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How many babies are born in Guernsey?

524 babies born in Guernsey in 2026. That is 0.00% of all births worldwide, and the 211th largest of any country. UN projection

2024–2100 uses the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario, based on assumptions about fertility, mortality and migration. These are projections, not observed births or guaranteed outcomes. Uncertainty increases further into the future; this site does not display prediction intervals.

Births in Guernsey: history and projections

19502100
Annual births, logarithmic scale. Shading marks modelled years before 1800; the dashed line marks UN projections from 2024.
Every figure refers to the area inside Guernsey’s present-day borders. Before 1800 the state did not exist in its current form. See how borders are handled.
Year Estimated births Population Per 1,000 Evidence
1950 736 44.9K 16.4 UN estimate
2000 655 60.3K 10.9 UN estimate
2023 521 64K 8.1 UN estimate
2026 524 64.6K 8.1 UN projection
2050 492 62.8K 7.8 UN projection
2075 458 57.3K 8.0 UN projection
2100 421 52.9K 8.0 UN projection

What the numbers show

The highest annual births in Guernsey among estimates through 2023 were in 1991, at about 751.

At 1.37 children per woman, fertility in Guernsey is below the level of about 2.1 that would hold a population steady over the long run without migration.

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How many babies are born in Guernsey each year?

An estimated 524 babies are born in Guernsey in 2026, according to the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium projection. That is about 1 a day and 0.00% of all births worldwide.

What is the birth rate in Guernsey?

Guernsey has an estimated 8.1 births per 1,000 people in 2026, and a total fertility rate of 1.37 children per woman.

Where these numbers come from

2026 figures are the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario. UN estimates cover 1950–2023; projections cover 2024–2100. Earlier years come from Gapminder’s reconstructions (1800–1949) and a model applied to HYDE population estimates (before 1800). The full chain is set out in the methodology, and every source is listed on the sources page.