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Guernsey's Population
Guernsey Census Results 1821 to 1996
| Year | Males | Females | Persons |
| 1821 | 9,327 | 11,102 | 20,339 |
| 1831 | 11,254 | 13,286 | 24,540 |
| 1841 | 12,113 | 14,580 | 26,693 |
| 1851 | 13,878 | 15,928 | 29,806 |
| 1861 | 13,985 | 15,865 | 29,850 |
| 1871 | 13,938 | 16,742 | 30,680 |
| 1881 | 15,581 | 17,050 | 32,631 |
| 1891 | 17,086 | 18,201 | 35,287 |
| 1901 | 19,652 | 20,794 | 40,446 |
| 1911 | 20,661 | 21,197 | 41,858 |
| 1921 | 18,246 | 20,069 | 38,315 |
| 1931 | 19,659 | 20,984 | 40,643 |
| 1939 | 21,750 | 22,070 | 43,820 |
| 1951 | 21,221 | 22,431 | 43,652 |
| 1961 | 21,671 | 23,397 | 45,068 |
| 1971 | 24,792 | 26,666 | 51,458 |
| 1976 | 25,909 | 27,728 | 53,637 |
| 1981 | 25,701 | 27,612 | 53,313 |
| 1986 | 26,867 | 28,615 | 55,482 |
| 1991 | 28,297 | 30,570 | 58,867 |
| 1996 | 28,244 | 30,437 | 58,681 |
Male and Female split by age 1996
| Age | Male | Female | Total |
| 0-9 | 3,550 | 3,455 | 7,005 |
| 10-19 | 3,407 | 3,281 | 6,668 |
| 20-29 | 4,141 | 4,598 | 8,739 |
| 30-39 | 4,426 | 4,609 | 9,035 |
| 40-49 | 4,338 | 4,316 | 8,654 |
| 50-59 | 3,310 | 3,247 | 6,557 |
| 60-69 | 2,570 | 2,848 | 5,418 |
| 70-79 | 1,758 | 2,380 | 4,138 |
| 80+ | 744 | 1,703 | 2,447 |
Population by Parish 1986 to 1996
| Parish | 1986 | 1991 | 1996 |
| Castel | 8,260 | 9,068 | 8,922 |
| Forest | 1,293 | 1,386 | 1,423 |
| St Andrew | 2,281 | 2,357 | 2,342 |
| St Martin | 5,876 | 6,082 | 6,082 |
| St Peter Port | 16,085 | 16,648 | 16,194 |
| St Peter | 2,057 | 2,242 | 2,151 |
| St Sampson | 7,475 | 8,045 | 8,540 |
| St Saviour | 2,404 | 2,419 | 2,469 |
| Torteval | 926 | 976 | 954 |
| Vale | 8,764 | 9,530 | 9,504 |
| Herm | 59 | 113 | 97 |
| Jethou | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 55,482 | 58,867 | 58,681 |