 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 81,546[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Cayman Islands | |
| United Kingdom | 3,000+[2] |
| United States | 1,000+[3] |
| Canada | 800+[4] |
| Jamaica | 90+[5] |
| Religion | |
| Primarily Christianity[6] | |
Caymanians are the status holders or born citizens of the Cayman Islands.[7] As a British Overseas Territory, citizens of the Cayman Islands will hold British Overseas Territories Citizenship. There is no record of a native people to the Cayman Islands, such as groups like the Arawak or Carib people who were native to most of the Caribbean; therefore most Caymanians today are of mixed European and African descent, coming from early British settlers and enslaved people from Africa.[8]
Since 21 May 2002, citizens of all the British Overseas Territories became British citizens under a new UK law, granting the people of every BOT, including the Cayman Islands, the right to live, study and work in the UK as a full citizen, as well as receive the same benefits given to British citizens in the UK.[9]
- ^ Ragoonath, Reshma (1 September 2022). "Cayman's population grows by 10.5% in less than a year".
- ^ "Cayman Islands Seek to Engage Their Diaspora". The Networking Institute. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "Caribbean Immigrants in the United States". 12 February 2019.
- ^ "Caymanians Immigrating To Canada". 11 April 2022.
- ^ "What does it mean to be Jamaican in Cayman? | Loop Jamaica". Loop News.
- ^ "Cayman Islands | Culture, History, & People | Britannica". 19 July 2023.
- ^ "Our History". www.gov.ky. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ Historygov.ky Archived 1 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ British overseas territories service.gov.uk