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[[Jersey]] is the most populated of the [[crown dependencies]] and of the [[Channel Islands]]. The Demographic statistics of the island includes [[population density]], [[Ethnic group|ethnicity]], education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

The population of Jersey has grown in each [[Census|census record]] since 1931 (although those did not include records during the [[German occupation of the Channel Islands|Occupation by Nazi Germany]]).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=2011 census results|url=https://www.gov.je/Government/Census/Census2011/Pages/2011CensusResults.aspx|access-date=21 December 2020|website=Government of Jersey}}</ref>

==History==
{{Historical populations
|align=right
|1821|28600
|1831|36582
|1841|47544
|1851|57020
|1861|55613
|1871|56627
|1881|52445
|1891|54518
|1901|52576
|1911|51898
|1921|49701
|1931|50462
|1939|51080
|1951|55244
|1961|59489
|1971|69329
|1976|71018
|1981|76050
|1986|80212
|1989|82809
|1991|84082
|1996|85150
|2001|87186
|2011|97857
|2021|103267|footnote=Other estminates{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}
2019 estimate<ref name="facts">{{Cite news|date=18 June 2020|title=Jersey's population increases by 1100 in the last year|website=ITV|url=https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2020-06-18/jerseys-population-increases/|access-date=18 June 2020}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=December 2020}}
}}The resident population of Jersey has been increasing during the last 60 years. The resident population increased by 9,100 between 2010 and 2011.<ref name=":0" /> The estimated 2020 growth rate is 0.72%.<ref name=":1" />

Pre-census data, there are a number of estimates for Jersey's population. It was around 2,000 in 4000-3000 BC; 6,000 in 1050; 10,000 in 1331; and between 10,000 and 20,000 in the 16th and 17th centuries.

From the 16th to 19th centuries, Jersey was home to a number of French religious refugees, possibly up to 4,000 at a time. In the first half of the 19th century, tax advantages and a better climate saw a boom in Jersey's population. This also needed a large immigrant population, with significant movement from Scotland and Ireland.

Before 1851 and 1921, Jersey's population fell significantly, but the number of French people rose by more than 3,000. These were mostly agricultural workers (not replacing the British migrants).

From 1821, Jersey conducted an annual census (figures to the right). In 1951, the population was 55,244. It has grown every decade since then, and the rate of growth now is very high (1% per year in 2019). This is due to the growth of the finance industry and tourism.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Boleat|first=Mark|title=Jersey's Population - A History|publisher=Société Jersiaise|year=2015|isbn=9780901897565|location=Jersey|pages=}}</ref>

==Population==
In 2021, the total resident population of Jersey is 103,267,<ref name=":2">[https://www.gov.je/SiteCollectionDocuments/Government%20and%20administration/R%20CensusBulletin1%2020220413%20SJ.pdf Bulletin 1: Population characteristics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413165711/https://www.gov.je/SiteCollectionDocuments/Government%20and%20administration/R%20CensusBulletin1%2020220413%20SJ.pdf |date=13 April 2022 }}. In: Census 2021. ''Statistics Jersey (gov.je)''. Census taken 21 March 2021. Published and retrieved 13 April 2022.</ref> although the [[The World Factbook|CIA World Factbook]] estimates it as 101,073 (this may be due to a different estimate).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Europe :: Jersey — The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/jersey/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113013826/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/jersey|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 January 2021|access-date=2020-12-21|website=www.cia.gov}}</ref>

=== Geographic distribution ===
Jersey is divided into twelve [[Parishes of Jersey|parishes]]. The most populous parish is [[Saint Helier|St Helier]], with 35% of the island's population.<ref name=":2" /> In 1798, around 6,000 people lived in St. Helier, or one-fifth of the island's population at the time.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Money|first=William Taylor|title=Annual Bulletin|publisher=Société Jersiaise|year=1932|location=St. Helier|chapter=Diary of a visit to Jersey, September, 1798}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Population by parish
!Parish
!2011 population<ref name=":0" />
!2021 population<ref name=":2" />
!% of total<ref name=":2" />
!Population per km{{sup|2}}<ref name=":2" />
|-
|[[File:Blason_ville_uk_Saint-Hélier_(Jersey).svg|20x20px]] [[Saint Helier]]
|33,522
|35,822
|35
|3716
|-
|[[File:Blason_ville_uk_Grouville_(Jersey).svg|20x20px]] [[Grouville]]
|4,866
|5,401
|5
|658
|-
|[[File:Blason_St_Brelade_Jersey.svg|20x20px]] [[Saint Brélade]]
|10,568
|11,012
|11
|830
|-
|[[File:Blason_ville_uk_Saint-Clément_(Jersey).svg|20x20px]] [[Saint Clement, Jersey|Saint Clement]]
|9,221
|9,925
|10
|2262
|-
|[[File:Blason_ville_uk_Saint-Jean_(Jersey).svg|20x20px]] [[Saint John, Jersey|Saint John]]
|2,911
|3,051
|3
|332
|-
|[[File:Blason_Saint_Lawrence_Jersey.svg|20x20px]] [[Saint Lawrence, Jersey|Saint Lawrence]]
|5,418
|5,561
|5
|556
|-
|[[File:Blason_ville_uk_Saint-Martin_(Jersey).svg|20x20px]] [[Saint Martin, Jersey|Saint Martin]]
|3,763
|3,948
|4
|384
|-
|[[File:Blason_ville_uk_Sainte-Marie_(Jersey).svg|20x20px]] [[Saint Mary, Jersey|Saint Mary]]
|1,752
|1,818
|2
|277
|-
|[[File:Blason_ville_uk_Saint-Ouen_(Jersey).svg|20x20px]] [[Saint Ouen, Jersey|Saint Ouen]]
|4,097
|4,206
|4
|274
|-
|[[File:Blason_ville_uk_Saint-Pierre_(Jersey).svg|20x20px]] [[Saint Peter, Jersey|Saint Peter]]
|5,003
|5,264
|5
|448
|-
|[[File:Blason_ville_uk_Saint-Sauveur_(Jersey).svg|20x20px]] [[Saint Saviour, Jersey|Saint Saviour]]
|13,580
|13,904
|13
|1498
|-
|[[File:Trinity-Parish-Jersey-Coat-of-Arms.svg|18x18px]] [[Trinity, Jersey|Trinity]]
|3,156
|3,355
|3
|267
|}

===Structure of the population===

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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="80pt"|Age group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 48 296
| align="right" | 49 561 
| align="right" | 97 857
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 2 466
| align="right" | 2 549
| align="right" | 5 015
| align="right" | 5.12
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 2 470 
| align="right" | 2 382
| align="right" | 4 852
| align="right" | 4.96
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 2 729
| align="right" | 2 573
| align="right" | 5 302
| align="right" | 5.42
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 2 863
| align="right" | 2 632
| align="right" | 5 495
| align="right" | 5.62
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 3 006
| align="right" | 2 938
| align="right" | 5 944
| align="right" | 6.07
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 3 351
| align="right" | 3 354
| align="right" | 6 705
| align="right" | 6.85
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 3 670
| align="right" | 3 566
| align="right" | 7 236
| align="right" | 7.39
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 3 615
| align="right" | 3 610
| align="right" | 7 225
| align="right" | 7.38
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 4 183
| align="right" | 4 180
| align="right" | 8 363
| align="right" | 8.55
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 4 187
| align="right" | 4 170
| align="right" | 8 357 
| align="right" | 8.54
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 3 536
| align="right" | 3 662
| align="right" | 7 198
| align="right" | 7.36
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 2 955
| align="right" | 3 087
| align="right" | 6 042 
| align="right" | 6.17
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 2 832
| align="right" | 2 818
| align="right" | 5 650
| align="right" | 5.77
|-
| align="right" | 65–69
| align="right" | 1 938
| align="right" | 2 110
| align="right" | 4 048 
| align="right" | 4.14
|-
| align="right" | 70–74
| align="right" | 1 732
| align="right" | 1 900
| align="right" | 3 632
| align="right" | 3.71
|-
| align="right" | 75–79
| align="right" | 1 343
| align="right" | 1 550
| align="right" | 2 893
| align="right" | 2.96
|-
| align="right" | 80–84
| align="right" | 822
| align="right" | 1 183
| align="right" | 2 005
| align="right" | 2.05
|-
| align="right" | 85–89
| align="right" | 446
| align="right" | 779
| align="right" | 1 225
| align="right" | 1.25
|-
| align="right" | 90–94
| align="right" | 115
| align="right" | 368
| align="right" | 483
| align="right" | 0.49
|-
| align="right" | 95+
| align="right" | 37
| align="right" | 150
| align="right" | 187
| align="right" | 0.19
|-
! width="50"|Age group 
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Per cent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 7 665
| align="right" | 7 504
| align="right" | 15 169
| align="right" | 15.50
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 34 198
| align="right" | 34 017
| align="right" | 68 215
| align="right" | 69.71
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 6 433
| align="right" | 8 040
| align="right" | 14 473
| align="right" | 14.79
|-
|}
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="80pt"|Age group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 51 003
| align="right" | 52 264 
| align="right" | 103 267
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 2 425
| align="right" | 2 237
| align="right" | 4 662
| align="right" | 4.51
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 2 732 
| align="right" | 2 682
| align="right" | 5 414
| align="right" | 5.24
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 2 638
| align="right" | 2 719
| align="right" | 5 357
| align="right" | 5.19
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 2 654
| align="right" | 2 521
| align="right" | 5 175
| align="right" | 5.01
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 2 928
| align="right" | 2 723
| align="right" | 5 651
| align="right" | 5.47
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 2 985
| align="right" | 2 885
| align="right" | 5 870
| align="right" | 5.68
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 3 293
| align="right" | 3 295
| align="right" | 6 588
| align="right" | 6.38
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 3 660
| align="right" | 3 686
| align="right" | 7 346
| align="right" | 7.11
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 3 755
| align="right" | 3 774
| align="right" | 7 529
| align="right" | 7.29
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 3 773
| align="right" | 3 822
| align="right" | 7 595
| align="right" | 7.35
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 4 234
| align="right" | 4 211
| align="right" | 8 445
| align="right" | 8.18
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 4 101
| align="right" | 4 091
| align="right" | 8 192
| align="right" | 7.93
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 3 294
| align="right" | 3 413
| align="right" | 6 707
| align="right" | 6.49
|-
| align="right" | 65–69
| align="right" | 2 547
| align="right" | 2 747
| align="right" | 5 294
| align="right" | 5.13
|-
| align="right" | 70–74
| align="right" | 2 279
| align="right" | 2 511
| align="right" | 4 790
| align="right" | 4.64
|-
| align="right" | 75–79
| align="right" | 1 524
| align="right" | 1 809
| align="right" | 3 333
| align="right" | 3.23
|-
| align="right" | 80–84
| align="right" | 1 227
| align="right" | 1 496
| align="right" | 2 723
| align="right" | 2.64
|-
| align="right" | 85–89
| align="right" | 658
| align="right" | 976
| align="right" | 1 634
| align="right" | 1.58
|-
| align="right" | 90–94
| align="right" | 242
| align="right" | 479
| align="right" | 721
| align="right" | 0.70
|-
| align="right" | 95+
| align="right" | 54
| align="right" | 187
| align="right" | 241
| align="right" | 0.23
|-
! width="50"|Age group 
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Per cent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 7 795
| align="right" | 7 638
| align="right" | 15 433
| align="right" | 14.94
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 34 677
| align="right" | 34 421
| align="right" | 69 098
| align="right" | 66.91
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 8 531
| align="right" | 10 205
| align="right" | 18 736
| align="right" | 18.14
|-
|}
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In 2011, there were 64,353 people of working age (16 to 64 for men, and 16 to 59 for women; 66% of the population). The dependency ratio for Jersey was 52% (similar to 2011); the dependency ratio is around the same value as that in 1931, however was higher (60%) in 1971, and lower (47%) in 1991.<ref name=":0" />

=== Place of birth ===
Half of the population of Jersey was born on the island, with the majority of the remainder from elsewhere in the [[British Islands]]. 7% of the population was born in [[Portugal]], conspicuously from [[Madeira Autonomous Region]], a sister province, the largest overseas place of birth. In 1981, only 3% of the population was born in Portugal and 5% elsewhere.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Jersey population by place of birth (2011)<ref name=":0" />
!Place of birth
!Number
!Per cent
|-
|[[Jersey]]
|48,654
|50
|-
|[[British Isles]]{{Note label|Refers to [[British Islands]], does not include [[Republic of Ireland]]|a}}
|30,223
|31
|-
|[[Portugal]]
|7,031
|7
|-
|[[Poland]]
|3,133
|3
|-
|[[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
|1,880
|2
|-
|Other European country
|3,146
|3
|-
|Elsewhere in the world
|3,791
|4
|}
Of the category 'Other European country', the primary countries were [[France]] and [[Romania]] and for 'Elsewhere in the world', the primary countries were [[South Africa]] and [[India]].

== Statistics ==
The following demographic statistics are from the [[CIA World Factbook]], unless otherwise indicated.

===Birth rate===
11.0 births/1,000 population (2005)

===Death rate===
8.5 deaths/1,000 population (2005)

===Net immigration rate===
2.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)

===Sex ratio===
{|
|''At birth:'' || 1.11 male(s)/female
|-
|''under 15 years:'' || 1.08 male(s)/female
|-
|''15–64 years:''||0.99 male(s)/female
|-
|''65 years and over:'' || 0.74 male(s)/female
|-
|''total population:'' || 0.96 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
|}

===Infant mortality===
4 deaths/1,000 live births (2005)

===Life expectancy at birth===
''total population:''
78.48 years
<br>''male:''
76.07 years
<br>''female:''
81.07 years (2000 est.)

===Average age at death===
* Men 72
* Women 79

===Total fertility rate===
1.56 children born/woman (2000 est.)
1.32 children born/woman (2023) <ref>{{cite news |title=Birth And Fertility Rates Fall |url=https://www.islandfm.com/news/jersey/birth-and-fertility-rates-fall/ |access-date=23 August 2025 |work=Island FM |date=23 March 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

===Nationality===
''noun:''
Jerseyman, Jerseywoman, Jèrriais, Jèrriaise
<br>''adjective:''
Jersey

===Ethnic groups===
Indigenous [[Jersey people|Jersey]]-[[Normans]] and those of [[British people|British]] and [[French people|French]] descent. [[Portugal|Portuguese]], [[Poland|Polish]], [[Irish people|Irish]] and [[Romanians|Romanian]] minorities.

===Religions===
[[Anglican]], [[Roman Catholic]], [[Baptist]], [[Methodist]] and [[Presbyterian]].

===Languages===
:See ''[[Languages of Jersey]]''
[[English language|English]] (official), [[French language|French]] (official), [[Jèrriais]] (official: though only spoken by a few native elderly in rural areas, used as a first language by around 1,900 people).
[[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] commonly spoken by migrant workers and is sometimes found in written form, e.g. government informational signs.

===Literacy===
82% of children in state schools achieve their reading targets – the UK average is 90%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/news/channel/2017-02-27/more-jersey-pupils-to-benefit-from-charity-literacy-scheme/|title=More Jersey pupils to benefit from charity literacy scheme|date=27 February 2017 }}</ref> This leads to some cases of illiteracy in Jersey.

==See also==
* [[List of people from Jersey]]

==References==
<references/>

{{Jersey topics}}
{{Demographics of Europe}}

[[Category:Demographics of Jersey| ]]
[[Category:Society of Jersey]]

[[pl:Jersey#Demografia]]