Area: 264 sq km
Population: 69 914 inhab. (estimate 2019)
Density: 264.83 inhab./sq km
Coordinates: lat. 19° N; long. 80° W
Capital: George Town (chief town) 36 547 inhab. (2019);
Currency: Cayman Islands dollar (100 cents)
Internet: www.eso.ky (Government of the Cayman Islands)
Member of Caricom associated
Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands

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A British colony since 1670, it was a dependency of Jamaica until its independence in 1962.
Geography.
A group of three islands (Grand Cayman, 197 km², pop. 67 676 in 2019; Little Cayman and Cayman Brac, pop. 2238 in 2019) in the Caribbean south Cuba.
The calcareous islands ringed by coral have a tropical climate with hot wet summer and dry cooler winters.
Administrative division
Administrative division
Island | AREA | INHABITANTS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
Cayman Brac | 39$ sq km | 1 868 inhab. | 2015 |
Grand Cayman | 197 sq km | 67 676 inhab. | 2019 |
Cities
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
George Town | 36 547 | inhab. | 2019 |
West Bay | 14 183 | inhab. | 2019 |
Population
Population by age and gender (% - 2020) | ||||||||
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MALE | AGE | FEMALE |
Demographic statistics
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
Birth rate | 9.9 | ‰ | 2017 |
Death rate | 3.4 | ‰ | 2017 |
Religions
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
other | 27.7 | % | 2010 |
Church of God | 22.6 | % | 2010 |
Languages
DESCRIPTION |
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English |
Population by selected age groups
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
0-14 years | 17.7 | % | 2020 |
15-29 years | 18.5 | % | 2020 |
Economy
Economy.
The lenient tax system has created an important non-regulated financial market.
Economy - General data
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
Agricultural prod. index (2004-06=100) | 103.05 | index | 2016 |
Balance of trade | -1 160 | M US$ | 2020 |
Employment by economic activity
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
agriculture | 0.7 | % | 2015 |
industry | 13.2 | % | 2015 |
GDP by economic activity
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
agriculture | 0.421 | % | 2019 |
industry | 7.658 | % | 2019 |
Financial data
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
International reserves | 216.8 | M US$ | 2020 |
Agriculture
Land use
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
arable land | 2.917 | % | 2018 |
forests | 53.375 | % | 2018 |
Agriculture - products - Roots and tubers
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
cassava | 0.007 | 1000 t | 2018 |
roots and tubers, total | 0.038 | 1000 t | 2018 |
Agriculture - products - Vegetables
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
squashes | 0.041 | 1000 t | 2018 |
tomatoes | 0.005 | 1000 t | 2018 |
Agriculture - products - Coconut palm
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
coconuts | 0.019 | 1000 t | 2018 |
Agriculture - products - Fruits
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
fruits, total | 0.35 | 1000 t | 2018 |
Agriculture - products - Citrus fruits
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
citrus fruits | 0.059 | 1000 t | 2018 |
citrus fruits, nes | 0.059 | 1000 t | 2018 |
Agriculture - products - Tropical fruits
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
avocados | 0.022 | 1000 t | 2018 |
bananas | 0.217 | 1000 t | 2018 |
Agriculture - areas harvested - Roots and tubers
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
cassava | 0.002 | 1000 ha | 2018 |
sweet potatoes | 0.001 | 1000 ha | 2018 |
Agriculture - areas harvested - Vegetables
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
pumpkins and squashes | 0.014 | 1000 ha | 2018 |
tomatoes | 0.001 | 1000 ha | 2018 |
Agriculture - areas harvested - Tropical fruits
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
bananas | 0.285 | 1000 ha | 2018 |
Forests-Livestock-Fishing
Livestock - Cattle
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
cattle | 2.124 | 1000 heads | 2018 |
cattle and buffaloes | 2.124 | 1000 heads | 2018 |
Livestock - Pigs
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
pigs | 1.21 | 1000 heads | 2018 |
Livestock - Goats
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
goats | 2.459 | 1000 heads | 2018 |
Livestock - Poultry
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
birds | 6$ | 1000 heads | 2018 |
Livestock - Beekeeping
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
honey | 0.01 | 1000 t | 2018 |
Livestock - Livestock products
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
eggs | 0.008 | 1000 t | 2018 |
Fishing
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
marine fishes | 125 | t | 2019 |
total catch | 125 | t | 2019 |
Energy
Electric energy - Generated
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
- thermal | 679 | M kWh | 2019 |
non-renewable electricity generation | 97.675 | % | 2019 |
Electric energy - Installed capacity
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
- thermal | 161 | 1000 kW | 2018 |
- other renew. | 10$ | 1000 kW | 2019 |
Electric energy - Total production and capacity
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
total net generation | 695.17 | M kWh | 2019 |
total installed capacity | 171 | 1000 kW | 2018 |
Tourism
International Tourism
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
Expenditures | 174 | M US$ | 2016 |
Number of arrivals | 503 000 | units | 2019 |
Social and welfare
Social statistics - Education
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
Expected years of schooling | 11.9 | years | 2008 |
Graduates | 224 | units | 2008 |
Social statistics - Students and Teachers by level
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
Students, primary level | 4 299 | units | 2018 |
Students, secondary level | 3 476 | units | 2018 |
Social statistics - Health
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
Hospital beds | 1.8 | per 1000 pop. | 2009 |
Physicians | 2.2 | per 1000 pop. | 2003 |
Social statistics - Diseases
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
Tuberculosis (prevalence) | 0.45 | per 100 000 pop. | 2008 |
Other social indicators
DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
Access to electricity | 100 | % | 2019 |
Access to improved drinking-water source | 96.125 | % | 2016 |