The latest officially reported population of the Cayman Islands was 74,457 in 2024 vs 819,198 people in the Solomon Islands in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cayman Islands' population is 77,211 people compared to 858,499 in the Solomon Islands.
Population statistics:
- The Solomon Islands' population is 11.1 times bigger than the Cayman Islands'.
- The Cayman Islands is ranked the 187th most populous country in the world, while the Solomon Islands is the 161st.
- The countries together account for 0.01% of the world: 0.0009% for the Cayman Islands vs 0.01% for the Solomon Islands.
- For the last 10 years, the Cayman Islands has had an average growth rate of +2.19% per year vs +2.95% in the Solomon Islands.
- Since 2006, the population of the Cayman Islands has increased from 48.2K people to 77.2K (60.1% growth), while the Solomon Islands has grown from 492K to 858K (74.6% growth).
- The Cayman Islands is projected to reach its peak in 2097 at 118K people compared to the peak of 1.85M people in 2100 for the Solomon Islands.
Cayman Islands vs Solomon Islands: live population counter
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| Current population |
77211
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858499
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| Population rank | 187/197 | 161/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.0009% | 0.01% |
| One net population change |
6.17 hours
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27.4 minutes
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| One birth every |
10.1 hours
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24.4 minutes
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| One death every |
1.04 days
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2.13 hours
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| One migration net change every |
9.78 hours
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5.44 hours
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| Annual migration change | +896 | +1,610 |
| Daily growth/decline | +4 | +53 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,419 | +19,193 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.94% | +2.4% |
| Population growth rate rank | 54/197 | 33/197 |
the Cayman Islands and the Solomon Islands: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 8,428 | 139,688 | - | - |
| 1961 | 8,601 | 142,912 | 2.05% | 2.31% |
| 1962 | 8,781 | 146,201 | 2.09% | 2.3% |
| 1963 | 8,970 | 149,589 | 2.15% | 2.32% |
| 1964 | 9,166 | 153,085 | 2.19% | 2.34% |
| 1965 | 9,361 | 156,686 | 2.13% | 2.35% |
| 1966 | 9,560 | 160,393 | 2.13% | 2.37% |
| 1967 | 9,769 | 164,245 | 2.19% | 2.4% |
| 1968 | 9,971 | 168,282 | 2.07% | 2.46% |
| 1969 | 10,165 | 172,476 | 1.95% | 2.49% |
| 1970 | 10,517 | 176,579 | 3.46% | 2.38% |
| 1971 | 11,098 | 180,637 | 5.52% | 2.3% |
| 1972 | 11,764 | 184,994 | 6% | 2.41% |
| 1973 | 12,438 | 189,774 | 5.73% | 2.58% |
| 1974 | 13,114 | 195,041 | 5.43% | 2.78% |
| 1975 | 13,788 | 200,744 | 5.14% | 2.92% |
| 1976 | 14,454 | 207,194 | 4.83% | 3.21% |
| 1977 | 15,105 | 214,418 | 4.5% | 3.49% |
| 1978 | 15,727 | 222,029 | 4.12% | 3.55% |
| 1979 | 16,351 | 229,953 | 3.97% | 3.57% |
| 1980 | 17,079 | 238,135 | 4.45% | 3.56% |
| 1981 | 17,905 | 246,555 | 4.84% | 3.54% |
| 1982 | 18,750 | 255,200 | 4.72% | 3.51% |
| 1983 | 19,598 | 264,068 | 4.52% | 3.47% |
| 1984 | 20,454 | 273,163 | 4.37% | 3.44% |
| 1985 | 21,324 | 282,455 | 4.25% | 3.4% |
| 1986 | 22,197 | 291,842 | 4.09% | 3.32% |
| 1987 | 23,073 | 301,414 | 3.95% | 3.28% |
| 1988 | 23,951 | 311,265 | 3.81% | 3.27% |
| 1989 | 24,874 | 321,282 | 3.85% | 3.22% |
| 1990 | 25,999 | 331,435 | 4.52% | 3.16% |
| 1991 | 27,294 | 341,738 | 4.98% | 3.11% |
| 1992 | 28,621 | 352,205 | 4.86% | 3.06% |
| 1993 | 29,976 | 362,839 | 4.73% | 3.02% |
| 1994 | 31,352 | 373,675 | 4.59% | 2.99% |
| 1995 | 32,743 | 384,733 | 4.44% | 2.96% |
| 1996 | 34,143 | 396,009 | 4.28% | 2.93% |
| 1997 | 35,543 | 407,474 | 4.1% | 2.9% |
| 1998 | 36,922 | 419,071 | 3.88% | 2.85% |
| 1999 | 38,284 | 430,500 | 3.69% | 2.73% |
| 2000 | 39,674 | 440,469 | 3.63% | 2.32% |
| 2001 | 41,089 | 449,125 | 3.57% | 1.97% |
| 2002 | 42,514 | 457,671 | 3.47% | 1.9% |
| 2003 | 43,934 | 466,154 | 3.34% | 1.85% |
| 2004 | 45,352 | 474,611 | 3.23% | 1.81% |
| 2005 | 46,788 | 483,080 | 3.17% | 1.78% |
| 2006 | 48,232 | 491,594 | 3.09% | 1.76% |
| 2007 | 49,687 | 500,156 | 3.02% | 1.74% |
| 2008 | 51,151 | 508,790 | 2.95% | 1.73% |
| 2009 | 52,618 | 518,141 | 2.87% | 1.84% |
| 2010 | 54,099 | 532,968 | 2.81% | 2.86% |
| 2011 | 55,606 | 552,945 | 2.79% | 3.75% |
| 2012 | 57,136 | 573,606 | 2.75% | 3.74% |
| 2013 | 58,655 | 594,945 | 2.66% | 3.72% |
| 2014 | 60,160 | 616,908 | 2.57% | 3.69% |
| 2015 | 61,642 | 639,415 | 2.46% | 3.65% |
| 2016 | 63,100 | 662,379 | 2.37% | 3.59% |
| 2017 | 64,535 | 685,672 | 2.27% | 3.52% |
| 2018 | 65,941 | 709,101 | 2.18% | 3.42% |
| 2019 | 67,327 | 728,147 | 2.1% | 2.69% |
| 2020 | 68,684 | 744,498 | 2.02% | 2.25% |
| 2021 | 70,108 | 762,591 | 2.07% | 2.43% |
| 2022 | 71,591 | 781,066 | 2.12% | 2.42% |
| 2023 | 73,038 | 800,005 | 2.02% | 2.42% |
| 2024 | 74,457 | 819,198 | 1.94% | 2.4% |
| 2025 | 75,842 | 838,646 | 1.86% | 2.37% |
| 2026 | 77,197 | 858,283 | 1.79% | 2.34% |
| 2027 | 78,532 | 878,097 | 1.73% | 2.31% |
| 2028 | 79,852 | 898,073 | 1.68% | 2.27% |
| 2029 | 81,146 | 918,152 | 1.62% | 2.24% |
| 2030 | 82,412 | 938,340 | 1.56% | 2.2% |
| 2031 | 83,676 | 958,614 | 1.53% | 2.16% |
| 2032 | 84,915 | 978,977 | 1.48% | 2.12% |
| 2033 | 86,125 | 999,314 | 1.42% | 2.08% |
| 2034 | 87,319 | 1,019,534 | 1.39% | 2.02% |
| 2035 | 88,457 | 1,039,655 | 1.3% | 1.97% |
| 2036 | 89,597 | 1,059,521 | 1.29% | 1.91% |
| 2037 | 90,741 | 1,079,088 | 1.28% | 1.85% |
| 2038 | 91,867 | 1,098,284 | 1.24% | 1.78% |
| 2039 | 92,983 | 1,117,085 | 1.21% | 1.71% |
| 2040 | 94,101 | 1,135,445 | 1.2% | 1.64% |
| 2041 | 95,206 | 1,153,450 | 1.17% | 1.59% |
| 2042 | 96,287 | 1,171,334 | 1.14% | 1.55% |
| 2043 | 97,352 | 1,189,113 | 1.11% | 1.52% |
| 2044 | 98,386 | 1,206,729 | 1.06% | 1.48% |
| 2045 | 99,371 | 1,224,188 | 1% | 1.45% |
| 2046 | 100,330 | 1,241,491 | 0.96% | 1.41% |
| 2047 | 101,257 | 1,258,611 | 0.92% | 1.38% |
| 2048 | 102,188 | 1,275,579 | 0.92% | 1.35% |
| 2049 | 103,075 | 1,292,414 | 0.87% | 1.32% |
| 2050 | 103,943 | 1,309,098 | 0.84% | 1.29% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Cayman Islands increased by 14,868 people (a 30.8% growth), while the Solomon Islands gained 170,785 people (a 34.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Cayman Islands gained 14,111 (a 22.4% growth), while the Solomon Islands' population increased by 196,120 (a 29.6% growth).
The Cayman Islands was ranked 189th most populous country in 2006 and is 187th in 2026. The Solomon Islands was ranked 165th in 2006 and ranked 161st now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) the Cayman Islands' population will grow by 34.6% to 103,943 people with a rank change from 187th to 184th. The population of the Solomon Islands will increase by 52.5% to 1,309,098 people and rank change from 161st to 156th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| George Town | 40.2K |
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| City | Population |
| Honiara | 84.5K |
| Auki | 6.81K |
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Population differences between the Cayman Islands and the Solomon Islands
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| Life expectancy | 80.9 years | 71 years |
| Average age | 38.4 years | 25.5 years |
| Median age | 39.3 years | 21.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.2:49.8 | 51.1:48.9 |
| Fertility rate | 1.53 births per woman | 3.56 births per woman |
| Population density | 804 ppl/mi² | 75.8 ppl/mi² |
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