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Guernsey Demographics Profile

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Population67,334 (July 2021 est.)
Nationalitynoun: Channel Islander(s)

adjective: Channel Islander
Ethnic groupsGuernsey 52.9%, UK and Ireland 23.9%, Portugal 2.2%, Latvia 1.5%, other Europe 2.9%, other 4.6%, unspecified 12% (2019 est.)

note: data represent population by country of birth; the native population is of British and Norman-French descent
LanguagesEnglish, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts
ReligionsProtestant (Anglican, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist), Roman Catholic
Age structure0-14 years: 14.5% (male 5,008/female 4,712)

15-24 years: 10.58% (male 3,616/female 3,476)

25-54 years: 40.73% (male 13,821/female 13,492)

55-64 years: 13.96% (male 4,635/female 4,728)

65 years and over: 20.23% (male 6,229/female 7,335) (2020 est.)
Dependency ratiostotal dependency ratio: 49

youth dependency ratio: 22.3

elderly dependency ratio: 26.7

potential support ratio: 3.7 (2020 est.)

note: data represent Guernsey and Jersey
Median agetotal: 44.3 years

male: 43 years

female: 45.6 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate0.24% (2021 est.)
Birth rate9.77 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate9.19 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate1.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Urbanizationurban population: 31% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.68% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

note: data include Guernsey and Jersey
Major cities - population16,000 SAINT PETER PORT (capital) (2018)
Sex ratioat birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.02 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female

total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 3.41 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 3.92 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 2.88 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 83.03 years

male: 80.31 years

female: 85.89 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate1.58 children born/woman (2021 est.)
Drinking water sourceimproved: total: 94.2% of population

unimproved: total: 5.9% of population (2017 est.)

note: includes data for Jersey
Sanitation facility accessimproved: total: 98% of population

unimproved: total: 1.2% of population (2017 est.)

note: data represent Guernsey and Jersey
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rateNA
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDSNA
HIV/AIDS - deathsNA
Education expendituresNA

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021