Children under age 5 in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Children under age 5 was 4,197 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4,197
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
203rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
4,197
in 2023
All-time low
875
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Children under age 5 in Cayman Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 4,197 for children under age 5 in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children under age 5 in Cayman Islands peaked at 4,197 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 875, in 1950.
That places Cayman Islands 203rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Children under age 5 in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 875 | — |
| 1951 | 950 | +8.6% |
| 1952 | 1,017 | +7.1% |
| 1953 | 1,075 | +5.7% |
| 1954 | 1,118 | +4.0% |
| 1955 | 1,144 | +2.3% |
| 1956 | 1,168 | +2.1% |
| 1957 | 1,184 | +1.4% |
| 1958 | 1,191 | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 1,196 | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 1,223 | +2.3% |
| 1961 | 1,274 | +4.2% |
| 1962 | 1,330 | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 1,382 | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 1,424 | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 1,441 | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 1,442 | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 1,436 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 1,432 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 1,422 | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 1,435 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 1,485 | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 1,545 | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 1,601 | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 1,653 | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 1,684 | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 1,684 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1,656 | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 1,590 | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 1,511 | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 1,502 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 1,566 | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 1,648 | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 1,742 | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 1,835 | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 1,895 | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 1,931 | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 1,961 | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 1,988 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 2,018 | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 2,070 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 2,156 | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 2,268 | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 2,395 | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 2,526 | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 2,639 | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 2,724 | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 2,775 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 2,785 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 2,767 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 2,798 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 2,894 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 2,998 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 3,106 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 3,213 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 3,288 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 3,339 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 3,413 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 3,514 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 3,610 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 3,698 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 3,803 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 3,902 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 3,967 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 3,994 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 3,985 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 3,941 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 3,886 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 3,831 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 3,785 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 3,747 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 3,835 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 4,029 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 4,197 | +4.2% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 4,197 is below the median for high income countries, which is 127,928, 3% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 4,197 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 131,653, 3% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,092 | 875 | 1,196 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,381 | 1,223 | 1,442 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,584 | 1,435 | 1,684 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,809 | 1,502 | 2,018 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,510 | 2,070 | 2,785 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,217 | 2,798 | 3,610 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,879 | 3,698 | 3,994 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,952 | 3,747 | 4,197 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 200 United States Virgin Islands 4,767 compare
- 201 Jersey 4,430 compare
- 202 Marshall Islands 4,289 compare
- 204 Greenland 4,055 compare
- 205 American Samoa 3,856 compare
- 206 Dominica 3,656 compare
More reference data data for Cayman Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8137 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies 0.359 (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4176 (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.01 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 0.8333 (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children under age 5 in Cayman Islands?
- Children under age 5 in Cayman Islands was 4,197 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children under age 5 recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 4,197 in 2023.
- What is the lowest children under age 5 recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 875 in 1950.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for children under age 5?
- Cayman Islands ranks 203rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is children under age 5 rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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 Children under age 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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