Country or area · Northern Europe · Europe · UN WPP 2024

Guernsey population

Guernsey population now

64,632

A projection read at this second, not a count: the UN's totals for 1 January 2026 and 2027, joined by a straight line. 95% range for 31 December 2026: 63,416–65,893.

Mid-2023, UN estimate: 64,017

Year: 2026; projection · medium
Population, mid-2026: 64,606; 95% range, 31 Dec: 63,416–65,893
Median age: 45.5
Aged 65+: 22.7%

Move through time, 1950–2100

2023 | 2024 peak 2031

male female projection · one cell = 10 people

How to read this: one row for each age, newborns at the bottom; men on the left, women on the right.

Verified 2026-09-30 · 73 canaries

GGY · 1950–2100 · in brief

Guernsey in numbers

The UN counts 64,017 people in Guernsey in mid-2023, which makes it the 208th-largest population of the 236 countries and areas the UN reports, and less than 0.01% of the world's people. That is 1.4 times its 1950 population of 44,946.

The UN's medium projection has it peaking in 2031 at 64,826, then falling to 52,910 by 2100. The projection is uncertain: on 1 January 2100 the UN's 95% range runs from 27,312 to 90,722.

Deaths have outnumbered births every year since 2016, and do so in every projected year to 2100. Deaths also outnumbered births in 1981–1982. The population still grows until 2031, because more people arrive than leave.

The median age was 34.8 in 1950 and 45.0 in 2023; the projection has 51.0 in 2100. 21.3% of people were 65 or older in 2023, against 33.8% projected for 2100. The working-age population (15–64) peaked in 2010 at 41,590; in 2023 it was 41,306.

Its place in the world by population: 208th in 2023, 208th in 2050, 206th in 2100. In the medium projection it overtakes Bermuda in 2026, Dominica in 2029 and Andorra in 2088. It is overtaken by the Faroe Islands in 2050.

Population, mid-2023: 64,017
Rank by population, 2023: 208 of 236
Share of the world, 2023: less than 0.01%
Change in a year, mid-2022 to mid-2023: +0.46% · +291 people
Births, 2023: 521
Deaths, 2023: 595
Net migration, 2023: +380
Children per woman, 2023: 1.36
Median age, 2023: 45.0 years
Life expectancy at birth, 2023: 83.3 years
In a city, 2025: 0 of every 100
Population, mid-1950: 44,946
Projected, mid-2050: 62,800
Projected, mid-2100: 52,910

GGY · 1950–2100 · total population

Population, 1950–2100

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estimate projection, up to the bottom of the 95% range 95% range medium projection. Each column is the population on 1 January of one year; the paper rules cut it into equal cells.

Show the numbers: Guernsey, 1950–2100

Guernsey: population on 1 January, births, deaths, fertility and life expectancy, 1950–2100
Year	Kind	Population, 1 Jan	95% range	Births	Deaths	Children per woman	Life expectancy
1950	estimate	44,290		736	502	2.33	71.2
1951	estimate	45,603		719	487	2.26	71.7
1952	estimate	46,043		692	472	2.18	72.7
1953	estimate	46,154		669	497	2.13	71.5
1954	estimate	46,261		651	471	2.09	73.1
1955	estimate	46,359		641	522	2.08	71.6
1956	estimate	46,431		639	400	2.09	75.9
1957	estimate	46,565		643	498	2.12	72.6
1958	estimate	46,751		645	492	2.15	73.6
1959	estimate	46,895		649	479	2.19	73.9
1960	estimate	47,063		654	462	2.24	75.2
1961	estimate	47,266		655	538	2.27	72.9
1962	estimate	47,703		686	522	2.37	73.6
1963	estimate	48,283		723	501	2.47	73.8
1964	estimate	48,948		736	565	2.48	73.1
1965	estimate	49,631		715	615	2.35	72.2
1966	estimate	50,309		698	571	2.23	73.7
1967	estimate	50,994		694	582	2.15	73.4
1968	estimate	51,735		712	621	2.13	72.4
1969	estimate	52,479		744	638	2.16	72.4
1970	estimate	53,241		745	644	2.10	72.6
1971	estimate	54,027		732	633	2.02	73.0
1972	estimate	54,281		726	646	1.94	72.9
1973	estimate	54,287		702	590	1.82	74.2
1974	estimate	54,327		691	606	1.73	73.6
1975	estimate	54,319		677	611	1.65	73.6
1976	estimate	54,230		673	610	1.60	73.6
1977	estimate	54,163		654	597	1.57	74.1
1978	estimate	54,117		641	602	1.57	74.4
1979	estimate	54,059		639	616	1.59	74.3
1980	estimate	53,967		630	586	1.59	75.5
1981	estimate	53,891		614	615	1.57	74.7
1982	estimate	54,167		590	735	1.50	72.4
1983	estimate	54,537		650	575	1.62	76.2
1984	estimate	54,964		600	579	1.47	76.2
1985	estimate	55,460		642	591	1.55	76.0
1986	estimate	55,948		669	617	1.59	76.0
1987	estimate	56,530		678	604	1.57	76.4
1988	estimate	57,167		681	595	1.54	76.7
1989	estimate	57,829		705	571	1.55	77.6
1990	estimate	58,544		751	637	1.60	76.6
1991	estimate	59,258		751	621	1.56	76.8
1992	estimate	59,503		717	589	1.48	77.8
1993	estimate	59,519		692	644	1.44	76.8
1994	estimate	59,493		678	647	1.42	77.0
1995	estimate	59,428		633	588	1.34	78.1
1996	estimate	59,326		659	598	1.41	78.1
1997	estimate	59,449		682	570	1.47	78.7
1998	estimate	59,660		676	553	1.48	79.2
1999	estimate	59,895		678	515	1.50	80.3
2000	estimate	60,150		655	557	1.47	79.4
2001	estimate	60,387		640	559	1.45	79.5
2002	estimate	60,536		628	559	1.45	79.6
2003	estimate	60,633		621	564	1.46	79.7
2004	estimate	60,730		615	535	1.47	80.4
2005	estimate	60,823		615	530	1.49	80.7
2006	estimate	60,932		615	519	1.51	81.2
2007	estimate	61,041		615	521	1.53	81.3
2008	estimate	61,162		613	520	1.55	81.6
2009	estimate	61,294		606	514	1.55	81.9
2010	estimate	61,438		603	505	1.56	82.3
2011	estimate	61,587		600	500	1.56	82.6
2012	estimate	61,767		593	525	1.56	82.3
2013	estimate	61,946		584	513	1.54	82.8
2014	estimate	62,100		569	513	1.51	83.0
2015	estimate	62,217		554	534	1.47	82.8
2016	estimate	62,258		537	552	1.44	82.6
2017	estimate	62,123		515	570	1.38	82.3
2018	estimate	62,266		496	554	1.34	82.8
2019	estimate	62,597		494	539	1.32	83.3
2020	estimate	62,970		501	551	1.33	83.3
2021	estimate	63,241		517	637	1.36	82.0
2022	estimate	63,586		521	589	1.37	83.1
2023	estimate	63,865		521	595	1.36	83.3
2024	estimate	64,169		525	605	1.37	83.4
2025	projection	64,391	63,993–64,787	525	613	1.37	83.5
2026	projection	64,562	63,766–65,382	524	620	1.37	83.7
2027	projection	64,657	63,416–65,893	523	629	1.38	83.8
2028	projection	64,744	63,041–66,485	523	637	1.38	83.9
2029	projection	64,793	62,716–66,982	521	644	1.39	84.1
2030	projection	64,820	62,341–67,483	519	652	1.39	84.2
2031	projection	64,827	61,917–67,920	519	660	1.39	84.4
2032	projection	64,826	61,532–68,195	518	670	1.40	84.5
2033	projection	64,818	61,257–68,659	517	678	1.40	84.6
2034	projection	64,800	60,818–69,125	517	685	1.40	84.8
2035	projection	64,757	60,359–69,616	517	695	1.41	84.9
2036	projection	64,693	59,888–69,828	517	704	1.41	85.0
2037	projection	64,626	59,417–70,213	517	714	1.41	85.1
2038	projection	64,552	58,945–70,527	517	722	1.41	85.2
2039	projection	64,473	58,453–70,935	517	732	1.41	85.3
2040	projection	64,377	57,982–71,399	518	740	1.42	85.5
2041	projection	64,276	57,480–71,827	518	748	1.42	85.6
2042	projection	64,174	56,988–72,099	517	756	1.42	85.7
2043	projection	64,049	56,561–72,475	517	765	1.43	85.8
2044	projection	63,922	56,074–72,699	516	772	1.43	85.9
2045	projection	63,783	55,531–73,017	514	780	1.43	86.0
2046	projection	63,632	54,920–73,086	511	788	1.44	86.1
2047	projection	63,486	54,529–73,469	507	793	1.44	86.3
2048	projection	63,310	54,080–73,666	503	800	1.44	86.4
2049	projection	63,115	53,500–73,971	498	807	1.45	86.5
2050	projection	62,907	52,980–74,279	493	811	1.45	86.6
2051	projection	62,693	52,245–74,718	487	816	1.45	86.7
2052	projection	62,471	51,668–74,838	482	821	1.45	86.8
2053	projection	62,241	51,201–75,086	478	825	1.45	86.9
2054	projection	62,015	50,597–75,477	474	828	1.45	87.0
2055	projection	61,796	50,133–75,752	471	828	1.46	87.1
2056	projection	61,560	49,744–76,310	469	828	1.46	87.3
2057	projection	61,332	49,017–76,170	467	829	1.46	87.4
2058	projection	61,093	48,274–76,476	465	829	1.46	87.5
2059	projection	60,847	47,746–76,665	464	828	1.46	87.6
2060	projection	60,602	47,280–76,826	463	825	1.47	87.7
2061	projection	60,349	46,713–76,950	463	822	1.47	87.8
2062	projection	60,120	46,286–77,204	463	818	1.47	87.9
2063	projection	59,888	45,696–77,571	464	813	1.48	88.0
2064	projection	59,670	45,195–77,896	463	806	1.48	88.1
2065	projection	59,429	44,633–78,198	463	801	1.48	88.2
2066	projection	59,193	44,144–78,446	463	795	1.48	88.3
2067	projection	58,956	43,391–78,693	463	790	1.48	88.4
2068	projection	58,741	42,983–78,919	462	784	1.49	88.5
2069	projection	58,542	42,396–79,006	462	778	1.49	88.6
2070	projection	58,334	41,760–79,108	461	773	1.49	88.7
2071	projection	58,134	41,151–79,468	461	767	1.49	88.8
2072	projection	57,950	40,485–79,587	460	762	1.49	88.9
2073	projection	57,749	39,835–80,180	459	757	1.49	89.0
2074	projection	57,558	39,203–80,366	459	752	1.49	89.1
2075	projection	57,372	38,709–80,591	458	748	1.50	89.2
2076	projection	57,177	38,235–81,027	456	744	1.50	89.3
2077	projection	56,994	37,648–81,106	455	741	1.50	89.4
2078	projection	56,828	37,097–81,647	453	738	1.50	89.5
2079	projection	56,639	36,635–82,167	451	735	1.50	89.6
2080	projection	56,454	36,318–82,305	448	730	1.50	89.7
2081	projection	56,269	35,858–82,533	446	729	1.50	89.8
2082	projection	56,096	35,290–82,856	444	726	1.50	89.9
2083	projection	55,896	34,946–83,279	441	723	1.50	90.0
2084	projection	55,719	34,480–83,589	440	721	1.51	90.1
2085	projection	55,521	34,019–83,714	437	716	1.51	90.2
2086	projection	55,341	33,660–84,090	435	712	1.51	90.3
2087	projection	55,155	33,302–84,426	433	710	1.51	90.4
2088	projection	54,980	32,835–84,511	432	705	1.51	90.5
2089	projection	54,808	32,331–85,108	431	700	1.52	90.6
2090	projection	54,638	31,744–85,469	429	697	1.52	90.7
2091	projection	54,458	31,236–85,931	428	693	1.52	90.8
2092	projection	54,295	30,841–86,352	427	690	1.52	90.9
2093	projection	54,139	30,392–87,065	426	686	1.52	91.0
2094	projection	53,985	30,014–87,811	425	683	1.52	91.1
2095	projection	53,812	29,349–88,735	425	679	1.52	91.2
2096	projection	53,654	28,943–89,197	424	676	1.52	91.3
2097	projection	53,485	28,625–89,544	424	673	1.52	91.4
2098	projection	53,317	28,221–89,610	423	670	1.52	91.5
2099	projection	53,155	27,822–90,280	422	669	1.53	91.6
2100	projection	52,991	27,312–90,722	421	666	1.53	91.7

Show the numbers: Guernsey, mid-2026, by single year of age

Guernsey: population by single year of age, mid-2026
Age	Male	Female
0	270	257
1	274	260
2	276	262
3	276	264
4	267	264
5	264	250
6	274	247
7	276	263
8	293	288
9	318	304
10	325	311
11	328	310
12	342	316
13	358	338
14	364	342
15	352	331
16	353	324
17	364	327
18	364	325
19	363	330
20	361	328
21	355	326
22	362	346
23	367	352
24	354	357
25	369	378
26	401	393
27	417	380
28	397	369
29	378	364
30	372	362
31	376	372
32	401	381
33	425	396
34	450	414
35	442	430
36	432	424
37	437	410
38	438	420
39	441	420
40	416	395
41	415	391
42	420	398
43	422	397
44	436	398
45	423	406
46	406	406
47	396	396
48	380	394
49	367	398
50	376	397
51	396	414
52	412	445
53	438	464
54	456	480
55	480	499
56	499	514
57	479	521
58	452	522
59	452	524
60	481	511
61	490	496
62	480	500
63	471	498
64	452	486
65	427	471
66	415	448
67	414	433
68	386	416
69	360	382
70	359	340
71	346	318
72	320	326
73	308	339
74	302	330
75	288	322
76	289	335
77	278	344
78	276	336
79	296	341
80	248	300
81	198	238
82	184	219
83	151	188
84	125	160
85	114	162
86	110	168
87	111	161
88	102	139
89	80	118
90	58	107
91	44	96
92	40	84
93	34	67
94	24	54
95	16	44
96	12	33
97	8	26
98	6	20
99	4	14
100+	6	32

GGY · 1950–2100 · every age, every year

Guernsey, every age in every year

Each column is a year and each row an age; the denser the ink in a cell, the more people. Everyone born in the same year climbs one 45° diagonal, so famines, baby booms and migration show up as streaks. Select a cell to follow its generation.

GGY · ages 15–64

Who does the work in Guernsey

Guernsey had the most working-age people it is ever expected to have in 2010: 41,590 people aged 15–64, against 41,297 in 2023.

100 aged 15–64

22 children

33 aged 65+

aged 15–64 children under 15 aged 65 and over

How to read this: one orange square for each of 100 people aged 15–64 in 2023. Beneath them, teal for the children living alongside those 100 and violet for the people aged 65 or older.

Fewer than 50 dependants live alongside every 100 people aged 15–64 in 27 years: 1986–2012.

fewer than 50 dependants per 100 the same, projected 50 or more

How to read this: the strip runs 1950 to 2100. Coloured years are the ones with under 50 dependants for every 100 people aged 15–64; grey years are the rest, and a hatched year has not happened yet.

How every country compares

GGY · arrivals minus departures

Who arrives in Guernsey, and who leaves

In 2020–2025 Guernsey gains 351 people a year: everyone who arrives, minus everyone who leaves. The age at which that happens most is 20–24, at 65 a year more arriving than leaving.

one square = 10 people a year

020406080+

more arrive than leave more leave than arrive

How to read this: each column is one age, youngest on the left. Above the line, in blue, are the ages gaining people; below it, in orange, the ages losing them. This is the UN's projection for 2020–2025 — the record of migration by age does not go back beyond 2020.

Its best and worst years between 1950 and 2023: a gain of 1,069 (1950), and a loss of 159 (1975).

How migration works everywhere

GGY · births by the mother's age · 1950–2100

Who has the babies in Guernsey

Of every 100 babies born in Guernsey in 2023, 3 had a mother under 20, 72 a mother aged 20 to 34 and 25 a mother aged 35 or older. In 1950 it was 5 under 20 and 15 aged 35 or older.

1950
5 · 80 · 15

2023
3 · 72 · 25

2050 · projected
1 · 66 · 33

The mother's age: under 20 20 to 34 35 or older projected

How to read this: shrink a year's babies to 100 and colour each one by the age of its mother — that is a block. Under it, the same three groups as numbers, starting with the youngest mothers.

Babies born, 2023: 521
Average age when women have a baby: 30.7 years; 28.2 in 1950
Babies a year per 1,000 girls aged 15–19: 9; 23 in 1950

Babies by the mother's age, 1950–2100

Babies born in Guernsey by the mother's age
Mother's age	1950	1975	2000	2023	2050 projected	2100 projected
10–14	0	0	0	0	0	0
15–19	34	61	44	14	5	4
20–24	213	212	112	69	41	34
25–29	233	278	187	130	115	105
30–34	146	86	200	178	169	149
35–39	85	32	94	104	123	97
40–44	24	7	17	24	35	28
45–49	1	1	1	2	5	4
50–54	0	0	0	0	0	0
All babies	736	677	655	521	493	421

The UN's births for each year, split by the mother's age in the UN's own proportions.

GGY · forced from home · end of 2025

Displacement in Guernsey

UNHCR publishes no refugees, asylum-seekers or displaced people in or from Guernsey at the end of 2025.

Read that as a gap in the record, not as a finding. The count reaches as far as one agency's work reaches, and no further.

How the world's displacement is counted

GGY · of every 100 people

How people live in Guernsey

Of every 100 people in Guernsey in 2025, 91 lived in a town or suburb and 9 in the countryside.

towns and suburbs rural areas

How to read this: one square for every hundredth person, coloured as the key shows. Because the rule behind the colours is the same everywhere, two countries' squares can be compared directly.

How the world's people live

GGY · cities · 2025

Cities in Guernsey

No place in Guernsey is big and dense enough to count as a city under the UN's rule — at least 50,000 people, living 1,500 or more to the square kilometre.

All the world's cities

Apparatus

Sources and method

Every figure on this page comes from the UN's World Population Prospects 2024: the annual country tables (estimates to 2023, projections with 95% intervals from 2024), and the population by single year of age and sex for the pyramid.

The censuses, surveys and registers behind the UN's estimates for Guernsey are listed, source by source, on the UN's own data sources page.

Sources: UN WPP 2024 · World Bank · UNHCR · country code lists · UN WUP 2025 · Wittgenstein Centre · WHO GHO · flag-icons · Natural Earth. Every source, its licence and how to cite it →

Checked before it was drawn

Verified 2026-09-30 · 73 canaries The pyramid for every year was checked against the published total. What that stamp counts, and what every page here has to pass before it can be built: how this site checks its figures.