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Drinking water services in Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands: Drinking water services was 7.45 people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
7.45 people
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
118th
of 231 countries
All-time high
7.45 people
in 2024
All-time low
4.11 people
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Drinking water services in Cayman Islands, 2001–2024

024682001201220242001: 4.1 people2002: 4.3 people2003: 4.4 people2004: 4.5 people2005: 4.7 people2006: 4.8 people2007: 5 people2008: 5.1 people2009: 5.3 people2010: 5.4 people2011: 5.6 people2012: 5.7 people2013: 5.9 people2014: 6 people2015: 6.2 people2016: 6.3 people2017: 6.5 people2018: 6.6 people2019: 6.7 people2020: 6.9 people2021: 7 people2022: 7.2 people2023: 7.3 people2024: 7.4 people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2024, drinking water services in Cayman Islands stood at 7.45 people. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drinking water services in Cayman Islands peaked at 7.45 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.11 people, in 2001.

That places Cayman Islands 118th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Drinking water services in Cayman Islands, year by year

Year people Change
2001 4.11 people —
2002 4.25 people +3.5%
2003 4.39 people +3.3%
2004 4.54 people +3.2%
2005 4.68 people +3.2%
2006 4.82 people +3.1%
2007 4.97 people +3.0%
2008 5.12 people +2.9%
2009 5.26 people +2.9%
2010 5.41 people +2.8%
2011 5.56 people +2.8%
2012 5.71 people +2.8%
2013 5.87 people +2.7%
2014 6.02 people +2.6%
2015 6.16 people +2.5%
2016 6.31 people +2.4%
2017 6.45 people +2.3%
2018 6.59 people +2.2%
2019 6.73 people +2.1%
2020 6.87 people +2.0%
2021 7.01 people +2.1%
2022 7.16 people +2.1%
2023 7.3 people +2.0%
2024 7.45 people +1.9%

Cayman Islands compared with similar countries

  • Cayman Islands's 7.45 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 655.48 people, 1% of the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.68 people 4.11 people 5.26 people 9
2010s 6.08 people 5.41 people 6.73 people 10
2020s 7.16 people 6.87 people 7.45 people 5

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  25. 119 Canada 0 people
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  30. 119 Denmark 0 people
  31. 119 Estonia 0 people
  32. 119 Falkland Islands 0 people
  33. 119 Faroe Islands 0 people
  34. 119 Finland 0 people
  35. 119 France 0 people
  36. 119 French Guiana 0 people
  37. 119 French Polynesia 0 people
  38. 119 Germany 0 people
  39. 119 Gibraltar 0 people
  40. 119 Greece 0 people
  41. 119 Greenland 0 people
  42. 119 Guadeloupe 0 people
  43. 119 Guam 0 people
  44. 119 Hong Kong 0 people
  45. 119 Hungary 0 people compare
  46. 119 Iceland 0 people
  47. 119 Ireland 0 people
  48. 119 Isle of Man 0 people
  49. 119 Israel 0 people
  50. 119 Italy 0 people
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  52. 119 Jersey 0 people
  53. 119 Kiribati 0 people
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  56. 119 Latvia 0 people
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  58. 119 Liechtenstein 0 people
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  60. 119 Luxembourg 0 people
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  64. 119 Marshall Islands 0 people
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  73. 119 Netherlands 0 people
  74. 119 New Caledonia 0 people
  75. 119 New Zealand 0 people
  76. 119 Niue 0 people
  77. 119 Northern Mariana Islands 0 people
  78. 119 Norway 0 people
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  98. 119 Slovakia 0 people
  99. 119 Slovenia 0 people
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Frequently asked questions

What is drinking water services in Cayman Islands?
Drinking water services in Cayman Islands was 7.45 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest drinking water services recorded in Cayman Islands?
The highest recorded value was 7.45 people in 2024.
What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Cayman Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 4.11 people in 2001.
How does Cayman Islands rank for drinking water services?
Cayman Islands ranks 118th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is drinking water services 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drinking water services
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
231 places, 5,429 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.