Digital 2021: Guernsey

You’ll find our complete #Digital2021 report for Guernsey in the SlideShare embed above (click here if that’s not working for you).

This report contains all the latest internet stats, mobile stats, and social media stats for Guernsey, but read on below for essential insights into digital use in Guernsey in 2021.

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Guernsey’s population

  • Guernsey had a population of 63.0 thousand in January 2021.

  • Guernsey’s population decreased by 871 (-1.4%) between January 2020 and January 2021.

  • 50.3% of Guernsey’s population is female, while 49.7% of its population is male [note: the United Nations does not publish data for genders other than ‘female’ and ‘male’].

  • 31.0% of Guernsey’s population lives in urban centres, while 69.0% lives in rural areas.

Internet users in Guernsey

  • There were 54.6 thousand internet users in Guernsey in January 2021.

  • The number of internet users in Guernsey increased by 1,139 (+2.1%) between 2020 and 2021.

  • Internet penetration in Guernsey stood at 86.6% in January 2021.

Note: we no longer include data sourced from social media platforms in our internet user numbers, so the numbers shown above and in our complete Digital 2021 reports are not comparable with numbers published in our reports from previous years.

Social media statistics for Guernsey

  • There were 44.0 thousand social media users in Guernsey in January 2021.

  • The number of social media users in Guernsey increased by 4,000 (+10%) between 2020 and 2021.

  • The number of social media users in Guernsey was equivalent to 69.8% of the total population in January 2021.

Note: Figures for social media users shown here and in our complete Digital 2021 reports may not equate to unique individuals. We have also included new sources in this year’s social media figures, so numbers shown here and in our Digital 2021 reports will not be comparable with numbers published in our previous reports.

Mobile connections in Guernsey

  • There were 71.5 thousand mobile connections in Guernsey in January 2021.

  • The number of mobile connections in Guernsey increased by 265 (+0.4%) between January 2020 and January 2021.

  • The number of mobile connections in Guernsey in January 2021 was equivalent to 113.5% of the total population.

Note: many people have more than one mobile connection, so figures for mobile connections may exceed 100% of the total population.

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