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Nationality:
noun: Channel Islander(s)
adjective: Channel Islander

Ethnic groups:
British and Norman-French descent with small percentages from other European countries

Languages:
English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts

Religions:
Protestant (Anglican, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist), Roman Catholic

Population:
65,605 (July 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 205
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 14.7% (male 4,992/female 4,642)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 12.1% (male 4,023/female 3,901)
25-54 years: 42.3% (male 13,957/female 13,811)
55-64 years: 13% (male 4,252/female 4,266)
65 years and over: 17.9% (male 5,281/female 6,480) (2013 est.)

Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 46 %
[see also: Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio country ranks ]
youth dependency ratio: 21.8 %
elderly dependency ratio: 24.2 %
potential support ratio: 4.1
note: data represents the Channel Islands (2013)

Median age:
total: 42.8 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 41.7 years
female: 43.9 years (2013 est.)

Population growth rate:
0.38% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 158
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Birth rate:
9.95 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 196
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Death rate:
8.61 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 78
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Net migration rate:
2.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 36
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Urbanization:
urban population: 31% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 0.8% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
0-14 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2013 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 3.49 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 209
male: 3.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 82.32 years
country comparison to the world: 7
male: 79.65 years
female: 85.12 years (2013 est.)

Total fertility rate:
1.54 children born/woman (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 185
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA
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Education expenditures:
NA
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Literacy:
NA