Population growth in Channel Islands
Channel Islands: Population growth was 0.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population growth in Channel Islands, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Channel Islands recorded 0.2% for population growth in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.0% on the previous year and down 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Channel Islands peaked at 1.2% in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1995.
Channel Islands ranks 42nd of 49 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Channel Islands
- Urban population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Urban population 54,993 (2025)
- Urban population 32.6% (2025)
- Population, total 168,466 (2025)
- Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt (2023)
- Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt (2023)
- Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt (2023)
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt (2023)
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt (2023)
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Channel Islands?
- Population growth in Channel Islands was 0.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Channel Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 1964.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Channel Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1995.
- How does Channel Islands rank for population growth?
- Channel Islands ranks 42nd out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Channel Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Channel Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.