Cayman Islands vs Guernsey: The global population hockey stick
Cayman Islands
73,055 people
in 2023
Guernsey
64,043 people
in 2023
Cayman Islands rank
206th
Guernsey rank
209th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Cayman Islands
- Guernsey
How they compare
Cayman Islands currently reports 73,055 people against 64,043 people in Guernsey, a difference of 9,012 people.
That makes Cayman Islands's figure about 1.1 times Guernsey's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Guernsey ahead.
Cayman Islands ranks 206th and Guernsey ranks 209th of 239 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Cayman Islands averaged higher in 1 and Guernsey in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cayman Islands | Guernsey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 2,439 people | 19,490 people | 17,051 people | Guernsey |
| 1820s | 2,439 people | 19,490 people | 17,051 people | Guernsey |
| 1950s | 7,650 people | 46,297 people | 38,647 people | Guernsey |
| 1960s | 9,299 people | 49,774 people | 40,476 people | Guernsey |
| 1970s | 13,458 people | 54,166 people | 40,708 people | Guernsey |
| 1980s | 20,944 people | 55,700 people | 34,756 people | Guernsey |
| 1990s | 32,111 people | 59,512 people | 27,401 people | Guernsey |
| 2000s | 46,125 people | 60,858 people | 14,733 people | Guernsey |
| 2010s | 60,842 people | 62,131 people | 1,289 people | Guernsey |
| 2020s | 70,874 people | 63,589 people | 7,284 people | Cayman Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Cayman Islands or Guernsey?
- Cayman Islands, at 73,055 people against 64,043 people in Guernsey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Cayman Islands and Guernsey?
- 9,012 people, with Cayman Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Guernsey?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
- How do Cayman Islands and Guernsey rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Cayman Islands ranks 206th and Guernsey ranks 209th 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.