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Population · Europe & Central Asia · High income

Channel Islands: population and demography

Population is 168,466 (2025), 185th of 217 in the world and 50th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Population growth is 0.20% (2025), 161st of 217 in the world and 33rd of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Urban share is 32.6% (2025), 189th of 217 in the world and 56th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia.

Population168,4662025 · world 185/217 · region 50/58Population growth0.20%2025 · world 161/217 · region 33/58Urban share32.6%2025 · world 189/217 · region 56/58Density842.12021 · world 13/216 · region 3/57
Population
Channel Islands
140,000150,000160,000170,0001995200020052010201520202025Channel Islands168,466
Population growth
Channel IslandsEurope & Central AsiaHigh incomeWorld
-0.5%0%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.0%1995200020052010201520202025Channel Islands0.20%Europe & Central AsiaHigh incomeWorld
12 indicators

Population: Channel Islands in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
PopulationPopulation168,4662025185/21750/58148,110158,621166,235+3.1%since 2015933m1.4bn8.2bn
Population growthPopulation growth, annual %0.20%2025161/21733/580.38%0.70%0.36%−0.2 ppsince 20150.43%0.41%0.91%
Urban shareUrban population, % of total32.6%2025189/21756/5830.5%32.2%32.8%±0.0 ppsince 201574.1%80.2%57.8%
DensityPopulation density, people per km²842.1202113/2163/57748.0801.1839.6+4.4%since 201133.727.262.1
FertilityFertility rate, births per woman1.372024183/21739/581.491.581.33−11%since 20141.551.422.19
Birth rateBirth rate, per 1,000 people8.22024186/21739/5811.410.58.2−16%since 20149.88.916.3
Death rateDeath rate, per 1,000 people10.4202430/21723/589.28.210.2+22%since 201410.19.77.6
Aged 0–14Population aged 0–14, % of total14.0%2025197/21746/5817.1%15.6%14.9%−1.4 ppsince 201517.2%15.5%24.4%
Aged 65+Population aged 65+, % of total20.4%202535/21729/5814.4%15.5%18.9%+3.1 ppsince 201518.5%20.0%10.4%
Dependency ratioAge dependency ratio, % of working-age population52.6%2025131/21744/5846.1%45.2%51.1%+3.8 ppsince 201555.7%55.4%54.5%
Net migrationNet migration, people675202569/21726/58169742858+56%since 20151.2m2.4m0
Adolescent birthsAdolescent fertility, births per 1,000 women aged 15–198.32024163/21726/5826.019.38.9−39%since 201411.48.738.3
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).

nearest countries

Channel Islands and its nearest countries

Channel Islands has no land border; compared with the closest countries by distance between capitals. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorChannel IslandsUnited KingdomFranceBelgiumIreland
Population168,466202569.5m202568.7m202511.9m20255.5m2025
Population growth0.20%20250.30%20250.25%20250.70%20251.63%2025
Urban share32.6%202583.3%202578.8%202587.7%202564.6%2025
Density842.12021286.42024127.22024388.9202478.32024
Fertility1.3720241.5520241.6120241.4420241.472024
Birth rate8.220249.920249.720249.2202410.02024
Death rate10.420249.720249.420249.520246.52024
Aged 0–1414.0%202517.0%202516.2%202515.7%202518.1%2025
Aged 65+20.4%202519.7%202522.5%202521.0%202516.2%2025
United Kingdom: populationFrance: populationBelgium: populationIreland: population
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