Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square was 474.58 trips per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Cayman Islands, 2000–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2020, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Cayman Islands stood at 474.58 trips per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 75.9% on the previous year and down 58.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Cayman Islands peaked at 1,966 trips per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 474.58 trips per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Cayman Islands 20th out of 170 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | trips per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,412 trips per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 1,350 trips per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 1,208 trips per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 1,162 trips per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 1,025 trips per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2005 | 650 trips per square kilometre | -36.6% |
| 2006 | 1,033 trips per square kilometre | +59.0% |
| 2007 | 1,129 trips per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 1,183 trips per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 1,067 trips per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 1,133 trips per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 1,212 trips per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 1,258 trips per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 1,354 trips per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 1,517 trips per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 1,528 trips per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1,517 trips per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1,645 trips per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 1,815 trips per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 1,966 trips per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 474.58 trips per square kilometre | -75.9% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 474.58 trips per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 110.53 trips per square kilometre, 4.3× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 474.58 trips per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.15 trips per square kilometre, 24.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -75.9% | 1,966 trips per square kilometre | 474.58 trips per square kilometre |
| 2006 | +59.0% | 650 trips per square kilometre | 1,033 trips per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,122 trips per square kilometre | 650 trips per square kilometre | 1,412 trips per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,495 trips per square kilometre | 1,133 trips per square kilometre | 1,966 trips per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 474.58 trips per square kilometre | 474.58 trips per square kilometre | 474.58 trips per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 17 Antigua and Barbuda 618.18 trips per square kilometre compare
- 18 Saint Lucia 575.08 trips per square kilometre compare
- 19 Hungary 485.53 trips per square kilometre compare
- 21 Cyprus 390.18 trips per square kilometre compare
- 22 Grenada 367.35 trips per square kilometre compare
- 23 Luxembourg 327.84 trips per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Cayman Islands
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
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- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 0.8333 (2026)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate -53.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2008)
- Consumer price index 102.94 2010 = 100 (2016)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 83.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Cayman Islands?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Cayman Islands was 474.58 trips per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1,966 trips per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 474.58 trips per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square?
- Cayman Islands ranks 20th out of 170 countries with data for 2020.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.