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

the Cayman Islands and Nauru: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Cayman Islands	Nauru	Cayman Islands	Nauru
1960	8,428	4,607	-	-
1961	8,601	4,774	2.05%	3.62%
1962	8,781	4,979	2.09%	4.29%
1963	8,970	5,226	2.15%	4.96%
1964	9,166	5,515	2.19%	5.53%
1965	9,361	5,832	2.13%	5.75%
1966	9,560	6,043	2.13%	3.62%
1967	9,769	6,135	2.19%	1.52%
1968	9,971	6,328	2.07%	3.15%
1969	10,165	6,581	1.95%	4%
1970	10,517	6,710	3.46%	1.96%
1971	11,098	6,762	5.52%	0.77%
1972	11,764	6,812	6%	0.74%
1973	12,438	6,866	5.73%	0.79%
1974	13,114	6,923	5.43%	0.83%
1975	13,788	6,987	5.14%	0.92%
1976	14,454	7,064	4.83%	1.1%
1977	15,105	7,163	4.5%	1.4%
1978	15,727	7,298	4.12%	1.88%
1979	16,351	7,468	3.97%	2.33%
1980	17,079	7,649	4.45%	2.42%
1981	17,905	7,839	4.84%	2.48%
1982	18,750	8,040	4.72%	2.56%
1983	19,598	8,216	4.52%	2.19%
1984	20,454	8,377	4.37%	1.96%
1985	21,324	8,551	4.25%	2.08%
1986	22,197	8,742	4.09%	2.23%
1987	23,073	8,946	3.95%	2.33%
1988	23,951	9,165	3.81%	2.45%
1989	24,874	9,390	3.85%	2.45%
1990	25,999	9,622	4.52%	2.47%
1991	27,294	9,850	4.98%	2.37%
1992	28,621	10,021	4.86%	1.74%
1993	29,976	10,102	4.73%	0.81%
1994	31,352	10,137	4.59%	0.35%
1995	32,743	10,165	4.44%	0.28%
1996	34,143	10,183	4.28%	0.18%
1997	35,543	10,197	4.1%	0.14%
1998	36,922	10,198	3.88%	0.01%
1999	38,284	10,187	3.69%	-0.11%
2000	39,674	10,168	3.63%	-0.19%
2001	41,089	10,130	3.57%	-0.37%
2002	42,514	10,082	3.47%	-0.47%
2003	43,934	10,059	3.34%	-0.23%
2004	45,352	10,060	3.23%	0.01%
2005	46,788	10,049	3.17%	-0.11%
2006	48,232	10,034	3.09%	-0.15%
2007	49,687	10,020	3.02%	-0.14%
2008	51,151	10,009	2.95%	-0.11%
2009	52,618	10,016	2.87%	0.07%
2010	54,099	10,043	2.81%	0.27%
2011	55,606	10,098	2.79%	0.55%
2012	57,136	10,267	2.75%	1.67%
2013	58,655	10,517	2.66%	2.43%
2014	60,160	10,742	2.57%	2.14%
2015	61,642	10,954	2.46%	1.97%
2016	63,100	11,150	2.37%	1.79%
2017	64,535	11,324	2.27%	1.56%
2018	65,941	11,477	2.18%	1.35%
2019	67,327	11,587	2.1%	0.96%
2020	68,684	11,643	2.02%	0.48%
2021	70,108	11,709	2.07%	0.57%
2022	71,591	11,801	2.12%	0.79%
2023	73,038	11,875	2.02%	0.63%
2024	74,457	11,947	1.94%	0.61%
2025	75,842	12,030	1.86%	0.7%
2026	77,197	12,103	1.79%	0.61%
2027	78,532	12,196	1.73%	0.77%
2028	79,852	12,296	1.68%	0.82%
2029	81,146	12,403	1.62%	0.87%
2030	82,412	12,519	1.56%	0.94%
2031	83,676	12,645	1.53%	1%
2032	84,915	12,785	1.48%	1.11%
2033	86,125	12,921	1.42%	1.06%
2034	87,319	13,071	1.39%	1.16%
2035	88,457	13,230	1.3%	1.22%
2036	89,597	13,391	1.29%	1.21%
2037	90,741	13,541	1.28%	1.12%
2038	91,867	13,697	1.24%	1.16%
2039	92,983	13,857	1.21%	1.17%
2040	94,101	14,041	1.2%	1.33%
2041	95,206	14,220	1.17%	1.27%
2042	96,287	14,402	1.14%	1.28%
2043	97,352	14,579	1.11%	1.23%
2044	98,386	14,754	1.06%	1.2%
2045	99,371	14,920	1%	1.13%
2046	100,330	15,098	0.96%	1.19%
2047	101,257	15,268	0.92%	1.12%
2048	102,188	15,431	0.92%	1.07%
2049	103,075	15,595	0.87%	1.06%
2050	103,943	15,751	0.84%	1%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Cayman Islands increased by 14,868 people (a 30.8% growth), while Nauru gained 1,116 people (a 11.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Cayman Islands gained 14,111 (a 22.4% growth), while Nauru's population increased by 954 (a 8.56% growth).

The Cayman Islands was ranked 189th most populous country in 2006 and is 187th in 2026. Nauru was ranked 196th in 2006 and ranked 195th 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 Nauru will increase by 30.1% to 15,751 people and rank change from 195th to 194th.