Number of one year olds in Guernsey
Guernsey: Number of one year olds was 257 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
257
Change on year
up 5.8%
World rank
212th
of 236 countries
All-time high
412
in 1971
All-time low
239
in 2021
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of one year olds in Guernsey, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guernsey recorded 257 for number of one year olds in 2023.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of one year olds in Guernsey peaked at 412 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 239, in 2021.
That places Guernsey 212th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Number of one year olds in Guernsey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 406 | — |
| 1951 | 401 | -1.2% |
| 1952 | 370 | -7.7% |
| 1953 | 350 | -5.4% |
| 1954 | 343 | -2.0% |
| 1955 | 336 | -2.0% |
| 1956 | 326 | -3.0% |
| 1957 | 325 | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 343 | +5.5% |
| 1959 | 355 | +3.5% |
| 1960 | 360 | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 374 | +3.9% |
| 1962 | 365 | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 348 | -4.7% |
| 1964 | 355 | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 368 | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 379 | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 389 | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 397 | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 404 | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 411 | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 412 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 393 | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 364 | -7.4% |
| 1974 | 347 | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 328 | -5.5% |
| 1976 | 302 | -7.9% |
| 1977 | 296 | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 303 | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 301 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 300 | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 295 | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 293 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 299 | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 305 | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 310 | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 313 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 320 | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 331 | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 342 | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 357 | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 375 | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 378 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 364 | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 351 | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 338 | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 321 | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 315 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 321 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 318 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 312 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 318 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 317 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 307 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 304 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 303 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 295 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 294 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 294 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 296 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 304 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 307 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 315 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 321 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 314 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 297 | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 291 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 289 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 280 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 267 | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 252 | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 239 | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 243 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 257 | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 355.5 | 325 | 406 | 10 |
| 1960s | 373.9 | 348 | 404 | 10 |
| 1970s | 345.7 | 296 | 412 | 10 |
| 1980s | 310.8 | 293 | 342 | 10 |
| 1990s | 343.8 | 315 | 378 | 10 |
| 2000s | 304 | 294 | 318 | 10 |
| 2010s | 298.5 | 267 | 321 | 10 |
| 2020s | 247.75 | 239 | 257 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guernsey
- 209 Northern Mariana Islands 288 compare
- 210 Saint Kitts and Nevis 275 compare
- 211 Bermuda 261 compare
- 213 Turks and Caicos Islands 249 compare
- 214 Gibraltar 223 compare
- 215 Andorra 209 compare
More reference data data for Guernsey
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate -0.1845 % change on previous year (2025)
- Wealth share richest 22.85 (2024)
- Children per woman un 1.36 (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)
- Period average age of mothers 30.7 (2023)
- Children born per woman 1.36 (2023)
- Children per woman vs human development index 1.36 (2023)
- Annual burned area by landcover 0 (2025)
- Area burned wildfires by type 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of one year olds in Guernsey?
- Number of one year olds in Guernsey was 257 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of one year olds recorded in Guernsey?
- The highest recorded value was 412 in 1971.
- What is the lowest number of one year olds recorded in Guernsey?
- The lowest recorded value was 239 in 2021.
- How does Guernsey rank for number of one year olds?
- Guernsey ranks 212th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of one year olds rising or falling in Guernsey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guernsey data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of one year olds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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