Number of births per year in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Number of births per year was 865 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
865
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
201st
of 236 countries
All-time high
882
in 2021
All-time low
249
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of births per year in Cayman Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, number of births per year in Cayman Islands stood at 865.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of births per year in Cayman Islands peaked at 882 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 249, in 1950.
Cayman Islands ranks 201st of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Number of births per year in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 249 | — |
| 1951 | 257 | +3.2% |
| 1952 | 265 | +3.1% |
| 1953 | 274 | +3.4% |
| 1954 | 276 | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 276 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 277 | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 279 | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 280 | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 293 | +4.6% |
| 1960 | 301 | +2.7% |
| 1961 | 307 | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 310 | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 306 | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 290 | -5.2% |
| 1965 | 277 | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 274 | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 276 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 276 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 249 | -9.8% |
| 1970 | 334 | +34.1% |
| 1971 | 270 | -19.2% |
| 1972 | 409 | +51.5% |
| 1973 | 331 | -19.1% |
| 1974 | 300 | -9.4% |
| 1975 | 298 | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 299 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 305 | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 319 | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 338 | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 364 | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 388 | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 351 | -9.5% |
| 1983 | 341 | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 353 | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 365 | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 369 | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 361 | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 386 | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 428 | +10.9% |
| 1990 | 449 | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 496 | +10.5% |
| 1992 | 492 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 502 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 523 | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 547 | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 569 | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 586 | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 597 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 606 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 613 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 625 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 639 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 655 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 675 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 691 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 711 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 736 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 763 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 790 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 795 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 784 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 747 | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 716 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 676 | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 656 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 650 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 657 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 698 | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 837 | +19.9% |
| 2020 | 873 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 882 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 873 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 865 | -0.9% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 865 is below the median for high income countries, which is 21,434, 4% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 865 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 25,929, 3% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of births per year 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 | +51.5% | 270 | 409 |
| 1970 | +34.1% | 249 | 334 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 272.6 | 249 | 293 | 10 |
| 1960s | 286.6 | 249 | 310 | 10 |
| 1970s | 320.3 | 270 | 409 | 10 |
| 1980s | 370.6 | 341 | 428 | 10 |
| 1990s | 536.7 | 449 | 606 | 10 |
| 2000s | 689.8 | 613 | 790 | 10 |
| 2010s | 721.6 | 650 | 837 | 10 |
| 2020s | 873.25 | 865 | 882 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 198 Antigua and Barbuda 1,106 compare
- 199 Aruba 1,020 compare
- 200 United States Virgin Islands 959 compare
- 202 Jersey 853 compare
- 203 Marshall Islands 821 compare
- 204 Greenland 789 compare
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 number of births per year in Cayman Islands?
- Number of births per year in Cayman Islands was 865 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of births per year recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 882 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of births per year recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 249 in 1950.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for number of births per year?
- Cayman Islands ranks 201st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of births per year rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of births per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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