Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Cayman Islands

Share of population under 15 in the Cayman Islands in 2025 — 16.1%. Ranked 164 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 20.2 pp.

2025 16.1% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 164of 217
Period maximum 39.5%1967
Period minimum 16.1%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Cayman Islands, 1960–20251020304019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 36.3%1962: 37.7%1964: 38.8%1966: 39.4%1968: 39.4%1970: 38.7%1972: 37.1%1974: 35.2%1976: 33%1978: 30.7%1980: 28.7%1982: 27.5%1984: 26.2%1986: 24.8%1988: 23.4%1990: 22.3%1992: 21.3%1994: 20.7%1996: 20.3%1998: 19.8%2000: 19.6%2002: 19.6%2004: 19.3%2006: 18.9%2008: 18.5%2010: 18.2%2012: 18.1%2014: 17.9%2016: 17.4%2018: 17%2020: 16.5%2022: 16.4%2024: 16.2%2025: 16.1%
Change over the period: −20.2 pp Annual average: -0.31 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Cayman Islands 16.1%
World 24.4%
Caribbean computed 22.4%
High-income countries computed 15.5%
Share of population under 15 — Cayman Islands, by year Cayman Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 16.1 −0.1 pp
2024 16.2 −0.1 pp
2023 16.3 −0.1 pp
2022 16.4 +0 pp
2021 16.3 −0.1 pp
2020 16.5 −0.3 pp
2019 16.8 −0.3 pp
2018 17 −0.2 pp
2017 17.2 −0.2 pp
2016 17.4 −0.2 pp
2015 17.7 −0.2 pp
2014 17.9 −0.2 pp
2013 18 −0.1 pp
2012 18.1 −0 pp
2011 18.2 −0 pp
2010 18.2 −0.1 pp
2009 18.3 −0.2 pp
2008 18.5 −0.2 pp
2007 18.7 −0.2 pp
2006 18.9 −0.2 pp
2005 19.1 −0.2 pp
2004 19.3 −0.2 pp
2003 19.5 −0.1 pp
2002 19.6 −0.1 pp
2001 19.6 +0 pp
2000 19.6 −0 pp
1999 19.6 −0.2 pp
1998 19.8 −0.2 pp
1997 20.1 −0.2 pp
1996 20.3 −0.2 pp
1995 20.5 −0.2 pp
1994 20.7 −0.3 pp
1993 21 −0.4 pp
1992 21.3 −0.5 pp
1991 21.8 −0.6 pp
1990 22.3 −0.5 pp
1989 22.9 −0.6 pp
1988 23.4 −0.7 pp
1987 24.1 −0.7 pp
1986 24.8 −0.7 pp
1985 25.5 −0.7 pp
1984 26.2 −0.7 pp
1983 26.9 −0.7 pp
1982 27.5 −0.6 pp
1981 28.2 −0.5 pp
1980 28.7 −0.8 pp
1979 29.5 −1.2 pp
1978 30.7 −1.2 pp
1977 31.9 −1.1 pp
1976 33 −1.1 pp
1975 34.1 −1.1 pp
1974 35.2 −1 pp
1973 36.2 −0.9 pp
1972 37.1 −0.8 pp
1971 37.9 −0.8 pp
1970 38.7 −0.5 pp
1969 39.2 −0.3 pp
1968 39.4 −0.1 pp
1967 39.5 +0.1 pp
1966 39.4 +0.2 pp
1965 39.2 +0.4 pp
1964 38.8 +0.5 pp
1963 38.4 +0.6 pp
1962 37.7 +0.7 pp
1961 37 +0.7 pp
1960 36.3

About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

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