Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Cayman Islands. Important location between Cuba and Central America. Mother's mean age at first birth is (), whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is
Location | Caribbean, three-island group (Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, Little Cayman) in Caribbean Sea, 240 km south of Cuba and 268 km northwest of Jamaica |
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Geographic coordinates | 19 30 N, 80 30 W |
Map references | Central America and the Caribbean |
Tarrain | low-lying limestone base surrounded by coral reefs |
Natural Resources | fish, climate and beaches that foster tourism |
Natural Hazards | hurricanes (July to November) |
Irrigated Land | NA |
Major rivers (by length in km) | |
Major aquifers | |
Land Boundaries | 0 km |
Border Countries | |
Coastline | 160 km |
Climate | tropical marine; warm, rainy summers (May to October) and cool, relatively dry winters (November to April) |
Area | |
Total Area | |
Land Area | 264 sq km |
Water Area | 0 sq km |
comparative Area | 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC |
Maritime Claims | |
Territorial sea | 12 nm |
Exclusive economic zone | 200 nm |
Exclusive fishing zone | 200 nm |
Elevations | |
Highest point | 1 km SW of The Bluff on Cayman Brac 50 m |
Lowest point | Caribbean Sea 0 m |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 11.2% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 0.8% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 2.1% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 8.3% (2018 est.) |
Forest | 52.9% (2018 est.) |
Other | 35.9% (2018 est.) |
Majority of the population resides on Grand Cayman
In Cayman Islands, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Cayman Islander 35.4%, Jamaican 24.8%, Filipino 5.5%, British 5.3%, American 5.2%, Honduran 4.2%, Canadian 3.3%, Indian 2.1%, Cuban 1.6%, Nicaraguan 1%, other 11.1%, unspecified 0.5% (2021 est.)
Population | |
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Pop growth rate | 1.75% (2024 est.) |
Birth rate | 11.5 births/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Death rate | 6.1 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Health expenditure | NA |
Physicians Density | |
Hospital bed Density | |
Total fertility rate | 1.82 children born/woman (2024 est.) |
Gross reproduction rate | 0.9 (2024 est.) |
Contraceptive prevalence rate | NA |
Est married women (ages 15-49) | 51.4% (2023 est.) |
Literacy | |
Education expenditures | 2.1% of GDP (2019) |
Net Migration rate | 12.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Nationality | Caymanian | Caymanian(s) |
Languages | English (official) 88.8%, Spanish 3.9%, Filipino 3.8%, other 2.8%, unspecified 0.7% (2021 est.) |
Religions | Protestant 60.8% (includes Church of God 19.5%, Seventh Day Adventist 8.7%, non-denominational 8.3%, Baptist 6.9%, Pentecostal 6.8%, Presbyterian/United Church 5.7%, Anglican 2.8%, Wesleyan Holiness 1.5%, Methodist 0.5%), Roman Catholic 13.6%, Hindu 1.7%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, other 4.8%, none 16.7%, unspecified 1.4% (2021 est.) |
Age Structure | |
0-14 years | 17.4% (male 5,845/female 5,767) |
15-64 years | 65.9% (male 21,480/female 22,456) |
65 years and over | 16.7% (2024 est.) (male 5,054/female 6,051) |
Dependency Ratios | |
Total dependency ratio | 32.6 |
Youth dependency ratio | 22.3 |
Elderly dependency ratio | 10.4 |
Potential support ratio | 9.6 (2021) |
Median Age | |
Total | 41.2 years (2024 est.) |
Male | 40.3 years |
Female | 42 years |
Urbanization | |
Urban population | 100% of total population (2023) |
Rate of urbanization | 1.13% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
Major urban areas (Pop) | 35,000 GEORGE TOWN (capital) (2018). |
Sex Ratio | |
At birth | 1.02 male(s)/female |
0-14 years | 1.01 male(s)/female |
15-64 years | 0.96 male(s)/female |
65 years and over | 0.84 male(s)/female |
Total population | 0.95 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
Infant Motality | |
Total | 7.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.) |
Male | 8.8 deaths/1,000 live births |
Female | 5.7 deaths/1,000 live births |
Life Expectancy at birth | |
Total population | 82.5 years (2024 est.) |
Male | 79.8 years |
Female | 85.2 years |
Drinking Water Sources | |
Improved: urban | urban: 97.4% of population |
Improved: total | total: 97.4% of population |
Unimproved: urban | urban: 2.6% of population |
Unimproved: total | total: 2.6% of population (2015 est.) |
Sanitation facility acess | |
Improved: urban | urban: 95.6% of population |
Improved: total | total: 95.6% of population |
Unimproved: urban | urban: 4.4% of population |
Unimproved: total | total: 4.4% of population (2015 est.) |
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