Data as of Nov 4, 2026, 5:04 PM UTC

SERIAL · 136North America

Cayman Islands

CapitalGeorge Town

CurrencyKYD · Cayman Islands dollar

LanguageEnglish

Area264 km²

ISOCYM · KY

Population

75,844as of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean

The Cayman Islands is a self-governing British Overseas Territory in the western Caribbean. With a population of over 90,000, it is the most populated of all the British Overseas Territories. The 264-square-kilometre (102-square-mile) territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, which are located south of Cuba and north-east of Honduras, between Jamaica and Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. The capital city is George Town on Grand Cayman, which is the most populous of the three islands.

Text: Wikipedia — Cayman IslandsCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-10-26

— FACTS —

Capital: George Town
Currency: Cayman Islands dollar (KYD)
Official language: English
Drives on the: Left
Calling code: +1345
Top-level domain: .ky
Anthem: God Save the King

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-11-04

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

53.0%% of land area

#44 of 2132024

167% of world average

Forest area

127km²

#183 of 2132025

0% of world average

Agricultural land

11.3%% of land area

#173 of 2092024

30% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

0.8%% of land area

#185 of 2062024

6% of world average

Land area

264km²

#201 of 2152024

0% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

75,844people

#197 of 2162025

0% of world average

Population growth

1.8%% per year

#57 of 2162025

187% of world average

Population density

310people per km²

#40 of 2152024

68% of world average

People living in cities

100.0%% of population

#1 of 2162025

158% of world average

Urban population growth

1.8%% per year

#76 of 2162025

121% of world average

People living rurally

0.0%% of population

#205 of 2162025

0% of world average

Population aged 0-14

16.1%% of population

#164 of 2162025

64% of world average

Population aged 15-64

74.4%% of population

#7 of 2162025

116% of world average

Population aged 65+

9.5%% of population

#102 of 2162025

88% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

34.4%% of working-age population

#210 of 2162025

60% of world average

Female population

49.8%% of population

#153 of 2162025

100% of world average

Births per woman

1.53births per woman

#148 of 2162024

65% of world average

Birth rate

11.6 /1,000per 1,000 people

#126 of 2162024

67% of world average

Death rate

4.9 /1,000per 1,000 people

#196 of 2162024

63% of world average

Net migration

888people (5-year total)

#66 of 2162025

806% of world average

Migrants living in the country

42.9%% of population

#23 of 2152024

324% of world average

— MONEY —

GDP

$7.77Bcurrent US$

#161 of 2112024

1% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$6.87Bcurrent int'l $

#168 of 1992024

1% of world average

GDP per person

$104,293current US$

#7 of 2112024

434% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$92,201current int'l $

#11 of 1992024

276% of world average

GDP growth

3.8%% per year

#87 of 2102024

111% of world average

GDP per person growth

1.8%% per year

#125 of 2102024

75% of world average

Gross national income

$6.27Bcurrent US$

#164 of 2042024

1% of world average

Gross national income per person

$81,920current US$

#9 of 2032024

406% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$74,470current int'l $

#23 of 1972024

234% of world average

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Inflation

-0.6%% per year

#6 of 1902016

-7% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

2.4%% per year

#73 of 2092024

34% of world average

Government consumption

2.6%% of GDP

#181 of 1812020

15% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

$35.78Bcurrent US$

#57 of 2012025

426% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

40.9%% of GDP

#3 of 1982024

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

-22.4%% of GDP

#178 of 1792024

-1039% of world average

Current account balance

-8.8%% of GDP

#163 of 1912024

no comparison

Foreign reserves

$270.4Mcurrent US$

#171 of 1772025

0% of world average

Stock market value

11.4%% of GDP

#78 of 882020

15% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$11.5Mcurrent US$

#180 of 1862024

0% of world average

Exchange rate

0.833local currency per US$

#202 of 2112025

0% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

0.5%% of GDP

#187 of 1992024

5% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

7.6%% of GDP

#194 of 2022024

31% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

0.9%% of GDP

#189 of 1952024

8% of world average

Services' share of the economy

86.5%% of GDP

#7 of 2022024

150% of world average

15 of 39 figures unavailable for Cayman Islands.

— TRADE —

Exports

59.6%% of GDP

#40 of 1872020

138% of world average

Imports

45.8%% of GDP

#92 of 1872020

92% of world average

Trade balance

13.8%% of GDP

#17 of 1872020

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

26.4%% of GDP

#184 of 2052024

41% of world average

Goods exported

$25.0Mcurrent US$

#199 of 2072025

0% of world average

Goods imported

$2.11Bcurrent US$

#164 of 2072025

2% of world average

Services exported

$4.77Bcurrent US$

#98 of 1912024

10% of world average

Services imported

$2.00Bcurrent US$

#125 of 1912024

5% of world average

Goods and services exported

$5.04Bcurrent US$

#135 of 1912024

3% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$3.77Bcurrent US$

#150 of 1912024

2% of world average

High-tech share of exports

85.5%% of manufactured exports

#1 of 1792024

705% of world average

Terms of trade

81.6index

#193 of 2062024

77% of world average

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

80.5 yrsyears

#49 of 2162024

109% of world average

Life expectancy, women

83.0 yrsyears

#49 of 2162024

108% of world average

Life expectancy, men

78.2 yrsyears

#49 of 2162024

109% of world average

Physicians

1.9 /1,000per 1,000 people

not enough data to rank1997

92% of world average

Nurses and midwives

7.3 /1,000per 1,000 people

#39 of 1962018

156% of world average

Hospital beds

3.0 /1,000per 1,000 people

not enough data to rank1990

101% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

95.5%% of population

#128 of 2142024

105% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

83.2%% of population

#146 of 2132024

103% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

4.9per 100,000 people

#32 of 2082024

5% of world average

10 of 19 figures unavailable for Cayman Islands.

— LEARNING —

Education spending

1.6%% of GDP

#181 of 1902023

36% of world average

Education spending

15.0%% of government spending

#62 of 1892019

111% of world average

Adult literacy

98.9%% aged 15+

#18 of 1192017

118% of world average

Youth literacy

98.9%% aged 15-24

#44 of 1262017

108% of world average

Primary school enrolment

95.7%% gross

#146 of 2002024

95% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

84.8%% gross

#124 of 1882024

97% of world average

University enrolment

33.0%% gross

not enough data to rank2008

66% of world average

Primary school completion

106.5%% of relevant age group

#15 of 1802024

119% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

15.7pupils per teacher

#67 of 1602018

71% of world average

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Years of compulsory education

12.0 yrsyears

#33 of 1972025

120% of world average

— WORK —

Labour force with advanced education

86.0%% of labour force

not enough data to rank2015

113% of world average

11 of 12 figures unavailable for Cayman Islands.

— CONNECTED —

People online

81.1%% of population

#107 of 2072017

114% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

139per 100 people

#44 of 2102022

120% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

56.4per 100 people

#2 of 2082022

310% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

50per 100 people

#7 of 2132022

336% of world average

Access to electricity

100.0%% of population

#1 of 2142024

113% of world average

Container port traffic

46,658TEU

#142 of 1672024

1% of world average

Tourists arriving

660,000count

#112 of 1942020

13% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$964.0Mcurrent US$

#77 of 1752019

26% of world average

10 of 18 figures unavailable for Cayman Islands.

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

5tonnes per person

#150 of 2032024

111% of world average

Carbon emissions

0.372Mt CO2

#27 of 2032024

0% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

0.406Mt CO2-equivalent

#20 of 2032024

0% of world average

Protected land

8.8%% of land area

#160 of 2132025

47% of world average

Protected coastal waters

0.1%% of territorial waters

#139 of 1742025

1% of world average

Renewable energy use

0.0%% of final energy consumption

#207 of 2122022

0% of world average

Electricity from renewables

2.9%% of total

#178 of 2062021

8% of world average

Electricity from fossil fuels

97.1%% of total

#180 of 2092021

163% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#33 of 2082021

0% of world average

3 of 12 figures unavailable for Cayman Islands.

— STATE —

Homicides

4.37per 100,000 people

#99 of 1582020

56% of world average

6 of 7 figures unavailable for Cayman Islands.

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Cayman Islands.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

No anthem audio available

Capital time

--:--:--George Town · approx. UTC-5

Neighbours

Cayman Islands has no land borders

Landmarks

No landmark photos on file for Cayman Islands yet

People

Kareem Streete-ThompsonCaymanian athletics competitor (born 1973)

Dow TraversCaymanian alpine skier

Brett FraserAll-American college swimmer, Cayman Island international swimmer, Olympian

Kurt TibbettsCayman Islands politician

Alden McLaughlinCaymanian politician

Shalysa WrayCaymanian athlete

Julianna O'Connor-ConnollyPremier of the Cayman Islands

Wayne PantonCaymanian politician

Jeffrey WebbFootball executive

Paul HurlstonCaymanian athletics competitor (born 1966)

Jamal WaltonCaymanian sprinter

Michelle BushCaymanian athlete

History

No confirmed dated history on file for Cayman Islands

Size, side by side

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1960 → now

2026

Population75,8442025

GDP$7.77B2024

GDP per person$104,2932024