Cayman Islands

The Cayman Islands is an autonomous British Overseas Territory in the western Caribbean Sea. The 264-square-kilometre territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, which are located to the south of Cuba and northeast of Honduras, between Jamaica and the Yucatán Peninsula. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Cayman Islands	274.6 km²
Population	52,173
Male Population	25,819 (49.5%)
Female Population	26,354 (50.5%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+413.3%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+45.6%
Median Age	35.8 years
Male Median Age	35.6 years
Female Median Age	35.9 years
Timezone	Eastern Standard Time

Map of Cayman Islands

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	10,165	21,286	35,835	52,173
Population Density	37.0 / km²	77.5 / km²	130.5 / km²	190.0 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population By Age and Gender

Cayman Islands Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	1,814	1,695	3,509
5-9	1,484	1,580	3,064
10-14	1,496	1,343	2,839
15-19	1,351	1,313	2,664
20-24	1,318	1,464	2,783
25-29	2,300	2,446	4,746
30-34	2,784	2,784	5,569
35-39	2,970	3,021	5,992
40-44	2,898	2,750	5,649
45-49	2,338	2,414	4,752
50-54	1,710	1,877	3,587
55-59	1,197	1,329	2,526
60-64	845	795	1,640
65-69	523	503	1,026
70-74	325	378	703
75-79	240	272	512
80-84	142	210	352
85 Plus	86	181	268

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1975 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
1990	21,286	n/a	n/a
2000	35,835	68.4%	14,549
2020	55,339	24.3%	9,752
2030	58,970	6.6%	3,631
2040	59,879	1.5%	909
2050	59,000	-1.5%	-879
2060	57,240	-3%	-1,760
2070	55,476	-3.1%	-1,764
2080	54,599	-1.6%	-877
2090	54,599	0%	0
2100	53,715	-1.6%	-884

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Top Region in Cayman Islands

Region in Cayman Islands

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands	41.8 km²	1,741	108.0 / mi²
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands	201.2 km²	55,219	710.8 / mi²

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