Review the relationship between Channel Islands's population and land area to understand the country's level of population concentration.
Channel Islands had 842.1 residents per square kilometer of land area in 2021. Density up by 0.3% over the latest year and by 1.7% over five years. Total population changed by +1.3% during the same five-year period.
Based on comparable data for 2021, Channel Islands ranked 13th of 216 economies by population density and 153rd of 216 by five-year density growth.
Channel Islands Population Density and Land Area by Year
Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators — Population density, people per sq. km of land area (EN.POP.DNST); Population, total (population); Land area, sq. km (AG.LND.TOTL.K2).
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About the Indicators
Population density. Midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers, expressed as people per square kilometer.
Land area. A country’s total surface area excluding inland water bodies, in square kilometers.