Median age in Guernsey

Guernsey: Median age was 43.98 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
43.98 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
24th
of 236 countries
All-time high
43.98 years
in 2023
All-time low
31.84 years
in 1976
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Guernsey, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age in Guernsey is 43.98 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Guernsey peaked at 43.98 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.84 years, in 1976.

Guernsey ranks 24th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 34.32 years 33.74 years 35.09 years 10
1960s 34.93 years 34.3 years 35.28 years 10
1970s 32.87 years 31.84 years 34.11 years 10
1980s 34.83 years 33.59 years 35.52 years 10
1990s 36.07 years 35.44 years 37.06 years 10
2000s 38.9 years 37.37 years 40.48 years 10
2010s 42.3 years 40.82 years 43.57 years 10
2020s 43.86 years 43.75 years 43.98 years 4

Countries ranked near Guernsey

  1. 21 South Korea 44.49 years compare
  2. 22 Bulgaria 44.31 years compare
  3. 23 Liechtenstein 44.2 years compare
  4. 25 Slovenia 43.89 years compare
  5. 26 Serbia 43.87 years compare
  6. 27 Taiwan 43.54 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Guernsey?
Median age in Guernsey was 43.98 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Guernsey?
The highest recorded value was 43.98 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Guernsey?
The lowest recorded value was 31.84 years in 1976.
How does Guernsey rank for median age?
Guernsey ranks 24th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Guernsey?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guernsey data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Median age
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.