Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization) in Channel Islands
Channel Islands: Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization) was 67.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Rural population in Channel Islands, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Channel Islands recorded 67.4% for rural population in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population in Channel Islands peaked at 69.6% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 61.1%, in 1960.
Channel Islands ranks 29th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization) in Channel Islands, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 61.1% | — |
| 1961 | 61.3% | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 61.6% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 61.9% | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 62.2% | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 62.6% | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 63.0% | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 63.4% | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 63.8% | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 64.2% | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 64.6% | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 65.1% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 65.5% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 65.9% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 66.3% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 66.7% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 67.0% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 67.4% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 67.7% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 67.9% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 68.0% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 68.1% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 68.1% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 68.1% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 68.2% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 68.2% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 68.2% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 68.3% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 68.4% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 68.5% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 68.6% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 68.7% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 68.9% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 69.2% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 69.4% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 69.6% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 69.6% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 69.6% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 69.6% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 69.6% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 69.5% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 69.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 69.4% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 69.3% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 69.1% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 68.9% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 68.7% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 68.4% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 68.2% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 68.0% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 67.8% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 67.7% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 67.6% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 67.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 67.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 67.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 67.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 67.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 67.2% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 67.2% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 67.2% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 67.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 67.3% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 67.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.5% | 61.1% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 66.4% | 64.6% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.2% | 68.0% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.3% | 68.6% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.9% | 68.0% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.4% | 67.2% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.2% | 67.2% | 67.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Channel Islands
More agriculture & rural data for Channel Islands
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 113,473 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.6% (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 74.90 million current US$ (2023)
- Land area (sq. km), per capita 0.0012 sq. km per person (2021)
- Land area (sq. km), per unit of GDP 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Land area (sq. km), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2021)
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per unit of GDP 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Land area 198 sq. km (2021)
- Agricultural land (sq. km), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population in Channel Islands?
- Rural population in Channel Islands was 67.4% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population recorded in Channel Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 69.6% in 1996.
- What is the lowest rural population recorded in Channel Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.1% in 1960.
- How does Channel Islands rank for rural population?
- Channel Islands ranks 29th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population rising or falling in Channel Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Channel Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.