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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Cayman Islands	Palau	Cayman Islands	Palau
1960	8,428	9,328	-	-
1961	8,601	9,555	2.05%	2.43%
1962	8,781	9,793	2.09%	2.49%
1963	8,970	10,037	2.15%	2.49%
1964	9,166	10,292	2.19%	2.54%
1965	9,361	10,547	2.13%	2.48%
1966	9,560	10,805	2.13%	2.45%
1967	9,769	10,988	2.19%	1.69%
1968	9,971	11,080	2.07%	0.84%
1969	10,165	11,159	1.95%	0.71%
1970	10,517	11,368	3.46%	1.87%
1971	11,098	11,759	5.52%	3.44%
1972	11,764	12,194	6%	3.7%
1973	12,438	12,552	5.73%	2.94%
1974	13,114	12,687	5.43%	1.08%
1975	13,788	12,655	5.14%	-0.25%
1976	14,454	12,598	4.83%	-0.45%
1977	15,105	12,525	4.5%	-0.58%
1978	15,727	12,440	4.12%	-0.68%
1979	16,351	12,337	3.97%	-0.83%
1980	17,079	12,271	4.45%	-0.53%
1981	17,905	12,402	4.84%	1.07%
1982	18,750	12,694	4.72%	2.35%
1983	19,598	13,006	4.52%	2.46%
1984	20,454	13,337	4.37%	2.54%
1985	21,324	13,688	4.25%	2.63%
1986	22,197	14,024	4.09%	2.45%
1987	23,073	14,334	3.95%	2.21%
1988	23,951	14,645	3.81%	2.17%
1989	24,874	14,945	3.85%	2.05%
1990	25,999	15,259	4.52%	2.1%
1991	27,294	15,614	4.98%	2.33%
1992	28,621	15,989	4.86%	2.4%
1993	29,976	16,372	4.73%	2.4%
1994	31,352	16,770	4.59%	2.43%
1995	32,743	17,195	4.44%	2.53%
1996	34,143	17,654	4.28%	2.67%
1997	35,543	18,108	4.1%	2.57%
1998	36,922	18,524	3.88%	2.3%
1999	38,284	18,901	3.69%	2.04%
2000	39,674	19,178	3.63%	1.47%
2001	41,089	19,352	3.57%	0.91%
2002	42,514	19,503	3.47%	0.78%
2003	43,934	19,659	3.34%	0.8%
2004	45,352	19,820	3.23%	0.82%
2005	46,788	19,819	3.17%	-0.005%
2006	48,232	19,593	3.09%	-1.14%
2007	49,687	19,302	3.02%	-1.49%
2008	51,151	19,009	2.95%	-1.52%
2009	52,618	18,709	2.87%	-1.58%
2010	54,099	18,396	2.81%	-1.67%
2011	55,606	18,078	2.79%	-1.73%
2012	57,136	17,765	2.75%	-1.73%
2013	58,655	17,648	2.66%	-0.66%
2014	60,160	17,715	2.57%	0.38%
2015	61,642	17,770	2.46%	0.31%
2016	63,100	17,797	2.37%	0.15%
2017	64,535	17,812	2.27%	0.08%
2018	65,941	17,814	2.18%	0.01%
2019	67,327	17,798	2.1%	-0.09%
2020	68,684	17,792	2.02%	-0.03%
2021	70,108	17,783	2.07%	-0.05%
2022	71,591	17,759	2.12%	-0.13%
2023	73,038	17,727	2.02%	-0.18%
2024	74,457	17,695	1.94%	-0.18%
2025	75,842	17,663	1.86%	-0.18%
2026	77,197	17,618	1.79%	-0.25%
2027	78,532	17,564	1.73%	-0.31%
2028	79,852	17,504	1.68%	-0.34%
2029	81,146	17,436	1.62%	-0.39%
2030	82,412	17,376	1.56%	-0.34%
2031	83,676	17,299	1.53%	-0.44%
2032	84,915	17,228	1.48%	-0.41%
2033	86,125	17,163	1.42%	-0.38%
2034	87,319	17,092	1.39%	-0.41%
2035	88,457	17,012	1.3%	-0.47%
2036	89,597	16,940	1.29%	-0.43%
2037	90,741	16,858	1.28%	-0.48%
2038	91,867	16,779	1.24%	-0.47%
2039	92,983	16,689	1.21%	-0.54%
2040	94,101	16,604	1.2%	-0.51%
2041	95,206	16,510	1.17%	-0.57%
2042	96,287	16,403	1.14%	-0.65%
2043	97,352	16,302	1.11%	-0.61%
2044	98,386	16,202	1.06%	-0.62%
2045	99,371	16,097	1%	-0.65%
2046	100,330	15,977	0.96%	-0.74%
2047	101,257	15,863	0.92%	-0.71%
2048	102,188	15,749	0.92%	-0.72%
2049	103,075	15,632	0.87%	-0.74%
2050	103,943	15,515	0.84%	-0.75%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Cayman Islands increased by 14,854 people (a 31.7% growth), while Palau lost 2,049 people (a 10.3% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Cayman Islands gained 15,288 (a 24.8% growth), while Palau's population decreased by -107 (a 0.6% decline).

The Cayman Islands was ranked 189th most populous country in 2005 and is 187th in 2025. Palau was ranked 194th in 2005 and still ranked 194th 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 Palau will decrease by 12.2% to 15,515 people and rank change from 194th to 195th.