Cayman Islands's employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) was 79.28% in 2015, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 1.73 percentage points from 81.01% in 2005.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 79.28% | 2015 |
| Five years earlier | 76.3% | 2010 |
| Ten years earlier | 81.01% | 2005 |
| Highest | 81.17% | 1999 |
| Lowest | 75.32% | 2011 |
| Average since 2006 | 78.54% | 2006–2015 |
| First recorded | 76.72% | 1991 |
What the numbers say
In 2015, Cayman Islands' employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) rose 0.52 percentage points on 2014 (from 78.76% to 79.28%).
Across the 9 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2014), the average change was −0.25 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.01 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 3.17 percentage points in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.78 percentage points in 2010. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2006 to 2015 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 11% of the movement over 10 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
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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Cayman Islands | 79.28% | 2015 |
| World | 57.81% | 2019 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 60.1% | 2025 |
| High income | 59.07% | 2025 |
Closest to Cayman Islands in the 2015 ranking
- Bahrain — 2nd of 2: 70.93%
What this measures
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.
Limitations: Comparability of employment-to-population ratios across countries is affected most significantly by variations in the definitions used for the employment and population figures. Differences result from age coverage, such as the lower and upper bounds for labor force activity. Estimates of both employment and population are also likely to vary according to whether members of the armed forces are included. Another area with scope for measurement differences has to do with the national treatment of particular groups of workers. The international definition of employment calls for inclusion of all persons who worked for at least one hour during the reference period.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 13 values
| Year | Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 79.28 |
| 2014 | 78.76 |
| 2013 | 77.84 |
| 2012 | 78.49 |
| 2011 | 75.32 |
| 2010 | 76.3 |
| 2009 | 79.09 |
| 2008 | 80.75 |
| 2007 | 78.63 |
| 2006 | 80.98 |
| 2005 |
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) in nearby economies
- Argentina — 57.63% (2025)
- Bahamas, The — 46.87% (2024)
- Barbados — 58.99% (2024)
- Belize — 63.41% (2019)
- Bolivia — 78.05% (2025)
- Brazil — 59.51% (2025)
- Chile — 56.93% (2025)
- Colombia — 58.58% (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)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Cayman Islands's employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate)?
- 79.28% in 2015, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1991?
- It is up 2.55 percentage points from 76.72% in 1991. The highest value was 81.17% in 1999 and the lowest 75.32% in 2011.
- Is the latest change in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) unusual for Cayman Islands?
- In 2015, Cayman Islands' employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) rose 0.52 percentage points on 2014 (from 78.76% to 79.28%). Across the 9 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2014), the average change was −0.25 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.01 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.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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