Median age in Guernsey
Guernsey: Median age was 43.98 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
43.98 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
24th
of 236 countries
All-time high
43.98 years
in 2023
All-time low
31.84 years
in 1976
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Median age in Guernsey, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for median age in Guernsey is 43.98 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median age in Guernsey peaked at 43.98 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.84 years, in 1976.
Guernsey ranks 24th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Median age in Guernsey, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 33.82 years | — |
| 1951 | 33.74 years | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 33.86 years | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 34 years | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 34.14 years | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 34.32 years | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 34.54 years | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 34.77 years | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 34.95 years | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 35.09 years | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 35.22 years | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 35.28 years | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 35.25 years | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 35.19 years | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 35.1 years | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 34.97 years | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 34.82 years | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 34.66 years | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 34.48 years | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 34.3 years | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 34.11 years | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 33.84 years | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 33.47 years | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 33.07 years | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 32.62 years | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 32.09 years | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 31.84 years | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 32.09 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 32.54 years | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 33.04 years | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 33.59 years | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 34.03 years | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 34.33 years | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 34.56 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 34.81 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 35.11 years | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 35.35 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 35.47 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 35.52 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 35.52 years | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 35.46 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 35.44 years | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 35.52 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 35.66 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 35.83 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 36.05 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 36.31 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 36.55 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 36.79 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 37.06 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 37.37 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 37.69 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 38.02 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 38.36 years | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 38.71 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 39.06 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 39.42 years | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 39.78 years | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 40.14 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 40.48 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 40.82 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 41.16 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 41.51 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 41.84 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 42.17 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 42.52 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 42.86 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 43.15 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 43.37 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 43.57 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 43.75 years | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 43.83 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 43.88 years | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 43.98 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 34.32 years | 33.74 years | 35.09 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 34.93 years | 34.3 years | 35.28 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 32.87 years | 31.84 years | 34.11 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.83 years | 33.59 years | 35.52 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.07 years | 35.44 years | 37.06 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.9 years | 37.37 years | 40.48 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.3 years | 40.82 years | 43.57 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.86 years | 43.75 years | 43.98 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guernsey
More reference data data for Guernsey
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 22.9% (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change 1.11 Degrees celsius (2023)
- Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change 207.61 Millimetres per year (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 30.7 years (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type 0 hectares (2025)
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type 0 hectares (2025)
- Red List Index 0.95 index (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median age in Guernsey?
- Median age in Guernsey was 43.98 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median age recorded in Guernsey?
- The highest recorded value was 43.98 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest median age recorded in Guernsey?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.84 years in 1976.
- How does Guernsey rank for median age?
- Guernsey ranks 24th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is median age rising or falling in Guernsey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guernsey data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.