The latest officially reported population of the Cayman Islands was 74,457 in 2024 vs 64,007,187 people in South Africa in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cayman Islands' population is 77,211 people compared to 65,460,626 in South Africa.
Population statistics:
- South Africa's population is 848 times bigger than the Cayman Islands'.
- The Cayman Islands is ranked the 187th most populous country in the world, while South Africa is the 24th.
- The countries together account for 0.79% of the world: 0.0009% for the Cayman Islands vs 0.79% for South Africa.
- For the last 10 years, the Cayman Islands has had an average growth rate of +2.19% per year vs +1.44% in South Africa.
- Since 2006, the population of the Cayman Islands has increased from 48.2K people to 77.2K (60.1% growth), while South Africa has grown from 50M to 65.5M (30.9% growth).
- The Cayman Islands is projected to reach its peak in 2097 at 118K people compared to the peak of 94.3M people in 2100 for South Africa.
Cayman Islands vs South Africa: live population counter
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| Current population |
77211
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65460626
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| Population rank | 187/197 | 24/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.0009% | 0.79% |
| One net population change |
6.17 hours
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39.7 seconds
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| One birth every |
10.1 hours
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26.6 seconds
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| One death every |
1.04 days
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54 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
9.78 hours
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3.15 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +896 | +166,972 |
| Daily growth/decline | +4 | +2,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,419 | +794,803 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.94% | +1.26% |
| Population growth rate rank | 54/197 | 86/197 |
the Cayman Islands and South Africa: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 8,428 | 16,440,172 | - | - |
| 1961 | 8,601 | 16,908,035 | 2.05% | 2.85% |
| 1962 | 8,781 | 17,418,522 | 2.09% | 3.02% |
| 1963 | 8,970 | 17,954,564 | 2.15% | 3.08% |
| 1964 | 9,166 | 18,511,361 | 2.19% | 3.1% |
| 1965 | 9,361 | 19,089,380 | 2.13% | 3.12% |
| 1966 | 9,560 | 19,690,087 | 2.13% | 3.15% |
| 1967 | 9,769 | 20,314,066 | 2.19% | 3.17% |
| 1968 | 9,971 | 20,957,287 | 2.07% | 3.17% |
| 1969 | 10,165 | 21,614,676 | 1.95% | 3.14% |
| 1970 | 10,517 | 22,279,984 | 3.46% | 3.08% |
| 1971 | 11,098 | 22,942,143 | 5.52% | 2.97% |
| 1972 | 11,764 | 23,609,456 | 6% | 2.91% |
| 1973 | 12,438 | 24,294,263 | 5.73% | 2.9% |
| 1974 | 13,114 | 24,989,108 | 5.43% | 2.86% |
| 1975 | 13,788 | 25,690,940 | 5.14% | 2.81% |
| 1976 | 14,454 | 26,395,450 | 4.83% | 2.74% |
| 1977 | 15,105 | 27,118,952 | 4.5% | 2.74% |
| 1978 | 15,727 | 27,869,507 | 4.12% | 2.77% |
| 1979 | 16,351 | 28,634,162 | 3.97% | 2.74% |
| 1980 | 17,079 | 29,518,857 | 4.45% | 3.09% |
| 1981 | 17,905 | 30,541,044 | 4.84% | 3.46% |
| 1982 | 18,750 | 31,615,339 | 4.72% | 3.52% |
| 1983 | 19,598 | 32,739,304 | 4.52% | 3.56% |
| 1984 | 20,454 | 33,892,788 | 4.37% | 3.52% |
| 1985 | 21,324 | 35,042,093 | 4.25% | 3.39% |
| 1986 | 22,197 | 36,180,515 | 4.09% | 3.25% |
| 1987 | 23,073 | 37,326,190 | 3.95% | 3.17% |
| 1988 | 23,951 | 38,480,649 | 3.81% | 3.09% |
| 1989 | 24,874 | 39,628,575 | 3.85% | 2.98% |
| 1990 | 25,999 | 40,746,268 | 4.52% | 2.82% |
| 1991 | 27,294 | 41,687,898 | 4.98% | 2.31% |
| 1992 | 28,621 | 42,443,509 | 4.86% | 1.81% |
| 1993 | 29,976 | 43,297,156 | 4.73% | 2.01% |
| 1994 | 31,352 | 44,004,139 | 4.59% | 1.63% |
| 1995 | 32,743 | 44,541,554 | 4.44% | 1.22% |
| 1996 | 34,143 | 45,123,018 | 4.28% | 1.31% |
| 1997 | 35,543 | 45,666,838 | 4.1% | 1.21% |
| 1998 | 36,922 | 46,223,880 | 3.88% | 1.22% |
| 1999 | 38,284 | 46,730,335 | 3.69% | 1.1% |
| 2000 | 39,674 | 47,159,719 | 3.63% | 0.92% |
| 2001 | 41,089 | 47,566,800 | 3.57% | 0.86% |
| 2002 | 42,514 | 48,019,415 | 3.47% | 0.95% |
| 2003 | 43,934 | 48,500,348 | 3.34% | 1% |
| 2004 | 45,352 | 48,991,421 | 3.23% | 1.01% |
| 2005 | 46,788 | 49,490,033 | 3.17% | 1.02% |
| 2006 | 48,232 | 49,998,277 | 3.09% | 1.03% |
| 2007 | 49,687 | 50,528,584 | 3.02% | 1.06% |
| 2008 | 51,151 | 51,114,599 | 2.95% | 1.16% |
| 2009 | 52,618 | 51,728,516 | 2.87% | 1.2% |
| 2010 | 54,099 | 52,344,051 | 2.81% | 1.19% |
| 2011 | 55,606 | 52,995,205 | 2.79% | 1.24% |
| 2012 | 57,136 | 53,782,567 | 2.75% | 1.49% |
| 2013 | 58,655 | 54,678,791 | 2.66% | 1.67% |
| 2014 | 60,160 | 55,594,838 | 2.57% | 1.68% |
| 2015 | 61,642 | 56,723,537 | 2.46% | 2.03% |
| 2016 | 63,100 | 57,259,551 | 2.37% | 0.94% |
| 2017 | 64,535 | 57,635,162 | 2.27% | 0.66% |
| 2018 | 65,941 | 58,613,001 | 2.18% | 1.7% |
| 2019 | 67,327 | 59,587,885 | 2.1% | 1.66% |
| 2020 | 68,684 | 60,562,381 | 2.02% | 1.64% |
| 2021 | 70,108 | 61,502,603 | 2.07% | 1.55% |
| 2022 | 71,591 | 62,378,410 | 2.12% | 1.42% |
| 2023 | 73,038 | 63,212,384 | 2.02% | 1.34% |
| 2024 | 74,457 | 64,007,187 | 1.94% | 1.26% |
| 2025 | 75,842 | 64,747,317 | 1.86% | 1.16% |
| 2026 | 77,197 | 65,453,086 | 1.79% | 1.09% |
| 2027 | 78,532 | 66,143,018 | 1.73% | 1.05% |
| 2028 | 79,852 | 66,830,384 | 1.68% | 1.04% |
| 2029 | 81,146 | 67,506,850 | 1.62% | 1.01% |
| 2030 | 82,412 | 68,161,357 | 1.56% | 0.97% |
| 2031 | 83,676 | 68,798,574 | 1.53% | 0.93% |
| 2032 | 84,915 | 69,426,441 | 1.48% | 0.91% |
| 2033 | 86,125 | 70,040,484 | 1.42% | 0.88% |
| 2034 | 87,319 | 70,641,572 | 1.39% | 0.86% |
| 2035 | 88,457 | 71,234,749 | 1.3% | 0.84% |
| 2036 | 89,597 | 71,816,372 | 1.29% | 0.82% |
| 2037 | 90,741 | 72,387,807 | 1.28% | 0.8% |
| 2038 | 91,867 | 72,949,611 | 1.24% | 0.78% |
| 2039 | 92,983 | 73,496,152 | 1.21% | 0.75% |
| 2040 | 94,101 | 74,035,615 | 1.2% | 0.73% |
| 2041 | 95,206 | 74,575,444 | 1.17% | 0.73% |
| 2042 | 96,287 | 75,111,899 | 1.14% | 0.72% |
| 2043 | 97,352 | 75,641,512 | 1.11% | 0.71% |
| 2044 | 98,386 | 76,164,461 | 1.06% | 0.69% |
| 2045 | 99,371 | 76,681,448 | 1% | 0.68% |
| 2046 | 100,330 | 77,199,542 | 0.96% | 0.68% |
| 2047 | 101,257 | 77,716,650 | 0.92% | 0.67% |
| 2048 | 102,188 | 78,215,323 | 0.92% | 0.64% |
| 2049 | 103,075 | 78,699,584 | 0.87% | 0.62% |
| 2050 | 103,943 | 79,177,329 | 0.84% | 0.61% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Cayman Islands increased by 14,868 people (a 30.8% growth), while South Africa gained 7,261,274 people (a 14.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Cayman Islands gained 14,111 (a 22.4% growth), while South Africa's population increased by 8,201,075 (a 14.3% growth).
The Cayman Islands was ranked 189th most populous country in 2006 and is 187th in 2026. South Africa was ranked 24th in 2006 and still ranked 24th 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 South Africa will increase by 21% to 79,177,329 people and rank change from 24th to 23rd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| George Town | 40.2K |
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| City | Population |
| Johannesburg | 4.43M |
| Cape Town | 3.78M |
| Soweto | 1.27M |
| Pietermaritzburg | 839K |
| Pretoria | 742K |
| Durban | 595K |
| Rustenburg | 550K |
| Randburg | 337K |
| Port Elizabeth | 312K |
| East London | 267K |
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Population differences between the Cayman Islands and South Africa
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| Life expectancy | 80.9 years | 66.7 years |
| Average age | 38.4 years | 31.1 years |
| Median age | 39.3 years | 29.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.2:49.8 | 48.7:51.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.53 births per woman | 2.22 births per woman |
| Population density | 804 ppl/mi² | 136.7 ppl/mi² |
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