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
In 2025, population growth in Channel Islands stood at 0.2%.
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 161st of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Population growth in Channel Islands, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9% | — |
| 1962 | 1.0% | +19.1% |
| 1963 | 1.1% | +8.2% |
| 1964 | 1.2% | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 1.1% | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 1.1% | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 1.1% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 1.1% | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 1.0% | -4.3% |
| 1970 | 1.0% | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 1.0% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 1.0% | -5.5% |
| 1973 | 0.9% | -9.1% |
| 1974 | 0.8% | -8.8% |
| 1975 | 0.7% | -13.6% |
| 1976 | 0.5% | -31.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | -45.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | -24.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | -6.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5% | +153.7% |
| 1982 | 0.8% | +76.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9% | +12.4% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 1.0% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 1.0% | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 1.1% | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | -26.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | -61.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -46.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -28.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -53.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +278.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | +103.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -14.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +32.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +38.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -23.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -41.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +44.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -15.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -8.9% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | -22.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth in Channel Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +278.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 1981 | +153.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| 1997 | +103.4% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| 1982 | +76.4% | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| 1992 | -61.0% | 0.8% | 0.3% |
| 1995 | -53.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Channel Islands
- 158 France 0.2% compare
- 159 French Polynesia 0.2% compare
- 160 Saint Lucia 0.2% compare
- 162 Curacao 0.2% compare
- 163 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.2% compare
- 164 Slovenia 0.2% compare
More climate change data for Channel Islands
- Urban population 32.6% (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.2022 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0109 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total 168,466 (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.3264 units per person (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Urban population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Urban population 54,993 (2025)
- Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP (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 161st out of 218 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.