Cayman Islands vs Guernsey: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Cayman Islands
5,302 people
in 2020
Guernsey
5,748 people
in 2020
Cayman Islands rank
220th
Guernsey rank
218th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Cayman Islands
- Guernsey
How they compare
Guernsey currently reports 5,748 people against 5,302 people in Cayman Islands, a difference of 446 people.
That makes Guernsey's figure about 1.1 times Cayman Islands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cayman Islands ahead.
Cayman Islands ranks 220th and Guernsey ranks 218th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cayman Islands averaged higher in 7 and Guernsey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cayman Islands | Guernsey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7,348 people | 5,050 people | 2,298 people | Cayman Islands |
| 1960s | 8,894 people | 5,295 people | 3,600 people | Cayman Islands |
| 1970s | 12,152 people | 5,584 people | 6,568 people | Cayman Islands |
| 1980s | 12,268 people | 5,732 people | 6,536 people | Cayman Islands |
| 1990s | 13,804 people | 5,520 people | 8,284 people | Cayman Islands |
| 2000s | 6,829 people | 5,716 people | 1,113 people | Cayman Islands |
| 2010s | 6,015 people | 5,617 people | 398.01 people | Cayman Islands |
| 2020s | 5,302 people | 5,748 people | 446.01 people | Guernsey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Cayman Islands or Guernsey?
- Guernsey, at 5,748 people against 5,302 people in Cayman Islands as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Cayman Islands and Guernsey?
- 446 people, with Guernsey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Guernsey?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Cayman Islands and Guernsey rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Cayman Islands ranks 220th and Guernsey ranks 218th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.