Age dependency ratio, young in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Age dependency ratio, young was 21.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Cayman Islands, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 21.6% for age dependency ratio, young in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Cayman Islands peaked at 73.5% in 1967 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 2021.
That places Cayman Islands 194th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, young in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 63.9% | — |
| 1961 | 65.9% | +3.0% |
| 1962 | 67.9% | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 69.8% | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 71.2% | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 72.4% | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 73.1% | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 73.5% | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 73.4% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 72.7% | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 71.0% | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 68.4% | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 65.7% | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 63.0% | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 60.2% | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 57.2% | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 54.4% | -4.9% |
| 1977 | 51.7% | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 48.9% | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 46.2% | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 44.4% | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 43.1% | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 41.7% | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 40.2% | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 38.7% | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 37.3% | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 35.9% | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 34.6% | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 33.3% | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 32.3% | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 31.2% | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 30.1% | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 29.2% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 28.6% | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 28.1% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 27.6% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 27.3% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 26.9% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 26.6% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 26.3% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 26.2% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 26.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 26.1% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 25.9% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 25.7% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 25.3% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 24.9% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 24.6% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 24.2% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 23.8% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 23.8% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 23.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 23.5% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 23.2% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 22.9% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 22.6% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 22.4% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 21.6% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 21.5% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 21.7% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 21.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 21.6% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 21.6% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.4% | 63.9% | 73.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 58.7% | 46.2% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.1% | 32.3% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.2% | 26.3% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 24.0% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 22.0% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 21.5% | 21.7% | 6 |
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More health data for Cayman Islands
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,076 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.7016 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 391 (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0081 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0074 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate 6.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 6.4 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Cayman Islands?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Cayman Islands was 21.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 73.5% in 1967.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 2021.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Cayman Islands ranks 194th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.