Population
73k persons, 1 July latest value, 2023
Population on 1 July. UN estimate to 2023, medium variant from 2024; past UN revisions for forecast checks.
Cayman Islands
All indicators of the Macroscope base for Cayman Islands, with sources. Below: what past UN and IMF releases projected and what actually happened.
GDP per capita, PPP
80,997
constant 2021 international $, 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).
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%; 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.
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).
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 around 2031: reality is 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.
UN projections vs actual
Solid line: actual data, UN WPP 2024 estimates to 2023, then national statistics where comparable with the UN. 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
- 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
| Release | Target period | Horizon | Expected | Actual | Actual vs expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UN 1998 | 2023 | 25 years | 74.6k | 73k | −2.1% |
| UN 2000 | 2023 | 23 years | 69.7k | 73k | +4.8% |
| UN 2002 | 2023 | 21 years | 64.5k | 73k | +13.2% |
| UN 2004 | 2023 | 19 years | 54.1k | 73k | +35.1% |
| UN 2006 | 2023 | 17 years | 54.7k | 73k | +33.5% |
| UN 2008 | 2023 | 15 years | 62.7k | 73k | +16.6% |
| UN 2010 | 2023 | 13 years | 61.4k | 73k | +18.9% |
| UN 2012 | 2023 | 11 years | 64.3k | 73k | +13.5% |
| UN 2015 | 2023 | 8 years | 66.1k | 73k | +10.4% |
| UN 2017 | 2023 | 6 years | 66.1k | 73k | +10.4% |
| UN 2019 | 2023 | 4 years | 68.1k | 73k | +7.3% |
| UN 2022 | 2023 | 1 year | 69.3k | 73k | +5.4% |
Births
births per year
- Actual
- UN 2022
- UN 2024, medium
| Release | Target period | Horizon | Expected | Actual | Actual vs expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UN 2022 | 2023 | 1 year | 0.65k | 0.87k | +32.3% |
Total fertility rate
children per woman
- Actual
- UN 2022
- UN 2024, medium
| Release | Target period | Horizon | Expected | Actual | Actual vs expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UN 2022 | 2023 | 1 year | 1.21 | 1.53 | +27% |
All indicators
Demography
Births
0.87k births per year latest value, 2023
Live births per calendar year. UN WPP 2024 and national statistics (64 countries, 2015-2025).
Total fertility rate
1.53 children per woman latest value, 2023
Average number of children a woman would have at the age-specific fertility rates of the year.
Life expectancy at birth, women
82.9 years latest value, 2023
Years a newborn girl would live at the mortality rates of the year (UN).
Life expectancy at birth, men
78 years latest value, 2023
Years a newborn boy would live at the mortality rates of the year (UN).
Median age
37.9 years latest value, 2023
Age that divides the population in two halves (UN).
Mean age of mothers at childbirth
30.6 years latest value, 2023
Mean age of mothers at the birth of their children of any order (UN).
Sex ratio at birth
103.6 boys per 100 girls latest value, 2023
Boys born per 100 girls born (UN).
Net migration
0.92k persons per year latest value, 2023
Immigrants minus emigrants per year (UN estimate and projection).
Old-age dependency
10.4 persons 65+ per 100 aged 20-64 latest value, 2020
Persons aged 65+ per 100 aged 20-64, every five years (UN).
Digitalisation
Internet users
81.1 % of population latest value, 2017
Share of individuals who used the Internet in the last three months from any device. ITU data.
Mobile cellular subscriptions
139.3 per 100 people latest value, 2022
Active mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people; can exceed 100 when people have several SIM cards. ITU data.
Fixed broadband subscriptions
56.4 subscriptions per 100 people latest value, 2022
Fixed subscriptions to high-speed Internet (256 kbit/s or more) per 100 people. ITU data.
Economy
GDP per capita, PPP
80,997 constant 2021 international $ latest value, 2024
Gross domestic product per person at purchasing power parity, constant 2021 international dollars (World Bank, ICP).
Society
Urban population
100 % of population latest value, 2025
Share of people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices (World Bank, from UN World Urbanization Prospects).
Tertiary enrolment, women
43.7 % gross latest value, 2008
Women enrolled in tertiary education as a share of women in the five-year age group after secondary school; can exceed 100 (UNESCO).
Women with upper secondary education
90.7 % of women 25+ latest value, 2015
Share of women aged 25+ who completed at least upper secondary education (UNESCO).
Life expectancy at birth
80.5 years latest value, 2024
Life expectancy at birth, both sexes (World Bank, from UN and national statistics).
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