Population grows for the sixth year in a row

There are more older, long-term residents leaving the island, while more people from outside Europe are arriving into the island.

The latest data, which was published yesterday, found that at the end of March 2023 Guernsey’s population had grown by 584 people in previous 12 months to 64,091.

There were 486 births and 615 deaths, leading to a natural drop of 129 people. But immigration meant an overall rise in the population.

It follows six years of slow and steady growth, with a 0.9% increase last year.

Currently more than half of the population was born in Guernsey, while about a quarter were from the UK or Ireland. Just over 5% of the population were here on an employment licence.

The number of households in the island has been steadily rising, from 24,280 in 2018 to 25,289 last year.

A third of households are either a single person or couple of working age adults.

About 10% of local market residents are living in social housing, while 20% live in rented properties.

Financial and insurance activities remained the biggest employer, making up 17% of jobs. There has been a sharp rise in the number of jobs being advertised in administration and finance, which made up a third of job adverts last year.

Nominal median earnings across all employees was £40,918.