Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 was 100.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Cayman Islands, 1950–2025
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 100.0% for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Cayman Islands peaked at 100.0% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 1950.
That places Cayman Islands 1st out of 238 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 1 Anguilla 100.0% compare
- 1 Bahrain 100.0% compare
- 1 Bermuda 100.0% compare
- 1 Gibraltar 100.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 100.0% compare
- 1 Macao 100.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 100.0% compare
- 1 Nauru 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Barthelemy 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Martin (French part) 100.0% compare
- 1 Singapore 100.0% compare
- 1 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 100.0% compare
- 1 Vatican 100.0% compare
More population data for Cayman Islands
- World population growth -0.1% (2100)
- Population density 491.8 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 5,086 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.1% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.52 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.52 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 50 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.52 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.53 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.51 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Cayman Islands?
- Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Cayman Islands was 100.0% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1950.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 1950.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Cayman Islands ranks 1st out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.