Bermuda vs Cayman Islands: The global population hockey stick
Bermuda
64,721 people
in 2023
Cayman Islands
73,055 people
in 2023
Bermuda rank
208th
Cayman Islands rank
206th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Bermuda
- Cayman Islands
How they compare
Cayman Islands currently reports 73,055 people against 64,721 people in Bermuda, a difference of 8,334 people.
That makes Cayman Islands's figure about 1.1 times Bermuda's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 78 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Bermuda ahead.
Bermuda ranks 208th and Cayman Islands ranks 206th of 239 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Bermuda averaged higher in 11 and Cayman Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bermuda | Cayman Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 9,692 people | 2,439 people | 7,253 people | Bermuda |
| 1890s | 15,000 people | 4,300 people | 10,700 people | Bermuda |
| 1910s | 19,000 people | 5,600 people | 13,400 people | Bermuda |
| 1920s | 20,000 people | 5,300 people | 14,700 people | Bermuda |
| 1950s | 39,558 people | 7,650 people | 31,908 people | Bermuda |
| 1960s | 46,876 people | 9,299 people | 37,577 people | Bermuda |
| 1970s | 53,036 people | 13,458 people | 39,577 people | Bermuda |
| 1980s | 55,374 people | 20,944 people | 34,430 people | Bermuda |
| 1990s | 59,345 people | 32,111 people | 27,234 people | Bermuda |
| 2000s | 62,612 people | 46,125 people | 16,487 people | Bermuda |
| 2010s | 63,684 people | 60,842 people | 2,843 people | Bermuda |
| 2020s | 64,642 people | 70,874 people | 6,231 people | Cayman Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Bermuda or Cayman Islands?
- Cayman Islands, at 73,055 people against 64,721 people in Bermuda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Bermuda and Cayman Islands?
- 8,334 people, with Cayman Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bermuda and Cayman Islands?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
- How do Bermuda and Cayman Islands rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Bermuda ranks 208th and Cayman Islands ranks 206th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.