World Factbook
Isle of Man
Ellan Vannin
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Languages
English, Manx Gaelic (about 2% of the population has some knowledge)
Religions
Christian 54.7%, Muslim 0.5%, Buddhist 0.5%, Hindu 0.4%, Jewish 0.2%, none 43.8% (2021 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth
1.08 male(s)/female
0-14 years
1.08 male(s)/female
15-64 years
1.04 male(s)/female
total population
1.01 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
65 years and over
0.89 male(s)/female
Birth rate
10.25 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate
10.2 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Median age
male
43.7 years
total
45.1 years (2025 est.)
female
46.1 years
Population
male
46,543
total
92,666 (2025 est.)
female
46,123
Nationality
noun
Manxman (men), Manxwoman (women)
adjective
Manx
Urbanization
urban population
53.5% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization
0.97% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
16% (male 7,701/female 7,100)
15-64 years
61.9% (male 29,035/female 28,044)
65 years and over
22.1% (2024 est.) (male 9,595/female 10,794)
Ethnic groups
White 94.7%, Asian 3.1%, Mixed 1%, Black 0.6%, other 0.4% (2021 est.)
note: data represent population by nationality
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio
62.4 (2025 est.)
youth dependency ratio
25.9 (2025 est.)
potential support ratio
2.7 (2025 est.)
elderly dependency ratio
36.5 (2025 est.)
Net migration rate
4.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.87 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Drinking water source
improved: total
total: 99.9% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 0.1% of population (2022 est.)
Infant mortality rate
male
4.4 deaths/1,000 live births
total
4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
female
3.7 deaths/1,000 live births
Population growth rate
0.41% (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
0.9 (2025 est.)
Population distribution
most people concentrated in cities and large towns; Douglas, in the southeast, is the largest
Life expectancy at birth
male
80.7 years
female
84.4 years
total population
82.5 years (2024 est.)
Sanitation facility access
improved: total
total: 100% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: rural
rural: NA
unimproved: total
total: 0% of population (2022 est.) NA
unimproved: urban
urban: NA
Major urban areas - population
27,000 DOUGLAS (capital) (2018)