World Factbook
Guernsey
Bailiwick of Guernsey
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Languages
English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts
Religions
Protestant (Anglican, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist), Roman Catholic
Sex ratio
at birth
1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years
1.02 male(s)/female
total population
0.99 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
65 years and over
0.87 male(s)/female
Birth rate
9.64 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate
9.19 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Median age
male
43.8 years
total
45.1 years (2025 est.)
female
46.2 years
Population
male
33,760
total
67,923 (2025 est.)
female
34,163
Nationality
noun
Channel Islander(s)
adjective
Channel Islander
Urbanization
note
note: data include Guernsey and Jersey
urban population
31.2% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization
0.68% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
14.3% (male 4,999/female 4,717)
15-64 years
64.1% (male 21,937/female 21,547)
65 years and over
21.5% (2024 est.) (male 6,776/female 7,811)
Ethnic groups
Guernsey 53.5%, UK and Ireland 23.8%, Portugal 2.1%, Latvia 1.4%, other Europe 2.7%, other Crown Dependencies 0.7%, other 5.3%, unspecified 10.5% (2022 est.)
note: data represent population by country of birth; the native population is of British and Norman-French descent
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio
56.8 (2025 est.)
youth dependency ratio
22.4 (2025 est.)
potential support ratio
2.9 (2025 est.)
elderly dependency ratio
34.4 (2025 est.)
Net migration rate
1.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.59 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Infant mortality rate
male
3.7 deaths/1,000 live births
total
3.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
female
2.7 deaths/1,000 live births
Population growth rate
0.19% (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
0.78 (2025 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
male
80.9 years
female
86.4 years
total population
83.6 years (2024 est.)
Major urban areas - population
16,000 SAINT PETER PORT (capital) (2018)