Population growth in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Population growth was 1.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population growth in Cayman Islands, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth in Cayman Islands is 1.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Cayman Islands peaked at 5.8% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2025.
That places Cayman Islands 57th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Population growth in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.0% | — |
| 1962 | 2.1% | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 2.1% | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 2.2% | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 2.1% | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 2.1% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 2.2% | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 2.0% | -5.4% |
| 1969 | 1.9% | -5.8% |
| 1970 | 3.4% | +76.7% |
| 1971 | 5.4% | +58.0% |
| 1972 | 5.8% | +8.4% |
| 1973 | 5.6% | -4.4% |
| 1974 | 5.3% | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 5.0% | -5.3% |
| 1976 | 4.7% | -5.9% |
| 1977 | 4.4% | -6.6% |
| 1978 | 4.0% | -8.4% |
| 1979 | 3.9% | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 4.4% | +12.0% |
| 1981 | 4.7% | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 4.6% | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 4.4% | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 4.3% | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 4.2% | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 4.0% | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 3.9% | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 3.7% | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 3.8% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 4.4% | +17.0% |
| 1991 | 4.9% | +9.9% |
| 1992 | 4.7% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 4.6% | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 4.5% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 4.3% | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 4.2% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 4.0% | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 3.6% | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 3.6% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 1.8% | -4.1% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 1.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 4.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 1.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 3.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth in Cayman Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +76.7% | 1.9% | 3.4% |
| 1971 | +58.0% | 3.4% | 5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.8% | 3.4% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.2% | 3.7% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 3.6% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
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More climate change data for Cayman Islands
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4176 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8137 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.359 °C (2026)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Urban population, per capita 1 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate -243.2 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Cayman Islands?
- Population growth in Cayman Islands was 1.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 1972.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2025.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for population growth?
- Cayman Islands ranks 57th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.