Population:
58,441
note: most of the population lives on Grand Cayman (July 2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 205
Nationality:
noun: Caymanian(s)
adjective: Caymanian
Ethnic groups:
mixed 40%, white 20%, black 20%, expatriates of various ethnic groups 20%
Languages:
English (official) 90.9%, Spanish 4%, Filipino 3.3%, other 1.7%, unspecified 0.1% (2010 est.)
Religions:
Protestant 67.8% (includes Church of God 22.6%, Seventh Day Adventist 9.4%, Presbyterian/United Church 8.6%, Baptist 8.3%, Pentecostal 7.1%, non-denominational 5.3%, Anglican 4.1%, Wesleyan Holiness 2.4%), Roman Catholic 14.1%, Jehovah's Witness 1.1%, other 7%, none 9.3%, unspecified 0.7% (2010 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 18% (male 5,298/female 5,224)
15-24 years: 12.41% (male 3,601/female 3,654)
25-54 years: 42.52% (male 12,123/female 12,727)
55-64 years: 14.47% (male 4,030/female 4,427)
65 years and over: 12.59% (male 3,425/female 3,932) (2017 est.)
population pyramid:
Central America and Caribbean ::CAYMAN ISLANDS
Population Pyramid
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Median age:
total: 40 years
male: 39.3 years
female: 40.7 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 51
Population growth rate:
2.01% (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 45
Birth rate:
12 births/1,000 population (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 168
Death rate:
5.8 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 172
Net migration rate:
13.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: major destination for Cubans trying to migrate to the US (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 4
Population distribution:
majority of the population resides on Grand Cayman
Urbanization:
urban population: 100% of total population (2017)
rate of urbanization: 0.98% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)
Major urban areas - population:
GEORGE TOWN (capital) 31,000 (2014)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2017 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 5.9 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 6.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 168
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 81.3 years
male: 78.6 years
female: 84.1 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 28
Total fertility rate:
1.85 children born/woman (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 147
Drinking water source:
improved:
urban: 97.4% of population
rural: NA
total: 97.4% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.6% of population
rural: NA
total: 2.6% of population (2015 est.)
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 95.6% of population
total: 95.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 4.4% of population
total: 4.4% of population (2015 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA
Major infectious diseases:
note: active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)
Education expenditures:
NA
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98.9%
male: 98.7%
female: 99% (2007 est.)
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24:
total: 13.8%
male: 16.4%
female: 11.4% (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 96