Channel Islands vs United Kingdom: Population ages 65 and above, female
Channel Islands
21.9%
in 2025
United Kingdom
21.1%
in 2025
Channel Islands rank
40th
United Kingdom rank
43rd
Population ages 65 and above, female over time
- Channel Islands
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Channel Islands currently reports 21.9% against 21.1% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Channel Islands ahead.
Channel Islands ranks 40th and United Kingdom ranks 43rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Channel Islands averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Channel Islands | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.1% | 14.6% | 1.5% | Channel Islands |
| 1970s | 16.9% | 16.7% | 0.3% | Channel Islands |
| 1980s | 17.3% | 18.0% | 0.7% | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 16.7% | 18.3% | 1.6% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 17.8% | 1.2% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 18.9% | 0.4% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 20.5% | 0.5% | Channel Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, female, Channel Islands or United Kingdom?
- Channel Islands, at 21.9% against 21.1% in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, female between Channel Islands and United Kingdom?
- 0.8%, with Channel Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Channel Islands and United Kingdom?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Channel Islands and United Kingdom rank globally for population ages 65 and above, female?
- Channel Islands ranks 40th and United Kingdom ranks 43rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population 65 years of age or older as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.