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Europe & Central Asia · High income

Channel Islands: key statistics

Channel Islands has 168,466 people (2025) and a GDP per person of $74,586. Below: 24 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.

Region
Europe & Central Asia
Income group
High income
ISO codes
JGCHI
Population168,4662025 · rank 185 of 217GDP$12.5bn2023 · rank 151 of 211GDP per capita$74,5862023 · rank 15 of 211Life expectancy81.2 yrs2024 · rank 45 of 217Fertility1.372024 · rank 183 of 217
topic profiles

Channel Islands, topic by topic

Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.

Population12 indicatorsEconomy9 indicatorsLabour12 indicators
Population
Channel Islands
140,000150,000160,000170,0001994199920042009201420192024Channel Islands168,466
GDP per capita
Channel IslandsEurope & Central AsiaWorld
$0$20,000$40,000$60,000$80,0001994199920042009201420192024Channel Islands$74,586Europe & Central AsiaWorld
Life expectancy
Channel IslandsEurope & Central AsiaWorld
65707580851994199920042009201420192024Channel Islands81.2 yrsEurope & Central AsiaWorld
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Channel Islands by topic

World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Europe & Central Asia.

PopulationFull population profile

IndicatorValueYearWorld rankIn region10-year changeWorldSince 2000
Population168,4662025185/21750/58+3.1%8.2bn
Population growth0.20%2025161/21733/58−0.2 pp0.91%
Urban share32.6%2025189/21756/58±0.0 pp57.8%
Fertility1.372024183/21739/58−11%2.19
Aged 65+20.4%202535/21729/58+3.1 pp10.4%
Aged 0–1414.0%2025197/21746/58−1.4 pp24.4%
Density842.1202113/2163/57+4.4%62.1
Birth rate8.22024186/21739/58−16%16.3
Area198 km²2021204/21653/57±0.0%140,539,257 km²

EconomyFull economy profile

IndicatorValueYearWorld rankIn region10-year changeWorldSince 2000
GDP$12.5bn2023151/21148/57+30%$118tn
GDP per capita$74,586202315/21110/57+26%$14,406
GDP growth3.7%202391/21013/56+3.2 pp2.9%
GDP per capita growth3.4%202370/21015/56+3.6 pp2.0%
Agriculture share0.6%2023181/19851/56—4.0%
Industry share8.2%2023192/20156/57—25.0%
Services share91.2%20235/2012/57—63.3%

Prices & public finance

IndicatorValueYearWorld rankIn region10-year changeWorldSince 2000
Exchange rate0.762025203/21054/57+16%—

LabourFull labour profile

IndicatorValueYearWorld rankIn region10-year changeWorldSince 2000
Unemployment6.2%202574/18721/49−1.8 pp4.8%
Youth unemployment14.1%202584/18726/49−4.8 pp13.4%
Participation rate56.4%2025132/18736/49−2.6 pp61.0%
Women's participation49.2%2025121/18737/49−2.0 pp48.9%

Health

IndicatorValueYearWorld rankIn region10-year changeWorldSince 2000
Life expectancy81.2 yrs202445/21726/58−0.5%73.5 yrs

Digital & energy access

IndicatorValueYearWorld rankIn region10-year changeWorldSince 2000
Electricity access100.0%202423/21510/57±0.0 pp91.9%

Environment

IndicatorValueYearWorld rankIn region10-year changeWorldSince 2000
Forest cover5.2%2021179/21449/57±0.0 pp31.1%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)