Cayman Islands: People

Population: 41,934 (July 2003 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 21.6% (male 4,525; female 4,541)
15-64 years: 70.6% (male 14,463; female 15,157)
65 years and over: 7.7% (male 1,515; female 1,733) (2003 est.)

Median Age:
total: 36.1 years
male: 35.8 years
female: 36.4 years (2002)

Population growth rate: 2.79% (2003 est.)

Birth rate: 13.33 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Death rate: 4.7 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Net migration rate: 19.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: major destination for Cubans trying to migrate to the US (2003 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2003 est.)

Infant mortality rate:  
total: 8.64 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 7.35 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 9.9 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 79.67 years
male: 77.08 years
female: 82.3 years (2003 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.91 children born/woman (2003 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Caymanian(s)
adjective: Caymanian

Ethnic groups: mixed 40%, white 20%, black 20%, expatriates of various ethnic groups 20%

Religions: United Church (Presbyterian and Congregational), Anglican, Baptist, Church of God, other Protestant, Roman Catholic

Languages: English

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: 98% (1970 est.)

Source: CIA World Factbook 2003
(In general, information available as of 1 January 2003 was used in the preparation of this edition.)

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