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Rural population share — Channel Islands

Rural population share in the Channel Islands in 2025 — 67.4%. Ranked 29 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 6.3 pp.

2025 67.4% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 29of 217
Period maximum 69.6%1996
Period minimum 61.1%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Channel Islands, 1960–20256062.56567.57019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 61.1%1962: 61.6%1964: 62.2%1966: 63%1968: 63.8%1970: 64.6%1972: 65.5%1974: 66.3%1976: 67%1978: 67.7%1980: 68%1982: 68.1%1984: 68.2%1986: 68.2%1988: 68.4%1990: 68.6%1992: 68.9%1994: 69.4%1996: 69.6%1998: 69.6%2000: 69.5%2002: 69.4%2004: 69.1%2006: 68.7%2008: 68.2%2010: 67.8%2012: 67.6%2014: 67.4%2016: 67.3%2018: 67.2%2020: 67.2%2022: 67.2%2024: 67.3%2025: 67.4%
Change over the period: +6.3 pp Annual average: 0.1 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Channel Islands

Channel Islands 67.4%
World 42.2%
Europe & Central Asia 25.9%
Northern Europe computed 18.1%
High-income countries computed 19.7%
Rural population share — Channel Islands, by year Channel Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 67.4 +0.1 pp
2024 67.3 +0 pp
2023 67.2 +0 pp
2022 67.2 +0 pp
2021 67.2 +0 pp
2020 67.2 −0 pp
2019 67.2 −0 pp
2018 67.2 −0 pp
2017 67.2 −0 pp
2016 67.3 −0.1 pp
2015 67.3 −0.1 pp
2014 67.4 −0.1 pp
2013 67.5 −0.1 pp
2012 67.6 −0.1 pp
2011 67.7 −0.1 pp
2010 67.8 −0.2 pp
2009 68 −0.2 pp
2008 68.2 −0.2 pp
2007 68.4 −0.2 pp
2006 68.7 −0.2 pp
2005 68.9 −0.2 pp
2004 69.1 −0.2 pp
2003 69.3 −0.1 pp
2002 69.4 −0.1 pp
2001 69.5 −0 pp
2000 69.5 −0 pp
1999 69.6 −0 pp
1998 69.6 −0 pp
1997 69.6 −0 pp
1996 69.6 +0 pp
1995 69.6 +0.2 pp
1994 69.4 +0.2 pp
1993 69.2 +0.2 pp
1992 68.9 +0.2 pp
1991 68.7 +0.1 pp
1990 68.6 +0.1 pp
1989 68.5 +0.1 pp
1988 68.4 +0.1 pp
1987 68.3 +0.1 pp
1986 68.2 +0 pp
1985 68.2 +0 pp
1984 68.2 +0 pp
1983 68.1 +0 pp
1982 68.1 +0 pp
1981 68.1 +0.1 pp
1980 68 +0.2 pp
1979 67.9 +0.2 pp
1978 67.7 +0.3 pp
1977 67.4 +0.3 pp
1976 67 +0.3 pp
1975 66.7 +0.4 pp
1974 66.3 +0.4 pp
1973 65.9 +0.4 pp
1972 65.5 +0.4 pp
1971 65.1 +0.4 pp
1970 64.6 +0.4 pp
1969 64.2 +0.4 pp
1968 63.8 +0.4 pp
1967 63.4 +0.4 pp
1966 63 +0.4 pp
1965 62.6 +0.4 pp
1964 62.2 +0.3 pp
1963 61.9 +0.3 pp
1962 61.6 +0.3 pp
1961 61.3 +0.2 pp
1960 61.1 —

Northern Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

JE Channel Islands 67.4 FO Faroe Islands 60.4 IM Isle of Man 47.9 IE Ireland 35.4 LV Latvia 31.4 LT Lithuania 30.9 EE Estonia 29.3 FI Finland 25.5 GB United Kingdom 16.7 NO Norway 16.4 GL Greenland 11.4 DK Denmark 11.2 SE Sweden 10.9 IS Iceland 5.8
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About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

Other indicators for the Channel Islands

Demography Rural population

How many people live outside cities — in absolute numbers.

Channel Islands by year Demography Urban population share

What part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.

Channel Islands by year Labor Employment in agriculture

The share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.

Channel Islands by year Agriculture Agricultural land share

What part of the territory is used for arable land, permanent crops and pasture.

Channel Islands by year
All indicators for the Channel Islands