Jersey People - 2024

Population

102,785 (2023 est.)

Nationality

noun: Channel Islander(s)

adjective: Channel Islander

Ethnic groups

Jersey 44.4%, British 30.5%, Portuguese/Madeiran 9.4%, Polish 3%, Irish 2.1%, other 10.6% (2021 est.)

Languages

English (official) 94.5%, Portuguese 4.6%, other 0.9% (includes French (official) and Jerriais)

(2001 est.)

note: data represent main spoken language; the traditional language of Jersey is Jerriais or Jersey French (a Norman language), which was spoken by fewer than 3,000 people as of 2001;  two thirds of Jerriais speakers are aged 60 and over

Religions

Protestant (Anglican, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian), Roman Catholic

Age structure

0-14 years: 16.89% (male 8,958/female 8,405)

15-64 years: 65.19% (male 33,888/female 33,121)

65 years and over: 17.91% (2023 est.) (male 7,871/female 10,542)

2023 population pyramid:

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 44.5

youth dependency ratio: 21.3

elderly dependency ratio: 23.2

potential support ratio: 4.3 (2021 est.)

note: data represent Guernsey and Jersey

Median age

total: 38 years (2023 est.)

male: 36.7 years

female: 39.5 years

Population growth rate

0.61% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

12.3 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

7.8 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Net migration rate

1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Population distribution

fairly even distribution; no notable trends

Urbanization

urban population: 31.2% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 0.68% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

note: data include Guernsey and Jersey

Major urban areas - population

34,000 SAINT HELIER (capital) (2018)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.07 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female

total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 3.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

male: 4.3 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 3.3 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 82.8 years (2023 est.)

male: 80.3 years

female: 85.5 years

Total fertility rate

1.66 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

0.8 (2023 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

N/A

Drinking water source

improved: total: 94.2% of population

unimproved: total: 5.9% of population (2017 est.)

note: includes data for Guernsey

Current health expenditure

N/A

Physicians density

N/A

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: N/A

rural: N/A

total: 98.5% of population

unimproved: urban: N/A

rural: N/A

total: 1.5% of population (2017)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

N/A

Education expenditures

N/A

Literacy

total population: NA

male: NA

female: NA