Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Cayman Islands

Share of population aged 65 and over in the Cayman Islands in 2025 — 9.5%. Ranked 103 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 2.5 pp.

2025 9.5% +0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 103of 217
Period maximum 9.5%2025
Period minimum 5.3%2008

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Cayman Islands, 1960–20254681019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 7%1962: 6.7%1964: 6.6%1966: 6.7%1968: 6.8%1970: 6.9%1972: 6.5%1974: 6.3%1976: 6.3%1978: 6.5%1980: 6.7%1982: 6.4%1984: 6.2%1986: 6.1%1988: 6.2%1990: 6.1%1992: 5.8%1994: 5.6%1996: 5.5%1998: 5.5%2000: 5.6%2002: 5.5%2004: 5.4%2006: 5.4%2008: 5.3%2010: 5.4%2012: 5.6%2014: 5.9%2016: 6.4%2018: 6.9%2020: 7.4%2022: 8.1%2024: 9%2025: 9.5%
Change over the period: +2.5 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands 9.5%
World 10.4%
Caribbean computed 11.2%
High-income countries computed 20%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Cayman Islands, by year Cayman Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 9.5 +0.5 pp
2024 9 +0.5 pp
2023 8.5 +0.4 pp
2022 8.1 +0.4 pp
2021 7.8 +0.3 pp
2020 7.4 +0.3 pp
2019 7.2 +0.3 pp
2018 6.9 +0.3 pp
2017 6.6 +0.2 pp
2016 6.4 +0.2 pp
2015 6.2 +0.2 pp
2014 5.9 +0.2 pp
2013 5.8 +0.1 pp
2012 5.6 +0.1 pp
2011 5.5 +0.1 pp
2010 5.4 +0.1 pp
2009 5.3 +0 pp
2008 5.3 −0 pp
2007 5.3 −0 pp
2006 5.4 −0 pp
2005 5.4 −0 pp
2004 5.4 −0 pp
2003 5.5 −0 pp
2002 5.5 −0 pp
2001 5.5 −0 pp
2000 5.6 −0 pp
1999 5.6 +0 pp
1998 5.5 +0 pp
1997 5.5 −0 pp
1996 5.5 −0 pp
1995 5.5 −0.1 pp
1994 5.6 −0.1 pp
1993 5.7 −0.1 pp
1992 5.8 −0.1 pp
1991 5.9 −0.1 pp
1990 6.1 −0.1 pp
1989 6.2 −0 pp
1988 6.2 +0 pp
1987 6.1 +0 pp
1986 6.1 −0 pp
1985 6.2 −0.1 pp
1984 6.2 −0.1 pp
1983 6.3 −0.1 pp
1982 6.4 −0.1 pp
1981 6.5 −0.2 pp
1980 6.7 −0 pp
1979 6.7 +0.2 pp
1978 6.5 +0.2 pp
1977 6.4 +0.1 pp
1976 6.3 +0 pp
1975 6.2 −0.1 pp
1974 6.3 −0.1 pp
1973 6.4 −0.1 pp
1972 6.5 −0.2 pp
1971 6.7 −0.2 pp
1970 6.9 −0 pp
1969 6.9 +0.1 pp
1968 6.8 +0.1 pp
1967 6.7 +0.1 pp
1966 6.7 +0 pp
1965 6.6 −0 pp
1964 6.6 −0 pp
1963 6.7 −0.1 pp
1962 6.7 −0.1 pp
1961 6.8 −0.2 pp
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About the indicator

The share of population aged 65 and over. The international threshold for an old population is 7%, for a very old one 14%. The indicator directly determines the load on the pension system and health care, which is why demographic projections use it more often than median age.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.