Macroscope
All countries

Cayman Islands

Latin America and the Caribbean

All indicators of the Macroscope base for Cayman Islands, with sources. Below: what past UN and IMF releases projected and what actually happened.

Population
73k
persons, 1 July, 2023
Births
0.87k
births per year, 2023
Total fertility rate
1.53
children per woman, 2023
International migrants, share
42.9
% of population, 2024
Internet users
81.1
% of population, 2017
GDP per capita, PPP
80,997
constant 2021 international $, 2024
Electricity demand per person
9,535
kWh per person a year, 2024

What the data shows

Computed with the same code as the observations under the main chart and in the API (get_insights). Moving together in time does not prove a cause.

How the indicators changed

  • Fertility (TFR): 4.38 in 1950 → 1.53 in 2023 (−65%). Peak: 4.89 in 1972; the latest value is 69% lower. Threshold: below 2.1 since 1982. The trend broke around 1963 and 1984: +0.02 → −0.14 → −0.01 a year.
  • Births: 0.25k in 1950 → 0.87k in 2023 (×3.5). The trend broke around 1984 and 2005: 0k → +0.02k → +0.01k a year.
  • Population: 7k in 1950 → 73k in 2023 (×10). The trend broke around 1970 and 1989: +0.16k → +0.74k → +1.43k a year.
  • Internet: 0% in 1990 → 81.1% in 2017 (+81 pp). Thresholds: above 10% since 2005, above 50% since 2007. Fastest growth in 2005–2010: 38% → 66%.
  • Urban share: 100% in 1960 → 100% in 2025 (0 pp).
  • GDP per person (PPP): 92,213 PPP dollars in 2006 → 80,997 PPP dollars in 2024 (−12%). Low: 72,183 PPP dollars in 2020; +12% since then. The trend broke around 2012: direction reversed (−3,682 → +568 a year).
  • Net migration: on average −0.02k a year in the 1950s, 0.02k a year in the 1960s, 0.44k a year in the 1970s, 0.64k a year in the 1980s, 1.01k a year in the 1990s, 1k a year in the 2000s, 1.04k a year in the 2010s, 0.91k a year in the 2020s.
  • Life expectancy, men: 51.7 years in 1950 → 78 years in 2023 (+26 years). Threshold: above 70 years since 1989. The trend broke around 1984: change slowed down (+0.51 → +0.16 a year).

What changed at the same time

  • The fastest decline of "Fertility (TFR)" was in 1972–1982: 4.89 → 2.01. Over the same years: births 0.41k → 0.35k; population 11.8k → 18.8k; urban share 100% → 100%; net migration 0.38k a year → 0.63k a year; life expectancy, men 63.1 years → 67.8 years; no data for the others in those years.
  • Over the last 10 years (2013–2023): fertility (TFR) 1.45 → 1.53; births 0.72k → 0.87k; population 58.7k → 73k; internet 71.4% (2013); urban share 100% → 100%; GDP per person (PPP) 72,989 PPP dollars → 79,581 PPP dollars; net migration 1.08k a year → 0.92k a year; life expectancy, men 75.2 years → 78 years.

How the indicators relate

  • Fertility (TFR) and internet (1990–2017, 17 years): levels are noticeably related, in opposite directions (r = −0.63); year-to-year changes show no reliable link (r = 0.59).
  • Fertility (TFR) and GDP per person (PPP) (2006–2023, 18 years): levels are noticeably related, in the same direction (r = 0.58); year-to-year changes show no reliable link (r = −0.16).

Against other countries

  • Fertility (TFR), adjusted for income: countries with the same GDP per person (79,580 PPP dollars) typically have 1.21; here it is 1.53, higher than in 81% of countries at this income (2023, 197 countries).
  • Order of events: urban majority: already in 1960; fertility below 3: 1974; fertility below 2.1: 1982; half the population online: 2007. Fertility fell below 3 after the urban share passed 50% in 69% of 111 countries where the order is known; median gap 9 years. Fertility fell below 2.1 before half the population went online in 88% of 112 countries where the order is known.

Forecasts vs actual

  • Fertility (TFR): past UN projections. The outcome was below the projection in 0 of 1 revisions (2022–2022) and above in 1; median gap +27%.
  • Fertility (TFR): UN 2024 projection (medium): 2050 — 1.52 (0% vs 2023), 2100 — 1.57 (+2% vs 2023); low variant for 2100: 1.07.
  • Births: past UN projections. The outcome was below the projection in 0 of 1 revisions (2022–2022) and above in 1; median gap +32%.
  • Births: UN 2024 projection (medium): 2050 — 0.98k (+13% vs 2023), 2100 — 1k (+16% vs 2023); low variant for 2100: 0.45k.
  • Population: past UN projections. The outcome was below the projection in 1 of 12 revisions (1998–2022) and above in 11; median gap +12%.
  • The UN 1998 projection expected this level (73k) already around 2022: reality is 1 year behind it.
  • The UN 2022 projection expected today's level (73k, 2023) only after 2030: reality is at least 8 years ahead of it.
  • Population: UN 2024 projection (medium): 2050 — 104k (+42% vs 2023), 2100 — 118k (+62% vs 2023); low variant for 2100: 88.3k.
  • Why the UN missed the population. The 2022 projection for 2023: 69.3k; the UN's 2024 estimate: 73k (+5.4%). Parts of the gap (plus means more people than projected): the starting population +2k, births +0.4k, deaths +0.2k (fewer deaths than expected), migration +1.1k; the largest: the starting population.
  • Net migration: UN 2024 projection (medium): 2030 — 0.89k a year, 2050 — 0.82k a year, 2100 — 0.18k a year.
  • Life expectancy, men: UN 2024 projection (medium): 2030 — 79.5 years, 2050 — 83.1 years, 2100 — 89.2 years.

UN projections vs actual

Solid line: actual data, UN WPP 2024 estimates; births and fertility from national statistics from the last year they matched the UN estimate (the UN's figures for the latest years are partly its own projection). Dashed: medium variants of past UN revisions. The table shows what each revision expected for the latest year (or five-year period) with actual data.

Population

persons, 1 July
Cayman Islands: PopulationActual 2023: 73k20k40k60k80k100k19902000201020202030
  • Actual
  • UN 1998
  • UN 2000
  • UN 2002
  • UN 2004
  • UN 2006
  • UN 2008
  • UN 2010
  • UN 2012
  • UN 2015
  • UN 2017
  • UN 2019
  • UN 2022
  • UN 2024, medium
ReleaseTarget periodHorizonExpectedActualActual vs expected
UN 1998202325 years74.6k73k−2.1%
UN 2000202323 years69.7k73k+4.8%
UN 2002202321 years64.5k73k+13.2%
UN 2004202319 years54.1k73k+35.1%
UN 2006202317 years54.7k73k+33.5%
UN 2008202315 years62.7k73k+16.6%
UN 2010202313 years61.4k73k+18.9%
UN 2012202311 years64.3k73k+13.5%
UN 201520238 years66.1k73k+10.4%
UN 201720236 years66.1k73k+10.4%
UN 201920234 years68.1k73k+7.3%
UN 202220231 year69.3k73k+5.4%

Births

births per year
Cayman Islands: BirthsActual 2023: 0.87k0.4k0.5k0.6k0.7k0.8k0.9k19902000201020202030
  • Actual
  • UN 2022
  • UN 2024, medium
ReleaseTarget periodHorizonExpectedActualActual vs expected
UN 202220231 year0.65k0.87k+32.3%

Total fertility rate

children per woman
Cayman Islands: Total fertility rateActual 2023: 1.531.21.41.61.8219902000201020202030
  • Actual
  • UN 2022
  • UN 2024, medium
ReleaseTarget periodHorizonExpectedActualActual vs expected
UN 202220231 year1.211.53+27%

Deaths

thousand deaths per year
Cayman Islands: DeathsActual 2023: 00.10.20.30.40.50.619902000201020202030
  • Actual
  • UN 2022
  • UN 2024, medium
ReleaseTarget periodHorizonExpectedActualActual vs expected
UN 202220231 year00−24%

Infant mortality

deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Cayman Islands: Infant mortalityActual 2023: 1.10246819902000201020202030
  • Actual
  • UN 2022
  • UN 2024, medium
ReleaseTarget periodHorizonExpectedActualActual vs expected
UN 202220231 year7.11.1−84.4%

Net migration

persons per year
Cayman Islands: Net migrationActual 2023: 0.92k0.2k0.4k0.6k0.8k1k1.2k19902000201020202030
  • Actual
  • UN 2022
  • UN 2024, medium
ReleaseTarget periodHorizonExpectedActualActual vs expected
UN 202220231 year0.4k0.92k+1k a year

Life expectancy at birth, women

years
Cayman Islands: Life expectancy at birth, womenActual 2023: 82.974798419902000201020202030
  • Actual
  • UN 2022
  • UN 2024, medium
ReleaseTarget periodHorizonExpectedActualActual vs expected
UN 202220231 year78.382.9+4.6 yrs

Life expectancy at birth, men

years
Cayman Islands: Life expectancy at birth, menActual 2023: 787075808519902000201020202030
  • Actual
  • UN 2022
  • UN 2024, medium
ReleaseTarget periodHorizonExpectedActualActual vs expected
UN 202220231 year73.478+4.6 yrs

* The five-year period is not over: the projection is compared with the mean of its years so far (UN facts end in 2023).

All indicators

Demography

Population

73k persons, 1 July latest value, 2023

Cayman Islands: Population1950: 7k; 2023: 73k050k100k150k19501975200020252050

Population on 1 July. UN estimate to 2023, medium variant from 2024; past UN revisions for forecast checks.

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Births

0.87k births per year latest value, 2023

Cayman Islands: Births1950: 0.25k; 2023: 0.87k00.2k0.4k0.6k0.8k1k19501975200020252050

Live births per calendar year. UN WPP 2024 and national statistics (64 countries, 2015-2025).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Deaths

0 thousand deaths per year latest value, 2023

Cayman Islands: Deaths1950: 0; 2023: 000011119501975200020252050

Deaths per calendar year (UN estimate to 2023, medium variant from 2024); past UN revisions for forecast checks.

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Natural change

0.5 thousand persons per year latest value, 2023

Cayman Islands: Natural change1950: 0.1; 2023: 0.500.20.40.619501975200020252050

Births minus deaths in the year (UN). Negative: natural decrease, more deaths than births.

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Rate of natural change

7 per 1,000 population per year latest value, 2023

Cayman Islands: Rate of natural change1950: 20.1; 2023: 7051015202519501975200020252050

Births minus deaths in the year per 1,000 people (UN). With the net migration rate it makes up population growth.

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Life expectancy at 65

20.6 years latest value, 2023

Cayman Islands: Life expectancy at 651950: 11.5; 2023: 20.6051015202519501975200020252050

Years a person aged 65 would still live at the mortality rates of the year; both sexes (UN).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Infant mortality

1.1 deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births latest value, 2023

Cayman Islands: Infant mortality1950: 79.3; 2023: 1.102040608019501975200020252050

Children per 1,000 live births who die before their first birthday (UN); past UN revisions for forecast checks.

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Total fertility rate

1.53 children per woman latest value, 2023

Cayman Islands: Total fertility rate1950: 4.38; 2023: 1.530.001.002.003.004.005.0019501975200020252050

Average number of children a woman would have at the age-specific fertility rates of the year.

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Life expectancy at birth, women

82.9 years latest value, 2023

Cayman Islands: Life expectancy at birth, women1950: 56.1; 2023: 82.902040608010019501975200020252050

Years a newborn girl would live at the mortality rates of the year (UN).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Life expectancy at birth, men

78 years latest value, 2023

Cayman Islands: Life expectancy at birth, men1950: 51.7; 2023: 7802040608010019501975200020252050

Years a newborn boy would live at the mortality rates of the year (UN).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Median age

37.9 years latest value, 2023

Cayman Islands: Median age1950: 23.5; 2023: 37.90102030405019501975200020252050

Age that divides the population in two halves (UN).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Mean age of mothers at childbirth

30.6 years latest value, 2023

Cayman Islands: Mean age of mothers at childbirth1950: 27.1; 2023: 30.601020304019501975200020252050

Mean age of mothers at the birth of their children of any order (UN).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Sex ratio at birth

103.6 boys per 100 girls latest value, 2023

Cayman Islands: Sex ratio at birth1950: 103.6; 2023: 103.605010015019501975200020252050

Boys born per 100 girls born (UN).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Crude marriage rate

9.28 marriages per 1,000 people latest value, 2025

Cayman Islands: Crude marriage rate1952: 6.2; 2025: 9.280510151960197019801990200020102020

Marriages in the year per 1,000 people: marriages from national offices (Korea, Japan, Taiwan, China, the USA, the UK, Russia, Brazil and others, where they publish more than the international databases), Eurostat and the UN, divided by the UN WPP 2024 population. Where most births are within marriage, marriages come before births.

Source: UN Demographic Statistics Database (UNdata) and Demographic Yearbook

Marriages

0.7k marriages a year latest value, 2025

Cayman Islands: Marriages1952: 0.05k; 2025: 0.7k00.2k0.4k0.6k0.8k1960197019801990200020102020

Marriages in the year (couples). National offices (Korea, Japan, Taiwan, China, the USA, the UK, Russia, Brazil and others), Eurostat for Europe, the UN for the rest; by year of registration or of occurrence, as each country counts.

Source: UN Demographic Statistics Database (UNdata) and Demographic Yearbook

Adolescent fertility rate

10.5 births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 latest value, 2024

Cayman Islands: Adolescent fertility rate1960: 142.5; 2024: 10.50501001501960197019801990200020102020

Births to women aged 15-19 per 1,000 women of that age (World Bank, from UN World Population Prospects).

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

Old-age dependency

10.4 persons 65+ per 100 aged 20-64 latest value, 2020

Cayman Islands: Old-age dependency1950: 12.8; 2020: 10.40102030405019501975200020252050

Persons aged 65+ per 100 aged 20-64, every five years (UN).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Children under 15

12 thousand persons, 1 July latest value, 2023

Cayman Islands: Children under 151950: 2; 2023: 1205101519501975200020252050

Children aged 0-14 on 1 July: the sum of the five-year groups 0-4, 5-9 and 10-14 (UN; estimate to 2023, medium variant from 2024).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Children under 5

4 thousand persons, 1 July latest value, 2023

Cayman Islands: Children under 51950: 1; 2023: 401234519501975200020252050

Children aged 0-4 on 1 July (UN; estimate to 2023, medium variant from 2024).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

People aged 65 and over

6 thousand persons, 1 July latest value, 2023

Cayman Islands: People aged 65 and over1950: 0; 2023: 6010203019501975200020252050

People aged 65 and over on 1 July: the sum of the five-year groups from 65-69 to 100+ (UN; estimate to 2023, medium variant from 2024).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

People aged 80 and over

1 thousand persons, 1 July latest value, 2023

Cayman Islands: People aged 80 and over1950: 0; 2023: 10246819501975200020252050

People aged 80 and over on 1 July: the sum of the five-year groups from 80-84 to 100+ (UN; estimate to 2023, medium variant from 2024).

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Migration

Net migration

0.92k persons per year latest value, 2023

Cayman Islands: Net migration1950: 0k; 2023: 0.92k−0.5k00.5k1k1.5k19501975200020252050

Immigrants minus emigrants per year (UN estimate and projection). Past UN revisions for forecast checks.

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Net migration rate

12.61 per 1,000 population per year latest value, 2023

Cayman Islands: Net migration rate1950: −0.43; 2023: 12.61−101030507019501975200020252050

Immigrants minus emigrants per year per 1,000 people: UN net migration divided by the population on 1 July. Comparable across countries of any size.

Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024

Personal remittances received

0.1 % of GDP latest value, 2024

Cayman Islands: Personal remittances received2016: 0.3; 2024: 0.100.10.20.30.42020

Money sent home by people working or living abroad, percent of the receiving country's GDP (World Bank, from IMF balance of payments data).

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

International migrants, share

42.9 % of population latest value, 2024

Cayman Islands: International migrants, share1990: 35.8; 2024: 42.9010203040501990199520002005201020152020

People born in another country (foreign citizens where birthplace is not recorded) as a share of the population at mid-year (UN, every five years and 2024).

Source: UN DESA, International Migrant Stock 2024

International migrant stock

31.9k persons latest value, 2024

Cayman Islands: International migrant stock1990: 9.32k; 2024: 31.9k010k20k30k40k1990199520002005201020152020

Number of people born in another country (or foreign citizens) living in the country at mid-year (UN).

Source: UN DESA, International Migrant Stock 2024

Emigrants, share

0.8 % of home population latest value, 2024

Cayman Islands: Emigrants, share1990: 0.5; 2024: 0.800.20.40.60.811990199520002005201020152020

People from the country (born there or its citizens) living in other countries, as a percentage of the population living in the country (UN, International Migrant Stock 2024).

Source: UN DESA, International Migrant Stock 2024

Emigrant stock

0.61k persons latest value, 2024

Cayman Islands: Emigrant stock1990: 0.13k; 2024: 0.61k00.2k0.4k0.6k0.8k1990199520002005201020152020

Number of people from the country (born there or its citizens) living in other countries at mid-year (UN).

Source: UN DESA, International Migrant Stock 2024

Refugees hosted

0.05k persons, end of year latest value, 2025

Cayman Islands: Refugees hosted2009: 0; 2025: 0.05k00.05k0.1k0.15k2010201520202025

Refugees under UNHCR's mandate (incl. people in refugee-like situations) and other people in need of international protection living in the country; asylum-seekers and internally displaced people are not included.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder

Refugees hosted per 1,000 people

0.7 per 1,000 population latest value, 2025

Cayman Islands: Refugees hosted per 1,000 people2009: 0; 2025: 0.700.511.522.52010201520202025

Refugees under UNHCR's mandate and other people in need of international protection living in the country, per 1,000 people (population: UN WPP 2024).

Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder

Refugees from the country

0 persons, end of year latest value, 2025

Cayman Islands: Refugees from the country2013: 0.01k; 2025: 000k0k0.01k0.01k201520202025

Refugees and other people in need of international protection from the country living abroad (UNHCR). Palestine refugees under UNRWA's mandate are not included, so the figure for Palestine is far too low.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder

Refugees from the country per 1,000 people

0 per 1,000 population of the country latest value, 2025

Cayman Islands: Refugees from the country per 1,000 people2013: 0.1; 2025: 000.10.10.2201520202025

Refugees and other people in need of international protection from the country per 1,000 people living in it (UNHCR; population: UN WPP 2024). UNRWA refugees not included.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder

Asylum applications worldwide

0.07 new applications per 1,000 people latest value, 2025

Cayman Islands: Asylum applications worldwide2013: 0.6; 2025: 0.0701234201520202025

New asylum applications lodged in the country in the year per 1,000 people (UNHCR; cases where a country counts cases rather than people; population: UN WPP 2024). All countries; for Europe there is also Eurostat's series of first-time applicants.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder

Economy

GDP per capita, PPP

80,997 constant 2021 international $ latest value, 2024

Cayman Islands: GDP per capita, PPP2006: 92,213; 2024: 80,997020,00040,00060,00080,000100,000201020152020

Gross domestic product per person at purchasing power parity, constant 2021 international dollars (World Bank, ICP).

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

Society

Urban population

100 % of population latest value, 2025

Cayman Islands: Urban population1960: 100; 2025: 1000204060801001201960197019801990200020102020

Share of people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices (World Bank, from UN World Urbanization Prospects).

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

Tertiary enrolment, women

43.7 % gross latest value, 2008

Cayman Islands: Tertiary enrolment, women2006: 26.9; 2008: 43.7010203040502005

Women enrolled in tertiary education as a share of women in the five-year age group after secondary school; can exceed 100 (UNESCO).

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

Women with upper secondary education

90.7 % of women 25+ latest value, 2015

Cayman Islands: Women with upper secondary education2007: 72.6; 2015: 90.702040608010020102015

Share of women aged 25+ who completed at least upper secondary education (UNESCO).

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

Life expectancy at birth

80.5 years latest value, 2024

Cayman Islands: Life expectancy at birth1960: 58.8; 2024: 80.50204060801001960197019801990200020102020

Life expectancy at birth, both sexes (World Bank, from UN and national statistics).

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

Digitalisation

Internet users

81.1 % of population latest value, 2017

Cayman Islands: Internet users1990: 0; 2017: 81.1020406080100199019952000200520102015

Share of individuals who used the Internet in the last three months from any device. ITU data.

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

Mobile cellular subscriptions

139.3 per 100 people latest value, 2022

Cayman Islands: Mobile cellular subscriptions1960: 0; 2022: 139.30501001502002501960197019801990200020102020

Active mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people; can exceed 100 when people have several SIM cards. ITU data.

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

Fixed broadband subscriptions

56.4 subscriptions per 100 people latest value, 2022

Cayman Islands: Fixed broadband subscriptions2008: 34.3; 2022: 56.4020406080201020152020

Fixed subscriptions to high-speed Internet (256 kbit/s or more) per 100 people. ITU data.

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators

Energy

Electricity demand per person

9,535 kWh per person a year latest value, 2024

Cayman Islands: Electricity demand per person2000: 11,092; 2024: 9,53505,00010,00015,00020002005201020152020

Electricity demand (generation plus net imports, Ember) divided by the UN WPP 2024 population. A physical measure that is hard to dress up.

Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data

Electricity demand growth

1.4 % per year latest value, 2024

Cayman Islands: Electricity demand growth2001: 6.8; 2024: 1.4−20−10010202005201020152020

Change in electricity demand from the previous year (Ember). Useful to set against official GDP growth.

Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data

Wind and solar share of electricity

4.2 % of generation latest value, 2024

Cayman Islands: Wind and solar share of electricity2000: 0; 2024: 4.201234520002005201020152020

Share of wind and solar power in electricity generation (Ember).

Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data

Low-carbon share of electricity

4.2 % of generation latest value, 2024

Cayman Islands: Low-carbon share of electricity2000: 0; 2024: 4.201234520002005201020152020

Share of renewables and nuclear power in electricity generation (Ember).

Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data

Coal share of electricity

0 % of generation latest value, 2024

Cayman Islands: Coal share of electricity2000: 0; 2024: 00120002005201020152020

Share of coal power in electricity generation (Ember).

Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data

Carbon intensity of electricity

632 g CO2e per kWh latest value, 2024

Cayman Islands: Carbon intensity of electricity2000: 659; 2024: 632020040060080020002005201020152020

Greenhouse gas emissions of electricity generation per kilowatt-hour (Ember).

Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data

Electricity generation

0.7 TWh per year latest value, 2024

Cayman Islands: Electricity generation2000: 0.4; 2024: 0.700.20.40.60.820002005201020152020

Total electricity generation in the country (Ember). Imports are excluded. A volume, not the share of a fuel.

Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data

Electricity generation emissions

0.4 Mt CO2e per year latest value, 2024

Cayman Islands: Electricity generation emissions2000: 0.3; 2024: 0.400.10.20.30.40.520002005201020152020

Greenhouse gas emissions of electricity generation (Ember), not of the whole economy.

Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data

Security

Deaths in organised violence

0 persons a year latest value, 2025

Cayman Islands: Deaths in organised violence1989: 0; 2025: 0011990200020102020

Deaths in state-based conflict, non-state conflict and one-sided violence against civilians, by where the events took place (UCDP GED, best estimate). 0 means no organised violence above UCDP thresholds (25 deaths a year in one conflict). Events in Gaza and the West Bank are counted for Palestine.

Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP), GED 26.1

Deaths in organised violence per 100,000

0 per 100,000 people a year latest value, 2025

Cayman Islands: Deaths in organised violence per 100,0001989: 0; 2025: 0011990200020102020

Deaths in organised violence (UCDP GED) per 100,000 people (population: UN WPP 2024).

Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP), GED 26.1

Armed conflict in the country

0 0 none, 1 minor, 2 war latest value, 2025

Cayman Islands: Armed conflict in the country1946: 0; 2025: 00119501960197019801990200020102020

Strongest armed conflict of the year in which the government or territory of the country is disputed (UCDP/PRIO ACD): 1 = 25-999 battle-related deaths, 2 = war, 1,000 or more. In interstate conflicts every primary party is marked even if the fighting was elsewhere (the USA in Iraq, 2003). Historical states are mapped to present-day countries by territory (USSR, Yugoslavia, South Vietnam and others).

Source: UCDP/PRIO Armed Conflict Dataset 26.1

Battle deaths

0 persons a year latest value, 2025

Cayman Islands: Battle deaths1946: 0; 2025: 00119501960197019801990200020102020

Soldiers and civilians killed in combat in state-based armed conflicts on the territory of the country. 1946-1988: PRIO Battle Deaths (best estimate, else the low one; a conflict of several countries split equally); from 1989: UCDP GED by place of the events. For the same conflicts in 1989-2008 PRIO is 1.6 times UCDP, so the drop in 1989 is partly a change of source. One-sided violence against civilians is not included.

Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP), GED 26.1

Battle deaths per 100,000

0 per 100,000 people a year latest value, 2025

Cayman Islands: Battle deaths per 100,0001950: 0; 2025: 00119501960197019801990200020102020

Battle deaths on the territory of the country (PRIO to 1988, UCDP GED from 1989) per 100,000 people (population: UN WPP 2024), from 1950.

Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP), GED 26.1

Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)

4.4 per 100,000 people latest value, 2020

Cayman Islands: Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)1990: 7.7; 2020: 4.4051015201990199520002005201020152020

An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.

Source: Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)

Purchases and money

Healthy-diet animal-source food cost

0.74 Int$ (PPP) per person per day latest value, 2021

Cayman Islands: Healthy-diet animal-source food cost2021: 0.74; 2021: 0.7400.20.40.60.820152020

FAOSTAT CAHD, Cost of animal source foods. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Cost of a healthy diet

4.8 Int$ (PPP) per person per day latest value, 2025

Cayman Islands: Cost of a healthy diet2017: 3.5; 2025: 4.801234520202025

FAOSTAT CAHD, Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD). Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Healthy-diet fruit cost

1.19 Int$ (PPP) per person per day latest value, 2021

Cayman Islands: Healthy-diet fruit cost2021: 1.19; 2021: 1.1900.511.520152020

FAOSTAT CAHD, Cost of fruits. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Healthy-diet legumes and nuts cost

0.35 Int$ (PPP) per person per day latest value, 2021

Cayman Islands: Healthy-diet legumes and nuts cost2021: 0.35; 2021: 0.3500.10.20.30.420152020

FAOSTAT CAHD, Cost of legumes, nuts and seeds. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Healthy-diet oils and fats cost

0.15 Int$ (PPP) per person per day latest value, 2021

Cayman Islands: Healthy-diet oils and fats cost2021: 0.15; 2021: 0.1500.050.10.1520152020

FAOSTAT CAHD, Cost of oils and fats. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Healthy-diet starchy-staple cost

0.77 Int$ (PPP) per person per day latest value, 2021

Cayman Islands: Healthy-diet starchy-staple cost2021: 0.77; 2021: 0.7700.20.40.60.820152020

FAOSTAT CAHD, Cost of starchy staples. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Healthy-diet vegetable cost

0.89 Int$ (PPP) per person per day latest value, 2021

Cayman Islands: Healthy-diet vegetable cost2021: 0.89; 2021: 0.8900.20.40.60.8120152020

FAOSTAT CAHD, Cost of vegetables. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Health

Reported COVID-19 cases

8,068 by report dates in year latest value, 2021

Cayman Islands: Reported COVID-19 cases2021: 8,068; 2021: 8,06802,0004,0006,0008,00010,00020152020

Sum of WHO weekly reports by report date in a completed year, requiring at least 50 nonmissing values. Reported events, not total infections/deaths. Negative revisions retained; testing and reporting coverage changed.

Source: WHO: reported COVID-19 data

Diabetes prevalence (% of population ages 20 to 79)

11.1 % of people aged 20-79 latest value, 2024

Cayman Islands: Diabetes prevalence (% of population ages 20 to 79)2000: 12.1; 2024: 11.105101520002005201020152020

Diabetes prevalence refers to the percentage of people ages 20-79 who have type 1 or type 2 diabetes. It is calculated by adjusting to a standard population age-structure.

Source: Diabetes prevalence (% of population ages 20 to 79)

Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)

3 per 1,000 people latest value, 1990

Cayman Islands: Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)1990: 3; 1990: 30123419851990

Hospital beds include inpatient beds available in public, private, general, and specialized hospitals and rehabilitation centers. In most cases beds for both acute and chronic care are included.

Source: Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)

Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)

7.3 per 1,000 people latest value, 2018

Cayman Islands: Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)2018: 7.3; 2018: 7.3024682015

Nurses and midwives include professional nurses, professional midwives, auxiliary nurses, auxiliary midwives, enrolled nurses, enrolled midwives and other associated personnel, such as dental nurses and primary care nurses.

Source: Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)

Physicians (per 1,000 people)

1.9 per 1,000 people latest value, 1997

Cayman Islands: Physicians (per 1,000 people)1990: 1.7; 1997: 1.900.511.5219901995

Physicians include generalist and specialist medical practitioners.

Source: Physicians (per 1,000 people)

Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)

4.9 per 100,000 people latest value, 2024

Cayman Islands: Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)2000: 13; 2024: 4.905101520002005201020152020

Incidence of tuberculosis is the estimated number of new and relapse tuberculosis cases arising in a given year, expressed as the rate per 100,000 population. All forms of TB are included, including cases in people living with HIV. Estimates for all years are recalculated as new information becomes available and techniques are refined, so they may differ from those published previously.

Source: Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)

Culture and time

International tourism, receipts (current US$)

964,000,000 current US dollars latest value, 2019

Cayman Islands: International tourism, receipts (current US$)1995: 394,000,000; 2019: 964,000,0000200,000,000400,000,000600,000,000800,000,0001,000,000,00019952000200520102015

International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International tourism, receipts (current US$)

International tourism, number of arrivals

660,000 arrivals per year latest value, 2020

Cayman Islands: International tourism, number of arrivals1995: 1,044,000; 2020: 660,0000500,0001,000,0001,500,0002,000,0002,500,000199520002005201020152020

International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.

Source: International tourism, number of arrivals

Land and housing

Agricultural land (% of land area)

11.3 % of land area latest value, 2023

Cayman Islands: Agricultural land (% of land area)1961: 11.3; 2023: 11.3051015197019801990200020102020

Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Agricultural land (% of land area)

Arable land (% of land area)

0.8 % of land area latest value, 2023

Cayman Islands: Arable land (% of land area)1961: 0.8; 2023: 0.800.20.40.60.81197019801990200020102020

Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

Source: Arable land (% of land area)

Everyday environment

Access to electricity (% of population)

100 % of population latest value, 2024

Cayman Islands: Access to electricity (% of population)1990: 99.8; 2024: 1000204060801001201990199520002005201020152020

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.

Source: Access to electricity (% of population)

Fertilizer consumption (kilograms per hectare of arable land)

182 kg of nutrients per hectare latest value, 2020

Cayman Islands: Fertilizer consumption (kilograms per hectare of arable land)2002: 133.8; 2020: 1820501001502002005201020152020

Fertilizer consumption measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including ground rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients--animal and plant manures--are not included. For the purpose of data dissemination, FAO has adopted the concept of a calendar year (January to December). Some countries compile fertilizer data on a calendar year basis, while others are on a split-year basis. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

Source: Fertilizer consumption (kilograms per hectare of arable land)

Forest area (% of land area)

52.5 % of land area latest value, 2023

Cayman Islands: Forest area (% of land area)1990: 54.7; 2023: 52.502040601990199520002005201020152020

Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Forest area (% of land area)

Land temperature anomaly

1.64 °C latest value, 2025

Cayman Islands: Land temperature anomaly1966: −0.1; 2025: 1.6400.511.52197019801990200020102020

FAOSTAT ET, Meteorological year. Published exact annual central values only; missing/suppressed values and inequality bounds are excluded from the annual series. Source flags, units, period and release retained in typed tables. Food supply is availability, not actual intake; land areas are not prices; diet cost uses source PPP definitions; land temperature is relative to 1951–1980.

Source: FAO: FAOSTAT

Work and skills

Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)

98.9 % of people aged 15+ latest value, 2017

Cayman Islands: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)2007: 98.9; 2017: 98.902040608010020102015

Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

Source: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)

Children out of school (% of primary school age)

5.2 % of primary-school-age children latest value, 2024

Cayman Islands: Children out of school (% of primary school age)1999: 6; 2024: 5.2024681020002005201020152020

Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: Children out of school (% of primary school age)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

1.6 % of GDP latest value, 2023

Cayman Islands: Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)2018: 2.2; 2023: 1.600.511.522.52020

General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64)

201 per 1,000 people aged 15-64 latest value, 2024

Cayman Islands: New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64)2006: 336; 2024: 2010100200300400201020152020

The number of newly registered firms with limited liability per 1,000 working-age people (ages 15-64) per calendar year.

Source: New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64)

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)

106.5 % of relevant age group latest value, 2024

Cayman Islands: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)1999: 101.4; 2024: 106.505010015020002005201020152020

Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.

Source: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)

Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)

98.9 % of people aged 15-24 latest value, 2017

Cayman Islands: Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)2007: 98.9; 2017: 98.902040608010020102015

Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

Source: Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)

Science, space and technology

GitHub developer accounts at year end

4,020 accounts latest value, 2025

Cayman Islands: GitHub developer accounts at year end2020: 1,384; 2025: 4,02001,0002,0003,0004,0005,00020202025

Fourth-quarter end snapshot; includes inactive accounts/organizations/repositories. GitHub Innovation Graph: public GitHub activity only. Geography reflects mode location, not nationality. Suppressed small groups are not zeros; not a professional-programmer count.

Source: GitHub Innovation Graph

GitHub organizations at year end

266 organizations latest value, 2025

Cayman Islands: GitHub organizations at year end2021: 127; 2025: 266010020030020202025

Fourth-quarter end snapshot; includes inactive accounts/organizations/repositories. GitHub Innovation Graph: public GitHub activity only. Geography reflects mode location, not nationality. Suppressed small groups are not zeros; not a professional-programmer count.

Source: GitHub Innovation Graph

GitHub repositories at year end

7,420 repositories latest value, 2025

Cayman Islands: GitHub repositories at year end2020: 1,784; 2025: 7,42002,0004,0006,0008,00020202025

Fourth-quarter end snapshot; includes inactive accounts/organizations/repositories. GitHub Innovation Graph: public GitHub activity only. Geography reflects mode location, not nationality. Suppressed small groups are not zeros; not a professional-programmer count.

Source: GitHub Innovation Graph

High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports)

85.5 % of manufactured exports latest value, 2024

Cayman Islands: High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports)2020: 69.6; 2024: 85.50204060801002020

High-technology exports are products with high R&D intensity, such as in aerospace, computers, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, and electrical machinery.

Source: High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports)

Orbital launches

0 launches a year latest value, 2025

Cayman Islands: Orbital launches1999: 2; 2025: 0011223200020052010201520202025

Orbital launch attempts in the year, successful and failed together. An orbital launch is an attempt to put a payload into Earth orbit or beyond, successful or not; suborbital flights (sounding rockets, missile tests, tourist hops) are excluded. The country is the GCAT launch vehicle state (Falcon 9 is the US, Ariane France, Electron from New Zealand New Zealand), not the satellite's country. Soviet launches (1957-1991) are not assigned to Russia: they are only in the world total. Zero after a country's first launch is a year without launches. Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0.

Source: GCAT — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (J. McDowell)

Failed orbital launches

0 launches a year latest value, 2025

Cayman Islands: Failed orbital launches1999: 0; 2025: 00001111200020052010201520202025

Orbital launches in the year that failed to reach the intended orbit (GCAT code F; partial failures coded F are included). Counted from the country's first launch attempt. An orbital launch is an attempt to put a payload into Earth orbit or beyond, successful or not; suborbital flights (sounding rockets, missile tests, tourist hops) are excluded. The country is the GCAT launch vehicle state (Falcon 9 is the US, Ariane France, Electron from New Zealand New Zealand), not the satellite's country. Soviet launches (1957-1991) are not assigned to Russia: they are only in the world total. Zero after a country's first launch is a year without launches. Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0.

Source: GCAT — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (J. McDowell)

Religion and beliefs

Christians among immigrants — share

75.8 % of migrants latest value, 2020

Cayman Islands: Christians among immigrants — share1990: 75.4; 2020: 75.80204060801990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Christians among immigrants — population

20 thousand persons latest value, 2020

Cayman Islands: Christians among immigrants — population2000: 10; 2020: 20051015202520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Muslims among immigrants — share

1.4 % of migrants latest value, 2020

Cayman Islands: Muslims among immigrants — share1990: 1.2; 2020: 1.400.511.51990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Religiously unaffiliated among immigrants — share

15.1 % of migrants latest value, 2020

Cayman Islands: Religiously unaffiliated among immigrants — share1990: 16.2; 2020: 15.1051015201990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Buddhists among immigrants — share

1.2 % of migrants latest value, 2020

Cayman Islands: Buddhists among immigrants — share1990: 1.3; 2020: 1.200.511.51990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Hindus among immigrants — share

1.9 % of migrants latest value, 2020

Cayman Islands: Hindus among immigrants — share1990: 0.9; 2020: 1.900.511.521990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Jews among immigrants — share

1.2 % of migrants latest value, 2020

Cayman Islands: Jews among immigrants — share1990: 1.4; 2020: 1.200.511.51990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Other religions among immigrants — share

3.3 % of migrants latest value, 2020

Cayman Islands: Other religions among immigrants — share1990: 3.4; 2020: 3.3012341990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Christians among emigrants — share

48.3 % of migrants latest value, 2020

Cayman Islands: Christians among emigrants — share1990: 62; 2020: 48.30204060801990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Muslims among emigrants — share

1.1 % of migrants latest value, 2020

Cayman Islands: Muslims among emigrants — share1990: 0.5; 2020: 1.100.511.51990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Religiously unaffiliated among emigrants — share

29.8 % of migrants latest value, 2020

Cayman Islands: Religiously unaffiliated among emigrants — share1990: 23.5; 2020: 29.80102030401990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Buddhists among emigrants — share

0 % of migrants latest value, 2020

Cayman Islands: Buddhists among emigrants — share1990: 0; 2020: 0011990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Hindus among emigrants — share

4.5 % of migrants latest value, 2020

Cayman Islands: Hindus among emigrants — share1990: 1.6; 2020: 4.50123451990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Jews among emigrants — share

2.2 % of migrants latest value, 2020

Cayman Islands: Jews among emigrants — share1990: 1.6; 2020: 2.201231990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Other religions among emigrants — share

14 % of migrants latest value, 2020

Cayman Islands: Other religions among emigrants — share1990: 9.6; 2020: 14051015201990199520002005201020152020

Pew 2024 estimates of international migrant stocks at seven dates, 1990–2020. Incoming means migrants living in a country; Outgoing means people from that country living abroad. These are not annual flows or shares of all residents. Based on international migrant data and estimates of religious composition, not a census of practising believers. Incoming and Outgoing overlap; world totals must not be added to countries. Counts are rounded to 10,000; smaller counts remain <10,000 bounds and are omitted from exact chart points. Shares use migrants in the same direction as denominator, rounded to 0.1 percentage point; 0.0% does not establish absence. Shares for 22 Incoming records with zero total are undefined and omitted. Vatican City Incoming is missing. Unaffiliated does not mean atheist. This release is not spliced with the revised 2025 all-population estimates.

Source: Pew Research Center: religion of international migrants

Protestants — population, 2010 estimate

40 thousand persons latest value, 2010

Cayman Islands: Protestants — population, 2010 estimate2010: 40; 2010: 400102030405020052010

Historical all-age estimates for 2010 from Pew’s 2011 release, 232 countries/territories. Pew’s 2025 revision does not update this detailed split: do not splice into the revised Christian total series. Affiliation, not practice. Protestant includes Anglicans and independent churches; Orthodox includes Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches. Other Christians include, among others, Latter-day Saints and Jehovah’s Witnesses under the source classification. Counts of at least 10,000 are rounded to 10,000; <1,000 and <10,000 remain bounds in the typed table only. The source states that <10,000 means 1,000–9,999, not zero. World is the sum of the five regions in the same release. Netherlands Antilles and Channel Islands are not assigned to a single present-day country. Geography follows the 2011 release; South Sudan is separate. Macroscope analysis. Pew Research Center bears no responsibility for the analyses or interpretations of the data presented here. The opinions expressed herein, including any implications for policy, are those of the author and not of Pew Research Center. Pew Research Center has published the original content in English but has not reviewed or approved this translation.

Source: Pew: Christian traditions, 2010 estimates (2011 release)

Markets and valuations

Stock market capitalisation / GDP

11.39 % of GDP latest value, 2020

Cayman Islands: Stock market capitalisation / GDP2006: 3.76; 2020: 11.390204060201020152020

Year-end market value of listed domestic equities divided by annual GDP: a stock/flow ratio, not P/E or a bubble diagnosis. Foreign revenues and the share of business outside exchanges vary across countries. India, 2025: WDI reports USD 10.56 trillion of capitalisation, while NSE Market Pulse January 2026 reports about USD 5.3 trillion for India. The reason is unresolved. That year’s capitalisation and capitalisation/GDP are retained in the typed dataset with quality=source_discrepancy but excluded from annual charts and automatic analysis pending review. Source definition: Market capitalization (also known as market value) is the share price times the number of shares outstanding (including their several classes) for listed domestic companies. Investment funds, unit trusts, and companies whose only business goal is to hold shares of other listed companies are excluded. Data are end of year values.

Source: World Bank WDI: financial markets (WFE, IMF)

Listed domestic equity capitalisation

0.64 US$ bn latest value, 2020

Cayman Islands: Listed domestic equity capitalisation1997: 0.17; 2020: 0.64012320002005201020152020

Price times outstanding shares at year end, in current US dollars. Funds and companies that only hold other companies’ shares are excluded. Changes include repricing, listings, delistings and exchange rates; this is not portfolio return. India, 2025: WDI reports USD 10.56 trillion of capitalisation, while NSE Market Pulse January 2026 reports about USD 5.3 trillion for India. The reason is unresolved. That year’s capitalisation and capitalisation/GDP are retained in the typed dataset with quality=source_discrepancy but excluded from annual charts and automatic analysis pending review. Source definition: Market capitalization (also known as market value) is the share price times the number of shares outstanding (including their several classes) for listed domestic companies. Investment funds, unit trusts, and companies whose only business goal is to hold shares of other listed companies are excluded. Data are end of year values converted to U.S. dollars using corresponding year-end foreign exchange rates.

Source: World Bank WDI: financial markets (WFE, IMF)

Equity trading value / GDP

0.02 % of GDP latest value, 2020

Cayman Islands: Equity trading value / GDP2006: 0.04; 2020: 0.0200.050.10.15201020152020

Annual value of domestic and foreign shares traded divided by GDP, counting one side of each transaction. Trading volume is neither market capitalisation nor invested savings. Source definition: The value of shares traded is the total number of shares traded, both domestic and foreign, multiplied by their respective matching prices. Figures are single counted (only one side of the transaction is considered). Companies admitted to listing and admitted to trading are included in the data. Data are end of year values.

Source: World Bank WDI: financial markets (WFE, IMF)

Domestic equity turnover ratio

0.2 % per year latest value, 2020

Cayman Islands: Domestic equity turnover ratio2006: 1; 2020: 0.201234201020152020

Domestic shares traded relative to their capitalisation; WDI annualises the monthly average by multiplying by 12. High turnover measures trading activity, not investment return. Source definition: Turnover ratio is the value of domestic shares traded divided by their market capitalization. The value is annualized by multiplying the monthly average by 12.

Source: World Bank WDI: financial markets (WFE, IMF)

Listed domestic companies

4 companies latest value, 2020

Cayman Islands: Listed domestic companies1997: 1; 2020: 40246820002005201020152020

Companies with listed shares at year end, including foreign companies exclusively listed locally. Multiple share classes count as one company; investment funds are excluded. Source definition: Listed domestic companies, including foreign companies which are exclusively listed, are those which have shares listed on an exchange at the end of the year. Investment funds, unit trusts, and companies whose only business goal is to hold shares of other listed companies, such as holding companies and investment companies, regardless of their legal status, are excluded. A company with several classes of shares is counted once. Only companies admitted to listing on the exchange are included.

Source: World Bank WDI: financial markets (WFE, IMF)

Industry and waste

Manufacturing, share of GDP

0.9 % of GDP latest value, 2024

Cayman Islands: Manufacturing, share of GDP2006: 0.8; 2024: 0.900.20.40.60.81201020152020

Manufacturing value added (ISIC section C: factories, excluding mining, utilities and construction) as a percentage of GDP. The share can fall while output grows if the rest of the economy grows faster. World Bank, WDI. Source note: Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.

Source: World Bank WDI: national accounts (industry)

Industry incl. construction, share of GDP

7.6 % of GDP latest value, 2024

Cayman Islands: Industry incl. construction, share of GDP2006: 9.8; 2024: 7.60246810201020152020

Value added of industry in the broad sense (mining, manufacturing, utilities and construction; ISIC B-F) as a percentage of GDP. World Bank, WDI. Source note: Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.

Source: World Bank WDI: national accounts (industry)

Manufacturing value added per person

600 constant 2015 US$ per person latest value, 2024

Cayman Islands: Manufacturing value added per person2006: 757; 2024: 60002004006008001,000201020152020

Manufacturing value added at constant 2015 US dollars divided by population (UN WPP 2024): factory output net of inputs, not revenue. World Bank, WDI. Source note: Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Source: World Bank WDI: national accounts (industry)

Manufacturing value added per person (UNIDO)

748 constant 2020 US$ per person latest value, 2025

Cayman Islands: Manufacturing value added per person (UNIDO)2000: 921; 2025: 74802004006008001,000200020052010201520202025

Manufacturing value added (ISIC section C) per person at constant 2020 US dollars. UNIDO National Accounts Database via the UN SDG database (indicator 9.2.1). Differs from the World Bank series by its base year (2020 rather than 2015) and UNIDO estimates for countries without recent accounts. Series: Manufacturing value added per capita (constant 2020 United States dollars).

Source: UNIDO via the UN SDG database: manufacturing value added

Manufacturing, share of GDP (UNIDO)

0.8 % of GDP latest value, 2025

Cayman Islands: Manufacturing, share of GDP (UNIDO)2000: 0.8; 2025: 0.800.20.40.60.81200020052010201520202025

Manufacturing value added as a percentage of GDP, constant prices. UNIDO via the UN SDG database (indicator 9.2.1). Series: Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a proportion of GDP (%).

Source: UNIDO via the UN SDG database: manufacturing value added

Municipal waste per person (World Bank)

1,180 kg per person a year latest value, 2022

Cayman Islands: Municipal waste per person (World Bank)2022: 1,180; 2022: 1,18005001,0001,5002020

Municipal solid waste generation, kg per person a year (kg a day × 365). Municipal solid waste: households plus similar waste from shops, institutions and streets — excluding industrial, construction and mining waste. One reported year a country, the years differ. World Bank, What a Waste 3.0 (2026).

Source: World Bank: What a Waste 3.0 (2026)

Municipal waste sent to recycling

2 % of municipal waste latest value, 2022

Cayman Islands: Municipal waste sent to recycling2022: 2; 2022: 2011222020

Share of municipal waste sent to recycling, as reported by the country. Sent is not the same as recycled: sorting rejects and exports are included; composting and incineration are not. Municipal solid waste: households plus similar waste from shops, institutions and streets — excluding industrial, construction and mining waste. One reported year a country, the years differ. World Bank, What a Waste 3.0 (2026).

Source: World Bank: What a Waste 3.0 (2026)

Education and work

Unemployment aged 25 and over: basic education (ILO)

5.1 % of labour force latest value, 2015

Cayman Islands: Unemployment aged 25 and over: basic education (ILO)2011: 9; 2015: 5.1024681020102015

Unemployed as a share of the labour force, people aged 25 and over with basic education. ILO (ILOSTAT) from national labour force and other surveys: a country appears only in years with a survey; these are not ILO modelled estimates. Levels are the ILO aggregate of national classifications (by ISCED): basic up to lower secondary, intermediate upper secondary and post-secondary, advanced tertiary. Unreliable flags and survey type are in the labour_education_ilostat dataset. Source: ILO, UNE_DEAP_SEX_AGE_EDU_RT_A.

Source: ILO, ILOSTAT — unemployment and employment by level of education (national surveys)

Unemployment aged 25 and over: intermediate education (ILO)

3.7 % of labour force latest value, 2015

Cayman Islands: Unemployment aged 25 and over: intermediate education (ILO)2011: 6.6; 2015: 3.70246820102015

Unemployed as a share of the labour force, people aged 25 and over with intermediate education. ILO (ILOSTAT) from national labour force and other surveys: a country appears only in years with a survey; these are not ILO modelled estimates. Levels are the ILO aggregate of national classifications (by ISCED): basic up to lower secondary, intermediate upper secondary and post-secondary, advanced tertiary. Unreliable flags and survey type are in the labour_education_ilostat dataset. Source: ILO, UNE_DEAP_SEX_AGE_EDU_RT_A.

Source: ILO, ILOSTAT — unemployment and employment by level of education (national surveys)

Unemployment aged 25 and over: advanced (tertiary) education (ILO)

2.4 % of labour force latest value, 2015

Cayman Islands: Unemployment aged 25 and over: advanced (tertiary) education (ILO)2011: 3.1; 2015: 2.40123420102015

Unemployed as a share of the labour force, people aged 25 and over with advanced (tertiary) education. ILO (ILOSTAT) from national labour force and other surveys: a country appears only in years with a survey; these are not ILO modelled estimates. Levels are the ILO aggregate of national classifications (by ISCED): basic up to lower secondary, intermediate upper secondary and post-secondary, advanced tertiary. Unreliable flags and survey type are in the labour_education_ilostat dataset. Source: ILO, UNE_DEAP_SEX_AGE_EDU_RT_A.

Source: ILO, ILOSTAT — unemployment and employment by level of education (national surveys)

Unemployment aged 15-24: basic education (ILO)

32.9 % of labour force latest value, 2015

Cayman Islands: Unemployment aged 15-24: basic education (ILO)2011: 26.8; 2015: 32.901020304020102015

Unemployed as a share of the labour force, people aged 15-24 with basic education. ILO (ILOSTAT) from national labour force and other surveys: a country appears only in years with a survey; these are not ILO modelled estimates. Levels are the ILO aggregate of national classifications (by ISCED): basic up to lower secondary, intermediate upper secondary and post-secondary, advanced tertiary. Unreliable flags and survey type are in the labour_education_ilostat dataset. Source: ILO, UNE_DEAP_SEX_AGE_EDU_RT_A.

Source: ILO, ILOSTAT — unemployment and employment by level of education (national surveys)

Unemployment aged 15-24: advanced (tertiary) education (ILO)

5.4 % of labour force latest value, 2015

Cayman Islands: Unemployment aged 15-24: advanced (tertiary) education (ILO)2011: 19.1; 2015: 5.40510152020102015

Unemployed as a share of the labour force, people aged 15-24 with advanced (tertiary) education. ILO (ILOSTAT) from national labour force and other surveys: a country appears only in years with a survey; these are not ILO modelled estimates. Levels are the ILO aggregate of national classifications (by ISCED): basic up to lower secondary, intermediate upper secondary and post-secondary, advanced tertiary. Unreliable flags and survey type are in the labour_education_ilostat dataset. Source: ILO, UNE_DEAP_SEX_AGE_EDU_RT_A.

Source: ILO, ILOSTAT — unemployment and employment by level of education (national surveys)

Employment aged 25 and over: basic education (ILO)

63.8 % of population latest value, 2015

Cayman Islands: Employment aged 25 and over: basic education (ILO)2011: 62.3; 2015: 63.802040608020102015

Employed as a share of the population, people aged 25 and over with basic education. ILO (ILOSTAT) from national labour force and other surveys: a country appears only in years with a survey; these are not ILO modelled estimates. Levels are the ILO aggregate of national classifications (by ISCED): basic up to lower secondary, intermediate upper secondary and post-secondary, advanced tertiary. Unreliable flags and survey type are in the labour_education_ilostat dataset. Source: ILO, EMP_DWAP_SEX_AGE_EDU_RT_A.

Source: ILO, ILOSTAT — unemployment and employment by level of education (national surveys)

Employment aged 25 and over: advanced (tertiary) education (ILO)

84.7 % of population latest value, 2015

Cayman Islands: Employment aged 25 and over: advanced (tertiary) education (ILO)2011: 88.7; 2015: 84.702040608010020102015

Employed as a share of the population, people aged 25 and over with advanced (tertiary) education. ILO (ILOSTAT) from national labour force and other surveys: a country appears only in years with a survey; these are not ILO modelled estimates. Levels are the ILO aggregate of national classifications (by ISCED): basic up to lower secondary, intermediate upper secondary and post-secondary, advanced tertiary. Unreliable flags and survey type are in the labour_education_ilostat dataset. Source: ILO, EMP_DWAP_SEX_AGE_EDU_RT_A.

Source: ILO, ILOSTAT — unemployment and employment by level of education (national surveys)

Same region: Latin America and the Caribbean