Urban population growth (annual %) in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Urban population growth (annual %) was 1.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Urban population growth in Cayman Islands, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population growth in Cayman Islands stood at 1.8%. 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, urban population growth in Cayman Islands peaked at 5.8% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2025.
That places Cayman Islands 76th 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.
Urban population growth (annual %) 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 0.6%, 2.9× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 1.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 2.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population growth (annual %) 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
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 urban population growth in Cayman Islands?
- Urban population growth in Cayman Islands was 1.8% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population growth recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 1972.
- What is the lowest urban population growth recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2025.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for urban population growth?
- Cayman Islands ranks 76th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban 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 Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual urban population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear urban population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank total population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.