What is birth rate in Cayman Islands?

Birth rate in Cayman Islands was 11.84 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate recorded in Cayman Islands?

The highest recorded value was 37.03 births per 1,000 people in 1953.

What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Cayman Islands?

The lowest recorded value was 10.18 births per 1,000 people in 2017.

How does Cayman Islands rank for birth rate?

Cayman Islands ranks 136th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate rising or falling in Cayman Islands?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate in Cayman Islands

Name: Birth rate in Cayman Islands
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Cayman Islands: Birth rate was 11.84 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

11.84 births per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 2.9%

World rank

136th

of 236 countries

All-time high

37.03 births per 1,000 people

in 1953

All-time low

10.18 births per 1,000 people

in 2017

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate in Cayman Islands, 1950–2023

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.

Analysis

In 2023, birth rate in Cayman Islands stood at 11.84 births per 1,000 people.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate in Cayman Islands peaked at 37.03 births per 1,000 people in 1953 and was at its lowest, 10.18 births per 1,000 people, in 2017.

That places Cayman Islands 136th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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	35.76 births per 1,000 people	34.43 births per 1,000 people	37.03 births per 1,000 people	10
1960s	31.12 births per 1,000 people	24.52 births per 1,000 people	35.74 births per 1,000 people	10
1970s	24.39 births per 1,000 people	20.22 births per 1,000 people	34.81 births per 1,000 people	10
1980s	17.9 births per 1,000 people	15.62 births per 1,000 people	21.69 births per 1,000 people	10
1990s	16.79 births per 1,000 people	15.84 births per 1,000 people	18.17 births per 1,000 people	10
2000s	14.97 births per 1,000 people	14.74 births per 1,000 people	15.44 births per 1,000 people	10
2010s	11.94 births per 1,000 people	10.18 births per 1,000 people	14.69 births per 1,000 people	10
2020s	12.33 births per 1,000 people	11.84 births per 1,000 people	12.72 births per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Cayman Islands

133 Azerbaijan 12.13 births per 1,000 people compare
134 Gibraltar 12.07 births per 1,000 people compare
135 Antigua and Barbuda 11.85 births per 1,000 people compare
137 Armenia 11.78 births per 1,000 people compare
138 Saint Kitts and Nevis 11.74 births per 1,000 people compare
139 Grenada 11.71 births per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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: births per woman 1.53 live births per woman (2023)

All data for Cayman Islands →

Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate in Cayman Islands?: Birth rate in Cayman Islands was 11.84 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate recorded in Cayman Islands?: The highest recorded value was 37.03 births per 1,000 people in 1953.
What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Cayman Islands?: The lowest recorded value was 10.18 births per 1,000 people in 2017.
How does Cayman Islands rank for birth rate?: Cayman Islands ranks 136th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate rising or falling in Cayman Islands?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Birth rate
Unit: births per 1,000 people
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.