Channel Islands vs France: Population growth
Channel Islands
0.2%
in 2025
France
0.2%
in 2025
Channel Islands rank
161st
France rank
158th
Population growth over time
- Channel Islands
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Channel Islands, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes France's figure about 1.2 times Channel Islands's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.
Channel Islands ranks 161st and France ranks 158th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Channel Islands averaged higher in 4 and France in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Channel Islands | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Channel Islands |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Channel Islands |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Channel Islands |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | France |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | France |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Channel Islands |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Channel Islands or France?
- France, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Channel Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Channel Islands and France?
- 0.0%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Channel Islands and France?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Channel Islands and France rank globally for population growth?
- Channel Islands ranks 161st and France ranks 158th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.