Nations by Numbers

Europe & Central Asia

Channel Islands in numbers

Channel Islands is in Europe & Central Asia and is classed by the World Bank as high income. Its population was 168,466 in 2025, ranking 185 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$74,586 in 2023.

Population168,4662025
GDPUS$12.5 billion2023
GDP per personUS$74,5862023
Life expectancy81.22024
Area1982021
Urban share32.6%2025

People

Population

168,466
2025 · +14% since 2000 · Rank 185 of 217

Population growth (annual %)

0.20%
2025 · 0.38% in 2000 · Rank 161 of 217

Population density (people per km²)

842.1
2021 · +13% since 2000 · Rank 13 of 216

Urban population (% of total)

32.6%
2025 · 30.5% in 2000 · Rank 189 of 217

Population aged 0 to 14 (% of total)

14.0%
2025 · 17.1% in 2000 · Rank 197 of 217

Population aged 65 and over (% of total)

20.4%
2025 · 14.4% in 2000 · Rank 35 of 217

Fertility rate (births per woman)

1.37
2024 · -8% since 2000 · Rank 184 of 217

Health and living standards

Life expectancy at birth (years)

81.2
2024 · +3% since 2000 · Rank 45 of 217

Access to electricity (% of population)

100.0%
2024 · 100.0% in 2000 · Rank 101 of 215

Economy

GDP (current US$)

US$12.5 billion
2023 · +94% since 2000 · Rank 150 of 210

GDP per person (current US$)

US$74,586
2023 · +72% since 2000 · Rank 15 of 210

GDP growth (annual %)

3.72%
2023 · -3.61% in 2010 · Rank 91 of 210

Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)

6.2%
2025 · 5.4% in 2000 · Rank 74 of 187

Land and environment

Land and water area (km²)

198
2021 · +0% since 2000 · Rank 204 of 216

Forest area (% of land area)

5.2%
2021 · 4.2% in 2000 · Rank 179 of 214

Elsewhere in Europe & Central Asia

AlbaniaAndorraArmeniaAustriaAzerbaijanBelgiumBulgariaBosnia and HerzegovinaBelarusSwitzerlandCyprusCzechia

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Channel Islands. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.