Birth rate in Guernsey
Guernsey: Birth rate was 8.14 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Birth rate in Guernsey, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2023, birth rate in Guernsey stood at 8.14 births per 1,000 people.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate in Guernsey peaked at 16.37 births per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 7.86 births per 1,000 people, in 2019.
That places Guernsey 209th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.45 births per 1,000 people | 13.75 births per 1,000 people | 16.37 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 14.11 births per 1,000 people | 13.51 births per 1,000 people | 14.93 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.71 births per 1,000 people | 11.84 births per 1,000 people | 13.88 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.6 births per 1,000 people | 10.86 births per 1,000 people | 12.12 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.63 births per 1,000 people | 10.66 births per 1,000 people | 12.74 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.23 births per 1,000 people | 9.88 births per 1,000 people | 10.87 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.93 births per 1,000 people | 7.86 births per 1,000 people | 9.8 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1 births per 1,000 people | 7.94 births per 1,000 people | 8.18 births per 1,000 people | 4 |
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More population data for Guernsey
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2,139 people (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
- Birth rate by women's age group 8.94 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)
- Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.35 children per women (2023)
- Children per woman vs. Natural population growth -0.1% (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. median age -0.1% (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate in Guernsey?
- Birth rate in Guernsey was 8.14 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate recorded in Guernsey?
- The highest recorded value was 16.37 births per 1,000 people in 1950.
- What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Guernsey?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.86 births per 1,000 people in 2019.
- How does Guernsey rank for birth rate?
- Guernsey ranks 209th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate rising or falling in Guernsey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guernsey data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.