Channel Islands vs IDA total: Population ages 65 and above
Channel Islands
20.4%
in 2025
IDA total
4.0%
in 2025
Channel Islands rank
35th
IDA total rank
37th
Population ages 65 and above over time
- Channel Islands
- IDA total
How they compare
Channel Islands currently reports 20.4% against 4.0% in IDA total, a difference of 16.4%.
That makes Channel Islands's figure about 5.1 times IDA total's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Channel Islands has been ahead every year.
Channel Islands ranks 35th and IDA total ranks 37th of 218 countries.
Channel Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Channel Islands | IDA total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.5% | 3.1% | 10.3% | Channel Islands |
| 1970s | 14.4% | 3.2% | 11.2% | Channel Islands |
| 1980s | 14.8% | 3.2% | 11.5% | Channel Islands |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 3.3% | 11.2% | Channel Islands |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 3.3% | 11.6% | Channel Islands |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 3.5% | 13.6% | Channel Islands |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 3.8% | 15.7% | Channel Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, Channel Islands or IDA total?
- Channel Islands, at 20.4% against 4.0% in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above between Channel Islands and IDA total?
- 16.4%, with Channel Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Channel Islands and IDA total?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Channel Islands and IDA total rank globally for population ages 65 and above?
- Channel Islands ranks 35th and IDA total ranks 37th 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 (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.