Cayman Islands - Geography

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Geographical data of Cayman Islands
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
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.)
Population Distribution

Majority of the population resides on Grand Cayman

People and Society

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
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.)
Demographic profile
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Cayman Islands is found in Caribbean