Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate in Guernsey
Guernsey: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate was 0.1196 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.1196 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 53.1%
World rank
180th
of 234 countries
All-time high
0.9901 % change on previous year
in 2009
All-time low
-0.9985 % change on previous year
in 1978
Years of data
75
1951–2025
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate in Guernsey, 1951–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate in Guernsey stood at 0.1196 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 53.1% on the previous year and down 63.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate in Guernsey peaked at 0.9901 % change on previous year in 2009 and was at its lowest, -0.9985 % change on previous year, in 1978.
That places Guernsey 180th out of 234 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.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate in Guernsey, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 0.8952 % change on previous year | — |
| 1952 | -0.5482 % change on previous year | -161.2% |
| 1953 | -0.8744 % change on previous year | +59.5% |
| 1954 | -0.8629 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1955 | -0.8668 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1956 | -0.792 % change on previous year | -8.6% |
| 1957 | -0.6287 % change on previous year | -20.6% |
| 1958 | -0.5702 % change on previous year | -9.3% |
| 1959 | -0.5374 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 1960 | -0.4178 % change on previous year | -22.3% |
| 1961 | -0.0685 % change on previous year | -83.6% |
| 1962 | 0.394 % change on previous year | -675.6% |
| 1963 | 0.683 % change on previous year | +73.3% |
| 1964 | 0.8238 % change on previous year | +20.6% |
| 1965 | 0.8522 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.8505 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.8955 % change on previous year | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 0.9164 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.8807 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 0.8464 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2804 % change on previous year | -66.9% |
| 1972 | -0.5463 % change on previous year | -294.9% |
| 1973 | -0.8275 % change on previous year | +51.5% |
| 1974 | -0.8764 % change on previous year | +5.9% |
| 1975 | -0.9803 % change on previous year | +11.9% |
| 1976 | -0.9846 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1977 | -0.9688 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1978 | -0.9985 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 1979 | -0.9689 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 1980 | -0.8078 % change on previous year | -16.6% |
| 1981 | -0.1922 % change on previous year | -76.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3934 % change on previous year | -304.7% |
| 1983 | 0.5906 % change on previous year | +50.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7157 % change on previous year | +21.2% |
| 1985 | 0.7349 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.7215 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.7084 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.6455 % change on previous year | -8.9% |
| 1989 | 0.6395 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.6601 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2822 % change on previous year | -57.3% |
| 1992 | -0.3583 % change on previous year | -227.0% |
| 1993 | -0.6467 % change on previous year | +80.5% |
| 1994 | -0.6552 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1995 | -0.5492 % change on previous year | -16.2% |
| 1996 | -0.1201 % change on previous year | -78.1% |
| 1997 | 0.249 % change on previous year | -307.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3494 % change on previous year | +40.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3894 % change on previous year | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4006 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3214 % change on previous year | -19.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3389 % change on previous year | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4807 % change on previous year | +41.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6242 % change on previous year | +29.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7551 % change on previous year | +21.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8569 % change on previous year | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 0.927 % change on previous year | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9709 % change on previous year | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9901 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9759 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9469 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8886 % change on previous year | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7593 % change on previous year | -14.6% |
| 2014 | 0.573 % change on previous year | -24.5% |
| 2015 | 0.331 % change on previous year | -42.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0589 % change on previous year | -82.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1113 % change on previous year | +88.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4389 % change on previous year | +294.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5488 % change on previous year | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4726 % change on previous year | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4187 % change on previous year | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3921 % change on previous year | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3314 % change on previous year | -15.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2551 % change on previous year | -23.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1196 % change on previous year | -53.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate in Guernsey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +675.6% | -0.0685 % change on previous year | 0.394 % change on previous year |
| 1997 | +307.4% | -0.1201 % change on previous year | 0.249 % change on previous year |
| 1982 | +304.7% | -0.1922 % change on previous year | 0.3934 % change on previous year |
| 1972 | -294.9% | 0.2804 % change on previous year | -0.5463 % change on previous year |
| 2018 | +294.2% | 0.1113 % change on previous year | 0.4389 % change on previous year |
| 1992 | -227.0% | 0.2822 % change on previous year | -0.3583 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.5317 % change on previous year | -0.8744 % change on previous year | 0.8952 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1960s | 0.581 % change on previous year | -0.4178 % change on previous year | 0.9164 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.6024 % change on previous year | -0.9985 % change on previous year | 0.8464 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.415 % change on previous year | -0.8078 % change on previous year | 0.7349 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0399 % change on previous year | -0.6552 % change on previous year | 0.6601 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6666 % change on previous year | 0.3214 % change on previous year | 0.9901 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5633 % change on previous year | 0.0589 % change on previous year | 0.9759 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3316 % change on previous year | 0.1196 % change on previous year | 0.4726 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guernsey
- 177 Spain 0.2058 % change on previous year compare
- 178 Portugal 0.1431 % change on previous year compare
- 179 Georgia 0.1359 % change on previous year compare
- 181 Greenland 0.1176 % change on previous year compare
- 182 Dominica 0.0939 % change on previous year compare
- 183 Curaçao 0.0472 % change on previous year compare
More population data for Guernsey
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3146 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.3146 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3758 % change on previous year (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2,139 people (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1401 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.0637 % change on previous year (2050)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
- Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands), annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population aged 25-64 years (thousands), annual growth rate -0.1275 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate in Guernsey?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate in Guernsey was 0.1196 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate recorded in Guernsey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9901 % change on previous year in 2009.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate recorded in Guernsey?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9985 % change on previous year in 1978.
- How does Guernsey rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
- Guernsey ranks 180th out of 234 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate rising or falling in Guernsey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guernsey data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.