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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Cayman Islands was 74,457 in 2024 vs 29,651,054 people in Nepal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cayman Islands' population is 77,619 people compared to 29,596,762 in Nepal.

Population statistics:

  • Nepal's population is 381 times bigger than the Cayman Islands'.
  • The Cayman Islands is ranked the 187th most populous country in the world, while Nepal is the 52nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.36% of the world: 0.0009% for the Cayman Islands vs 0.36% for Nepal.
  • For the last 10 years, the Cayman Islands has had an average growth rate of +2.19% per year vs +0.66% in Nepal.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Cayman Islands has increased from 48.2K people to 77.6K (60.9% growth), while Nepal has grown from 26.6M to 29.6M (11.4% growth).

Cayman Islands vs Nepal: population by year and forecast

Cayman Islands
Factual

Projection
Nepal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cayman Islands Nepal
2100 119,196 31,902,377
2099 119,224 32,090,762
2098 119,264 32,277,789
2097 119,234 32,464,318
2096 119,198 32,647,891
2095 119,140 32,828,594
2094 119,058 33,009,460
2093 118,975 33,186,290
2092 118,865 33,361,327
2091 118,691 33,532,505
2090 118,534 33,699,660
2089 118,436 33,863,636
2088 118,344 34,022,597
2087 118,213 34,175,457
2086 118,090 34,322,945
2085 117,945 34,468,441
2084 117,785 34,605,513
2083 117,632 34,735,114
2082 117,476 34,856,938
2081 117,333 34,972,075
2080 117,205 35,080,783
2079 117,045 35,183,584
2078 116,922 35,277,254
2077 116,701 35,362,658
2076 116,525 35,440,746
2075 116,353 35,510,291
2074 116,124 35,573,094
2073 115,941 35,627,375
2072 115,650 35,670,886
2071 115,401 35,709,979
2070 115,097 35,739,580
2069 114,802 35,759,193
2068 114,464 35,770,405
2067 114,149 35,774,081
2066 113,854 35,770,220
2065 113,563 35,758,824
2064 113,231 35,737,661
2063 112,858 35,709,945
2062 112,446 35,669,839
2061 112,029 35,623,365
2060 111,556 35,567,728
2059 111,031 35,503,043
2058 110,457 35,427,419
2057 109,895 35,345,633
2056 109,181 35,253,644
2055 108,478 35,155,433
2054 107,769 35,050,330
2053 107,027 34,936,594
2052 106,277 34,816,009
2051 105,401 34,684,328
2050 104,491 34,546,267
2049 103,646 34,400,898
2048 102,692 34,250,249
2047 101,771 34,091,495
2046 100,823 33,921,975
2045 99,829 33,747,892
2044 98,826 33,566,784
2043 97,759 33,380,395
2042 96,675 33,186,321
2041 95,579 32,987,097
2040 94,441 32,781,189
2039 93,319 32,569,731
2038 92,184 32,349,742
2037 91,038 32,125,036
2036 89,880 31,892,962
2035 88,740 31,653,976
2034 87,573 31,407,460
2033 86,339 31,152,292
2032 85,116 30,890,627
2031 83,837 30,623,706
2030 82,558 30,349,201
2029 81,274 30,068,368
2028 79,953 29,780,585
2027 78,604 29,627,864
2026 77,255 29,585,230
2025 75,873 29,605,298
2024 74,457 29,651,054
2023 73,038 29,694,614
2022 71,591 29,715,436
2021 70,108 29,475,010
2020 68,684 28,966,574
2019 67,327 28,414,064
2018 65,941 28,079,689
2017 64,535 28,011,258
2016 63,100 27,955,462
2015 61,642 27,823,629
2014 60,160 27,672,370
2013 58,655 27,589,996
2012 57,136 27,534,915
2011 55,606 27,464,494
2010 54,099 27,341,952
2009 52,618 27,173,035
2008 51,151 26,990,037
2007 49,687 26,788,492
2006 48,232 26,565,425
2005 46,788 26,309,458
2004 45,352 26,016,656
2003 43,934 25,688,758
2002 42,514 25,328,981
2001 41,089 24,946,748
2000 39,674 24,546,509
1999 38,284 24,125,199
1998 36,922 23,680,357
1997 35,543 23,219,463
1996 34,143 22,741,862
1995 32,743 22,245,439
1994 31,352 21,717,479
1993 29,976 21,180,159
1992 28,621 20,609,707
1991 27,294 20,036,500
1990 25,999 19,524,573
1989 24,874 19,057,807
1988 23,951 18,638,661
1987 23,073 18,250,505
1986 22,197 17,868,124
1985 21,324 17,477,692
1984 20,454 17,085,242
1983 19,598 16,689,119
1982 18,750 16,297,987
1981 17,905 15,922,423
1980 17,079 15,553,105
1979 16,351 15,190,590
1978 15,727 14,839,695
1977 15,105 14,499,175
1976 14,454 14,177,649
1975 13,788 13,870,695
1974 13,114 13,568,435
1973 12,438 13,275,239
1972 11,764 12,989,099
1971 11,098 12,710,061
1970 10,517 12,436,190
1969 10,165 12,167,036
1968 9,971 11,906,266
1967 9,769 11,652,716
1966 9,560 11,408,710
1965 9,361 11,173,411
1964 9,166 10,946,392
1963 8,970 10,729,818
1962 8,781 10,521,116
1961 8,601 10,318,396
1960 8,428 10,123,658

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 Nepal gained 1,390,037 people (a 5.23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Cayman Islands gained 14,519 people (a 23% growth), while Nepal's population increased by 1,641,300 people (a 5.87% growth).

The Cayman Islands was ranked 189th most populous country in 2006 and is 187th in 2026. Nepal was ranked 43rd in 2006 and ranked 52nd 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 Nepal will increase by 16.7% to 34,546,267 people and rank change from 52nd to 58th.

The Cayman Islands is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 119K people compared to the peak of 35.8M people in 2067 for Nepal.

Population growth rate by year

Cayman Islands
Factual

Projection
Nepal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cayman Islands Nepal
2100 -0.02% -0.59%
2099 -0.03% -0.58%
2098 0.03% -0.57%
2097 0.03% -0.56%
2096 0.05% -0.55%
2095 0.07% -0.55%
2094 0.07% -0.53%
2093 0.09% -0.52%
2092 0.15% -0.51%
2091 0.13% -0.5%
2090 0.08% -0.48%
2089 0.08% -0.47%
2088 0.11% -0.45%
2087 0.1% -0.43%
2086 0.12% -0.42%
2085 0.14% -0.4%
2084 0.13% -0.37%
2083 0.13% -0.35%
2082 0.12% -0.33%
2081 0.11% -0.31%
2080 0.14% -0.29%
2079 0.11% -0.27%
2078 0.19% -0.24%
2077 0.15% -0.22%
2076 0.15% -0.2%
2075 0.2% -0.18%
2074 0.16% -0.15%
2073 0.25% -0.12%
2072 0.22% -0.11%
2071 0.26% -0.08%
2070 0.26% -0.05%
2069 0.3% -0.03%
2068 0.28% -0.01%
2067 0.26% 0.01%
2066 0.26% 0.03%
2065 0.29% 0.06%
2064 0.33% 0.08%
2063 0.37% 0.11%
2062 0.37% 0.13%
2061 0.42% 0.16%
2060 0.47% 0.18%
2059 0.52% 0.21%
2058 0.51% 0.23%
2057 0.65% 0.26%
2056 0.65% 0.28%
2055 0.66% 0.3%
2054 0.69% 0.33%
2053 0.71% 0.35%
2052 0.83% 0.38%
2051 0.87% 0.4%
2050 0.82% 0.42%
2049 0.93% 0.44%
2048 0.91% 0.47%
2047 0.94% 0.5%
2046 1% 0.52%
2045 1.02% 0.54%
2044 1.09% 0.56%
2043 1.12% 0.58%
2042 1.15% 0.6%
2041 1.21% 0.63%
2040 1.2% 0.65%
2039 1.23% 0.68%
2038 1.26% 0.7%
2037 1.29% 0.73%
2036 1.28% 0.75%
2035 1.33% 0.78%
2034 1.43% 0.82%
2033 1.44% 0.85%
2032 1.53% 0.87%
2031 1.55% 0.9%
2030 1.58% 0.93%
2029 1.65% 0.97%
2028 1.72% 0.52%
2027 1.75% 0.14%
2026 1.82% -0.07%
2025 1.9% -0.15%
2024 1.94% -0.15%
2023 2.02% -0.07%
2022 2.12% 0.82%
2021 2.07% 1.76%
2020 2.02% 1.94%
2019 2.1% 1.19%
2018 2.18% 0.24%
2017 2.27% 0.2%
2016 2.37% 0.47%
2015 2.46% 0.55%
2014 2.57% 0.3%
2013 2.66% 0.2%
2012 2.75% 0.26%
2011 2.79% 0.45%
2010 2.81% 0.62%
2009 2.87% 0.68%
2008 2.95% 0.75%
2007 3.02% 0.84%
2006 3.09% 0.97%
2005 3.17% 1.13%
2004 3.23% 1.28%
2003 3.34% 1.42%
2002 3.47% 1.53%
2001 3.57% 1.63%
2000 3.63% 1.75%
1999 3.69% 1.88%
1998 3.88% 1.98%
1997 4.1% 2.1%
1996 4.28% 2.23%
1995 4.44% 2.43%
1994 4.59% 2.54%
1993 4.73% 2.77%
1992 4.86% 2.86%
1991 4.98% 2.62%
1990 4.52% 2.45%
1989 3.85% 2.25%
1988 3.81% 2.13%
1987 3.95% 2.14%
1986 4.09% 2.23%
1985 4.25% 2.3%
1984 4.37% 2.37%
1983 4.52% 2.4%
1982 4.72% 2.36%
1981 4.84% 2.37%
1980 4.45% 2.39%
1979 3.97% 2.36%
1978 4.12% 2.35%
1977 4.5% 2.27%
1976 4.83% 2.21%
1975 5.14% 2.23%
1974 5.43% 2.21%
1973 5.73% 2.2%
1972 6% 2.2%
1971 5.52% 2.2%
1970 3.46% 2.21%
1969 1.95% 2.19%
1968 2.07% 2.18%
1967 2.19% 2.14%
1966 2.13% 2.11%
1965 2.13% 2.07%
1964 2.19% 2.02%
1963 2.15% 1.98%
1962 2.09% 1.96%
1961 2.05% 1.92%

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 Nepal's population declined by 0.15%.

Live population counters

Cayman Islands Nepal
Current population
77619
29596762
Population rank 187/197 52/197
Percent of world population 0.0009% 0.36%
One net population change
6.17 hours
12.1 minutes
One birth every
10.1 hours
54.9 seconds
One death every
1.04 days
2.55 minutes
Daily growth/decline +4 -119
Annual growth/decline +1,419 -43,560
Annual growth/decline rate +1.94% -0.15%
Population growth rate rank 54/197 174/197
One migration net change every
9.89 hours
1.45 minutes
Annual migration change +888 -364,699
Net migration rank 65/196 193/196
Foreign-born residents 31,935 470,719
Foreign-born residents rank 162/195 82/195
Foreign-born share of population 42.9% 1.6%
Foreign-born share rank 13/195 142/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cayman Islands
Natural

Migration
Nepal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cayman Islands Nepal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 888 - -364,699
2024 - 896 - -401,282
2023 514 921 368,450 -409,782
2022 527 942 379,021 -379,321
2021 533 965 351,165 130,001
2020 539 810 373,553 162,139
2019 514 859 387,113 182,203
2018 383 1,011 394,576 -295,151
2017 351 1,065 406,219 -368,787
2016 351 1,094 415,921 -341,748
2015 364 1,107 410,565 -221,062
2014 392 1,105 423,166 -310,156
2013 439 1,077 424,804 -373,064
2012 468 1,060 430,151 -371,707
2011 503 1,024 429,957 -347,552
2010 515 978 432,631 -269,963
2009 513 951 441,290 -266,144
2008 490 975 452,353 -261,540
2007 468 990 464,780 -252,526
2006 451 997 475,335 -241,455
2005 439 1,002 489,093 -211,024
2004 426 1,004 504,853 -197,336
2003 416 1,003 516,575 -168,314
2002 407 1,019 525,045 -153,730
2001 400 1,026 542,118 -148,973
2000 392 1,021 554,506 -147,193
1999 394 960 557,847 -122,551
1998 392 974 562,787 -108,400
1997 387 1,004 565,882 -98,454
1996 377 1,026 580,099 -92,307
1995 362 1,039 591,283 -86,232
1994 343 1,042 578,293 -27,415
1993 325 1,040 561,549 -37,782
1992 320 1,020 533,029 84,113
1991 327 982 512,233 17,056
1990 284 998 495,202 -640
1989 269 700 478,771 -39,808
1988 233 646 463,581 -64,246
1987 214 663 449,400 -72,437
1986 227 649 434,802 -47,017
1985 225 646 423,240 -30,154
1984 216 649 411,122 -19,300
1983 206 648 399,103 1,304
1982 217 629 385,741 -3,898
1981 255 578 374,145 -4,855
1980 232 588 364,254 5,084
1979 210 425 355,597 88
1978 195 413 345,765 346
1977 184 456 332,843 2,108
1976 180 484 323,222 -15,119
1975 181 492 312,479 -6,686
1974 184 493 303,078 -4,361
1973 216 460 288,750 -1,076
1972 292 375 286,708 -2,107
1971 158 500 280,752 -7,284
1970 219 294 272,439 1,847
1969 139 43 264,560 -527
1968 167 39 258,259 -746
1967 168 41 249,240 347
1966 167 37 241,716 -3,306
1965 168 28 233,726 -1,551
1964 179 16 227,948 -6,087
1963 191 1 219,586 -8,303
1962 192 -6 215,368 -9,249
1961 188 -7 209,917 -10,601
1960 180 -24 203,374 -13,223

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 Nepal 67.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,909,749 people) and 32.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,851,664 people).

As of 2024, 31,935 residents or 42.9% of the population were not native-born in the Cayman Islands, compared to 470,719 people or 1.6% in Nepal.

Biggest cities by population

Cayman Islands
City Population
George Town 40.2K
Nepal
City Population
Kathmandu 846K
Lalitpur 513K
Pokhara 354K
Birgunj 268K
Biratnagar 243K
Bheemdatta 105K
Dhangadhi 102K
Janakpur 97.8K
Hetauda 84.7K
Damak 75.1K

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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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