4.72% | 1.23% |
| 1983 | 19,598 | 1,001,691 | 4.52% | 0.92% |
| 1984 | 20,454 | 1,012,221 | 4.37% | 1.05% |
| 1985 | 21,324 | 1,020,528 | 4.25% | 0.82% |
| 1986 | 22,197 | 1,028,360 | 4.09% | 0.77% |
| 1987 | 23,073 | 1,036,082 | 3.95% | 0.75% |
| 1988 | 23,951 | 1,043,239 | 3.81% | 0.69% |
| 1989 | 24,874 | 1,051,260 | 3.85% | 0.77% |
| 1990 | 25,999 | 1,058,775 | 4.52% | 0.71% |
| 1991 | 27,294 | 1,070,266 | 4.98% | 1.09% |
| 1992 | 28,621 | 1,084,441 | 4.86% | 1.32% |
| 1993 | 29,976 | 1,097,374 | 4.73% | 1.19% |
| 1994 | 31,352 | 1,112,846 | 4.59% | 1.41% |
| 1995 | 32,743 | 1,122,457 | 4.44% | 0.86% |
| 1996 | 34,143 | 1,133,996 | 4.28% | 1.03% |
| 1997 | 35,543 | 1,148,284 | 4.1% | 1.26% |
| 1998 | 36,922 | 1,160,421 | 3.88% | 1.06% |
| 1999 | 38,284 | 1,175,267 | 3.69% | 1.28% |
| 2000 | 39,674 | 1,186,873 | 3.63% | 0.99% |
| 2001 | 41,089 | 1,196,287 | 3.57% | 0.79% |
| 2002 | 42,514 | 1,204,621 | 3.47% | 0.7% |
| 2003 | 43,934 | 1,213,370 | 3.34% | 0.73% |
| 2004 | 45,352 | 1,221,003 | 3.23% | 0.63% |
| 2005 | 46,788 | 1,228,254 | 3.17% | 0.59% |
| 2006 | 48,232 | 1,233,996 | 3.09% | 0.47% |
| 2007 | 49,687 | 1,239,630 | 3.02% | 0.46% |
| 2008 | 51,151 | 1,244,121 | 2.95% | 0.36% |
| 2009 | 52,618 | 1,247,429 | 2.87% | 0.27% |
| 2010 | 54,099 | 1,250,400 | 2.81% | 0.24% |
| 2011 | 55,606 | 1,252,404 | 2.79% | 0.16% |
| 2012 | 57,136 | 1,255,882 | 2.75% | 0.28% |
| 2013 | 58,655 | 1,258,927 | 2.66% | 0.24% |
| 2014 | 60,160 | 1,261,208 | 2.57% | 0.18% |
| 2015 | 61,642 | 1,262,879 | 2.46% | 0.13% |
| 2016 | 63,100 | 1,263,747 | 2.37% | 0.07% |
| 2017 | 64,535 | 1,264,887 | 2.27% | 0.09% |
| 2018 | 65,941 | 1,265,577 | 2.18% | 0.05% |
| 2019 | 67,327 | 1,265,985 | 2.1% | 0.03% |
| 2020 | 68,684 | 1,266,014 | 2.02% | 0.002% |
| 2021 | 70,108 | 1,266,334 | 2.07% | 0.03% |
| 2022 | 71,591 | 1,262,523 | 2.12% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 73,038 | 1,248,647 | 2.02% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 74,457 | 1,245,779 | 1.94% | -0.23% |
| 2025 | 75,842 | 1,242,950 | 1.86% | -0.23% |
| 2026 | 77,197 | 1,239,793 | 1.79% | -0.25% |
| 2027 | 78,532 | 1,236,435 | 1.73% | -0.27% |
| 2028 | 79,852 | 1,232,914 | 1.68% | -0.28% |
| 2029 | 81,146 | 1,229,227 | 1.62% | -0.3% |
| 2030 | 82,412 | 1,225,457 | 1.56% | -0.31% |
| 2031 | 83,676 | 1,221,502 | 1.53% | -0.32% |
| 2032 | 84,915 | 1,217,208 | 1.48% | -0.35% |
| 2033 | 86,125 | 1,212,606 | 1.42% | -0.38% |
| 2034 | 87,319 | 1,207,685 | 1.39% | -0.41% |
| 2035 | 88,457 | 1,202,449 | 1.3% | -0.43% |
| 2036 | 89,597 | 1,196,894 | 1.29% | -0.46% |
| 2037 | 90,741 | 1,191,031 | 1.28% | -0.49% |
| 2038 | 91,867 | 1,184,867 | 1.24% | -0.52% |
| 2039 | 92,983 | 1,178,313 | 1.21% | -0.55% |
| 2040 | 94,101 | 1,171,352 | 1.2% | -0.59% |
| 2041 | 95,206 | 1,164,041 | 1.17% | -0.62% |
| 2042 | 96,287 | 1,156,420 | 1.14% | -0.65% |
| 2043 | 97,352 | 1,148,461 | 1.11% | -0.69% |
| 2044 | 98,386 | 1,140,167 | 1.06% | -0.72% |
| 2045 | 99,371 | 1,131,600 | 1% | -0.75% |
| 2046 | 100,330 | 1,122,728 | 0.96% | -0.78% |
| 2047 | 101,257 | 1,113,607 | 0.92% | -0.81% |
| 2048 | 102,188 | 1,104,261 | 0.92% | -0.84% |
| 2049 | 103,075 | 1,094,728 | 0.87% | -0.86% |
| 2050 | 103,943 | 1,085,083 | 0.84% | -0.88% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Cayman Islands increased by 14,868 people (a 30.8% growth), while Mauritius gained 29,751 people (a 2.41% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Cayman Islands gained 14,111 (a 22.4% growth), while Mauritius' population decreased by -23,954 (a 1.9% decline).
The Cayman Islands was ranked 189th most populous country in 2006 and is 187th in 2026. Mauritius was ranked 151st in 2006 and ranked 157th 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 Mauritius will decrease by 12.5% to 1,085,083 people and rank change from 157th to 160th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| George Town | 40.2K |
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| City | Population |
| Port Louis | 149K |
| Quatre Bornes | 81.8K |
| Curepipe | 77.5K |
| Triolet | 23.4K |
| Goodlands | 20.7K |
| Centre de Flacq | 15.8K |
| Mahebourg | 15.8K |
| Bambous | 15.3K |
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Population differences between the Cayman Islands and Mauritius
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| Life expectancy | 80.9 years | 75.4 years |
| Average age | 38.4 years | 39.2 years |
| Median age | 39.3 years | 38.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.2:49.8 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.53 births per woman | 1.39 births per woman |
| Population density | 804 ppl/mi² | 1,616 ppl/mi² |
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