Channel Islands — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Channel Islands, 1960–2025.
Urban population for Channel Islands was 32.64% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 38.90% in 1960. The lowest was 30.39% in 1996 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.27% per year.
Channel Islands ranks 189 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 87%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 69.60%, so Channel Islands sits below it. It peaked in 1960 and has fallen 16% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 0%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 56 of 58 economies; Tajikistan (26.16%) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 92nd of 217 in 1960 → 125th of 217 in 1970 → 151st of 217 in 1980 → 165th of 217 in 1990 → 178th of 217 in 2000 → 178th of 217 in 2010 → 186th of 217 in 2020 → 189th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32.64% | -0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 32.71% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 32.76% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 32.79% | -0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 32.81% | -0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 32.82% | +0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 32.82% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 32.81% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 32.79% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 32.74% | +0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 32.69% | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 32.63% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 32.54% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 32.44% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 32.33% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 32.19% | +0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 32.01% | +0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 31.8% | +0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 31.57% | +0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 31.34% | +0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 31.11% | +0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 30.9% | +0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 30.71% | +0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 30.58% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 30.49% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 30.46% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 30.43% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 30.41% | +0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 30.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 30.39% | -0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 30.43% | -0.2 pp |
| 1994 | 30.6% | -0.2 pp |
| 1993 | 30.84% | -0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 31.09% | -0.2 pp |
| 1991 | 31.28% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 31.41% | -0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 31.53% | -0.1 pp |
| 1988 | 31.64% | -0.1 pp |
| 1987 | 31.73% | -0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 31.8% | -0.0 pp |
| 1985 | 31.83% | -0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 31.85% | -0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 31.86% | -0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 31.88% | -0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 31.9% | -0.1 pp |
| 1980 | 31.97% | -0.2 pp |
| 1979 | 32.12% | -0.2 pp |
| 1978 | 32.35% | -0.3 pp |
| 1977 | 32.63% | -0.3 pp |
| 1976 | 32.96% | -0.3 pp |
| 1975 | 33.3% | -0.4 pp |
| 1974 | 33.68% | -0.4 pp |
| 1973 | 34.09% | -0.4 pp |
| 1972 | 34.51% | -0.4 pp |
| 1971 | 34.93% | -0.4 pp |
| 1970 | 35.36% | -0.4 pp |
| 1969 | 35.8% | -0.4 pp |
| 1968 | 36.23% | -0.4 pp |
| 1967 | 36.64% | -0.4 pp |
| 1966 | 37.04% | -0.4 pp |
| 1965 | 37.42% | -0.4 pp |
| 1964 | 37.77% | -0.3 pp |
| 1963 | 38.1% | -0.3 pp |
| 1962 | 38.4% | -0.3 pp |
| 1961 | 38.66% | -0.2 pp |
| 1960 | 38.9% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Channel Islands’s Urban population in 1961?
38.66% (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of total population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Channel Islands’s Urban population growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -16.1% in total — about 0.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 32.64%; 2024: 32.71%; 2023: 32.76%; 2022: 32.79%; 2021: 32.81%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.