Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Guernsey
Guernsey: Number of 1-year-olds, by sex was 257 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Guernsey, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Guernsey recorded 257 people for number of 1-year-olds, by sex 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 1-year-olds, by sex in Guernsey peaked at 412 people in 1971 and was at its lowest, 239 people, 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 1-year-olds, by sex in Guernsey, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 406 people | — |
| 1951 | 401 people | -1.2% |
| 1952 | 370 people | -7.7% |
| 1953 | 350 people | -5.4% |
| 1954 | 343 people | -2.0% |
| 1955 | 336 people | -2.0% |
| 1956 | 326 people | -3.0% |
| 1957 | 325 people | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 343 people | +5.5% |
| 1959 | 355 people | +3.5% |
| 1960 | 360 people | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 374 people | +3.9% |
| 1962 | 365 people | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 348 people | -4.7% |
| 1964 | 355 people | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 368 people | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 379 people | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 389 people | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 397 people | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 404 people | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 411 people | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 412 people | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 393 people | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 364 people | -7.4% |
| 1974 | 347 people | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 328 people | -5.5% |
| 1976 | 302 people | -7.9% |
| 1977 | 296 people | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 303 people | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 301 people | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 300 people | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 295 people | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 293 people | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 299 people | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 305 people | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 310 people | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 313 people | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 320 people | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 331 people | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 342 people | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 357 people | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 375 people | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 378 people | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 364 people | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 351 people | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 338 people | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 321 people | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 315 people | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 321 people | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 318 people | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 312 people | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 318 people | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 317 people | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 307 people | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 304 people | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 303 people | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 295 people | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 294 people | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 294 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 296 people | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 304 people | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 307 people | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 315 people | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 321 people | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 314 people | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 297 people | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 291 people | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 289 people | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 280 people | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 267 people | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 252 people | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 239 people | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 243 people | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 257 people | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 355.5 people | 325 people | 406 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 373.9 people | 348 people | 404 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 345.7 people | 296 people | 412 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 310.8 people | 293 people | 342 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 343.8 people | 315 people | 378 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 304 people | 294 people | 318 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 298.5 people | 267 people | 321 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 247.75 people | 239 people | 257 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guernsey
- 209 Northern Mariana Islands 288 people compare
- 210 Saint Kitts and Nevis 275 people compare
- 211 Bermuda 261 people compare
- 213 Turks and Caicos Islands 249 people compare
- 214 Gibraltar 223 people compare
- 215 Andorra 209 people compare
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 number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Guernsey?
- Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Guernsey was 257 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of 1-year-olds, by sex recorded in Guernsey?
- The highest recorded value was 412 people in 1971.
- What is the lowest number of 1-year-olds, by sex recorded in Guernsey?
- The lowest recorded value was 239 people in 2021.
- How does Guernsey rank for number of 1-year-olds, by sex?
- Guernsey ranks 212th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of 1-year-olds, by sex 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of 1-year-olds, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes women aged 1.