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Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands / KY

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Cayman Islands in numbers.

Area264 kmยฒWorld # 201 โ†’Population75.8KWorld # 196 โ†’Population density287.3 people/kmยฒWorld # 41 โ†’Life expectancy80.5 yearsWorld # 49 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 104,293World # 7 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Cayman Islands across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area264 kmยฒWorld # 201 / 2023 โ†’Population75.8KWorld # 196 / 2025 โ†’Population density287.3 people/kmยฒWorld # 41 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference yearNo dataNo rank โ†’

People & society

Population growth1.8%World # 57 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.5World # 147 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate11.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 125 / 2024 โ†’Death rate4.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 195 / 2024 โ†’Median age37.9 yearsWorld # 74 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+9.5%World # 101 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1416.1%World # 163 / 2025 โ†’Urban population100%World # 1 / 2025 โ†’Net migration888World # 66 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate11.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 9 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share42.9%World # 23 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy80.5 yearsWorld # 49 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancyNo dataNo rank โ†’Physicians per 1,000 peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’Smoking rateNo dataNo rank โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 104,293World # 7 / 2024 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 7.8BWorld # 161 / 2024 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 92,201World # 11 / 2024 โ†’Real GDP growth3.8%World # 88 / 2024 โ†’Inflation-0.6%World # 187 / 2016 โ†’UnemploymentNo dataNo rank โ†’Youth unemploymentNo dataNo rank โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)No dataNo rank โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)1.6%World # 183 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per personNo dataNo rank โ†’Meat supply per personNo dataNo rank โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area52.5%World # 44 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per personNo dataNo rank โ†’Internet use81.1%World # 106 / 2017 โ†’Mobile subscriptions139.3 per 100 peopleWorld # 44 / 2022 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate4.4 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 72 / 2020 โ†’Road traffic death rateNo dataNo rank โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Women in parliamentNo dataNo rank โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals660KWorld # 115 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 964MWorld # 81 / 2019 โ†’World Heritage sitesNo dataNo rank โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2021 / 75.3%Main languageEnglishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOil2024Top export categoryVehicles and transport equipment2023Most mapped OSM sportRacket sports134 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightEnglishLargest staple-food calorie sourceNo dataNo comparison data for this countryCurrent currencyCayman Islands DollarKYDDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNature and resourcesCaiman crocodilus