Cayman Islands: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate)

Key figures

Since 1991 it is down 1.34 percentage points from 83.16% in 1991. The World Bank has no value for 14 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

From 2006 to 2015 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 28% of the movement over 9 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

See how every economy compares in the full ranking.

Closest to Cayman Islands in the 2015 ranking

• Bahrain — 1st of 2: 86.8%

What this measures

Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.

Limitations: Data on employment by status are drawn from labor force surveys and household surveys, supplemented by official estimates and censuses for a small group of countries. The labor force survey is the most comprehensive source for internationally comparable employment, but there are still some limitations for comparing data across countries and over time even within a country. Comparability of employment ratios across countries is affected by variations in definitions of employment and population. The biggest difference results from the age range used to define labor force activity. The population base for employment ratios can also vary.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 11 values

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) in nearby economies

• Argentina — 67.09% (2025)
• Bahamas, The — 49.48% (2024)
• Barbados — 62.3% (2024)
• Belize — 77.59% (2019)
• Bolivia — 84.02% (2025)
• Brazil — 69.93% (2025)
• Chile — 66.03% (2025)
• Colombia — 71.43% (2025)
• Costa Rica

More social protection & labor data for Cayman Islands

• Net migration — 888 (2025)
• Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate) — 4.2% (2015)
• Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate) — 82.8% (2015)
• Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national estimate) — 81% (2015)
• Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate) — 95.74% (2015)
• Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (national estimate) — 84.6% (2015)
• Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum — 15 (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Cayman Islands's employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate)?

81.82% in 2015, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1991?

It is down 1.34 percentage points from 83.16% in 1991. The highest value was 85.4% in 1999 and the lowest 77.49% in 2011.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: September 28, 2026.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.MA.NE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: September 28, 2026 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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