Guernsey: People & Society#

Population66,297 (July 2016 est.)
Nationalitynoun: Channel Islander(s)
adjective: Channel Islander
Ethnic groupsBritish and Norman-French descent with small percentages from other European countries
LanguagesEnglish, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts
ReligionsProtestant (Anglican, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist), Roman Catholic
Age structure0-14 years: 14.46% (male 4,956/female 4,630)
15-24 years: 11.45% (male 3,877/female 3,715)
25-54 years: 41.89% (male 14,009/female 13,760)
55-64 years: 12.93% (male 4,267/female 4,304)
65 years and over: 19.28% (male 5,797/female 6,982) (2016 est.)
Dependency ratiostotal dependency ratio: 47%
youth dependency ratio: 21.6%
elderly dependency ratio: 25.4%
potential support ratio: 3.9%

note: data represent the Channel Islands (2015 est.)
Median agetotal: 43.6 years
male: 42.3 years
female: 44.8 years (2016 est.)
Population growth rate0.32% (2016 est.)
Birth rate9.8 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)
Death rate8.9 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)
Net migration rate2.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)
Urbanizationurban population: 31.4% of total population (2014)
rate of urbanization: 0.76% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

note: data are for the Channel Islands
Sex ratioat birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2016 est.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 3.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 3.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 82.5 years
male: 79.9 years
female: 85.4 years (2016 est.)
Total fertility rate1.56 children born/woman (2016 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rateNA
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDSNA
HIV/AIDS - deathsNA