Alderney population declining steadily

Alderney's population has declined steadily over the past four years, according to data from Guernsey's Social Security Department.

Figures from March 2011 showed 2,111 people lived in the island, a drop of nearly 200 compared with March 2007.

The number of people in full-time employment dropped by a similar level in the same period - from 939 to 867.

The figures from Social Security have been used to measure population since the last census in the island in 2001.

A rolling electronic database, which was chosen to replace future censuses, is not due to go live until 2014.