Urban population growth in Channel Islands
Channel Islands: Urban population growth was 0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Urban population growth in Channel Islands, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Channel Islands recorded 0.0% for urban population growth in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 89.8% on the previous year and down 98.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population growth in Channel Islands peaked at 1.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -0.7%, in 1977.
That places Channel Islands 183rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban population growth in Channel Islands, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3% | — |
| 1962 | 0.4% | +36.1% |
| 1963 | 0.3% | -5.4% |
| 1964 | 0.3% | -17.7% |
| 1965 | 0.2% | -33.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | -47.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -69.8% |
| 1968 | -0.1% | -323.1% |
| 1969 | -0.2% | +145.1% |
| 1970 | -0.2% | +28.4% |
| 1971 | -0.2% | -2.0% |
| 1972 | -0.2% | +19.4% |
| 1973 | -0.3% | +40.0% |
| 1974 | -0.4% | +16.6% |
| 1975 | -0.4% | +12.1% |
| 1976 | -0.6% | +29.8% |
| 1977 | -0.7% | +24.2% |
| 1978 | -0.7% | -5.6% |
| 1979 | -0.5% | -22.9% |
| 1980 | -0.3% | -44.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | -192.6% |
| 1982 | 0.8% | +180.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9% | +16.6% |
| 1984 | 0.9% | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9% | -7.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8% | -12.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7% | -11.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7% | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | +13.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | -43.2% |
| 1992 | -0.3% | -170.3% |
| 1993 | -0.6% | +113.8% |
| 1994 | -0.7% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | -0.5% | -24.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -116.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +476.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +35.5% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +56.7% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +21.9% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -24.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -33.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +17.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -19.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -24.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -22.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -19.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -38.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0% | -89.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +476.2% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| 1968 | -323.1% | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | +192.6% | -0.3% | 0.3% |
| 1982 | +180.0% | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| 1992 | -170.3% | 0.4% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | -0.2% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | -0.4% | -0.7% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | -0.3% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | -0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Channel Islands
More climate change data for Channel Islands
- Population growth 0.2% (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 32.6% (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 urban population growth in Channel Islands?
- Urban population growth in Channel Islands was 0.0% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population growth recorded in Channel Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest urban population growth recorded in Channel Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7% in 1977.
- How does Channel Islands rank for urban population growth?
- Channel Islands ranks 183rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population growth rising or falling in Channel Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Channel Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual urban population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear urban population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank total population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.