Number of people with and without electricity access in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Number of people with and without electricity access was 74,457 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in Cayman Islands, 1990–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 74,457 people for number of people with and without electricity access in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Cayman Islands peaked at 74,457 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25,959 people, in 1990.
Cayman Islands ranks 196th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25,959 people | — |
| 1991 | 27,261 people | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 28,595 people | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 29,976 people | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 31,352 people | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 32,743 people | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 34,143 people | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 35,543 people | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 36,922 people | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 38,284 people | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 39,674 people | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 41,089 people | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 42,514 people | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 43,934 people | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 45,352 people | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 46,788 people | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 48,232 people | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 49,687 people | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 51,151 people | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 52,618 people | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 54,099 people | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 55,606 people | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 57,136 people | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 58,655 people | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 60,160 people | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 61,642 people | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 63,100 people | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 64,535 people | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 65,941 people | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 67,327 people | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 68,684 people | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 70,108 people | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 71,591 people | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 73,038 people | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 74,457 people | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32,078 people | 25,959 people | 38,284 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 46,104 people | 39,674 people | 52,618 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,820 people | 54,099 people | 67,327 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 71,576 people | 68,684 people | 74,457 people | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Cayman Islands
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 13.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Cayman Islands?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Cayman Islands was 74,457 people in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 74,457 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,959 people in 1990.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Cayman Islands ranks 196th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.