Population, total, annual growth rate in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Population, total, annual growth rate was 1.86 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population, total, annual growth rate in Cayman Islands, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, total, annual growth rate in Cayman Islands is 1.86 % change on previous year, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total, annual growth rate in Cayman Islands peaked at 6 % change on previous year in 1972 and was at its lowest, 1.86 % change on previous year, in 2025.
Cayman Islands ranks 57th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Population, total, annual growth rate in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.05 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 2.09 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 2.15 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 2.19 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 2.13 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 2.13 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 2.19 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 2.07 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
| 1969 | 1.95 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 1970 | 3.46 % change on previous year | +78.0% |
| 1971 | 5.52 % change on previous year | +59.5% |
| 1972 | 6 % change on previous year | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 5.73 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 5.43 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 1975 | 5.14 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 4.83 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 1977 | 4.5 % change on previous year | -6.8% |
| 1978 | 4.12 % change on previous year | -8.6% |
| 1979 | 3.97 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 4.45 % change on previous year | +12.2% |
| 1981 | 4.84 % change on previous year | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 4.72 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 4.52 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 4.37 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 4.25 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 4.09 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 3.95 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 3.81 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 3.85 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 4.52 % change on previous year | +17.4% |
| 1991 | 4.98 % change on previous year | +10.1% |
| 1992 | 4.86 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 4.73 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 4.59 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 4.44 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 4.28 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 4.1 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 3.88 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 3.69 % change on previous year | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 3.63 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 3.57 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 3.47 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 3.34 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 3.23 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 3.17 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 3.09 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 3.02 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 2.95 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 2.87 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 2.81 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 2.79 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 2.75 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 2.66 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 2.57 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 2.46 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 2.37 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 2.27 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 2.18 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 2.1 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 2.02 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 2.07 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 2.12 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 2.02 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 1.94 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 2025 | 1.86 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population, total, annual growth rate 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 | +78.0% | 1.95 % change on previous year | 3.46 % change on previous year |
| 1971 | +59.5% | 3.46 % change on previous year | 5.52 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.1 % change on previous year | 1.95 % change on previous year | 2.19 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.87 % change on previous year | 3.46 % change on previous year | 6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.29 % change on previous year | 3.81 % change on previous year | 4.84 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.41 % change on previous year | 3.69 % change on previous year | 4.98 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.23 % change on previous year | 2.87 % change on previous year | 3.63 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5 % change on previous year | 2.1 % change on previous year | 2.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.01 % change on previous year | 1.86 % change on previous year | 2.12 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 54 Zimbabwe 1.9 % change on previous year compare
- 55 Uzbekistan 1.9 % change on previous year compare
- 56 Comoros 1.87 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Ghana 1.85 % change on previous year compare
- 59 Tajikistan 1.85 % change on previous year compare
- 60 Papua New Guinea 1.76 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Cayman Islands
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- 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)
- Urban population 100.0% (2025)
- Urban population 75,844 (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Population, total 75,844 (2025)
- Population growth 1.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total, annual growth rate in Cayman Islands?
- Population, total, annual growth rate in Cayman Islands was 1.86 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 6 % change on previous year in 1972.
- What is the lowest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.86 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for population, total, annual growth rate?
- Cayman Islands ranks 57th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.