On this page you can download the latest information on population, employment, unemployment and earnings.
- The latest information indicates that the population was 64,781 on 31st December 2023.
- Guernsey's total population increased by 1.4% (910 people) over the year ending 31st December 2023. Over the years ending 31st December 2020, 2021 and 2022, the annual changes were 0.6%, 0.7% and 0.6% respectively.
- There was a natural decrease of 154 people and net migration of 1064 people over the year ending 30th December 2023.
- During the year ending 30th December 2023 there was an annual increase of 2.2% (890 people) in those aged from 16 up to the States' Old Age Pension age, which in December 2023 was 65 years and 8 months. The number of people aged from the States' Old Age Pension age up to 84 decreased by 0.3% (36 people). The 85 and over age group increased by 5.8% (107 people), whereas the number of people in the 0 to 15 age category decreased by 0.5% (51 people).
- In June 2024, 32,067 people were employed or self-employed in Guernsey (28,909 people worked for an employer and 3,158 people were self-employed), 0.9% more than at the end of June 2023. There were 6.4% more people in employment at the end of June 2024 than in June 2020 (during the COVID-19 pandemic).
- During the week ending 30th September 2024, 0.8% of the workforce (241 people) were wholly unemployed. This is 0.2 percentage points lower than in September 2023. Some changes were made earlier this year based on feedback received via the 2023 survey on Reducing the Cost of Public Services, which has resulted in a downward movement in the number of people recorded as unemployed. See page 24 and this media release https://gov.gg/unemployment-data-june-2024 for more details.
- There were 2,217 employers in June 2024, 0.4% less than in June 2023. 14.9% of the employers were in the Construction sector.
- 22.9% of all employment roles (including both employment and self-employment roles) at the end of June 2024 were finance, legal or accounting roles. This equates to 7,641 roles. Please note that a person can undertake more than one employment role, so this figure does not equate to the number of people employed in these sectors.
- Between June 2023 and June 2024, seven employment sectors decreased in terms of numbers of employment roles. All other sectors increased numbers of roles, with Agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining and quarrying showing the largest annual percentage increase (9.7%).
- Median earnings over the year ending 30th June 2024 were £42,672 which, compared with a year earlier, was 5.3% higher in nominal terms and 0.7% lower in real terms.
- Between the year ending 30th June 2023 and the year ending 30th June 2024, there was an increase of 3.9% in nominal terms and a reduction of 2.0% in real terms in the sum of wages paid to employees and pensions paid to past employees and others.
The latest bulletin and annual report are available to download, along with a spreadsheet of data tables. More background information can be found below.
Information on the history of the census in Guernsey and historic statistics are available from https://gov.gg/census which includes long term historic trend data and information for anyone wanting to access past census records (including the recently released 1921 records).
The UK and Jersey conducted a traditional census in 2021, with an official date of 21st March 2021. The population of Guernsey on that date was 63,463 (32,077 females and 31,386 males).
Population
- The Electronic Census Report replaced the Annual Population Bulletin in 2015. It is published annually and contains a comprehensive collection of population snapshots and trends derived from administrative sources along with projections provided by the UK Government Actuaries Department. A Quarterly Population, Employment and Earnings Bulletin is also published, providing updates of headline figures and trends between the annual reports.
- The last census in Guernsey was held on 29th April 2001. A reliable method for counting the population using administrative records was developed in 2006 and has subsequently been developed upon via the Rolling Electronic Census Project.
- As a result of the Project, comprehensive Guernsey population statistics are available more frequently than in other jurisdictions and at a lower cost. The first collection of information, which was published in the Electronic Census Report in March 2015, includes a breakdown of population by parish, school catchment and voting district along with a host of other information in addition to regular updates to population trends.
- If you are looking for traditional census information you can find it on https://gov.gg/census
Employment
- The Labour Market Bulletin provided an overview of Guernsey's labour market. It provided data on numbers in employment, employment by sector, employment by gender, unemployment and numbers of employers.
- It was compiled using information from the States of Guernsey Social Security Department on contributions and claimants.
- The Labour Market Bulletin was published until December 2015 and has since been replaced with the Quarterly Population, Employment and Earnings Bulletin. Past reports can be found in the Archive section.
Earnings
- The Guernsey Earnings Bulletin monitored average earnings of all employees in the Bailiwick (excluding Sark) and provided breakdowns of average earnings by age, gender and sector.
- The data was supplied by the Social Security Department and included only employed individuals. The averages reported related to individuals (not households) and included full and part-time workers, so the trends may have been affected by the number of hours worked as well as rate of pay. Only income from primary employment was included. Incomes from self-employment, secondary employments and other non-earned sources were not included. This provided a measure of the underlying trend and change in earnings.
- The Annual Earnings Bulletin was published until 2015, and has since been replaced with the Quarterly Population, Employment and Earnings Bulletin. Past reports can be found in the Archive section.
A 
spreadsheet of postcode level data [219kb] has recently been published to enable spatial visualisation of some of our population information.
See the 
provisional release date list [280kb] to find out when the next update of these figures is due.
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