Five years cumulative net migration fell 64.0% to 276 persons in Cayman Islands in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, five years cumulative net migration in Cayman Islands reached an all time high of 1,106 persons in 2017 and an all time low of -32.0 persons in 1960. When compared to Cayman Islands's main peers, five years cumulative net migration in Bahamas amounted to 485 persons, -7,068 persons in Cuba, -5,664 persons in Jamaica and -52,649 persons in Mexico in 2021.
Cayman Islands has been ranked 68th within the group of 176 countries we follow in terms of five years cumulative net migration, 4 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Net Migration (Five Years Cumulative) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bahamas | persons | 1,001 | 1,001 | 1,001 | 1,001 | 1,001 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Belize | persons | 1,363 | 1,283 | 1,222 | 1,185 | 1,164 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Cayman Islands | persons | 1,079 | 1,077 | 1,106 | 1,054 | 973 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cuba | persons | -14,372 | -14,454 | -14,498 | -14,219 | -13,686 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | persons | -30,310 | -30,181 | -30,055 | -29,944 | -29,830 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | persons | -48,162 | -39,266 | -48,049 | -56,884 | -58,095 | ||||||||||||||||
| Haiti | persons | -32,698 | -33,902 | -34,766 | -35,007 | -34,635 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | persons | -6,512 | -6,685 | -6,782 | -6,768 | -6,550 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jamaica | persons | -11,329 | -11,329 | -11,329 | -11,329 | -11,329 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Mexico | persons | -82,173 | 33,094 | -12,438 | -99,430 | -47,764 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | persons | 1,221,849 | 1,449,371 | 1,377,630 | 1,200,796 | 1,158,444 |
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