World population growth in Guernsey
Guernsey: World population growth was -0.3% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.3%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
129th
of 239 countries
All-time high
2.9%
in 1950
All-time low
-0.4%
in 2060
Years of data
151
1950–2100
World population growth in Guernsey, 1950–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for world population growth in Guernsey is -0.3%, measured in 2100.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in Guernsey peaked at 2.9% in 1950 and was at its lowest, -0.4%, in 2060.
That places Guernsey 129th out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
World population growth in Guernsey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.9% | — |
| 1951 | 1.0% | -67.1% |
| 1952 | 0.2% | -74.9% |
| 1953 | 0.2% | -3.7% |
| 1954 | 0.2% | -8.6% |
| 1955 | 0.2% | -26.9% |
| 1956 | 0.3% | +85.8% |
| 1957 | 0.4% | +38.5% |
| 1958 | 0.3% | -22.8% |
| 1959 | 0.4% | +16.2% |
| 1960 | 0.4% | +20.1% |
| 1961 | 0.9% | +114.0% |
| 1962 | 1.2% | +31.4% |
| 1963 | 1.4% | +13.2% |
| 1964 | 1.4% | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 1.4% | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 1.4% | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 1.4% | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 1.4% | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 1.4% | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 1.5% | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.5% | -68.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -97.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | +572.7% |
| 1974 | -0.0% | -120.3% |
| 1975 | -0.2% | +993.3% |
| 1976 | -0.1% | -24.4% |
| 1977 | -0.1% | -31.5% |
| 1978 | -0.1% | +25.9% |
| 1979 | -0.2% | +58.9% |
| 1980 | -0.1% | -17.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5% | -462.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7% | +33.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8% | +14.5% |
| 1984 | 0.9% | +15.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9% | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 1.0% | +18.2% |
| 1987 | 1.1% | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 1.2% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 1.2% | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 1.2% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | -65.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -93.5% |
| 1993 | -0.0% | -263.0% |
| 1994 | -0.1% | +147.7% |
| 1995 | -0.2% | +57.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -220.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | +71.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -37.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -35.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +17.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +20.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -14.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -24.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -64.9% |
| 2016 | -0.2% | -428.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -206.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +130.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +12.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -27.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +26.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -19.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -27.4% |
| 2025 | 0.3% | -23.2% |
| 2026 | 0.1% | -44.5% |
| 2027 | 0.1% | -8.8% |
| 2028 | 0.1% | -43.3% |
| 2029 | 0.0% | -44.7% |
| 2030 | 0.0% | -73.8% |
| 2031 | -0.0% | -118.2% |
| 2032 | -0.0% | +500.0% |
| 2033 | -0.0% | +133.3% |
| 2034 | -0.1% | +135.7% |
| 2035 | -0.1% | +50.0% |
| 2036 | -0.1% | +5.1% |
| 2037 | -0.1% | +10.6% |
| 2038 | -0.1% | +6.1% |
| 2039 | -0.1% | +22.1% |
| 2040 | -0.2% | +5.4% |
| 2041 | -0.2% | +1.3% |
| 2042 | -0.2% | +22.6% |
| 2043 | -0.2% | +1.5% |
| 2044 | -0.2% | +10.1% |
| 2045 | -0.2% | +8.7% |
| 2046 | -0.2% | -3.0% |
| 2047 | -0.3% | +20.9% |
| 2048 | -0.3% | +10.8% |
| 2049 | -0.3% | +7.1% |
| 2050 | -0.3% | +3.3% |
| 2051 | -0.4% | +4.1% |
| 2052 | -0.4% | +3.9% |
| 2053 | -0.4% | -1.4% |
| 2054 | -0.4% | -2.7% |
| 2055 | -0.4% | +8.2% |
| 2056 | -0.4% | -3.1% |
| 2057 | -0.4% | +5.1% |
| 2058 | -0.4% | +3.3% |
| 2059 | -0.4% | -0.0% |
| 2060 | -0.4% | +3.7% |
| 2061 | -0.4% | -9.1% |
| 2062 | -0.4% | +1.8% |
| 2063 | -0.4% | -5.7% |
| 2064 | -0.4% | +11.0% |
| 2065 | -0.4% | -1.7% |
| 2066 | -0.4% | +0.8% |
| 2067 | -0.4% | -9.0% |
| 2068 | -0.3% | -7.1% |
| 2069 | -0.4% | +5.0% |
| 2070 | -0.3% | -3.7% |
| 2071 | -0.3% | -7.6% |
| 2072 | -0.3% | +9.5% |
| 2073 | -0.3% | -4.6% |
| 2074 | -0.3% | -2.1% |
| 2075 | -0.3% | +4.9% |
| 2076 | -0.3% | -5.6% |
| 2077 | -0.3% | -9.0% |
| 2078 | -0.3% | +14.0% |
| 2079 | -0.3% | -1.8% |
| 2080 | -0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2081 | -0.3% | -6.1% |
| 2082 | -0.4% | +15.9% |
| 2083 | -0.3% | -11.2% |
| 2084 | -0.4% | +12.3% |
| 2085 | -0.3% | -8.7% |
| 2086 | -0.3% | +3.7% |
| 2087 | -0.3% | -5.6% |
| 2088 | -0.3% | -1.6% |
| 2089 | -0.3% | -0.6% |
| 2090 | -0.3% | +6.1% |
| 2091 | -0.3% | -9.1% |
| 2092 | -0.3% | -4.0% |
| 2093 | -0.3% | -1.0% |
| 2094 | -0.3% | +12.6% |
| 2095 | -0.3% | -8.4% |
| 2096 | -0.3% | +7.1% |
| 2097 | -0.3% | -0.0% |
| 2098 | -0.3% | -3.5% |
| 2099 | -0.3% | +1.6% |
| 2100 | -0.3% | -0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | -993.3% | -0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | +572.7% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2032 | -500.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | +462.4% | -0.1% | 0.5% |
| 2016 | -428.8% | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | -263.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.2% | 0.4% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | -0.2% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | -0.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | -0.2% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | -0.2% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2030s | -0.1% | -0.1% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.2% | -0.3% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.4% | -0.4% | -0.3% | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.4% | -0.4% | -0.3% | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.3% | -0.3% | -0.3% | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.3% | -0.4% | -0.3% | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.3% | -0.3% | -0.3% | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.3% | -0.3% | -0.3% | 1 |
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More population data for Guernsey
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.3146 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1401 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3146 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.0637 % change on previous year (2050)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3758 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2,139 people (2100)
- Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 0.1196 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands), annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in Guernsey?
- World population growth in Guernsey was -0.3% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in Guernsey?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 1950.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in Guernsey?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4% in 2060.
- How does Guernsey rank for world population growth?
- Guernsey ranks 129th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth rising or falling in Guernsey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guernsey data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.