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

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The latest officially reported population of the Cayman Islands was 75,844 in 2025 vs 6,111,175 people in Singapore in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cayman Islands' population is 77,917 people compared to 6,167,445 in Singapore.

Population statistics:

  • Singapore's population is 79.2 times bigger than the Cayman Islands'.
  • The Cayman Islands is ranked the 187th most populous country in the world, while Singapore is the 113th.
  • The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.0009% for the Cayman Islands vs 0.07% for Singapore.
  • For the last 10 years, the Cayman Islands has had an average growth rate of +2.13% per year vs +1.04% in Singapore.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Cayman Islands has increased from 48.2K people to 77.9K (61.5% growth), while Singapore has grown from 4.4M to 6.17M (40.1% growth).

Cayman Islands vs Singapore: population by year and forecast

Cayman Islands
Factual

Projection
Singapore
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cayman Islands Singapore
2100 119,150 4,367,779
2099 119,178 4,411,412
2098 119,218 4,459,213
2097 119,188 4,507,770
2096 119,152 4,558,553
2095 119,094 4,610,080
2094 119,012 4,664,700
2093 118,929 4,718,168
2092 118,819 4,771,068
2091 118,645 4,828,101
2090 118,489 4,885,895
2089 118,390 4,946,502
2088 118,298 5,004,664
2087 118,168 5,063,944
2086 118,045 5,124,380
2085 117,899 5,183,406
2084 117,740 5,240,616
2083 117,587 5,298,156
2082 117,430 5,356,138
2081 117,288 5,412,770
2080 117,160 5,467,479
2079 117,000 5,521,442
2078 116,877 5,571,799
2077 116,656 5,619,705
2076 116,480 5,663,197
2075 116,308 5,710,629
2074 116,079 5,756,364
2073 115,896 5,795,230
2072 115,606 5,831,071
2071 115,356 5,864,860
2070 115,053 5,895,880
2069 114,758 5,928,650
2068 114,420 5,959,740
2067 114,105 5,988,217
2066 113,810 6,021,266
2065 113,519 6,052,854
2064 113,187 6,079,559
2063 112,814 6,102,106
2062 112,403 6,126,791
2061 111,986 6,149,980
2060 111,513 6,175,566
2059 110,988 6,196,576
2058 110,415 6,219,117
2057 109,853 6,236,905
2056 109,139 6,255,191
2055 108,436 6,274,008
2054 107,727 6,295,405
2053 106,986 6,311,683
2052 106,236 6,324,118
2051 105,360 6,341,435
2050 104,451 6,359,963
2049 103,606 6,376,972
2048 102,653 6,390,246
2047 101,731 6,408,209
2046 100,784 6,422,503
2045 99,791 6,434,477
2044 98,788 6,447,538
2043 97,721 6,455,584
2042 96,637 6,462,372
2041 95,542 6,468,000
2040 94,404 6,469,582
2039 93,283 6,466,204
2038 92,149 6,457,329
2037 91,002 6,445,649
2036 89,845 6,433,599
2035 88,706 6,417,210
2034 87,539 6,395,064
2033 86,306 6,367,864
2032 85,083 6,340,911
2031 83,804 6,311,853
2030 82,526 6,284,466
2029 81,242 6,254,860
2028 79,922 6,220,267
2027 78,573 6,184,266
2026 77,225 6,149,680
2025 75,844 6,111,175
2024 74,457 6,036,860
2023 73,038 5,917,648
2022 71,591 5,637,022
2021 70,108 5,453,566
2020 68,684 5,685,807
2019 67,327 5,703,569
2018 65,941 5,638,676
2017 64,535 5,612,253
2016 63,100 5,607,283
2015 61,642 5,535,002
2014 60,160 5,469,724
2013 58,655 5,399,162
2012 57,136 5,312,437
2011 55,606 5,183,688
2010 54,099 5,076,732
2009 52,618 4,987,573
2008 51,151 4,839,396
2007 49,687 4,588,599
2006 48,232 4,401,365
2005 46,788 4,265,762
2004 45,352 4,166,664
2003 43,934 4,114,826
2002 42,514 4,175,950
2001 41,089 4,138,012
2000 39,674 4,027,887
1999 38,284 3,958,723
1998 36,922 3,927,213
1997 35,543 3,796,038
1996 34,143 3,670,704
1995 32,743 3,524,506
1994 31,352 3,419,048
1993 29,976 3,313,471
1992 28,621 3,230,698
1991 27,294 3,135,083
1990 25,999 3,047,132
1989 24,874 2,930,901
1988 23,951 2,846,108
1987 23,073 2,774,789
1986 22,197 2,733,373
1985 21,324 2,735,957
1984 20,454 2,732,221
1983 19,598 2,681,061
1982 18,750 2,646,466
1981 17,905 2,532,835
1980 17,079 2,413,945
1979 16,351 2,383,500
1978 15,727 2,353,600
1977 15,105 2,325,300
1976 14,454 2,293,300
1975 13,788 2,262,600
1974 13,114 2,229,800
1973 12,438 2,193,000
1972 11,764 2,152,400
1971 11,098 2,112,900
1970 10,517 2,074,507
1969 10,165 2,042,500
1968 9,971 2,012,000
1967 9,769 1,977,600
1966 9,560 1,934,400
1965 9,361 1,886,900
1964 9,166 1,841,600
1963 8,970 1,795,000
1962 8,781 1,750,200
1961 8,601 1,702,400
1960 8,428 1,646,400

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Cayman Islands increased by 14,868 people (a 30.8% growth), while Singapore gained 1,205,918 people (a 27.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Cayman Islands gained 14,817 people (a 23.5% growth), while Singapore's population increased by 560,162 people (a 9.99% growth).

The Cayman Islands was ranked 189th most populous country in 2006 and is 187th in 2026. Singapore was ranked 117th in 2006 and ranked 113th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) the Cayman Islands' population will grow by 34.1% to 104,451 people with a rank change from 187th to 184th. The population of Singapore will increase by 3.12% to 6,359,963 people and rank change from 113th to 117th.

The Cayman Islands is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 119K people compared to the peak of 6.47M people in 2040 for Singapore.

Population growth rate by year

Cayman Islands
Factual

Projection
Singapore
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cayman Islands Singapore
2100 -0.02% -0.99%
2099 -0.03% -1.07%
2098 0.03% -1.08%
2097 0.03% -1.11%
2096 0.05% -1.12%
2095 0.07% -1.17%
2094 0.07% -1.13%
2093 0.09% -1.11%
2092 0.15% -1.18%
2091 0.13% -1.18%
2090 0.08% -1.23%
2089 0.08% -1.16%
2088 0.11% -1.17%
2087 0.1% -1.18%
2086 0.12% -1.14%
2085 0.14% -1.09%
2084 0.13% -1.09%
2083 0.13% -1.08%
2082 0.12% -1.05%
2081 0.11% -1%
2080 0.14% -0.98%
2079 0.11% -0.9%
2078 0.19% -0.85%
2077 0.15% -0.77%
2076 0.15% -0.83%
2075 0.2% -0.79%
2074 0.16% -0.67%
2073 0.25% -0.61%
2072 0.22% -0.58%
2071 0.26% -0.53%
2070 0.26% -0.55%
2069 0.3% -0.52%
2068 0.28% -0.48%
2067 0.26% -0.55%
2066 0.26% -0.52%
2065 0.29% -0.44%
2064 0.33% -0.37%
2063 0.37% -0.4%
2062 0.37% -0.38%
2061 0.42% -0.41%
2060 0.47% -0.34%
2059 0.52% -0.36%
2058 0.51% -0.29%
2057 0.65% -0.29%
2056 0.65% -0.3%
2055 0.66% -0.34%
2054 0.69% -0.26%
2053 0.71% -0.2%
2052 0.83% -0.27%
2051 0.87% -0.29%
2050 0.82% -0.27%
2049 0.93% -0.21%
2048 0.91% -0.28%
2047 0.94% -0.22%
2046 1% -0.19%
2045 1.02% -0.2%
2044 1.09% -0.12%
2043 1.12% -0.11%
2042 1.15% -0.09%
2041 1.21% -0.02%
2040 1.2% 0.05%
2039 1.23% 0.14%
2038 1.26% 0.18%
2037 1.29% 0.19%
2036 1.28% 0.26%
2035 1.33% 0.35%
2034 1.43% 0.43%
2033 1.44% 0.43%
2032 1.53% 0.46%
2031 1.55% 0.44%
2030 1.58% 0.47%
2029 1.65% 0.56%
2028 1.72% 0.58%
2027 1.75% 0.56%
2026 1.82% 0.63%
2025 1.86% 1.23%
2024 1.94% 2.01%
2023 2.02% 4.98%
2022 2.12% 3.36%
2021 2.07% -4.08%
2020 2.02% -0.31%
2019 2.1% 1.15%
2018 2.18% 0.47%
2017 2.27% 0.09%
2016 2.37% 1.31%
2015 2.46% 1.19%
2014 2.57% 1.31%
2013 2.66% 1.63%
2012 2.75% 2.48%
2011 2.79% 2.11%
2010 2.81% 1.79%
2009 2.87% 3.06%
2008 2.95% 5.47%
2007 3.02% 4.25%
2006 3.09% 3.18%
2005 3.17% 2.38%
2004 3.23% 1.26%
2003 3.34% -1.46%
2002 3.47% 0.92%
2001 3.57% 2.73%
2000 3.63% 1.75%
1999 3.69% 0.8%
1998 3.88% 3.46%
1997 4.1% 3.41%
1996 4.28% 4.15%
1995 4.44% 3.08%
1994 4.59% 3.19%
1993 4.73% 2.56%
1992 4.86% 3.05%
1991 4.98% 2.89%
1990 4.52% 3.97%
1989 3.85% 2.98%
1988 3.81% 2.57%
1987 3.95% 1.52%
1986 4.09% -0.09%
1985 4.25% 0.14%
1984 4.37% 1.91%
1983 4.52% 1.31%
1982 4.72% 4.49%
1981 4.84% 4.93%
1980 4.45% 1.28%
1979 3.97% 1.27%
1978 4.12% 1.22%
1977 4.5% 1.4%
1976 4.83% 1.36%
1975 5.14% 1.47%
1974 5.43% 1.68%
1973 5.73% 1.89%
1972 6% 1.87%
1971 5.52% 1.85%
1970 3.46% 1.57%
1969 1.95% 1.52%
1968 2.07% 1.74%
1967 2.19% 2.23%
1966 2.13% 2.52%
1965 2.13% 2.46%
1964 2.19% 2.6%
1963 2.15% 2.56%
1962 2.09% 2.81%
1961 2.05% 3.4%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of the Cayman Islands grew by 1.86%, while Singapore's population grew by 1.23%.

Live population counters

Cayman Islands Singapore
Current population
77917
6167445
Population rank 187/197 113/197
Percent of world population 0.0009% 0.07%
One net population change
6.33 hours
7.09 minutes
One birth every
10.2 hours
11.8 minutes
One death every
1.01 days
14.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline +4 +204
Annual growth/decline +1,387 +74,315
Annual growth/decline rate +1.86% +1.23%
Population growth rate rank 56/197 83/197
One migration net change every
9.89 hours
31.2 minutes
Annual migration change +888 +16,892
Net migration rank 65/196 36/196
Foreign-born residents 31,935 2,841,665
Foreign-born residents rank 162/195 26/195
Foreign-born share of population 42.9% 48.7%
Foreign-born share rank 13/195 9/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cayman Islands
Natural

Migration
Singapore
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cayman Islands Singapore
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 888 - 16,892
2024 498 896 8,451 20,011
2023 514 921 7,101 26,996
2022 527 942 9,019 214,842
2021 533 965 15,270 -44,030
2020 539 810 18,763 -145,556
2019 514 859 21,674 870
2018 383 1,011 21,427 21,820
2017 351 1,065 21,888 -8,880
2016 351 1,094 25,794 13,737
2015 364 1,107 27,121 41,852
2014 392 1,105 27,896 40,154
2013 439 1,077 25,376 52,176
2012 468 1,060 29,750 78,501
2011 503 1,024 25,919 89,856
2010 515 978 24,876 72,571
2009 513 951 27,930 95,841
2008 490 975 28,068 176,182
2007 468 990 26,614 192,292
2006 451 997 25,968 135,625
2005 439 1,002 24,741 92,023
2004 426 1,004 24,583 50,487
2003 416 1,003 24,689 -30,012
2002 407 1,019 29,231 -40,023
2001 400 1,026 31,035 45,027
2000 392 1,021 37,057 55,218
1999 394 960 32,857 19,681
1998 392 974 33,381 51,905
1997 387 1,004 37,960 95,241
1996 377 1,026 38,542 102,018
1995 362 1,039 38,065 91,947
1994 343 1,042 39,319 71,170
1993 325 1,040 40,425 58,820
1992 320 1,020 39,091 54,359
1991 327 982 39,188 57,821
1990 284 998 41,136 66,950
1989 269 700 36,929 68,031
1988 233 646 42,407 40,976
1987 214 663 33,020 25,411
1986 227 649 27,880 -7,858
1985 225 646 32,010 -31,036
1984 216 649 31,967 -4,396
1983 206 648 30,296 11,699
1982 217 629 33,346 41,568
1981 255 578 32,167 85,869
1980 232 588 30,657 42,433
1979 210 425 28,363 -2,384
1978 195 413 27,537 436
1977 184 456 26,508 2,757
1976 180 484 31,189 949
1975 181 492 28,509 4,104
1974 184 493 31,664 2,748
1973 216 460 36,404 -495
1972 292 375 38,098 -1,631
1971 158 500 35,708 573
1970 219 294 35,059 4,024
1969 139 43 34,314 6,763
1968 167 39 36,216 6,792
1967 168 41 40,145 6,006
1966 167 37 44,298 3,507
1965 168 28 45,474 4,199
1964 179 16 47,697 3,043
1963 191 1 49,542 2,668
1962 192 -6 48,830 3,714
1961 188 -7 49,880 3,490
1960 180 -24 51,533 2,008

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 32.1% of the population change in the Cayman Islands is from natural causes (a gain of 4,574 people) and 67.9% is from migration (a gain of 9,670 people). In Singapore 55.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 176,508 people) and 44.5% is from migration (a gain of 141,662 people).

As of 2024, 31,935 residents or 42.9% of the population were not native-born in the Cayman Islands, compared to 2,841,665 people or 48.7% in Singapore.

Biggest cities by population

Cayman Islands
City Population
George Town 40.2K
Singapore
City Population
Singapore 5.87M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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