Cayman Islands People - 2024

Population

65,483 (2023 est.)

note: most of the population lives on Grand Cayman

Nationality

noun: Caymanian(s)

adjective: Caymanian

Ethnic groups

Cayman Islander 35.4%, Jamaican 24.8%, Filipino 5.5%, British 5.3%, American 5.2%, Honduran 4.2%, Canadian 3.3%, Indian 2.1%, Cuban 1.6%, Nicaraguan 1%, other 11.1%, unspecified 0.5% (2021 est.)

note: data represent population by country of birth

Languages

English (official) 88.8%, Spanish 3.9%, Filipino 3.8%, other 2.8%, unspecified 0.7% (2021 est.)

note:  data represent main language spoken at home

Religions

Protestant 60.8% (includes Church of God 19.5%, Seventh Day Adventist 8.7%, non-denominational 8.3%, Baptist 6.9%, Pentecostal 6.8%, Presbyterian/United Church 5.7%, Anglican 2.8%, Wesleyan Holiness 1.5%, Methodist 0.5%), Roman Catholic 13.6%, Hindu 1.7%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, other 4.8%, none 16.7%, unspecified 1.4% (2021 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 17.48% (male 5,761/female 5,684)

15-64 years: 66.48% (male 21,271/female 22,261)

65 years and over: 16.04% (2023 est.) (male 4,792/female 5,714)

2023 population pyramid:

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 32.6

youth dependency ratio: 22.3

elderly dependency ratio: 10.4

potential support ratio: 9.6 (2021)

Median age

total: 41 years (2023 est.)

male: 40.2 years

female: 41.8 years

Population growth rate

1.79% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

11.6 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

6.1 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Net migration rate

12.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

note: major destination for Cubans trying to migrate to the US

Population distribution

majority of the population resides on Grand Cayman

Urbanization

urban population: 100% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 1.13% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Major urban areas - population

35,000 GEORGE TOWN (capital) (2018)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female

total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 7.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

male: 9 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 5.9 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 82.3 years (2023 est.)

male: 79.6 years

female: 85 years

Total fertility rate

1.82 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

0.9 (2023 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

N/A

Drinking water source

improved: urban: 97.4% of population

total: 97.4% of population

unimproved: urban: 2.6% of population

total: 2.6% of population (2015 est.)

Current health expenditure

N/A

Physicians density

N/A

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: 95.6% of population

total: 95.6% of population

unimproved: urban: 4.4% of population

total: 4.4% of population (2015 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

N/A

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

51.4% (2023 est.)

Education expenditures

2.1% of GDP (2019)

Literacy

total population: 98.9% NA

male: 98.7% NA

female: 99% (2021) NA