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Cayman Islands

The Cayman Islands has 75,844 people (World Bank, 2025) and an economy of $7.8 bn a year (World Bank, 2024). It imports all of the oil it uses (EIA, 2024).

Written automatically from the figures on this page.

Population
75,844 (2025)
Administered by
United Kingdom

Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:50m, which shows who controls an area in practice. Borders shown do not imply endorsement.

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Dependencies at a glance

The Cayman Islands imports all of the oil it uses.

Imports mostImports someLow net tradeExporter
Dependence is net imports: imports minus exports, as a share of what the country uses; for potash and phosphate, of its supply (production plus net imports). Arms and chips show supplier concentration only: the main supplier’s share of imports (arms: five-year totals of deliveries in SIPRI’s trend-indicator value, SIPRI’s measure of military capability delivered, not price or number of weapons).
ResourceDependencePositionMain partners
OilImports mostImports all of the oil it usesEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025, United States → Cayman Islands as reported by the exporterUnited States
Natural gasUses no gas, by this source PreliminaryEIA, 2024No partner data from the source
WheatNot reported by this source–
MaizeNot reported by this source–
RiceNot reported by this source–
SoybeansNot reported by this source–
PotashNot reported by this source–
PhosphateNot reported by this source–
ArmsSupplier concentration onlyNo major arms imports recorded, 2021–2025SIPRI, 2021–2025–
ChipsSupplier concentration onlyNot reported by this sourceUN Comtrade, 2025–

Dependence is net imports: imports minus exports, as a share of what the country uses; for potash and phosphate, of its supply (production plus net imports). Arms and chips show supplier concentration only: the main supplier’s share of imports (arms: five-year totals of deliveries in SIPRI’s trend-indicator value, SIPRI’s measure of military capability delivered, not price or number of weapons).

  • OilImports most

    Imports all of the oil it uses

    Main partners: United States

    EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025, United States → Cayman Islands as reported by the exporter

  • Natural gas

    Uses no gas, by this source Preliminary

    Main partners: No partner data from the source

    EIA, 2024

  • Wheat

    Not reported by this source

  • Maize

    Not reported by this source

  • Rice

    Not reported by this source

  • Soybeans

    Not reported by this source

  • Potash

    Not reported by this source

  • Phosphate

    Not reported by this source

  • ArmsSupplier concentration only

    No major arms imports recorded, 2021–2025

    SIPRI, 2021–2025

  • ChipsSupplier concentration only

    Not reported by this source

    UN Comtrade, 2025

Source: EIAyear in each rowUpdated 13 Nov 2026

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Money and reserves

The Cayman Islands’ economy produced $7.8 bn in 2024.

GDP, 2006–2024

$0$2.0 bn$4.0 bn$6.0 bn$8.0 bn20062011201620212024

Source: World Bank Indicators2006–2024Updated 13 Nov 2026

Economic growth3.8%2024 · 83rd of 200 · World Bank
ReservesUS$252million2024 · 161st of 164 · World Bank
Foreign investment inUS$35.8billion2025 · 17th of 200 · World Bank

US Treasury securities held

US Treasury securities heldUS$463bn2026-08; US$411bn a year earlier

Source: US Treasury TIC2026-08Updated 13 Nov 2026

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People

The Cayman Islands had 75,844 people in 2025.

Population, 1950–2100

050,000100,000150,000200,000195019701990200020102030205020702100Projection
Projection: UN projection, medium variant, after 2023Range between the UN low- and high-fertility scenarios

Source: UN World Population ProspectsUpdated 13 Nov 2026Projection

The Cayman Islands’ population by age

1950200020502100
MenWomen01020304050607080901000m00m
Millions of people in each five-year age group, men left and women right. Years after 2023 are UN projections (medium variant).

Source: UN World Population Prospects1950–2100Updated 13 Nov 2026Projection

Births per woman1.532023 · 164th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Median age37.92023 · 74th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Aged 65 and over9.5%2025, Projection, medium variant · UN WPP 2024
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More figures

Shown only where a source covers the Cayman Islands.

Refugees

68refugees and others in need of protection hosted, 2025
5from it, abroad, 2025

Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder2025

Sanctions

11entries on the US, EU and UK lists give it as an address or nationality: US 11

Counts entries (people, companies, ships and aircraft), not how strict the measures are.

Source: US CSL; EU sanctions list; UK Sanctions ListUpdated 13 Nov 2026

Cyber incidents

No publicly known incidents affecting the Cayman Islands in EuRepoC’s dataset, 2000–2024.

Counts compare documented incidents, not how often a country is targeted.

Source: EuRepoC Global Dataset of Cyber Incidents 1.3.2 (4 Mar 2025), CC BY-NC 4.02000–2024

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All figures

25 measures on this site have a recent figure for the Cayman Islands.

GDP$7.8 bn2024157th of 200World Bank
GDP per person$104,29320247th of 200World Bank
Economic growth3.8%202483rd of 200World Bank
Reserves, including gold$252 m2024161st of 164World Bank
Foreign investment in$36 bn202517th of 200World Bank
Remittances received0.1%2024142nd of 162World Bank
Population75,8442025197th of 216World Bank
Population with UN projections73,0382023205th of 237UN WPP 2024
Births per woman1.532023164th of 237UN WPP 2024
Median age37.9202374th of 237UN WPP 2024
Life expectancy80.4202354th of 237UN WPP 2024
Refugees from the country52025200th of 206UNHCR
Refugees and others needing protection, by host682025155th of 176UNHCR
Refugees hosted per 1,000 people0.92025113th of 176UNHCR
Crude oil production0 kb/d2025100th of 214EIA
Oil consumption6 kb/d2024172nd of 212EIA
Natural gas productionPreliminary202497th of 213EIA
Natural gas consumption0.0 bcm2024126th of 213EIA
Electricity generated1 TWh2024163rd of 193Ember
Low-carbon electricity4.2%2024167th of 193Ember
Electricity from coal0%202482nd of 193Ember
Electricity from wind and solar4.2%2024111th of 193Ember
ICT service exports$18 m2024131st of 162World Bank
ICT service exports, share of service exports0.4%2024156th of 162World Bank
Sanctions list entries (US, EU, UK)112026105th of 181US CSL

Sources for this page

  • World Bank IndicatorsGDP, GDP per person, Economic growth, Reserves, Foreign investment in, Remittances, …
  • UN World Population ProspectsPopulation (UN), Births per woman, Median age, Life expectancy
  • UNHCR Refugee Data FinderRefugees from, Refugees hosted, Refugees per 1,000
  • U.S. Energy Information AdministrationOil output, Oil use, Gas output, Gas use, Dependencies at a glance
  • Ember electricity dataElectricity, Low-carbon electricity, Electricity from coal, Electricity from wind and solar
  • US Consolidated Screening ListSanctions list entries, Sanctions
  • EU financial sanctions listSanctions
  • UK Sanctions ListSanctions
  • EuRepoC cyber incidentsCyber incidents

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