The latest officially reported population of the Cayman Islands was 74,457 in 2024 vs 1,000 people in the Vatican in 2019. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cayman Islands' population is 76,930 people compared to 949 in the Vatican.
Population statistics:
- The Cayman Islands' population is 81.1 times bigger than the Vatican's.
- The Cayman Islands is ranked the 187th most populous country in the world, while the Vatican is the 197th.
- The countries together account for 0.0009% of the world: 0.0009% for the Cayman Islands vs 0.00001% for the Vatican.
- For the last 10 years, the Cayman Islands has had an average growth rate of +2.19% per year vs +1.9% in the Vatican.
- Since 2005, the population of the Cayman Islands has increased from 46.8K people to 76.9K (64.4% growth), while the Vatican has grown from 921 to 949 (3.04% growth).
- The Cayman Islands is projected to reach its peak in 2097 at 118K people compared to the peak of 2.51K people in 2100 for the Vatican.
Cayman Islands vs Vatican: live population counter
Cayman Islands
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
76930
|
949
|
| Population rank | 187/197 | 197/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.0009% | 0.00001% |
| One net population change |
6.17 hours
|
1 month
|
| One birth every |
10.1 hours
|
n/a |
| One death every |
1.04 days
|
n/a |
| One migration net change every |
9.78 hours
|
n/a |
| Annual migration change | +896 | n/a |
| Daily growth/decline | +4 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,419 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.94% | +0% |
| Population growth rate rank | 56/197 | 165/197 |
the Cayman Islands and the Vatican: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Cayman Islands
|
Vatican
|
Cayman Islands
|
Vatican
|
|
| 1960 | 8,428 | - | - | - |
| 1961 | 8,601 | - | 2.05% | - |
| 1962 | 8,781 | - | 2.09% | - |
| 1963 | 8,970 | - | 2.15% | - |
| 1964 | 9,166 | - | 2.19% | - |
| 1965 | 9,361 | - | 2.13% | - |
| 1966 | 9,560 | - | 2.13% | - |
| 1967 | 9,769 | - | 2.19% | - |
| 1968 | 9,971 | - | 2.07% | - |
| 1969 | 10,165 | - | 1.95% | - |
| 1970 | 10,517 | - | 3.46% | - |
| 1971 | 11,098 | - | 5.52% | - |
| 1972 | 11,764 | - | 6% | - |
| 1973 | 12,438 | - | 5.73% | - |
| 1974 | 13,114 | - | 5.43% | - |
| 1975 | 13,788 | - | 5.14% | - |
| 1976 | 14,454 | - | 4.83% | - |
| 1977 | 15,105 | - | 4.5% | - |
| 1978 | 15,727 | - | 4.12% | - |
| 1979 | 16,351 | - | 3.97% | - |
| 1980 | 17,079 | - | 4.45% | - |
| 1981 | 17,905 | - | 4.84% | - |
| 1982 | 18,750 | - | 4.72% | - |
| 1983 | 19,598 | - | 4.52% | - |
| 1984 | 20,454 | - | 4.37% | - |
| 1985 | 21,324 | - | 4.25% | - |
| 1986 | 22,197 | - | 4.09% | - |
| 1987 | 23,073 | - | 3.95% | - |
| 1988 | 23,951 | - | 3.81% | - |
| 1989 | 24,874 | - | 3.85% | - |
| 1990 | 25,999 | - | 4.52% | - |
| 1991 | 27,294 | - | 4.98% | - |
| 1992 | 28,621 | - | 4.86% | - |
| 1993 | 29,976 | - | 4.73% | - |
| 1994 | 31,352 | - | 4.59% | - |
| 1995 | 32,743 | - | 4.44% | - |
| 1996 | 34,143 | - | 4.28% | - |
| 1997 | 35,543 | - | 4.1% | - |
| 1998 | 36,922 | - | 3.88% | - |
| 1999 | 38,284 | - | 3.69% | - |
| 2000 | 39,674 | 880 | 3.63% | - |
| 2001 | 41,089 | 890 | 3.57% | 1.14% |
| 2002 | 42,514 | 900 | 3.47% | 1.12% |
| 2003 | 43,934 | 911 | 3.34% | 1.22% |
| 2004 | 45,352 | 921 | 3.23% | 1.1% |
| 2005 | 46,788 | 921 | 3.17% | 0% |
| 2006 | 48,232 | 932 | 3.09% | 1.19% |
| 2007 | 49,687 | 821 | 3.02% | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 51,151 | 824 | 2.95% | 0.37% |
| 2009 | 52,618 | 826 | 2.87% | 0.24% |
| 2010 | 54,099 | 829 | 2.81% | 0.36% |
| 2011 | 55,606 | 832 | 2.79% | 0.36% |
| 2012 | 57,136 | 836 | 2.75% | 0.48% |
| 2013 | 58,655 | 839 | 2.66% | 0.36% |
| 2014 | 60,160 | 842 | 2.57% | 0.36% |
| 2015 | 61,642 | 1,000 | 2.46% | 18.8% |
| 2016 | 63,100 | - | 2.37% | 0% |
| 2017 | 64,535 | 1,000 | 2.27% | 0% |
| 2018 | 65,941 | - | 2.18% | 0% |
| 2019 | 67,327 | 1,000 | 2.1% | 0% |
| 2020 | 68,684 | 987 | 2.02% | -1.29% |
| 2021 | 70,108 | 970 | 2.07% | -1.68% |
| 2022 | 71,591 | 944 | 2.12% | -2.66% |
| 2023 | 73,038 | 922 | 2.02% | -2.34% |
| 2024 | 74,457 | 933 | 1.94% | 1.2% |
| 2025 | 75,842 | 939 | 1.86% | 0.59% |
| 2026 | 77,197 | 952 | 1.79% | 1.37% |
| 2027 | 78,532 | 974 | 1.73% | 2.32% |
| 2028 | 79,852 | 985 | 1.68% | 1.13% |
| 2029 | 81,146 | 983 | 1.62% | -0.19% |
| 2030 | 82,412 | 976 | 1.56% | -0.75% |
| 2031 | 83,676 | 968 | 1.53% | -0.75% |
| 2032 | 84,915 | 968 | 1.48% | 0% |
| 2033 | 86,125 | 988 | 1.42% | 2.09% |
| 2034 | 87,319 | 992 | 1.39% | 0.37% |
| 2035 | 88,457 | 1,000 | 1.3% | 0.74% |
| 2036 | 89,597 | 998 | 1.29% | -0.18% |
| 2037 | 90,741 | 1,003 | 1.28% | 0.55% |
| 2038 | 91,867 | 1,022 | 1.24% | 1.83% |
| 2039 | 92,983 | 1,060 | 1.21% | 3.78% |
| 2040 | 94,101 | 1,095 | 1.2% | 3.3% |
| 2041 | 95,206 | 1,127 | 1.17% | 2.86% |
| 2042 | 96,287 | 1,149 | 1.14% | 1.96% |
| 2043 | 97,352 | 1,169 | 1.11% | 1.76% |
| 2044 | 98,386 | 1,186 | 1.06% | 1.42% |
| 2045 | 99,371 | 1,209 | 1% | 2.02% |
| 2046 | 100,330 | 1,224 | 0.96% | 1.22% |
| 2047 | 101,257 | 1,248 | 0.92% | 1.95% |
| 2048 | 102,188 | 1,272 | 0.92% | 1.92% |
| 2049 | 103,075 | 1,296 | 0.87% | 1.88% |
| 2050 | 103,943 | 1,325 | 0.84% | 2.27% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Cayman Islands increased by 14,854 people (a 31.7% growth), while the Vatican gained 79 people (a 8.58% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Cayman Islands gained 15,288 (a 24.8% growth), while the Vatican's population decreased by -51 (a 5.1% decline).
The Cayman Islands was ranked 189th most populous country in 2005 and is 187th in 2025. The Vatican was ranked 197th in 2005 and still ranked 197th 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 the Vatican will increase by 39.6% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th.
Biggest cities by population
|
Cayman Islands
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| George Town | 40.2K |
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Vatican City | 882 |
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Population differences between the Cayman Islands and the Vatican
|
Cayman Islands
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 80.7 years | 83.3 years |
| Average age | 38.4 years | n/a |
| Median age | 39.3 years | n/a |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.2:49.8 | n/a |
| Fertility rate | 1.53 births per woman | n/a |
| Population density | 804 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
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