World Factbook
Cayman Islands
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Languages
English (official) 88.8%, Spanish 3.9%, Filipino 3.8%, other 2.8%, unspecified 0.7% (2021 est.)
note: data represent main language spoken at home
Religions
Protestant 60.8% (includes Church of God 19.5%, Seventh Day Adventist 8.7%, non-denominational 8.3%, Baptist 6.9%, Pentecostal 6.8%, Presbyterian/United Church 5.7%, Anglican 2.8%, Wesleyan Holiness 1.5%, Methodist 0.5%), Roman Catholic 13.6%, Hindu 1.7%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, other 4.8%, none 16.7%, unspecified 1.4% (2021 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth
1.02 male(s)/female
0-14 years
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years
0.96 male(s)/female
total population
0.95 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
65 years and over
0.84 male(s)/female
Birth rate
11.41 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate
6.24 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Median age
male
40.3 years
total
41.3 years (2025 est.)
female
42 years
Population
male
32,379
total
66,653 (2024 est.)
female
34,274
Nationality
noun
Caymanian(s)
adjective
Caymanian
Urbanization
urban population
100% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization
1.13% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
17.4% (male 5,845/female 5,767)
15-64 years
65.9% (male 21,480/female 22,456)
65 years and over
16.7% (2024 est.) (male 5,054/female 6,051)
Ethnic groups
Cayman Islander 35.4%, Jamaican 24.8%, Filipino 5.5%, British 5.3%, American 5.2%, Honduran 4.2%, Canadian 3.3%, Indian 2.1%, Cuban 1.6%, Nicaraguan 1%, other 11.1%, unspecified 0.5% (2021 est.)
note: data represent population by country of birth
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio
51.7 (2024 est.)
youth dependency ratio
26.4 (2024 est.)
potential support ratio
4 (2024 est.)
elderly dependency ratio
25.3 (2024 est.)
Net migration rate
11.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.81 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Drinking water source
improved: total
total: 95.5% of population (2022 est.)
improved: urban
urban: 95.5% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 4.5% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: urban
urban: 4.5% of population (2022 est.)
Education expenditure
Education expenditure (% GDP)
1.6% of GDP (2023 est.)
Education expenditure (% national budget)
15% national budget (2019 est.)
Infant mortality rate
male
8.8 deaths/1,000 live births
total
7.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
female
5.7 deaths/1,000 live births
Population growth rate
1.71% (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
0.9 (2025 est.)
Population distribution
majority of the population resides on Grand Cayman
Life expectancy at birth
male
79.8 years
female
85.2 years
total population
82.5 years (2024 est.)
Sanitation facility access
improved: total
total: 93.5% of population (2022 est.)
improved: urban
urban: 93.5% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 6.5% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: urban
urban: 6.5% of population (2022 est.)
Major urban areas - population
35,000 GEORGE TOWN (capital) (2018)