Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Guernsey
Guernsey: Number of people living in urban and rural areas was 19,082 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Guernsey, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas in Guernsey stood at 19,082 people. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas in Guernsey peaked at 19,082 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15,786 people, in 1981.
Guernsey ranks 220th of 236 countries on this measure, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16,468 people | 15,990 people | 16,928 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 16,334 people | 15,912 people | 16,942 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 16,623 people | 15,945 people | 17,133 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,145 people | 15,786 people | 16,618 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,558 people | 16,387 people | 16,774 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,049 people | 16,616 people | 17,686 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,366 people | 17,858 people | 18,707 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,961 people | 18,795 people | 19,082 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guernsey
- 217 British Virgin Islands 22,804 people compare
- 218 Faroe Islands 22,201 people compare
- 219 Tonga 21,948 people compare
- 221 Saint Kitts and Nevis 14,968 people compare
- 222 Anguilla 14,728 people compare
- 223 Palau 14,004 people compare
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)
- Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children 1.36 live births per woman (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)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.35 children per women (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 number of people living in urban and rural areas in Guernsey?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Guernsey was 19,082 people in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas recorded in Guernsey?
- The highest recorded value was 19,082 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas recorded in Guernsey?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,786 people in 1981.
- How does Guernsey rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Guernsey ranks 220th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas 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 United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.