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Population in the Cayman Islands compared to Trinidad and Tobago: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Cayman Islands was 74,457 in 2024 vs 1,368,333 people in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cayman Islands' population is 77,619 people compared to 1,374,840 in Trinidad and Tobago.

Population statistics:

  • Trinidad and Tobago's population is 17.7 times bigger than the Cayman Islands'.
  • The Cayman Islands is ranked the 187th most populous country in the world, while Trinidad and Tobago is the 154th.
  • The countries together account for 0.02% of the world: 0.0009% for the Cayman Islands vs 0.02% for Trinidad and Tobago.
  • For the last 10 years, the Cayman Islands has had an average growth rate of +2.19% per year vs +0.19% in Trinidad and Tobago.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Cayman Islands has increased from 48.2K people to 77.6K (60.9% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago has grown from 1.3M to 1.37M (5.92% growth).

Cayman Islands vs Trinidad and Tobago: population by year and forecast

Cayman Islands
Factual

Projection
Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cayman Islands Trinidad
2100 119,196 820,139
2099 119,224 827,732
2098 119,264 835,344
2097 119,234 843,011
2096 119,198 850,741
2095 119,140 858,556
2094 119,058 866,373
2093 118,975 874,273
2092 118,865 882,213
2091 118,691 890,266
2090 118,534 898,378
2089 118,436 906,601
2088 118,344 914,872
2087 118,213 923,272
2086 118,090 931,804
2085 117,945 940,463
2084 117,785 949,270
2083 117,632 958,273
2082 117,476 967,427
2081 117,333 976,795
2080 117,205 986,272
2079 117,045 995,976
2078 116,922 1,005,824
2077 116,701 1,015,872
2076 116,525 1,026,025
2075 116,353 1,036,315
2074 116,124 1,046,695
2073 115,941 1,057,138
2072 115,650 1,067,706
2071 115,401 1,078,279
2070 115,097 1,088,883
2069 114,802 1,099,489
2068 114,464 1,110,059
2067 114,149 1,120,501
2066 113,854 1,130,882
2065 113,563 1,141,203
2064 113,231 1,151,388
2063 112,858 1,161,394
2062 112,446 1,171,232
2061 112,029 1,180,918
2060 111,556 1,190,417
2059 111,031 1,199,770
2058 110,457 1,208,904
2057 109,895 1,217,922
2056 109,181 1,226,725
2055 108,478 1,235,387
2054 107,769 1,243,896
2053 107,027 1,252,160
2052 106,277 1,260,260
2051 105,401 1,268,194
2050 104,491 1,275,900
2049 103,646 1,283,457
2048 102,692 1,290,793
2047 101,771 1,297,947
2046 100,823 1,304,843
2045 99,829 1,311,560
2044 98,826 1,318,015
2043 97,759 1,324,249
2042 96,675 1,330,180
2041 95,579 1,335,843
2040 94,441 1,341,188
2039 93,319 1,346,239
2038 92,184 1,350,921
2037 91,038 1,355,297
2036 89,880 1,359,322
2035 88,740 1,362,986
2034 87,573 1,366,278
2033 86,339 1,369,125
2032 85,116 1,371,607
2031 83,837 1,373,561
2030 82,558 1,375,038
2029 81,274 1,376,018
2028 79,953 1,376,314
2027 78,604 1,375,856
2026 77,255 1,374,464
2025 75,873 1,372,016
2024 74,457 1,368,333
2023 73,038 1,367,510
2022 71,591 1,365,805
2021 70,108 1,367,558
2020 68,684 1,366,725
2019 67,327 1,363,985
2018 65,941 1,359,193
2017 64,535 1,356,633
2016 63,100 1,353,895
2015 61,642 1,349,667
2014 60,160 1,345,343
2013 58,655 1,340,557
2012 57,136 1,335,194
2011 55,606 1,328,019
2010 54,099 1,317,714
2009 52,618 1,310,106
2008 51,151 1,308,587
2007 49,687 1,303,188
2006 48,232 1,297,944
2005 46,788 1,294,494
2004 45,352 1,345,380
2003 43,934 1,338,709
2002 42,514 1,332,011
2001 41,089 1,325,567
2000 39,674 1,319,774
1999 38,284 1,314,708
1998 36,922 1,310,225
1997 35,543 1,305,836
1996 34,143 1,300,928
1995 32,743 1,295,169
1994 31,352 1,288,341
1993 29,976 1,280,466
1992 28,621 1,271,674
1991 27,294 1,262,171
1990 25,999 1,252,208
1989 24,874 1,241,600
1988 23,951 1,230,069
1987 23,073 1,217,364
1986 22,197 1,203,124
1985 21,324 1,187,366
1984 20,454 1,172,984
1983 19,598 1,160,534
1982 18,750 1,147,927
1981 17,905 1,135,132
1980 17,079 1,121,744
1979 16,351 1,107,639
1978 15,727 1,093,380
1977 15,105 1,079,554
1976 14,454 1,066,311
1975 13,788 1,053,469
1974 13,114 1,040,761
1973 12,438 1,027,851
1972 11,764 1,014,921
1971 11,098 1,002,585
1970 10,517 991,471
1969 10,165 980,706
1968 9,971 969,006
1967 9,769 956,418
1966 9,560 942,937
1965 9,361 928,425
1964 9,166 912,963
1963 8,970 896,804
1962 8,781 880,194
1961 8,601 863,144
1960 8,428 844,943

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 Trinidad and Tobago gained 55,951 people (a 4.31% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Cayman Islands gained 14,519 people (a 23% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago's population increased by 20,945 people (a 1.55% growth).

The Cayman Islands was ranked 189th most populous country in 2006 and is 187th in 2026. Trinidad and Tobago was ranked 150th in 2006 and ranked 154th 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 Trinidad and Tobago will decrease by 7.2% to 1,275,900 people and rank change from 154th to 158th.

The Cayman Islands is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 119K people compared to the peak of 1.38M people in 2028 for Trinidad and Tobago.

Population growth rate by year

Cayman Islands
Factual

Projection
Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cayman Islands Trinidad
2100 -0.02% -0.92%
2099 -0.03% -0.91%
2098 0.03% -0.91%
2097 0.03% -0.91%
2096 0.05% -0.91%
2095 0.07% -0.9%
2094 0.07% -0.9%
2093 0.09% -0.9%
2092 0.15% -0.9%
2091 0.13% -0.9%
2090 0.08% -0.91%
2089 0.08% -0.9%
2088 0.11% -0.91%
2087 0.1% -0.92%
2086 0.12% -0.92%
2085 0.14% -0.93%
2084 0.13% -0.94%
2083 0.13% -0.95%
2082 0.12% -0.96%
2081 0.11% -0.96%
2080 0.14% -0.97%
2079 0.11% -0.98%
2078 0.19% -0.99%
2077 0.15% -0.99%
2076 0.15% -0.99%
2075 0.2% -0.99%
2074 0.16% -0.99%
2073 0.25% -0.99%
2072 0.22% -0.98%
2071 0.26% -0.97%
2070 0.26% -0.96%
2069 0.3% -0.95%
2068 0.28% -0.93%
2067 0.26% -0.92%
2066 0.26% -0.9%
2065 0.29% -0.88%
2064 0.33% -0.86%
2063 0.37% -0.84%
2062 0.37% -0.82%
2061 0.42% -0.8%
2060 0.47% -0.78%
2059 0.52% -0.76%
2058 0.51% -0.74%
2057 0.65% -0.72%
2056 0.65% -0.7%
2055 0.66% -0.68%
2054 0.69% -0.66%
2053 0.71% -0.64%
2052 0.83% -0.63%
2051 0.87% -0.6%
2050 0.82% -0.59%
2049 0.93% -0.57%
2048 0.91% -0.55%
2047 0.94% -0.53%
2046 1% -0.51%
2045 1.02% -0.49%
2044 1.09% -0.47%
2043 1.12% -0.45%
2042 1.15% -0.42%
2041 1.21% -0.4%
2040 1.2% -0.38%
2039 1.23% -0.35%
2038 1.26% -0.32%
2037 1.29% -0.3%
2036 1.28% -0.27%
2035 1.33% -0.24%
2034 1.43% -0.21%
2033 1.44% -0.18%
2032 1.53% -0.14%
2031 1.55% -0.11%
2030 1.58% -0.07%
2029 1.65% -0.02%
2028 1.72% 0.03%
2027 1.75% 0.1%
2026 1.82% 0.18%
2025 1.9% 0.27%
2024 1.94% 0.06%
2023 2.02% 0.12%
2022 2.12% -0.13%
2021 2.07% 0.06%
2020 2.02% 0.2%
2019 2.1% 0.35%
2018 2.18% 0.19%
2017 2.27% 0.2%
2016 2.37% 0.31%
2015 2.46% 0.32%
2014 2.57% 0.36%
2013 2.66% 0.4%
2012 2.75% 0.54%
2011 2.79% 0.78%
2010 2.81% 0.58%
2009 2.87% 0.12%
2008 2.95% 0.41%
2007 3.02% 0.4%
2006 3.09% 0.27%
2005 3.17% -3.78%
2004 3.23% 0.5%
2003 3.34% 0.5%
2002 3.47% 0.49%
2001 3.57% 0.44%
2000 3.63% 0.39%
1999 3.69% 0.34%
1998 3.88% 0.34%
1997 4.1% 0.38%
1996 4.28% 0.44%
1995 4.44% 0.53%
1994 4.59% 0.62%
1993 4.73% 0.69%
1992 4.86% 0.75%
1991 4.98% 0.8%
1990 4.52% 0.85%
1989 3.85% 0.94%
1988 3.81% 1.04%
1987 3.95% 1.18%
1986 4.09% 1.33%
1985 4.25% 1.23%
1984 4.37% 1.07%
1983 4.52% 1.1%
1982 4.72% 1.13%
1981 4.84% 1.19%
1980 4.45% 1.27%
1979 3.97% 1.3%
1978 4.12% 1.28%
1977 4.5% 1.24%
1976 4.83% 1.22%
1975 5.14% 1.22%
1974 5.43% 1.26%
1973 5.73% 1.27%
1972 6% 1.23%
1971 5.52% 1.12%
1970 3.46% 1.1%
1969 1.95% 1.21%
1968 2.07% 1.32%
1967 2.19% 1.43%
1966 2.13% 1.56%
1965 2.13% 1.69%
1964 2.19% 1.8%
1963 2.15% 1.89%
1962 2.09% 1.98%
1961 2.05% 2.15%

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 Trinidad and Tobago's population grew by 0.06%.

Live population counters

Cayman Islands Trinidad
Current population
77619
1374840
Population rank 187/197 154/197
Percent of world population 0.0009% 0.02%
One net population change
6.17 hours
10.6 hours
One birth every
10.1 hours
35.9 minutes
One death every
1.04 days
45.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +4 +2
Annual growth/decline +1,419 +823
Annual growth/decline rate +1.94% +0.06%
Population growth rate rank 54/197 161/197
One migration net change every
9.89 hours
12.7 hours
Annual migration change +888 +691
Net migration rank 65/196 67/196
Foreign-born residents 31,935 113,478
Foreign-born residents rank 162/195 128/195
Foreign-born share of population 42.9% 7.5%
Foreign-born share rank 13/195 78/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cayman Islands
Natural

Migration
Trinidad and Tobago
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cayman Islands Trinidad
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 888 - 691
2024 - 896 - 1,334
2023 514 921 3,200 2,126
2022 527 942 3,773 4,247
2021 533 965 2,091 5,749
2020 539 810 4,558 427
2019 514 859 5,647 -19,251
2018 383 1,011 5,869 35,502
2017 351 1,065 6,779 1,445
2016 351 1,094 7,436 -86
2015 364 1,107 7,963 -575
2014 392 1,105 8,571 -799
2013 439 1,077 9,020 -796
2012 468 1,060 9,376 -880
2011 503 1,024 9,601 -1,410
2010 515 978 9,698 -2,230
2009 513 951 9,769 -3,056
2008 490 975 9,872 -3,624
2007 468 990 9,939 -3,731
2006 451 997 9,889 -3,684
2005 439 1,002 9,822 -3,595
2004 426 1,004 10,149 -3,504
2003 416 1,003 10,169 -3,472
2002 407 1,019 10,316 -3,613
2001 400 1,026 10,438 -4,252
2000 392 1,021 10,588 -5,185
1999 394 960 10,821 -6,103
1998 392 974 10,964 -6,730
1997 387 1,004 11,405 -6,865
1996 377 1,026 12,101 -6,827
1995 362 1,039 12,971 -6,723
1994 343 1,042 14,032 -6,615
1993 325 1,040 14,878 -6,554
1992 320 1,020 15,910 -6,650
1991 327 982 16,903 -7,149
1990 284 998 18,052 -7,878
1989 269 700 19,636 -8,588
1988 233 646 21,028 -9,023
1987 214 663 22,398 -9,002
1986 227 649 23,705 -8,620
1985 225 646 24,487 -8,051
1984 216 649 24,738 -12,413
1983 206 648 25,118 -12,544
1982 217 629 25,181 -12,529
1981 255 578 25,015 -12,086
1980 232 588 24,557 -10,709
1979 210 425 23,475 -9,106
1978 195 413 22,538 -8,397
1977 184 456 21,660 -8,154
1976 180 484 20,875 -7,895
1975 181 492 20,468 -7,768
1974 184 493 20,412 -7,683
1973 216 460 20,617 -7,524
1972 292 375 20,116 -7,346
1971 158 500 19,400 -7,499
1970 219 294 19,074 -8,751
1969 139 43 19,652 -8,449
1968 167 39 20,849 -8,647
1967 168 41 21,992 -9,008
1966 167 37 23,228 -9,254
1965 168 28 24,349 -9,301
1964 179 16 25,065 -9,193
1963 191 1 25,507 -9,067
1962 192 -6 25,763 -8,982
1961 188 -7 25,518 -8,200
1960 180 -24 24,766 -5,671

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 Trinidad and Tobago 66% is from natural causes (a gain of 55,887 people) and 34% is from migration (a gain of 28,785 people).

As of 2024, 31,935 residents or 42.9% of the population were not native-born in the Cayman Islands, compared to 113,478 people or 7.5% in Trinidad and Tobago.

Biggest cities by population

Cayman Islands
City Population
George Town 40.2K
Trinidad
City Population
Chaguanas 83.5K
San Fernando 55.4K
Port of Spain 49K
Scarborough 17K
San Juan 13.8K

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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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