Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected was 1.51 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to in Cayman Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 1.51 for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to in Cayman Islands peaked at 4.56 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 1.2, in 2017.
Cayman Islands ranks 162nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.7 | — |
| 1951 | 3.78 | +2.1% |
| 1952 | 3.86 | +2.3% |
| 1953 | 3.99 | +3.3% |
| 1954 | 3.98 | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 3.94 | -1.2% |
| 1956 | 3.92 | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 3.92 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 3.91 | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 4.09 | +4.6% |
| 1960 | 4.19 | +2.5% |
| 1961 | 4.27 | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 4.3 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 4.22 | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 3.98 | -5.5% |
| 1965 | 3.77 | -5.4% |
| 1966 | 3.71 | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 3.69 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 3.66 | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 3.24 | -11.4% |
| 1970 | 4.31 | +33.0% |
| 1971 | 3.22 | -25.3% |
| 1972 | 4.56 | +41.7% |
| 1973 | 3.34 | -26.8% |
| 1974 | 2.79 | -16.6% |
| 1975 | 2.57 | -7.8% |
| 1976 | 2.4 | -6.5% |
| 1977 | 2.3 | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 2.26 | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 2.27 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 2.31 | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 2.29 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 1.93 | -15.6% |
| 1983 | 1.77 | -8.6% |
| 1984 | 1.73 | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 1.69 | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 1.64 | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 1.53 | -6.4% |
| 1988 | 1.58 | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 1.7 | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 1.73 | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 1.79 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 1.68 | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 1.62 | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 1.62 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.63 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.65 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 1.66 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.66 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.67 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.67 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.66 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.64 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.63 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.63 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.63 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.63 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.65 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.67 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.69 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.66 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.61 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 1.5 | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 1.42 | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 1.31 | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 1.25 | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 1.21 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 1.2 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.26 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 1.49 | +18.1% |
| 2020 | 1.53 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 1.53 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.52 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.51 | -0.6% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 1.51 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.49, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 1.51 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.6, 95% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected in Cayman Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +41.7% | 3.22 | 4.56 |
| 1970 | +33.0% | 3.24 | 4.31 |
| 1973 | -26.8% | 4.56 | 3.34 |
| 1971 | -25.3% | 4.31 | 3.22 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.91 | 3.7 | 4.09 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.9 | 3.24 | 4.3 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3 | 2.26 | 4.56 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.82 | 1.53 | 2.31 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.67 | 1.62 | 1.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.65 | 1.63 | 1.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.39 | 1.2 | 1.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 | 1.51 | 1.53 | 4 |
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More population data for Cayman Islands
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.0474 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2045)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.0474 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1832 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4891 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.072 (2100)
- Population density 491.8 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 5,086 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.072 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to in Cayman Islands?
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to in Cayman Islands was 1.51 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 4.56 in 1972.
- What is the lowest effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 in 2017.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
- Cayman Islands ranks 162nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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