Fertility rate: births per woman in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Fertility rate: births per woman was 1.53 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in Cayman Islands, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate: births per woman in Cayman Islands stood at 1.53 live births per woman.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Cayman Islands peaked at 4.89 live births per woman in 1972 and was at its lowest, 1.22 live births per woman, in 2017.
Cayman Islands ranks 163rd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.52 live births per woman | 4.38 live births per woman | 4.64 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.32 live births per woman | 3.52 live births per woman | 4.79 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.19 live births per woman | 2.37 live births per woman | 4.89 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.88 live births per woman | 1.58 live births per woman | 2.4 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.72 live births per woman | 1.66 live births per woman | 1.85 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.69 live births per woman | 1.67 live births per woman | 1.72 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.41 live births per woman | 1.22 live births per woman | 1.69 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.54 live births per woman | 1.53 live births per woman | 1.55 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 160 Iceland 1.54 live births per woman compare
- 162 Trinidad and Tobago 1.53 live births per woman compare
- 164 Kuwait 1.52 live births per woman compare
- 165 Cape Verde 1.52 live births per woman compare
- 166 Denmark 1.51 live births per woman compare
More population data for Cayman Islands
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 5,086 people (2100)
- Population density 491.8 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.1% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.52 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 50 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.52 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.52 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.7% (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 1.53 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Cayman Islands?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Cayman Islands was 1.53 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 4.89 live births per woman in 1972.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.22 live births per woman in 2017.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Cayman Islands ranks 163rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.