Share of the population using the Internet in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Share of the population using the Internet was 81.1% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population using the Internet in Cayman Islands, 1990–2017
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 81.1% for share of the population using the internet in 2017. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 55.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using the internet in Cayman Islands peaked at 81.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Cayman Islands ranks 106th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the population using the Internet in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 4.0% | — |
| 2005 | 38.0% | +862.9% |
| 2006 | 44.5% | +17.0% |
| 2007 | 52.0% | +16.9% |
| 2008 | 61.0% | +17.3% |
| 2009 | 64.5% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 66.0% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 69.5% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 69.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 71.4% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 74.1% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 77.0% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 79.0% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 81.1% | +2.6% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 81.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 93.1%, 87% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 81.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 79.9%, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population using the Internet in Cayman Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +862.9% | 4.0% | 38.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.0% | 4.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 52.0% | 38.0% | 64.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 73.5% | 66.0% | 81.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
More science & technology data for Cayman Islands
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 139.31 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.39 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 99,737 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 415.57 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.33 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.263 % change on previous year (2022)
- Digital connectivity composite index 1.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2022)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 99,737 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using the internet in Cayman Islands?
- Share of the population using the internet in Cayman Islands was 81.1% in 2017, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using the internet recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 81.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of the population using the internet recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for share of the population using the internet?
- Cayman Islands ranks 106th out of 208 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of the population using the internet rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using the Internet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population who used the Internet in the last three months.