This is a demography of the population of the Cayman Islands including population density, ethnicity, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Population
With its success in the tourism and financial service industries, the Cayman Islands have attracted many international businesses and citizens to relocate. The largest numbers of expatriates living in the Cayman Islands hail from Jamaica (11,703), the United Kingdom (1,708), the Philippines (4,119), and India (1,218). Approximately 8,139 more residents are citizens of various other countries. While the government does not restrict foreign land ownership, it does strongly enforce its immigration laws. Businesses are required to grant access to job openings to Caymanian citizens first; if none of them are suitable, the business may then seek employees from other countries. In order to work in the Cayman Islands, foreigners must have a job offer before immigrating. The Cayman Islands population is expected to reach 100,000 people before 2030, as an explosion in immigration after COVID-19 lockdowns continues to increase the population significantly.
Structure of the population
Age groupMaleFemaleTotal% Total 27 106 28 585 55 691 100 0–14 4 512 4 831 9 343 16.78 15–24 2 873 2 916 5 789 10.39 25–34 4 727 5 043 9 771 17.55 35–44 5 746 5 955 11 701 21.01 45–54 4 836 5 070 9 907 17.79 55–64 2 530 2 744 5 274 9.47 65+ 1 881 2 025 3 907 7.02
Age groupTotal% Total 71 105 100 0–4 3 683 5.18 5–9 3 700 5.20 10–14 3 931 5.53 15–19 3 254 4.58 20–24 3 552 5.00 25–29 5 445 7.66 30–34 6 776 9.53 35–39 7 086 9.97 40–44 6 870 9.66 45–49 6 559 9.22 50–54 5 939 8.35 55–59 4 833 6.80 60–64 3 358 4.72 65+ 5 602 7.88Age group TotalPercent 0–14 11 314 15.91 15–64 53 674 75.49 65+ 5 602 7.88 unknown 515 0.72
District populations The vast majority of its residents live on the island of Grand Cayman, at 67,493. According to the 2021 census, only 2,163 people lived on Cayman Brac or Little Cayman, bringing the total population to 69,656, broken down as follows: George Town: 34,399 West Bay: 14,931 Bodden Town: 14,268 North Side: 1,840 East End: 1,749 Cayman Brac and Little Cayman (Sister Islands): 2,163
Vital statistics
Average population (x 1000)Live birthsDeathsNatural changeCrude birth rate (per 1000)Crude death rate (per 1000)Natural change (per 1000)Infant mortality rate (per 1000 live births) 1950 6.4 198 58 14030.99.021.8 1951 6.3 213 42 17134.06.727.3 1952 6.2 197 46 15131.57.424.2 1953 6.3 244 32 21238.65.133.5 1954 6.5 237 48 18936.67.429.2 1955 6.7 226 52 17433.97.826.1 1956 6.9 235 62 17334.09.025.0 1957 7.2 248 60 18834.68.426.2 1958 7.4 207 66 14127.98.919.0 1959 7.7 272 50 22235.56.529.0 1960 7.9 264 54 21033.66.926.7 1961 8.0 277 68 20934.58.526.0 1962 8.1 290 51 23935.66.329.4 1963 8.2 303 61 24236.87.429.4 1964 8.3 270 73 19732.58.823.7 1965 8.4 241 63 17828.87.521.3 1966 8.4 267 67 20031.67.923.7 1967 8.5 269 60 20931.67.024.5 1968 8.6 282 54 22832.76.326.4 1969 8.8 272 46 22630.85.225.6 1970 9.1 313 71 24234.27.826.5 1971 9.6 287 65 22229.96.823.2 1972 10.1 351 68 28334.66.727.9 1973 10.8 319 83 23629.67.721.9 1974 11.5 281 84 19724.47.317.1 1975 12.2 327 77 25026.76.320.4 1976 13.3 282 81 20121.76.215.4 1977 13.8 270 84 18619.56.113.4 1978 14.7 273 78 19518.65.313.3 1979 15.4 289 98 19118.76.312.4 1980 16.2 326 105 22120.26.513.7 1981 16.8 347 106 24120.76.314.3 1982 17.4 339 107 23219.56.213.4 1983 17.9 387 105 28221.65.915.7 1984 18.5 414 114 30022.36.116.2 1985 19.3 367 126 24119.06.512.5 1986 20.3 360 141 21917.87.010.8 1987 21.3 359 118 24116.85.511.3 1988 22.5 380 124 25616.95.511.4 1989 23.8 438 122 31618.45.113.3 1990 25.0 490 120 37019.64.814.8 1991 26.2 500 127 37319.14.814.2 1992 27.4 520 128 39219.04.714.3 1993 28.7 528 133 39518.44.613.8 1994 30.1 531 149 38217.75.012.7 1995 31.7 485 110 37515.33.511.8 1996 33.5 560 125 43516.73.713.0 1997 35.6 572 123 44916.13.512.6 1998 37.7 545 117 42814.43.111.3 1999 39.8 604 128 47615.23.212.0 2000 41.7 619 137 48214.83.311.6 2001 43.3 622 132 49014.43.011.3 2002 44.7 583 120 46313.02.710.313.7 2003 46.0 623 153 47013.53.310.24.8 2004 47.3 611 165 44612.93.59.46.4 2005 48.6 699 170 52914.43.510.97.0 2006 52.229 710 182 52813.43.410.08.7 2007 52.939 744 160 58413.83.010.88.3 2008 55.448 793 166 62714.23.011.22.5 2009 56.507824 177 64714.63.111.43.7 2010 55.521 821 164 65714.83.011.82.5 2011 55.277 800 176 62414.53.211.36.3 2012 56.124 759 172 58713.63.310.3 4.0 2013 56.239 705 182 52312.53.29.3 2.9 2014 56.993 711 163 54812.52.99.6 2015 59.054 649 170 47911.02.98.1 2016 61.331 660 193 46710.83.17.7 2017 63.115 625 216 4099.93.46.5 2018 64.420 640 214 4269.93.36.6 2019 69.914 646 250 3969.23.75.5 2020 65.786 817 215 602 12.4 3.3 9.1 202167.721 818 341 477 12.4 4.0 8.4 202278.554 798 310 488 10.2 3.9 6.3 202383.671 760 308 452 9.1 3.7 5.4202487.866 746 307 439 8.5 3.5 5.02025 730 293 437 8.1 3.2 4.9
Ethnic groups
Although many Caribbean islands were initially populated by Amerindian groups such as the Taíno and Kalinago, no evidence of this has been found in the Cayman Islands. Therefore, native Caymanians do not have any Amerindian heritage from their own islands; however, a significant number of Jamaicans have settled in the Cayman Islands over the years, so they and their descendants may have some Amerindian blood via Jamaica. Slavery was less common on the Cayman Islands than in many other parts of the Caribbean, resulting in a more even distribution of African and European ancestry. Those of mixed race make up 41.3% of the population, with white Caymanians and immigrants of European ancestry making up 24.1%, and black Caymanians and immigrants of African ancestry following at 23.9%. South Asians, mainly Filipinos and Indians, as well as Caymanians of South Asian descent, make up 8.1%, and the remaining 2.6% belong to various ethnic groups.
Language
The official language of the Cayman Islands is English. The Caymanian accent retains elements passed down from English, Scottish, and Welsh settlers (among others) in a language variety known as Cayman Creole. Young Caymanians often borrow terms from Jamaican patois due to the popularity of Jamaican pop culture and influences from Jamaican immigrants in the islands. It is also quite commonplace to hear some residents converse in Spanish as many citizens have relocated from Latin America to work and live on Grand Cayman. The Latin American nations with greatest representation are Honduras, Cuba, Colombia, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic. Spanish speakers comprise almost 10% of the population and is predominantly of the Caribbean dialect. Tagalog is spoken by about 8% of inhabitants most of whom are Filipino residents on work permits. The remainder of the population converse in various languages, with some including Hindi, Afrikaans and Portuguese.
Religion
The predominant religion on the Cayman Islands, as of 2021, is Christianity at 66.9%; this is down from over 80% in 2010. Denominations practiced include; Church of God, United Church, Anglican Church, Baptist Church, Roman Catholic Church, Seventh-day Adventist Church, and Pentecostal Church. Roman Catholic churches are St. Ignatius Church, George Town and Stella Maris Church, Cayman Brac. Many citizens are deeply religious, regularly going to church, however, the number of Caymanians who identify as non-religious has skyrocketed since the 2010 census, with around 25% professing no religion or a denomination not widespread. This is up from 9.3% during the last census. Ports are closed on Sundays and Christian holidays. There are places of worship in George Town for Jehovah's Witnesses and followers of the Baháʼí Faith. The Cayman Islands also hosts a growing Jewish community.
Year Percent of Hindus Increase 2000 0.25% 2008 1% +0.75% 2011 0.8% −0.2% 2021 2.4%+2.6%
Hinduism is a minority religion in the Cayman Islands and is one of the smallest religions. Although it is unknown as to when Hinduism was introduced to the Cayman Islands. There is no Hindu temple located in the Cayman Islands, but there is at least one home which is set aside for the purpose of worship. There were only 98 Hindus in Cayman according to the 2000 census (about 0.25% of the population). In the 2008 census, the number of Hindus increased to 510 (1% of the total population). The 2010 Census showed the number of Hindus decreasing to 454 (0.8% of the total Cayman Islands population).
References
External links Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce UNESCO report on education in the Cayman Islands