Population density in Channel Islands

Channel Islands had 842.1 people per km² in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.

Measure: Population density Unit: People per square kilometre of land Data: 1961 to 2021 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Channel Islands is for 2021. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Channel Islands, 2021 842.1 People per square kilometre of land
Change from 2020 +0.3% 2020: 839.6 people per km²
World, 2021 61.0 people per km² Official aggregate

Population density in Channel Islands over time

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People per square kilometre of land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Population density (people per square kilometre of land), 2000 to 2023
Period Channel IslandsWorld
2023 – 62.1 people per km²
2022 – 61.6 people per km²
2021 842.1 people per km² 61.0 people per km²
2020 839.6 people per km² 60.4 people per km²
2019 836.6 people per km² 59.8 people per km²
2018 833.1 people per km² 59.2 people per km²
2017 829.9 people per km² 58.6 people per km²
2016 827.7 people per km² 57.9 people per km²
2015 825.5 people per km² 57.3 people per km²
2014 821.8 people per km² 56.6 people per km²
2013 817.1 people per km² 55.9 people per km²
2012 812.0 people per km² 55.2 people per km²
2011 806.6 people per km² 55.6 people per km²
2010 801.1 people per km² 54.9 people per km²
2009 795.5 people per km² 54.3 people per km²
2008 789.9 people per km² 53.6 people per km²
2007 784.4 people per km² 52.9 people per km²
2006 778.9 people per km² 52.3 people per km²
2005 773.4 people per km² 51.6 people per km²
2004 767.9 people per km² 51.0 people per km²
2003 762.4 people per km² 50.4 people per km²
2002 757.0 people per km² 49.7 people per km²
2001 751.8 people per km² 49.1 people per km²
2000 748.0 people per km² 48.4 people per km²

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.3% from 839.6 people per km² in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 806.6 people per km², the figure has changed by +4.4%.
  • The figure for the world in 2021 was 61.0 people per km².

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Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.POP.DNST · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2021 for Channel Islands
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates