The latest officially reported population of the Cayman Islands was 74,457 in 2024 vs 10,576,502 people in Papua New Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cayman Islands' population is 77,619 people compared to 11,002,753 in Papua New Guinea.
Population statistics:
- Papua New Guinea's population is 141.8 times bigger than the Cayman Islands'.
- The Cayman Islands is ranked the 187th most populous country in the world, while Papua New Guinea is the 89th.
- The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.0009% for the Cayman Islands vs 0.13% for Papua New Guinea.
- For the last 10 years, the Cayman Islands has had an average growth rate of +2.19% per year vs +2.23% in Papua New Guinea.
- Since 2006, the population of the Cayman Islands has increased from 48.2K people to 77.6K (60.9% growth), while Papua New Guinea has grown from 6.75M to 11M (63.1% growth).
Cayman Islands vs Papua New Guinea: population by year and forecast
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
Cayman Islands
|
Papua New Guinea
|
|
| 2100 | 119,196 | 18,802,138 |
| 2099 | 119,224 | 18,790,040 |
| 2098 | 119,264 | 18,776,265 |
| 2097 | 119,234 | 18,758,897 |
| 2096 | 119,198 | 18,737,707 |
| 2095 | 119,140 | 18,714,219 |
| 2094 | 119,058 | 18,687,257 |
| 2093 | 118,975 | 18,658,233 |
| 2092 | 118,865 | 18,625,772 |
| 2091 | 118,691 | 18,590,001 |
| 2090 | 118,534 | 18,549,501 |
| 2089 | 118,436 | 18,510,463 |
| 2088 | 118,344 | 18,468,827 |
| 2087 | 118,213 | 18,424,378 |
| 2086 | 118,090 | 18,376,043 |
| 2085 | 117,945 | 18,325,641 |
| 2084 | 117,785 | 18,274,394 |
| 2083 | 117,632 | 18,218,709 |
| 2082 | 117,476 | 18,163,177 |
| 2081 | 117,333 | 18,104,285 |
| 2080 | 117,205 | 18,039,008 |
| 2079 | 117,045 | 17,975,778 |
| 2078 | 116,922 | 17,908,670 |
| 2077 | 116,701 | 17,840,781 |
| 2076 | 116,525 | 17,771,791 |
| 2075 | 116,353 | 17,699,428 |
| 2074 | 116,124 | 17,625,044 |
| 2073 | 115,941 | 17,548,128 |
| 2072 | 115,650 | 17,466,649 |
| 2071 | 115,401 | 17,381,598 |
| 2070 | 115,097 | 17,295,105 |
| 2069 | 114,802 | 17,205,503 |
| 2068 | 114,464 | 17,112,154 |
| 2067 | 114,149 | 17,015,090 |
| 2066 | 113,854 | 16,915,436 |
| 2065 | 113,563 | 16,812,946 |
| 2064 | 113,231 | 16,708,669 |
| 2063 | 112,858 | 16,604,296 |
| 2062 | 112,446 | 16,497,292 |
| 2061 | 112,029 | 16,386,905 |
| 2060 | 111,556 | 16,270,535 |
| 2059 | 111,031 | 16,152,614 |
| 2058 | 110,457 | 16,032,684 |
| 2057 | 109,895 | 15,909,649 |
| 2056 | 109,181 | 15,784,519 |
| 2055 | 108,478 | 15,656,542 |
| 2054 | 107,769 | 15,523,143 |
| 2053 | 107,027 | 15,389,244 |
| 2052 | 106,277 | 15,250,715 |
| 2051 | 105,401 | 15,110,389 |
| 2050 | 104,491 | 14,968,530 |
| 2049 | 103,646 | 14,821,865 |
| 2048 | 102,692 | 14,673,459 |
| 2047 | 101,771 | 14,522,926 |
| 2046 | 100,823 | 14,370,120 |
| 2045 | 99,829 | 14,213,585 |
| 2044 | 98,826 | 14,056,036 |
| 2043 | 97,759 | 13,897,765 |
| 2042 | 96,675 | 13,738,690 |
| 2041 | 95,579 | 13,577,382 |
| 2040 | 94,441 | 13,413,396 |
| 2039 | 93,319 | 13,247,486 |
| 2038 | 92,184 | 13,079,352 |
| 2037 | 91,038 | 12,909,735 |
| 2036 | 89,880 | 12,738,223 |
| 2035 | 88,740 | 12,566,543 |
| 2034 | 87,573 | 12,392,476 |
| 2033 | 86,339 | 12,218,246 |
| 2032 | 85,116 | 12,042,345 |
| 2031 | 83,837 | 11,865,316 |
| 2030 | 82,558 | 11,685,599 |
| 2029 | 81,274 | 11,504,890 |
| 2028 | 79,953 | 11,322,573 |
| 2027 | 78,604 | 11,138,409 |
| 2026 | 77,255 | 10,952,454 |
| 2025 | 75,873 | 10,765,048 |
| 2024 | 74,457 | 10,576,502 |
| 2023 | 73,038 | 10,389,635 |
| 2022 | 71,591 | 10,203,169 |
| 2021 | 70,108 | 10,012,896 |
| 2020 | 68,684 | 9,815,746 |
| 2019 | 67,327 | 9,609,010 |
| 2018 | 65,941 | 9,394,513 |
| 2017 | 64,535 | 9,178,714 |
| 2016 | 63,100 | 8,961,718 |
| 2015 | 61,642 | 8,743,246 |
| 2014 | 60,160 | 8,523,441 |
| 2013 | 58,655 | 8,302,698 |
| 2012 | 57,136 | 8,081,390 |
| 2011 | 55,606 | 7,859,346 |
| 2010 | 54,099 | 7,633,523 |
| 2009 | 52,618 | 7,406,438 |
| 2008 | 51,151 | 7,183,002 |
| 2007 | 49,687 | 6,963,345 |
| 2006 | 48,232 | 6,747,720 |
| 2005 | 46,788 | 6,535,905 |
| 2004 | 45,352 | 6,328,041 |
| 2003 | 43,934 | 6,123,997 |
| 2002 | 42,514 | 5,924,003 |
| 2001 | 41,089 | 5,728,435 |
| 2000 | 39,674 | 5,537,064 |
| 1999 | 38,284 | 5,349,333 |
| 1998 | 36,922 | 5,166,390 |
| 1997 | 35,543 | 4,987,883 |
| 1996 | 34,143 | 4,813,361 |
| 1995 | 32,743 | 4,644,278 |
| 1994 | 31,352 | 4,480,208 |
| 1993 | 29,976 | 4,320,872 |
| 1992 | 28,621 | 4,166,699 |
| 1991 | 27,294 | 4,021,837 |
| 1990 | 25,999 | 3,896,481 |
| 1989 | 24,874 | 3,796,078 |
| 1988 | 23,951 | 3,711,880 |
| 1987 | 23,073 | 3,632,543 |
| 1986 | 22,197 | 3,554,793 |
| 1985 | 21,324 | 3,478,936 |
| 1984 | 20,454 | 3,405,198 |
| 1983 | 19,598 | 3,333,633 |
| 1982 | 18,750 | 3,264,291 |
| 1981 | 17,905 | 3,197,019 |
| 1980 | 17,079 | 3,131,512 |
| 1979 | 16,351 | 3,067,341 |
| 1978 | 15,727 | 3,003,714 |
| 1977 | 15,105 | 2,940,327 |
| 1976 | 14,454 | 2,877,327 |
| 1975 | 13,788 | 2,814,820 |
| 1974 | 13,114 | 2,752,671 |
| 1973 | 12,438 | 2,690,629 |
| 1972 | 11,764 | 2,628,432 |
| 1971 | 11,098 | 2,566,421 |
| 1970 | 10,517 | 2,505,628 |
| 1969 | 10,165 | 2,446,927 |
| 1968 | 9,971 | 2,390,803 |
| 1967 | 9,769 | 2,337,532 |
| 1966 | 9,560 | 2,285,774 |
| 1965 | 9,361 | 2,235,820 |
| 1964 | 9,166 | 2,188,325 |
| 1963 | 8,970 | 2,141,376 |
| 1962 | 8,781 | 2,093,919 |
| 1961 | 8,601 | 2,046,127 |
| 1960 | 8,428 | 1,995,110 |
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 Papua New Guinea gained 2,213,998 people (a 32.8% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Cayman Islands gained 14,519 people (a 23% growth), while Papua New Guinea's population increased by 2,041,035 people (a 22.8% growth).
The Cayman Islands was ranked 189th most populous country in 2006 and is 187th in 2026. Papua New Guinea was ranked 100th in 2006 and ranked 89th 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 Papua New Guinea will increase by 36% to 14,968,530 people and rank change from 89th to 85th.
The Cayman Islands is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 119K people compared to the peak of 18.8M people in 2100 for Papua New Guinea.
Population growth rate by year
| Year | Growth rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
Cayman Islands
|
Papua New Guinea
|
|
| 2100 | -0.02% | 0.06% |
| 2099 | -0.03% | 0.07% |
| 2098 | 0.03% | 0.09% |
| 2097 | 0.03% | 0.11% |
| 2096 | 0.05% | 0.13% |
| 2095 | 0.07% | 0.14% |
| 2094 | 0.07% | 0.16% |
| 2093 | 0.09% | 0.17% |
| 2092 | 0.15% | 0.19% |
| 2091 | 0.13% | 0.22% |
| 2090 | 0.08% | 0.21% |
| 2089 | 0.08% | 0.23% |
| 2088 | 0.11% | 0.24% |
| 2087 | 0.1% | 0.26% |
| 2086 | 0.12% | 0.28% |
| 2085 | 0.14% | 0.28% |
| 2084 | 0.13% | 0.31% |
| 2083 | 0.13% | 0.31% |
| 2082 | 0.12% | 0.33% |
| 2081 | 0.11% | 0.36% |
| 2080 | 0.14% | 0.35% |
| 2079 | 0.11% | 0.37% |
| 2078 | 0.19% | 0.38% |
| 2077 | 0.15% | 0.39% |
| 2076 | 0.15% | 0.41% |
| 2075 | 0.2% | 0.42% |
| 2074 | 0.16% | 0.44% |
| 2073 | 0.25% | 0.47% |
| 2072 | 0.22% | 0.49% |
| 2071 | 0.26% | 0.5% |
| 2070 | 0.26% | 0.52% |
| 2069 | 0.3% | 0.55% |
| 2068 | 0.28% | 0.57% |
| 2067 | 0.26% | 0.59% |
| 2066 | 0.26% | 0.61% |
| 2065 | 0.29% | 0.62% |
| 2064 | 0.33% | 0.63% |
| 2063 | 0.37% | 0.65% |
| 2062 | 0.37% | 0.67% |
| 2061 | 0.42% | 0.72% |
| 2060 | 0.47% | 0.73% |
| 2059 | 0.52% | 0.75% |
| 2058 | 0.51% | 0.77% |
| 2057 | 0.65% | 0.79% |
| 2056 | 0.65% | 0.82% |
| 2055 | 0.66% | 0.86% |
| 2054 | 0.69% | 0.87% |
| 2053 | 0.71% | 0.91% |
| 2052 | 0.83% | 0.93% |
| 2051 | 0.87% | 0.95% |
| 2050 | 0.82% | 0.99% |
| 2049 | 0.93% | 1.01% |
| 2048 | 0.91% | 1.04% |
| 2047 | 0.94% | 1.06% |
| 2046 | 1% | 1.1% |
| 2045 | 1.02% | 1.12% |
| 2044 | 1.09% | 1.14% |
| 2043 | 1.12% | 1.16% |
| 2042 | 1.15% | 1.19% |
| 2041 | 1.21% | 1.22% |
| 2040 | 1.2% | 1.25% |
| 2039 | 1.23% | 1.29% |
| 2038 | 1.26% | 1.31% |
| 2037 | 1.29% | 1.35% |
| 2036 | 1.28% | 1.37% |
| 2035 | 1.33% | 1.4% |
| 2034 | 1.43% | 1.43% |
| 2033 | 1.44% | 1.46% |
| 2032 | 1.53% | 1.49% |
| 2031 | 1.55% | 1.54% |
| 2030 | 1.58% | 1.57% |
| 2029 | 1.65% | 1.61% |
| 2028 | 1.72% | 1.65% |
| 2027 | 1.75% | 1.7% |
| 2026 | 1.82% | 1.74% |
| 2025 | 1.9% | 1.78% |
| 2024 | 1.94% | 1.8% |
| 2023 | 2.02% | 1.83% |
| 2022 | 2.12% | 1.9% |
| 2021 | 2.07% | 2.01% |
| 2020 | 2.02% | 2.15% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | 2.28% |
| 2018 | 2.18% | 2.35% |
| 2017 | 2.27% | 2.42% |
| 2016 | 2.37% | 2.5% |
| 2015 | 2.46% | 2.58% |
| 2014 | 2.57% | 2.66% |
| 2013 | 2.66% | 2.74% |
| 2012 | 2.75% | 2.83% |
| 2011 | 2.79% | 2.96% |
| 2010 | 2.81% | 3.07% |
| 2009 | 2.87% | 3.11% |
| 2008 | 2.95% | 3.15% |
| 2007 | 3.02% | 3.2% |
| 2006 | 3.09% | 3.24% |
| 2005 | 3.17% | 3.28% |
| 2004 | 3.23% | 3.33% |
| 2003 | 3.34% | 3.38% |
| 2002 | 3.47% | 3.41% |
| 2001 | 3.57% | 3.46% |
| 2000 | 3.63% | 3.51% |
| 1999 | 3.69% | 3.54% |
| 1998 | 3.88% | 3.58% |
| 1997 | 4.1% | 3.63% |
| 1996 | 4.28% | 3.64% |
| 1995 | 4.44% | 3.66% |
| 1994 | 4.59% | 3.69% |
| 1993 | 4.73% | 3.7% |
| 1992 | 4.86% | 3.6% |
| 1991 | 4.98% | 3.22% |
| 1990 | 4.52% | 2.64% |
| 1989 | 3.85% | 2.27% |
| 1988 | 3.81% | 2.18% |
| 1987 | 3.95% | 2.19% |
| 1986 | 4.09% | 2.18% |
| 1985 | 4.25% | 2.17% |
| 1984 | 4.37% | 2.15% |
| 1983 | 4.52% | 2.12% |
| 1982 | 4.72% | 2.1% |
| 1981 | 4.84% | 2.09% |
| 1980 | 4.45% | 2.09% |
| 1979 | 3.97% | 2.12% |
| 1978 | 4.12% | 2.16% |
| 1977 | 4.5% | 2.19% |
| 1976 | 4.83% | 2.22% |
| 1975 | 5.14% | 2.26% |
| 1974 | 5.43% | 2.31% |
| 1973 | 5.73% | 2.37% |
| 1972 | 6% | 2.42% |
| 1971 | 5.52% | 2.43% |
| 1970 | 3.46% | 2.4% |
| 1969 | 1.95% | 2.35% |
| 1968 | 2.07% | 2.28% |
| 1967 | 2.19% | 2.26% |
| 1966 | 2.13% | 2.23% |
| 1965 | 2.13% | 2.17% |
| 1964 | 2.19% | 2.19% |
| 1963 | 2.15% | 2.27% |
| 1962 | 2.09% | 2.34% |
| 1961 | 2.05% | 2.56% |
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 Papua New Guinea's population grew by 1.8%.
Live population counters
|
Cayman Islands
|
Papua New Guinea
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
77619
|
11002753
|
| Population rank | 187/197 | 89/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.0009% | 0.13% |
| One net population change |
6.17 hours
|
2.81 minutes
|
| One birth every |
10.1 hours
|
2.06 minutes
|
| One death every |
1.04 days
|
7.76 minutes
|
| Daily growth/decline | +4 | +512 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,419 | +186,867 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.94% | +1.8% |
| Population growth rate rank | 54/197 | 59/197 |
| One migration net change every |
9.89 hours
|
1.29 days
|
| Annual migration change | +888 | -284 |
| Net migration rank | 65/196 | 87/196 |
| Foreign-born residents | 31,935 | 31,171 |
| Foreign-born residents rank | 162/195 | 163/195 |
| Foreign-born share of population | 42.9% | 0.3% |
| Foreign-born share rank | 13/195 | 183/195 |
Natural population change vs migration
| Year | Population change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Cayman Islands
|
Papua New Guinea
|
|||
| Natural | Migration | Natural | Migration | |
| 2025 | - | 888 | - | -284 |
| 2024 | - | 896 | - | -707 |
| 2023 | 514 | 921 | 187,637 | -787 |
| 2022 | 527 | 942 | 186,861 | -787 |
| 2021 | 533 | 965 | 183,766 | 10,703 |
| 2020 | 539 | 810 | 189,130 | 10,703 |
| 2019 | 514 | 859 | 190,662 | 22,978 |
| 2018 | 383 | 1,011 | 190,662 | 24,684 |
| 2017 | 351 | 1,065 | 189,715 | 26,513 |
| 2016 | 351 | 1,094 | 189,281 | 28,473 |
| 2015 | 364 | 1,107 | 188,600 | 30,580 |
| 2014 | 392 | 1,105 | 187,592 | 32,840 |
| 2013 | 439 | 1,077 | 185,790 | 35,280 |
| 2012 | 468 | 1,060 | 183,658 | 37,893 |
| 2011 | 503 | 1,024 | 181,842 | 40,690 |
| 2010 | 515 | 978 | 178,998 | 50,106 |
| 2009 | 513 | 951 | 175,421 | 49,647 |
| 2008 | 490 | 975 | 172,823 | 48,985 |
| 2007 | 468 | 990 | 169,306 | 48,203 |
| 2006 | 451 | 997 | 166,540 | 47,191 |
| 2005 | 439 | 1,002 | 163,888 | 46,014 |
| 2004 | 426 | 1,004 | 161,023 | 44,811 |
| 2003 | 416 | 1,003 | 158,611 | 43,639 |
| 2002 | 407 | 1,019 | 155,091 | 42,657 |
| 2001 | 400 | 1,026 | 151,431 | 41,962 |
| 2000 | 392 | 1,021 | 147,496 | 41,855 |
| 1999 | 394 | 960 | 143,592 | 42,519 |
| 1998 | 392 | 974 | 136,677 | 43,091 |
| 1997 | 387 | 1,004 | 134,458 | 42,787 |
| 1996 | 377 | 1,026 | 129,802 | 41,994 |
| 1995 | 362 | 1,039 | 125,410 | 40,962 |
| 1994 | 343 | 1,042 | 122,113 | 39,669 |
| 1993 | 325 | 1,040 | 118,668 | 38,220 |
| 1992 | 320 | 1,020 | 114,818 | 36,622 |
| 1991 | 327 | 982 | 111,453 | 26,830 |
| 1990 | 284 | 998 | 110,033 | 2,398 |
| 1989 | 269 | 700 | 108,199 | -19,824 |
| 1988 | 233 | 646 | 106,256 | -26,232 |
| 1987 | 214 | 663 | 104,367 | -25,720 |
| 1986 | 227 | 649 | 102,346 | -25,495 |
| 1985 | 225 | 646 | 100,333 | -25,470 |
| 1984 | 216 | 649 | 98,103 | -25,487 |
| 1983 | 206 | 648 | 95,982 | -25,465 |
| 1982 | 217 | 629 | 93,522 | -25,355 |
| 1981 | 255 | 578 | 91,767 | -25,383 |
| 1980 | 232 | 588 | 90,266 | -25,638 |
| 1979 | 210 | 425 | 89,330 | -25,618 |
| 1978 | 195 | 413 | 88,747 | -25,208 |
| 1977 | 184 | 456 | 87,954 | -24,722 |
| 1976 | 180 | 484 | 86,965 | -24,198 |
| 1975 | 181 | 492 | 85,809 | -23,562 |
| 1974 | 184 | 493 | 84,829 | -22,771 |
| 1973 | 216 | 460 | 83,821 | -21,803 |
| 1972 | 292 | 375 | 82,672 | -20,303 |
| 1971 | 158 | 500 | 80,599 | -18,945 |
| 1970 | 219 | 294 | 78,712 | -18,773 |
| 1969 | 139 | 43 | 76,454 | -18,994 |
| 1968 | 167 | 39 | 73,983 | -19,188 |
| 1967 | 168 | 41 | 71,519 | -19,767 |
| 1966 | 167 | 37 | 69,206 | -17,454 |
| 1965 | 168 | 28 | 66,693 | -18,532 |
| 1964 | 179 | 16 | 64,558 | -17,730 |
| 1963 | 191 | 1 | 62,260 | -15,189 |
| 1962 | 192 | -6 | 59,974 | -12,141 |
| 1961 | 188 | -7 | 58,151 | -10,409 |
| 1960 | 180 | -24 | 56,326 | -2,034 |
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 Papua New Guinea 91% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,883,906 people) and 8.98% is from migration (a gain of 185,900 people).
As of 2024, 31,935 residents or 42.9% of the population were not native-born in the Cayman Islands, compared to 31,171 people or 0.3% in Papua New Guinea.
Biggest cities by population
|
Cayman Islands
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| George Town | 40.2K |
|
Papua New Guinea
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Port Moresby | 317K |
| Lae | 101K |
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Population differences between the Cayman Islands and Papua New Guinea
|
Cayman Islands
|
Papua New Guinea
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 80.9 years | 66.5 years |
| Average age | 38.4 years | 26.7 years |
| Median age | 39.3 years | 23.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.2:49.8 | 51.4:48.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.53 births per woman | 3.1 births per woman |
| Population density | 834 ppl/mi² | 62.6 ppl/mi² |
Population map with other countries
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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- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
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