Rural population growth in Channel Islands
Channel Islands: Rural population growth was 0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Rural population growth in Channel Islands, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population growth in Channel Islands stood at 0.3%.
That represents a change of down 11.4% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population growth in Channel Islands peaked at 1.7% in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2016.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 6 |
More agriculture & rural data for Channel Islands
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 74.90 million current US$ (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.6% (2023)
- Rural population 113,473 (2025)
- Rural population 67.4% (2025)
- Agricultural land 85.7 sq. km (2021)
- Agricultural land 43.3% (2021)
- Land area 198 sq. km (2021)
- Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 1.0% (2025)
- Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 2.9% (2025)
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 2.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population growth in Channel Islands?
- Rural population growth in Channel Islands was 0.3% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population growth recorded in Channel Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 1967.
- What is the lowest rural population growth recorded in Channel Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
- Is rural population growth rising or falling in Channel Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Channel Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.