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Cayman Islands: cities by population

By James Burfield, SEO consultant, Bath · Page updated · UN World Population Prospects

Cayman Islands has a population of 77,196 (UN estimate, 2026), with George Town as its capital. The 50 largest of its 69 recorded towns and cities, ranked.

+95%
since 2000 (39,674)
+35%
projected by 2050 (103,959)
320
people per km²
19501975200020252050 7k 104k
UN estimates to 2026; the dashed line is the medium-variant projection to 2050, a forecast rather than a measurement. Source: World Population Prospects 2024.
Full UN series, 1950 to 2050
YearPopulation
19507,002
197513,788
200039,674
200546,788
201054,099
201561,642
202068,684
202575,844
202677,196
2030 projected82,415
2050 projected103,959

Medium variant. Figures from 2026 onward are projections, not measurements.

Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.
Treat these figures with care. The settlements listed below sum to 429,010, against a national population of 77,196. Some overlap is normal where towns run together, but a gap this wide suggests the underlying figures for Cayman Islands are unreliable, and we have not been able to verify them independently.

Largest cities in Cayman Islands

#PlaceRegionPopulation
1George TownGeorge Town29,370
2West BayWest Bay15,335
3Bodden TownBodden Town14,845
4Channel Land12,623
5Midland Acres12,410
6The Mountain12,028
7Further Ground12,028
8North Sound Estates11,249
9Breakers11,247
10Frank Sound11,007
11Whitehall Estates10,768
12Pedro10,394
13North Ward10,394
14Lower Valley10,125
15Driftwood Village9,987
16Brinkleys9,987
17Hutland9,959
18Old Man Bay9,682
19Savannah Acres9,409
20Newlands9,409
21Ally Land9,140
22Cayman Palms9,043
23Savannah8,735
24Saint James8,735
25Omega Gardens8,589
26Pease Bay8,558
27Belford Estates8,558
28Prospect Park7,933
29Spotts7,609
30Tropical Gardens7,534
31Red Bay Estate7,534
32Prospect6,912
33Breezy Castle6,763
34Gun Bay6,483
35Half Moon Bay6,408
36Half Way Pond5,927
37Blakes5,900
38High Rock Estates5,500
39High Rock5,500
40Upper Land5,195
41Sand Bluff4,446
42Colliers4,426
43Botabano3,975
44Water Ground3,920
45The Common3,920
46Mount Pleasant3,920
47Dusty Place3,920
48Birch Tree Hill3,920
49Battle Ground3,920
50Vicksville3,831

Twenty years earlier: Cayman Islands in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 47,375.

Common questions

What is the population of Cayman Islands?
Cayman Islands has a population of 77,196, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 103,959 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Cayman Islands?
George Town.

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George Town
The largest place we record in Cayman Islands: 29,370 people
Cayman Islands in 2005
The World Gazetteer's archive edition: 47,375 then
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