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

the Cayman Islands and Tonga: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Cayman Islands	Tonga	Cayman Islands	Tonga
1960	8,428	66,170	-	-
1961	8,601	68,037	2.05%	2.82%
1962	8,781	69,940	2.09%	2.8%
1963	8,970	71,885	2.15%	2.78%
1964	9,166	73,879	2.19%	2.77%
1965	9,361	75,924	2.13%	2.77%
1966	9,560	78,002	2.13%	2.74%
1967	9,769	79,814	2.19%	2.32%
1968	9,971	81,353	2.07%	1.93%
1969	10,165	82,885	1.95%	1.88%
1970	10,517	84,401	3.46%	1.83%
1971	11,098	85,896	5.52%	1.77%
1972	11,764	87,356	6%	1.7%
1973	12,438	88,805	5.73%	1.66%
1974	13,114	90,683	5.43%	2.11%
1975	13,788	93,017	5.14%	2.57%
1976	14,454	95,325	4.83%	2.48%
1977	15,105	96,725	4.5%	1.47%
1978	15,727	97,204	4.12%	0.5%
1979	16,351	97,544	3.97%	0.35%
1980	17,079	97,769	4.45%	0.23%
1981	17,905	97,909	4.84%	0.14%
1982	18,750	97,980	4.72%	0.07%
1983	19,598	97,998	4.52%	0.02%
1984	20,454	97,990	4.37%	-0.008%
1985	21,324	97,984	4.25%	-0.006%
1986	22,197	98,010	4.09%	0.03%
1987	23,073	98,376	3.95%	0.37%
1988	23,951	98,969	3.81%	0.6%
1989	24,874	99,403	3.85%	0.44%
1990	25,999	99,700	4.52%	0.3%
1991	27,294	99,895	4.98%	0.2%
1992	28,621	100,022	4.86%	0.13%
1993	29,976	100,103	4.73%	0.08%
1994	31,352	100,166	4.59%	0.06%
1995	32,743	100,225	4.44%	0.06%
1996	34,143	100,275	4.28%	0.05%
1997	35,543	100,674	4.1%	0.4%
1998	36,922	101,388	3.88%	0.71%
1999	38,284	102,046	3.69%	0.65%
2000	39,674	102,677	3.63%	0.62%
2001	41,089	103,288	3.57%	0.6%
2002	42,514	103,874	3.47%	0.57%
2003	43,934	104,464	3.34%	0.57%
2004	45,352	105,071	3.23%	0.58%
2005	46,788	105,671	3.17%	0.57%
2006	48,232	106,253	3.09%	0.55%
2007	49,687	106,726	3.02%	0.45%
2008	51,151	107,020	2.95%	0.28%
2009	52,618	107,203	2.87%	0.17%
2010	54,099	107,400	2.81%	0.18%
2011	55,606	107,570	2.79%	0.16%
2012	57,136	107,460	2.75%	-0.1%
2013	58,655	107,078	2.66%	-0.36%
2014	60,160	106,609	2.57%	-0.44%
2015	61,642	106,095	2.46%	-0.48%
2016	63,100	105,524	2.37%	-0.54%
2017	64,535	105,356	2.27%	-0.16%
2018	65,941	105,567	2.18%	0.2%
2019	67,327	105,669	2.1%	0.1%
2020	68,684	105,704	2.02%	0.03%
2021	70,108	105,490	2.07%	-0.2%
2022	71,591	105,042	2.12%	-0.42%
2023	73,038	104,597	2.02%	-0.42%
2024	74,457	104,175	1.94%	-0.4%
2025	75,842	103,744	1.86%	-0.41%
2026	77,197	103,290	1.79%	-0.44%
2027	78,532	102,899	1.73%	-0.38%
2028	79,852	102,568	1.68%	-0.32%
2029	81,146	102,280	1.62%	-0.28%
2030	82,412	102,069	1.56%	-0.21%
2031	83,676	101,927	1.53%	-0.14%
2032	84,915	101,837	1.48%	-0.09%
2033	86,125	101,807	1.42%	-0.03%
2034	87,319	101,806	1.39%	-0.001%
2035	88,457	101,833	1.3%	0.03%
2036	89,597	101,895	1.29%	0.06%
2037	90,741	101,993	1.28%	0.1%
2038	91,867	102,173	1.24%	0.18%
2039	92,983	102,367	1.21%	0.19%
2040	94,101	102,568	1.2%	0.2%
2041	95,206	102,805	1.17%	0.23%
2042	96,287	103,038	1.14%	0.23%
2043	97,352	103,306	1.11%	0.26%
2044	98,386	103,612	1.06%	0.3%
2045	99,371	103,928	1%	0.3%
2046	100,330	104,232	0.96%	0.29%
2047	101,257	104,502	0.92%	0.26%
2048	102,188	104,744	0.92%	0.23%
2049	103,075	104,975	0.87%	0.22%
2050	103,943	105,193	0.84%	0.21%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Cayman Islands increased by 14,854 people (a 31.7% growth), while Tonga gained 424 people (a 0.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Cayman Islands gained 15,288 (a 24.8% growth), while Tonga's population decreased by -2,351 (a 2.22% decline).

The Cayman Islands was ranked 189th most populous country in 2005 and is 187th in 2025. Tonga was ranked 182nd in 2005 and ranked 183rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) the Cayman Islands' population will grow by 35.1% to 103,943 people with a rank change from 187th to 184th. The population of Tonga will increase by 1.4% to 105,193 people and will still be ranked 183rd.