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Latin America & Caribbean · High income
Cayman Islands: key statistics
Cayman Islands has 75,844 people (2025) and a GDP per person of $104,293. Below: 50 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- George Town
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- Cayman Islands dollar KYD
- Languages
- English
- ISO codes
- KYCYM
topic profiles
Cayman Islands, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
Population
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Internet users
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Cayman Islands by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Latin America & Caribbean.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 75,844 | 2025 | 198/217 | 36/42 | +23% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 1.85% | 2025 | 57/217 | 1/42 | −0.6 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 100.0% | 2025 | 3/217 | 1/42 | ±0.0 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.52 | 2024 | 148/217 | 27/42 | +14% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 9.5% | 2025 | 103/217 | 27/42 | +3.4 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 16.1% | 2025 | 164/217 | 36/42 | −1.6 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 310.2 | 2024 | 39/216 | 9/42 | +24% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 11.6 | 2024 | 126/217 | 23/42 | +2.8% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 264 km² | 2024 | 201/216 | 37/42 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $7.8bn | 2024 | 161/211 | 27/41 | +70% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $104,293 | 2024 | 7/211 | 1/41 | +38% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $92,201 | 2024 | 11/199 | 2/38 | +45% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $81,920 | 2024 | 9/201 | 1/38 | +89% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 3.8% | 2024 | 87/210 | 15/41 | +1.1 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 1.8% | 2024 | 126/210 | 27/41 | +1.7 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 0.5% | 2024 | 186/198 | 34/37 | +0.1 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 7.6% | 2024 | 193/201 | 37/38 | +0.7 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 86.5% | 2024 | 8/201 | 2/38 | −0.8 pp | 63.3% |
Prices & public finance
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | -0.6% | 2016 | — | — | — | 3.0% | |
| Exchange rate | 0.83 | 2025 | 200/210 | 39/39 | ±0.0% | — |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 59.6% | 2020 | 39/184 | 3/27 | — | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 45.8% | 2020 | 90/184 | 9/27 | — | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 105.5% | 2020 | 56/184 | 6/27 | — | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -8.8% | 2024 | 157/185 | 28/35 | — | — | |
| FDI inflows | 40.9% | 2024 | 3/197 | 2/38 | −968.1 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 0.1% | 2024 | 158/178 | 33/35 | — | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 660,000 | 2020 | 113/196 | 24/41 | −65% | 2.4bn |
Aid, poverty & equality
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | −$2.0m | 1996 | — | — | — | $259bn | |
| ODA per person | −$59.5 | 1996 | — | — | — | $32.2 |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 98.9% | 2017 | 25/141 | 3/26 | ±0.0 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 99.0% | 2017 | 24/147 | 3/28 | ±0.0 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 95.7% | 2024 | 140/191 | 29/39 | −2.9 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 84.8% | 2024 | 121/176 | 26/37 | −3.9 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 33.0% | 2008 | — | — | — | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 106.5% | 2024 | 15/168 | 5/33 | −0.7 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 15.7 | 2018 | 104/173 | 18/30 | +30% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 1.6% | 2023 | 176/184 | 37/38 | — | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 80.5 yrs | 2024 | 50/217 | 5/42 | +3.4% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Physicians | 1.94 | 1997 | — | — | — | 1.86 | |
| Basic water | 95.5% | 2024 | 122/206 | 25/35 | −0.3 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 83.2% | 2024 | 139/203 | 30/34 | −0.2 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 81.1% | 2017 | — | — | +29.1 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 139.3 | 2022 | 44/210 | 9/40 | −19% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 56.4 | 2022 | 2/208 | 1/39 | +67% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 22/215 | 6/42 | ±0.0 pp | 91.9% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 5.00 t | 2024 | 54/203 | 3/39 | +30% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 0.0% | 2022 | 209/212 | 40/41 | ±0.0 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 2.9% | 2021 | 178/206 | 32/41 | +2.9 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 53.0% | 2024 | 49/214 | 15/42 | ±0.0 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 0.8% | 2024 | 184/206 | 36/39 | ±0.0 pp | 10.7% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)