Nations by Numbers

Latin America & Caribbean

Cayman Islands in numbers

Cayman Islands is in Latin America & Caribbean and is classed by the World Bank as high income. Its capital is George Town. Its population was 75,844 in 2025, ranking 198 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$104,293 in 2024.

Population75,8442025
GDPUS$7.8 billion2024
GDP per personUS$104,2932024
Life expectancy80.52024
Area2642024
Urban share100.0%2025

People

Population

75,844
2025 · +91% since 2000 · Rank 198 of 217

Population growth (annual %)

1.85%
2025 · 3.57% in 2000 · Rank 57 of 217

Population density (people per km²)

310.2
2024 · +88% since 2000 · Rank 39 of 216

Urban population (% of total)

100.0%
2025 · 100.0% in 2000 · Rank 10 of 217

Population aged 0 to 14 (% of total)

16.1%
2025 · 19.6% in 2000 · Rank 164 of 217

Population aged 65 and over (% of total)

9.5%
2025 · 5.6% in 2000 · Rank 103 of 217

Fertility rate (births per woman)

1.52
2024 · -11% since 2000 · Rank 148 of 217

Health and living standards

Life expectancy at birth (years)

80.5
2024 · +8% since 2000 · Rank 50 of 217

Access to electricity (% of population)

100.0%
2024 · 100.0% in 2000 · Rank 97 of 215

Internet users (% of population)

81.1%
2017 · 38.0% in 2005

Primary school enrolment (% gross)

95.7%
2024 · 108.0% in 2000 · Rank 139 of 190

Economy

GDP (current US$)

US$7.8 billion
2024 · +85% since 2006 · Rank 160 of 210

GDP per person (current US$)

US$104,293
2024 · +20% since 2006 · Rank 7 of 210

GDP per person, PPP (current international $)

Int$92,201
2024 · +23% since 2006 · Rank 11 of 199

GDP growth (annual %)

3.76%
2024 · 3.16% in 2007 · Rank 87 of 210

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

-0.63%
2016 · 0.28% in 2010

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

59.6%
2020 · 74.0% in 2017

Personal remittances received (% of GDP)

0.1%
2024 · 0.3% in 2016 · Rank 156 of 176

Land and environment

Land and water area (km²)

264
2024 · +0% since 2000 · Rank 201 of 216

Forest area (% of land area)

53.0%
2024 · 53.9% in 2000 · Rank 49 of 214

CO₂ emissions per person (tonnes)

5.00
2024 · +50% since 2000 · Rank 54 of 203

Elsewhere in Latin America & Caribbean

ArubaArgentinaAntigua and BarbudaBahamas, TheBelizeBoliviaBrazilBarbadosChileColombiaCosta RicaCuba

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Cayman Islands. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.