World Factbook
Jersey
Bailiwick of Jersey
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
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
Christian 85.2%, Baha'i 0.3%, Hindu 0.1%, Jewish 0.1%, Muslim 0.1%, atheist 1.1%, agnostic 13.1% (2020 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth
1.06 male(s)/female
0-14 years
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years
1.03 male(s)/female
total population
0.98 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
65 years and over
0.75 male(s)/female
Birth rate
11.97 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate
7.8 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Median age
male
37 years
total
38.5 years (2025 est.)
female
39.7 years
Population
male
51,317
total
103,944 (2025 est.)
female
52,627
Nationality
noun
Channel Islander(s)
adjective
Channel Islander
Urbanization
note
note: data include Guernsey and Jersey
urban population
31.2% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization
0.68% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
17% (male 9,082/female 8,530)
15-64 years
64.6% (male 33,840/female 32,989)
65 years and over
18.3% (2024 est.) (male 8,106/female 10,840)
Ethnic groups
Jersey 44.4%, British 30.5%, Portuguese/Madeiran 9.4%, Polish 3%, Irish 2.1%, other 10.6% (2021 est.)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio
56 (2025 est.)
youth dependency ratio
26.8 (2025 est.)
potential support ratio
3.4 (2025 est.)
elderly dependency ratio
29.2 (2025 est.)
Net migration rate
0.96 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.66 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Infant mortality rate
male
4.2 deaths/1,000 live births
total
3.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
female
3.3 deaths/1,000 live births
Population growth rate
0.51% (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
0.81 (2025 est.)
Population distribution
fairly even distribution
Life expectancy at birth
male
80.6 years
female
85.7 years
total population
83 years (2024 est.)
Sanitation facility access
improved: total
total: 98.5% of population
Major urban areas - population
34,000 SAINT HELIER (capital) (2018)