Guernsey

غيرنزيগার্নসিGuernseyΓκέρνσεϊگرنزیGuerneseyגרנזיग्वेर्नसेガーンジー건지섬ГернсиГернсі

DependencyNorthern Europe, Europe

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Population

64,562

2026 · UN WPPProjection

Life expectancy

83.7 years

2026 · UN WPPProjection

UN WPP 2024 Revision (estimates through 2023; 2024–2100 medium-variant projections). World Bank WDI, 13 July 2026 release. UNDP HDR HDR 2025. UNESCO UIS UIS February 2026. ILOSTAT ILOSTAT December 2025. IMF WEO WEO April 2026. OWID CO₂ OWID CO₂ December 2025.

Overview

Guernsey is dependency in Northern Europe, Europe.

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ISO alpha-2: GG
ISO alpha-3: GGY
UN M49: 831
Wikidata: Q25230

People

Population stocks and demographic rates are from the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium variant unless another source is named. Years from 2024 onward are projections.

PopulationProjection: 64,562
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population (1 July)Projection: 64,610
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population growth rateProjection: 0.1 percent
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population densityProjection: 1,009.5 persons per km²
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Guernsey’s density is above the Northern Europe median of 42.7 (14 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 90.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Median ageProjection: 44.5 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Guernsey’s median age is above the Northern Europe median of 42 (14 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 29.8 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Population sex ratioProjection: 97.6 males per 100 females
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Total fertility rateProjection: 1.4 live births per woman
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Guernsey’s tfr is below the Northern Europe median of 1.4 (14 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 2 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Crude birth rateProjection: 8.1 per 1,000 population
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Net number of migrantsProjection: 196
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Net migration rateProjection: 3 per 1,000 population
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium

Population of Guernsey. Solid line: estimates (1950–2023). Dashed line: medium-variant projections (2024–2100). UN WPP, WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium.

Data table

Year	Population	Status
1950	44,290	estimate
1960	47,063	estimate
1970	53,241	estimate
1980	53,967	estimate
1990	58,544	estimate
2000	60,150	estimate
2010	61,438	estimate
2020	62,970	estimate
2030	64,820	projection
2040	64,377	projection
2050	62,907	projection
2060	60,602	projection
2070	58,334	projection
2080	56,454	projection
2090	54,638	projection
2100	52,991	projection
2101	52,828	projection

Development

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Human Development Index: No comparable data
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Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index: No comparable data
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Gender Development Index: No comparable data
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Gender Inequality Index: No comparable data
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Multidimensional Poverty Index: No comparable data
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Health and education

Life expectancy and mortality are UN WPP series unless labelled otherwise. Education figures are UNESCO UIS (CC BY-SA, isolated) where a comparable series exists; otherwise they stay missing.

Life expectancy at birthProjection: 83.7 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Guernsey’s life expectancy is close to Northern Europe median of 82.1 (14 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 74.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Crude death rateProjection: 9.6 per 1,000 population
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Life expectancy at birth (male)Projection: 81.5 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Guernsey’s life exp. male is close to Northern Europe median of 79.8 (14 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 70.9 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Life expectancy at birth (female)Projection: 85.9 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Guernsey’s life exp. female is close to Northern Europe median of 83.9 (14 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 77.4 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Infant mortality rateProjection: 5.5 per 1,000 live births
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Guernsey’s infant mortality is above the Northern Europe median of 2.6 (14 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 11.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Under-five mortality rateProjection: 6.4 per 1,000 live births
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Guernsey’s u5mr is above the Northern Europe median of 3.2 (14 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 12.9 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Prevalence of undernourishment: No comparable data
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Adult literacy rate: No comparable data
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Youth literacy rate: No comparable data
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Mean years of schooling: No comparable data
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School life expectancy: No comparable data
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Life expectancy at birth in Guernsey. Dashed line marks medium-variant projections. UN WPP, WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium.

Data table

Year	Years	Status
1950	71.2	estimate
1960	75.2	estimate
1970	72.6	estimate
1980	75.5	estimate
1990	76.6	estimate
2000	79.4	estimate
2010	82.3	estimate
2020	83.3	estimate
2030	84.2	projection
2040	85.5	projection
2050	86.6	projection
2060	87.7	projection
2070	88.7	projection
2080	89.7	projection
2090	90.7	projection
2100	91.7	projection

Geography

Region: Europe
Subregion: Northern Europe
Natural Earth ADM0_A3: GGY
Cartographic size: Tiny state on the 50m globe (point or small polygon)

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Government

Classification is descriptive and is not a recognition of legal claims.Map and status policy.

Status: Dependency
Publication tier: Additional profile
Related ISO alpha-3: GBR

Sources

United Nations World Population Prospects

WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium. Vintage 2024 Revision. CC BY 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

Population (2026, projection; series TPopulation1Jan)
Life expectancy at birth (2026, projection; series LEx)
Population (1 July) (2026, projection; series TPopulation1July)
Population growth rate (2026, projection; series PopGrowthRate)
Population density (2026, projection; series PopDensity)
Median age (2026, projection; series MedianAgePop)
Population sex ratio (2026, projection; series PopSexRatio)
Total fertility rate (2026, projection; series TFR)
Crude birth rate (2026, projection; series CBR)
Crude death rate (2026, projection; series CDR)
Life expectancy at birth (male) (2026, projection; series LExMale)
Life expectancy at birth (female) (2026, projection; series LExFemale)
Infant mortality rate (2026, projection; series IMR)
Under-five mortality rate (2026, projection; series Q5)
Net number of migrants (2026, projection; series NetMigrations)
Net migration rate (2026, projection; series CNMR)

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