Guernsey People - 2021

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population

67,334 (July 2021 est.)

Nationality

noun: Channel Islander(s)

adjective: Channel Islander

Ethnic groups

Guernsey 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

Languages

English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts

Religions

Protestant (Anglican, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist), Roman Catholic

Age structure

0-14 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 ratios

total 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 age

total: 44.3 years

male: 43 years

female: 45.6 years (2020 est.)

Population growth rate

0.24% (2021 est.)

Birth rate

9.77 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Death rate

9.19 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Net migration rate

1.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 31% of total population (2021)

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

note: data include Guernsey and Jersey

total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030

Major urban areas - population

16,000 SAINT PETER PORT (capital) (2018)

Sex ratio

at 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 rate

total: 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 birth

total population: 83.03 years

male: 80.31 years

female: 85.89 years (2021 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.58 children born/woman (2021 est.)

Drinking water source

improved: total: 94.2% of population

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

note: includes data for Jersey

Sanitation facility access

improved: total: 98% of population

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

note: data represent Guernsey and Jersey

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

N/A

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

N/A

HIV/AIDS - deaths

N/A

Education expenditures

N/A

NOTE: The information regarding Guernsey on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Guernsey 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Guernsey 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.