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🇰🇾 Cayman Islands

Overview

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3CYM
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2KY
UN M49 numeric136
IOC codeCAY
Official nameCayman Islands
Native name(s)eng: official: Cayman Islands; common: Cayman Islands
Alt spellingsKY
Statusofficially-assigned
IndependentNo
UN memberNo

Geography

RegionAmericas
SubregionCaribbean
UN regional group
CapitalGeorge Town
Area (km²)264
Lat / Lng19.5000, -80.5000
LandlockedNo
Borders (ISO3)
Top-level domain.ky
Calling coderoot: +1; suffixes: 345

Demographics

Population (World Bank)75,844 (2025)
Life expectancy (years, World Bank)80.54 (2024)
Languageseng: English
Demonymseng: f: Caymanian; m: Caymanian; fra: f: Caïmanienne; m: Caïmanien
Population time-series (UN WPP)74

Economy

GDP (current USD)7,765,336,505.343 (2024)
GDP per capita (current USD)104,292.901 (2024)
Unemployment rate (%)
CurrenciesKYD: name: Cayman Islands dollar; symbol: $

Population by year (UN WPP)

74 yearly data points — click to expand
YearPopulation
19507,002
19517,133
19527,258
19537,408
19547,554
19557,694
19567,840
19577,989
19588,130
19598,269
19608,428
19618,601
19628,781
19638,970
19649,166
19659,361
19669,560
19679,769
19689,971
196910,165
197010,517
197111,098
197211,764
197312,438
197413,114
197513,788
197614,454
197715,105
197815,727
197916,351
198017,079
198117,905
198218,750
198319,598
198420,454
198521,324
198622,197
198723,073
198823,951
198924,874
199025,999
199127,294
199228,621
199329,976
199431,352
199532,743
199634,143
199735,543
199836,922
199938,284
200039,674
200141,089
200242,514
200343,934
200445,352
200546,788
200648,232
200749,687
200851,151
200952,618
201054,099
201155,606
201257,136
201358,655
201460,160
201561,642
201663,100
201764,535
201865,941
201967,327
202068,684
202170,108
202271,591
202373,038

Full raw record (JSON)

JSON
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      },
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      },
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        "common": "케이맨 제도"
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      },
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        "common": "Каймановы острова"
      },
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      },
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        "common": "开曼群岛"
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