Demographics of the Cayman Islands

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This article is about the demographic features of the population of the Cayman Islands, including population density, ethnicity, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Census population and average annual growth rate
YearPop.±% p.a.
1802933—    
18914,322+1.74%
19115,564+1.27%
19215,270−0.54%
19345,930+0.91%
19436,690+1.35%
19608,511+1.43%
197010,068+1.69%
197916,677+5.77%
198925,335+4.27%
199939,410+4.52%
201054,397+2.97%
Source:[1]

Population[]

Population Distribution [2]
Nationalities percent
Caymanian
 
 62.4%
Jamaican
 
 16.4%
Filipino
 
 5.7%
British
 
 2.4%
Indian
 
 1.7%
Other Expat Groups
 
 11.4%

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.[3] 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 estimated population of 2018 is 64,174 (the 2019 revision of the World Population Prospects[4][5]).

District populations[]

The vast majority of its residents live on the island of Grand Cayman. According to the 2010 census only 2,277 people lived on Cayman Brac or Little Cayman. According to the Cayman Islands 2010 census the estimated resident population is 54,878 people,[6] broken down as follows:

Vital statistics[]

[7][8][9]

Average population (x 1000) Live births Deaths Natural change Crude birth rate (per 1000) Crude death rate (per 1000) Natural change (per 1000) Infant mortality rate (per 1000 live births)
1950 6.4 198 58 140 30.9 9.0 21.8
1951 6.3 213 42 171 34.0 6.7 27.3
1952 6.2 197 46 151 31.5 7.4 24.2
1953 6.3 244 32 212 38.6 5.1 33.5
1954 6.5 237 48 189 36.6 7.4 29.2
1955 6.7 226 52 174 33.9 7.8 26.1
1956 6.9 235 62 173 34.0 9.0 25.0
1957 7.2 248 60 188 34.6 8.4 26.2
1958 7.4 207 66 141 27.9 8.9 19.0
1959 7.7 272 50 222 35.5 6.5 29.0
1960 7.9 264 54 210 33.6 6.9 26.7
1961 8.0 277 68 209 34.5 8.5 26.0
1962 8.1 290 51 239 35.6 6.3 29.4
1963 8.2 303 61 242 36.8 7.4 29.4
1964 8.3 270 73 197 32.5 8.8 23.7
1965 8.4 241 63 178 28.8 7.5 21.3
1966 8.4 267 67 200 31.6 7.9 23.7
1967 8.5 269 60 209 31.6 7.0 24.5
1968 8.6 282 54 228 32.7 6.3 26.4
1969 8.8 272 46 226 30.8 5.2 25.6
1970 9.1 313 71 242 34.2 7.8 26.5
1971 9.6 287 65 222 29.9 6.8 23.2
1972 10.1 351 68 283 34.6 6.7 27.9
1973 10.8 319 83 236 29.6 7.7 21.9
1974 11.5 281 84 197 24.4 7.3 17.1
1975 12.2 327 77 250 26.7 6.3 20.4
1976 13.3 282 81 201 21.7 6.2 15.4
1977 13.8 270 84 186 19.5 6.1 13.4
1978 14.7 273 78 195 18.6 5.3 13.3
1979 15.4 289 98 191 18.7 6.3 12.4
1980 16.2 326 105 221 20.2 6.5 13.7
1981 16.8 347 106 241 20.7 6.3 14.3
1982 17.4 339 107 232 19.5 6.2 13.4
1983 17.9 387 105 282 21.6 5.9 15.7
1984 18.5 414 114 300 22.3 6.1 16.2
1985 19.3 367 126 241 19.0 6.5 12.5
1986 20.3 360 141 219 17.8 7.0 10.8
1987 21.3 359 118 241 16.8 5.5 11.3
1988 22.5 380 124 256 16.9 5.5 11.4
1989 23.8 438 122 316 18.4 5.1 13.3
1990 25.0 490 120 370 19.6 4.8 14.8
1991 26.2 500 127 373 19.1 4.8 14.2
1992 27.4 520 128 392 19.0 4.7 14.3
1993 28.7 528 133 395 18.4 4.6 13.8
1994 30.1 531 149 382 17.7 5.0 12.7
1995 31.7 485 110 375 15.3 3.5 11.8
1996 33.5 560 125 435 16.7 3.7 13.0
1997 35.6 572 123 449 16.1 3.5 12.6
1998 37.7 545 117 428 14.4 3.1 11.3
1999 39.8 604 128 476 15.2 3.2 12.0
2000 41.7 619 137 482 14.8 3.3 11.6
2001 43.3 622 132 490 14.4 3.0 11.3
2002 44.7 583 120 463 13.0 2.7 10.3 13.7
2003 46.0 623 153 470 13.5 3.3 10.2 4.8
2004 47.3 611 165 446 12.9 3.5 9.4 6.4
2005 48.6 699 170 529 14.4 3.5 10.9 7.0
2006 52.229 710 182 528 13.4 3.4 10.0 8.7
2007 52.939 744 160 584 13.8 3.0 10.8 8.3
2008 55.448 793 166 627 14.2 3.0 11.2 2.5
2009 56.507 824 177 647 14.6 3.1 11.4 3.7
2010 55.521 821 164 657 14.8 3.0 11.8 2.5
2011 55.277 800 176 624 14.5 3.2 11.3 6.3
2012 56.125 759 172 587 13.4 3.0 10.3 4.0
2013 56.240 705 182 523 12.5 3.2 9.3 2.9
2014 56.993 711 163 548 12.5 2.9 9.6
2015 59.054 649 170 479 11.0 2.9 8.1
2016 61.331 660 193 467 10.8 3.1 7.7
2017 63.115 625 216 409 9.9 3.4 6.5
2018 64.420 640 214 426 9.9 3.3 6.6
2019 66.248 646 250 396 9.8 3.8 6.0

Structure of the population[]

Structure of the population (31.12.2013) (estimates):[10]

Age group Male Female Total %
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

Ethnic groups[]

Ethnic groups of Cayman Islands [11]
Ethnic groups percent
Mixed
 
 40%
Black
 
 20%
White
 
 20%
Expatriates of various ethnic groups
 
 20%

Although many Caribbean islands were initially populated by Amerindian groups such as the Taíno and Caribs, 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 division of African and European ancestry. Those of mixed race make up 40% of the population, with blacks and whites following at 20% each. The remaining 20% belong to various immigrant ethnic groups.

According to CIA factbook of 2013, Caymanian people of mixed-race of mixed black African and white European ancestry are the plurality ethnic group in the Cayman Islands, accounting for 40% of the country's population, with white 20%, black 20%, and expatriates of various ethnic groups 20%.[11]

Language[]

Languages of Cayman Islands (2010)[11]
Languages percent
English
 
 90.9%
Spanish
 
 4%
Filipino
 
 3.3%
Other
 
 1.7%
Unspecified
 
 0.1%

The official language of the Cayman Islands is English. Islanders' accents retain elements passed down from English, Scottish, and Welsh settlers (among others) in a language variety known as Cayman Creole. Caymanians of Jamaican origin speak in their own vernacular (see Jamaican Creole and Jamaican English). 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 approximately between 10 and 12% of the population and is predominantly of the Caribbean dialect. Tagalog is spoken by about 5% of inhabitants most of whom are Filipino residents on work permits.

Religion[]

Religion of Cayman Islands (2010)[11]
Religions percent
Protestant
 
 67.8%
Roman Catholic
 
 14.1%
None
 
 9.3%
Other
 
 7%
Jehovah's Witness
 
 1.1%
Unspecified
 
 0.7%
Religion of Cayman Islands, detailed (2010)[11]
Religions percent
Church of God
 
 22.6%
Roman Catholic
 
 14.1%
Seventh-day Adventist
 
 9.4%
None
 
 9.3%
Baptist
 
 8.3%
Presbyterian/United Church
 
 8.6%
Pentecostal
 
 7.1%
Other
 
 7%
Non-denominational
 
 5.3%
Anglican
 
 4.1%
Wesleyan Holiness
 
 2.4%
Jewish
 
 1.5%
Jehovah's Witness
 
 1.1%
Unspecified
 
 0.7%

The predominant religion on the Cayman Islands is Christianity. Collectively, Protestants account for 67.8%, while the Roman Catholic Church accounts for 14.1%. 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. 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.[12]

Year Percent of Hindus Increase
2000 0.25%
2008 1% +0.75%
2011 0.8% -0.2%

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.[13] There were only 98 Hindus in the Caymans according to the 2000 census (about 0.25% of the population).[14] In the 2008 census, the number of Hindus increased to 510 (1% of the total population).[15] The 2010 Census showed the number of Hindus decreasing to 454 (0.8% of the total Cayman Islands population).[16]

References[]

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