Channel Islands
- Capital
- Not listed
- Region
- Europe & Central Asia
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 168,000 (2025)
At a glance
- The Channel Islands' economy grew 3.7% in 2023, close to the middle of the range worldwide.
- Output per person in the Channel Islands was US$74,586 in 2023, higher than in most countries.
- 6.2% of the Channel Islands' labour force had no job in 2025, a higher share than in most countries.
- The Channel Islands had 168,000 people in 2025: about less than 0.1% of everyone on Earth, the 185th largest population of 217 countries and territories.
Economic growth
2023Real GDP, change over the year
Since 2010
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| Year | Channel Islands | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.7% | 3.2% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | 4.3% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | 5.1% |
| 2020 | −8.9% | −3.8% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | 2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | 3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | 3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | 3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | 2.9% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | 3.1% |
GDP per person
2023GDP divided by population, in US dollars at current prices
Since 2000
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| Year | Channel Islands | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US$74,586 | US$7,862 |
| 2022 | US$67,627 | US$7,656 |
| 2021 | US$66,915 | US$7,269 |
| 2020 | US$56,786 | US$6,433 |
| 2019 | US$60,565 | US$7,037 |
| 2018 | US$60,785 | US$6,978 |
| 2017 | US$55,806 | US$6,548 |
| 2016 | US$55,948 | US$5,982 |
| 2015 | US$61,848 | US$6,148 |
| 2014 | US$64,698 | US$7,147 |
Unemployment
2025Share of the labour force without a job (ILO modelled estimate)
Since 2000
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| Year | Channel Islands | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.2% | 5.1% |
| 2024 | 6.0% | 5.1% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | 6.4% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | 5.4% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | 5.4% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | 5.6% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | 5.9% |
Population
2025Everyone living in the country, mid-year
Since 2000
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| Year | Channel Islands |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 168,000 |
| 2024 | 168,000 |
| 2023 | 168,000 |
| 2022 | 167,000 |
| 2021 | 167,000 |
| 2020 | 166,000 |
| 2019 | 166,000 |
| 2018 | 165,000 |
| 2017 | 164,000 |
| 2016 | 164,000 |
No recent World Bank figure for the Channel Islands: inflation, government debt, current account balance.
About these figures
All numbers are yearly. The world median is the middle value of all countries with a figure for the same year: half of them are above it and half below. Sparklines show the Channel Islands since 2000 or since its first figure.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-08. Original sources: Economic growth: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; GDP per person: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; Unemployment: International Labour Organization, ILO modelled estimates (ILOSTAT); Population: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects) and national statistical offices. Yearly figures; recent years are often revised. All sources and terms.