🇰🇾 Cayman Islands Population 2026

As of 2026, the population of Cayman Islands is 77,196, ranking #205 in the world (0.00% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 1.73% per year. The biggest city is George Town with 29,370 inhabitants.

Live estimate

77,219

Growth rate

1.73%

Density

320

people / km² (830 / mi²)

Median age

39.1

Fertility rate

1.50

births per woman

Life expectancy

80.9

years

Cayman Islands population 1950–2100

Population of Cayman Islands, 1950–2100 — solid: UN estimates, dashed: UN medium-variant projection.

By 2050, the population of Cayman Islands is projected to reach 103,958, and 118,031 by 2100. The population is expected to peak in 2097 at 118,127, then decline.

Cayman Islands population by year

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2026	77,196	1.73%	320.3	39.1
2025	75,844	1.80%	314.7	38.7
2024	74,458	1.88%	309.0	38.3
2023	73,038	1.97%	303.1	37.9
2022	71,592	2.04%	297.1	37.5
2021	70,108	2.15%	290.9	37.1
2020	68,684	1.94%	285.0	36.8
2019	67,327	2.05%	279.4	36.4
2018	65,940	2.11%	273.6	36.1
2017	64,536	2.20%	267.8	35.8
2016	63,100	2.30%	261.8	35.5
2015	61,642	2.37%	255.8	35.3
2014	60,160	2.50%	249.6	35.1
2013	58,655	2.58%	243.4	35.0
2012	57,136	2.68%	237.1	34.8
2011	55,606	2.75%	230.7	34.7
2010	54,099	2.75%	224.5	34.5
2009	52,618	2.80%	218.3	34.1
2008	51,151	2.86%	212.2	33.8
2007	49,687	2.96%	206.2	33.5
2006	48,232	2.99%	200.1	33.3
2005	46,788	3.09%	194.1	33.0
2004	45,352	3.14%	188.2	32.8
2003	43,934	3.21%	182.3	32.5
2002	42,514	3.37%	176.4	32.4
2001	41,089	3.45%	170.5	32.3
2000	39,674	3.56%	164.6	32.2
1999	38,284	3.57%	158.9	31.9
1998	36,922	3.68%	153.2	31.3
1997	35,543	3.93%	147.5	30.8
1996	34,143	4.11%	141.7	30.3
1995	32,743	4.27%	135.9	29.8
1994	31,352	4.42%	130.1	29.5
1993	29,976	4.56%	124.4	29.1
1992	28,621	4.69%	118.8	28.9
1991	27,294	4.80%	113.3	28.7
1990	25,999	4.92%	107.9	28.5
1989	24,874	3.90%	103.2	28.2
1988	23,951	3.65%	99.4	27.6
1987	23,073	3.81%	95.7	27.0
1986	22,196	3.93%	92.1	26.5
1985	21,324	4.09%	88.5	26.1
1984	20,454	4.24%	84.9	25.7
1983	19,598	4.32%	81.3	25.4
1982	18,750	4.53%	77.8	25.2
1981	17,905	4.69%	74.3	25.0
1980	17,079	4.75%	70.9	25.0
1979	16,351	3.94%	67.8	24.7
1978	15,727	3.83%	65.3	24.0
1977	15,105	4.25%	62.7	23.2
1976	14,454	4.57%	60.0	22.6
1975	13,788	4.86%	57.2	22.0
1974	13,114	5.17%	54.4	21.5
1973	12,438	5.41%	51.6	21.0
1972	11,764	5.76%	48.8	20.6
1971	11,098	5.90%	46.0	20.3
1970	10,517	4.81%	43.6	20.1
1969	10,166	1.94%	42.2	20.1
1968	9,971	1.93%	41.4	20.3
1967	9,769	2.17%	40.5	20.5
1966	9,560	2.14%	39.7	20.7
1965	9,361	2.06%	38.8	21.0
1964	9,166	2.15%	38.0	21.4
1963	8,970	2.19%	37.2	21.7
1962	8,781	2.07%	36.4	22.0
1961	8,601	2.06%	35.7	22.3
1960	8,428	2.03%	35.0	22.5
1959	8,269	1.77%	34.3	22.6
1958	8,130	1.62%	33.7	22.6
1957	7,989	1.86%	33.2	22.6
1956	7,840	1.90%	32.5	22.6
1955	7,694	1.87%	31.9	22.7
1954	7,554	1.80%	31.3	22.8
1953	7,408	2.11%	30.7	22.9
1952	7,258	2.00%	30.1	23.0
1951	7,133	1.44%	29.6	23.2
1950	7,002	2.29%	29.1	23.5

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2027	78,532	1.70%	325.9	39.5
2028	79,855	1.64%	331.3	39.8
2029	81,145	1.57%	336.7	40.2
2030	82,414	1.54%	342.0	40.6
2031	83,682	1.51%	347.2	41.0
2032	84,921	1.43%	352.4	41.3
2033	86,138	1.42%	357.4	41.7
2034	87,327	1.32%	362.4	42.1
2035	88,470	1.28%	367.1	42.4
2036	89,608	1.28%	371.8	42.7
2037	90,749	1.25%	376.6	43.0
2038	91,879	1.22%	381.2	43.3
2039	92,996	1.20%	385.9	43.5
2040	94,116	1.20%	390.5	43.7
2041	95,222	1.14%	395.1	43.9
2042	96,302	1.11%	399.6	44.0
2043	97,368	1.09%	404.0	44.1
2044	98,393	1.01%	408.3	44.2
2045	99,382	0.99%	412.4	44.2
2046	100,344	0.94%	416.4	44.2
2047	101,269	0.90%	420.2	44.2
2048	102,198	0.93%	424.1	44.2
2049	103,090	0.81%	427.8	44.3
2050	103,958	0.87%	431.4	44.3
2051	104,843	0.83%	435.0	44.4
2052	105,648	0.70%	438.4	44.5
2053	106,388	0.69%	441.4	44.6
2054	107,106	0.66%	444.4	44.7
2055	107,805	0.65%	447.3	44.8
2056	108,507	0.65%	450.2	44.9
2057	109,140	0.51%	452.9	45.0
2058	109,702	0.52%	455.2	45.1
2059	110,246	0.47%	457.5	45.1
2060	110,740	0.42%	459.5	45.2
2061	111,182	0.37%	461.3	45.2
2062	111,592	0.37%	463.0	45.3
2063	111,981	0.33%	464.6	45.3
2064	112,330	0.29%	466.1	45.3
2065	112,638	0.26%	467.4	45.4
2066	112,929	0.26%	468.6	45.4
2067	113,231	0.28%	469.8	45.5
2068	113,554	0.29%	471.2	45.6
2069	113,868	0.26%	472.5	45.7
2070	114,164	0.26%	473.7	45.8
2071	114,439	0.22%	474.8	45.9
2072	114,706	0.25%	476.0	45.9
2073	114,940	0.16%	476.9	46.0
2074	115,144	0.20%	477.8	46.0
2075	115,343	0.15%	478.6	46.1
2076	115,516	0.15%	479.3	46.1
2077	115,713	0.19%	480.1	46.1
2078	115,883	0.10%	480.8	46.2
2079	116,023	0.14%	481.4	46.2
2080	116,165	0.11%	482.0	46.2
2081	116,299	0.12%	482.6	46.2
2082	116,448	0.13%	483.2	46.2
2083	116,601	0.13%	483.8	46.2
2084	116,756	0.14%	484.5	46.3
2085	116,907	0.12%	485.1	46.3
2086	117,040	0.10%	485.6	46.3
2087	117,165	0.11%	486.2	46.4
2088	117,275	0.08%	486.6	46.4
2089	117,370	0.08%	487.0	46.5
2090	117,496	0.13%	487.5	46.6
2091	117,660	0.15%	488.2	46.6
2092	117,800	0.09%	488.8	46.7
2093	117,896	0.07%	489.2	46.8
2094	117,978	0.07%	489.5	46.9
2095	118,048	0.05%	489.8	47.0
2096	118,094	0.03%	490.0	47.1
2097	118,127	0.03%	490.2	47.2
2098	118,122	-0.03%	490.1	47.4
2099	118,088	-0.02%	490.0	47.5
2100	118,031	-0.07%	489.8	47.6

Biggest cities in Cayman Islands

#	City	Region	Population
1	George Town capital	George Town	29,370
2	West Bay	West Bay	15,335

FAQ

What is the population of Cayman Islands in 2026?

The population of Cayman Islands is 77,196 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).

What is the biggest city in Cayman Islands?

George Town is the biggest city in Cayman Islands with 29,370 inhabitants and it is also the capital.

Is the population of Cayman Islands growing or shrinking?

The population of Cayman Islands is growing at 1.73% per year, and is projected to peak in 2097 at 118,127.

Sources

Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-06.
City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-06.

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