Population in Guernsey
Guernsey: Population was 64,043 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population in Guernsey, 1800–2023
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Guernsey recorded 64,043 people for population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in Guernsey peaked at 64,043 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19,490 people, in 1800.
That places Guernsey 208th out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 19,490 people | 19,490 people | 19,490 people | 1 |
| 1820s | 19,490 people | 19,490 people | 19,490 people | 1 |
| 1950s | 46,297 people | 44,969 people | 47,005 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 49,774 people | 47,191 people | 52,884 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 54,166 people | 53,658 people | 54,351 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 55,700 people | 53,956 people | 58,212 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 59,512 people | 58,921 people | 60,048 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 60,858 people | 60,295 people | 61,390 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 62,131 people | 61,539 people | 62,808 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 63,589 people | 63,128 people | 64,043 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guernsey
- 205 Cayman Islands 73,055 people compare
- 206 Dominica 66,531 people compare
- 207 Bermuda 64,721 people compare
- 209 Greenland 55,951 people compare
- 210 Faroe Islands 54,738 people compare
- 211 American Samoa 47,544 people compare
More population data for Guernsey
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2,139 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.35 children per women (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. median age -0.1% (2023)
- 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)
- Children per woman vs. Natural population growth -0.1% (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Natural population growth rate -0.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in Guernsey?
- Population in Guernsey was 64,043 people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population recorded in Guernsey?
- The highest recorded value was 64,043 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest population recorded in Guernsey?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,490 people in 1800.
- How does Guernsey rank for population?
- Guernsey ranks 208th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population rising or falling in Guernsey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.