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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Cayman Islands was 74,457 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cayman Islands' population is 77,619 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 1,828 times bigger than the Cayman Islands'.
  • The Cayman Islands is ranked the 187th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.71% of the world: 0.0009% for the Cayman Islands vs 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, the Cayman Islands has had an average growth rate of +2.19% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Cayman Islands has increased from 48.2K people to 77.6K (60.9% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Cayman Islands vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Cayman Islands
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cayman Islands Russia
2100 119,196 124,983,377
2099 119,224 125,086,144
2098 119,264 125,186,329
2097 119,234 125,264,415
2096 119,198 125,354,177
2095 119,140 125,422,006
2094 119,058 125,474,373
2093 118,975 125,529,632
2092 118,865 125,604,261
2091 118,691 125,652,742
2090 118,534 125,707,894
2089 118,436 125,760,026
2088 118,344 125,810,124
2087 118,213 125,858,116
2086 118,090 125,926,035
2085 117,945 126,001,913
2084 117,785 126,076,414
2083 117,632 126,151,046
2082 117,476 126,234,371
2081 117,333 126,317,768
2080 117,205 126,414,511
2079 117,045 126,534,688
2078 116,922 126,674,591
2077 116,701 126,830,956
2076 116,525 126,982,766
2075 116,353 127,165,304
2074 116,124 127,362,143
2073 115,941 127,576,856
2072 115,650 127,802,632
2071 115,401 128,080,998
2070 115,097 128,353,977
2069 114,802 128,642,208
2068 114,464 128,920,237
2067 114,149 129,203,483
2066 113,854 129,511,983
2065 113,563 129,842,007
2064 113,231 130,177,089
2063 112,858 130,522,107
2062 112,446 130,851,664
2061 112,029 131,200,160
2060 111,556 131,526,812
2059 111,031 131,884,461
2058 110,457 132,247,211
2057 109,895 132,584,941
2056 109,181 132,925,501
2055 108,478 133,271,436
2054 107,769 133,595,068
2053 107,027 133,914,243
2052 106,277 134,180,223
2051 105,401 134,443,510
2050 104,491 134,687,487
2049 103,646 134,909,323
2048 102,692 135,117,641
2047 101,771 135,311,492
2046 100,823 135,482,008
2045 99,829 135,664,379
2044 98,826 135,863,165
2043 97,759 136,085,277
2042 96,675 136,307,658
2041 95,579 136,557,818
2040 94,441 136,821,807
2039 93,319 137,122,219
2038 92,184 137,433,644
2037 91,038 137,770,811
2036 89,880 138,118,955
2035 88,740 138,478,809
2034 87,573 138,852,689
2033 86,339 139,237,595
2032 85,116 139,635,142
2031 83,837 140,058,187
2030 82,558 140,453,528
2029 81,274 140,840,370
2028 79,953 141,214,141
2027 78,604 141,580,416
2026 77,255 141,906,741
2025 75,873 142,772,403
2024 74,457 143,533,851
2023 73,038 143,826,130
2022 71,591 144,236,933
2021 70,108 144,746,762
2020 68,684 145,245,148
2019 67,327 145,453,291
2018 65,941 145,398,106
2017 64,535 145,293,260
2016 63,100 145,015,460
2015 61,642 144,640,716
2014 60,160 144,237,223
2013 58,655 143,805,638
2012 57,136 143,378,447
2011 55,606 143,018,195
2010 54,099 142,849,468
2009 52,618 142,785,348
2008 51,151 142,742,366
2007 49,687 142,805,114
2006 48,232 143,049,637
2005 46,788 143,518,814
2004 45,352 144,067,316
2003 43,934 144,648,618
2002 42,514 145,306,497
2001 41,089 145,976,482
2000 39,674 146,596,869
1999 38,284 147,214,776
1998 36,922 147,670,784
1997 35,543 147,915,361
1996 34,143 148,160,129
1995 32,743 148,375,787
1994 31,352 148,407,912
1993 29,976 148,458,777
1992 28,621 148,538,197
1991 27,294 148,394,216
1990 25,999 147,969,406
1989 24,874 147,721,000
1988 23,951 146,857,000
1987 23,073 145,908,000
1986 22,197 144,894,000
1985 21,324 143,858,000
1984 20,454 142,745,000
1983 19,598 141,668,000
1982 18,750 140,823,000
1981 17,905 139,941,000
1980 17,079 139,010,000
1979 16,351 138,027,000
1978 15,727 137,060,000
1977 15,105 136,100,000
1976 14,454 135,147,000
1975 13,788 134,200,000
1974 13,114 133,432,000
1973 12,438 132,669,000
1972 11,764 131,909,000
1971 11,098 131,155,000
1970 10,517 130,404,000
1969 10,165 129,664,000
1968 9,971 128,928,000
1967 9,769 128,196,000
1966 9,560 127,468,000
1965 9,361 126,745,000
1964 9,166 125,345,000
1963 8,970 123,960,000
1962 8,781 122,591,000
1961 8,601 121,236,000
1960 8,428 119,897,000

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 Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Cayman Islands gained 14,519 people (a 23% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline).

The Cayman Islands was ranked 189th most populous country in 2006 and is 187th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

The Cayman Islands is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 119K people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Cayman Islands
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cayman Islands Russia
2100 -0.02% -0.08%
2099 -0.03% -0.08%
2098 0.03% -0.06%
2097 0.03% -0.07%
2096 0.05% -0.05%
2095 0.07% -0.04%
2094 0.07% -0.04%
2093 0.09% -0.06%
2092 0.15% -0.04%
2091 0.13% -0.04%
2090 0.08% -0.04%
2089 0.08% -0.04%
2088 0.11% -0.04%
2087 0.1% -0.05%
2086 0.12% -0.06%
2085 0.14% -0.06%
2084 0.13% -0.06%
2083 0.13% -0.07%
2082 0.12% -0.07%
2081 0.11% -0.08%
2080 0.14% -0.09%
2079 0.11% -0.11%
2078 0.19% -0.12%
2077 0.15% -0.12%
2076 0.15% -0.14%
2075 0.2% -0.15%
2074 0.16% -0.17%
2073 0.25% -0.18%
2072 0.22% -0.22%
2071 0.26% -0.21%
2070 0.26% -0.22%
2069 0.3% -0.22%
2068 0.28% -0.22%
2067 0.26% -0.24%
2066 0.26% -0.25%
2065 0.29% -0.26%
2064 0.33% -0.26%
2063 0.37% -0.25%
2062 0.37% -0.27%
2061 0.42% -0.25%
2060 0.47% -0.27%
2059 0.52% -0.27%
2058 0.51% -0.25%
2057 0.65% -0.26%
2056 0.65% -0.26%
2055 0.66% -0.24%
2054 0.69% -0.24%
2053 0.71% -0.2%
2052 0.83% -0.2%
2051 0.87% -0.18%
2050 0.82% -0.16%
2049 0.93% -0.15%
2048 0.91% -0.14%
2047 0.94% -0.13%
2046 1% -0.13%
2045 1.02% -0.15%
2044 1.09% -0.16%
2043 1.12% -0.16%
2042 1.15% -0.18%
2041 1.21% -0.19%
2040 1.2% -0.22%
2039 1.23% -0.23%
2038 1.26% -0.24%
2037 1.29% -0.25%
2036 1.28% -0.26%
2035 1.33% -0.27%
2034 1.43% -0.28%
2033 1.44% -0.28%
2032 1.53% -0.3%
2031 1.55% -0.28%
2030 1.58% -0.27%
2029 1.65% -0.26%
2028 1.72% -0.26%
2027 1.75% -0.23%
2026 1.82% -0.61%
2025 1.9% -0.53%
2024 1.94% -0.2%
2023 2.02% -0.28%
2022 2.12% -0.35%
2021 2.07% -0.34%
2020 2.02% -0.14%
2019 2.1% 0.04%
2018 2.18% 0.07%
2017 2.27% 0.19%
2016 2.37% 0.26%
2015 2.46% 0.28%
2014 2.57% 0.3%
2013 2.66% 0.3%
2012 2.75% 0.25%
2011 2.79% 0.12%
2010 2.81% 0.04%
2009 2.87% 0.03%
2008 2.95% -0.04%
2007 3.02% -0.17%
2006 3.09% -0.33%
2005 3.17% -0.38%
2004 3.23% -0.4%
2003 3.34% -0.45%
2002 3.47% -0.46%
2001 3.57% -0.42%
2000 3.63% -0.42%
1999 3.69% -0.31%
1998 3.88% -0.17%
1997 4.1% -0.17%
1996 4.28% -0.15%
1995 4.44% -0.02%
1994 4.59% -0.03%
1993 4.73% -0.05%
1992 4.86% 0.1%
1991 4.98% 0.29%
1990 4.52% 0.17%
1989 3.85% 0.59%
1988 3.81% 0.65%
1987 3.95% 0.7%
1986 4.09% 0.72%
1985 4.25% 0.78%
1984 4.37% 0.76%
1983 4.52% 0.6%
1982 4.72% 0.63%
1981 4.84% 0.67%
1980 4.45% 0.71%
1979 3.97% 0.71%
1978 4.12% 0.71%
1977 4.5% 0.71%
1976 4.83% 0.71%
1975 5.14% 0.58%
1974 5.43% 0.58%
1973 5.73% 0.58%
1972 6% 0.57%
1971 5.52% 0.58%
1970 3.46% 0.57%
1969 1.95% 0.57%
1968 2.07% 0.57%
1967 2.19% 0.57%
1966 2.13% 0.57%
1965 2.13% 1.12%
1964 2.19% 1.12%
1963 2.15% 1.12%
1962 2.09% 1.12%
1961 2.05% 1.12%

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 Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Cayman Islands Russia
Current population
77619
141906741
Population rank 187/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.0009% 1.71%
One net population change
6.17 hours
1.8 minutes
One birth every
10.1 hours
25.5 seconds
One death every
1.04 days
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +4 -801
Annual growth/decline +1,419 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +1.94% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 54/197 177/197
One migration net change every
9.89 hours
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change +888 -251,822
Net migration rank 65/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 31,935 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 162/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 42.9% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 13/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cayman Islands
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cayman Islands Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 888 - -251,822
2024 - 896 - -178,042
2023 514 921 -503,392 27,807
2022 527 942 -576,948 765,629
2021 533 965 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 539 810 -697,177 334,094
2019 514 859 -319,997 336,494
2018 383 1,011 -232,637 339,972
2017 351 1,065 -130,764 396,619
2016 351 1,094 0 447,645
2015 364 1,107 43,392 384,756
2014 392 1,105 28,848 264,698
2013 439 1,077 28,761 289,872
2012 468 1,060 0 285,977
2011 503 1,024 -128,716 309,377
2010 515 978 -242,844 307,555
2009 513 951 -257,014 350,206
2008 490 975 -356,856 360,840
2007 468 990 -471,257 365,717
2006 451 997 -686,638 308,370
2005 439 1,002 -846,761 263,541
2004 426 1,004 -792,370 261,519
2003 416 1,003 -896,822 256,804
2002 407 1,019 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 400 1,026 -963,445 259,614
2000 392 1,021 -967,540 550,401
1999 394 960 -927,453 375,468
1998 392 974 -694,053 528,135
1997 387 1,004 -769,159 541,387
1996 377 1,026 -785,248 587,171
1995 362 1,039 -845,742 723,875
1994 343 1,042 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 325 1,040 -757,140 507,229
1992 320 1,020 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 327 982 103,876 125,505
1990 284 998 325,533 299,863
1989 269 700 576,112 89,400
1988 233 646 778,343 269,862
1987 214 663 977,583 275,611
1986 227 649 985,279 283,553
1985 225 646 762,447 280,614
1984 216 649 756,548 247,026
1983 206 648 906,676 200,159
1982 217 629 830,855 107,520
1981 255 578 713,700 36,686
1980 232 588 681,149 10,440
1979 210 425 690,135 -5,791
1978 195 413 812,766 108,882
1977 184 456 832,932 122,316
1976 180 484 852,237 113,851
1975 181 492 843,850 80,069
1974 184 493 883,186 -51,759
1973 216 460 846,561 -107,568
1972 292 375 872,050 -111,168
1971 158 500 854,999 -134,968
1970 219 294 785,554 -264,464
1969 139 43 753,088 -64,643
1968 167 39 787,621 -83,221
1967 168 41 854,554 -116,029
1966 167 37 989,279 -111,360
1965 168 28 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 179 16 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 191 1 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 192 -6 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 188 -7 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 180 -24 1,962,834 -234,895

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 Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 people).

As of 2024, 31,935 residents or 42.9% of the population were not native-born in the Cayman Islands, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

Biggest cities by population

Cayman Islands
City Population
George Town 40.2K
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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