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Jersey Demographics Profile

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Population101,476 (July 2021 est.)
Nationalitynoun: Channel Islander(s)

adjective: Channel Islander
Ethnic groupsJersey 46.4%, British 32.7%, Portuguese/Madeiran 8.2%, Polish 3.3%, Irish, French, and other White 7.1%, other 2.4% (2011 est.)
Languages

English (official) 94.5%, Portuguese 4.6%, other .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

ReligionsProtestant (Anglican, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian), Roman Catholic
Age structure0-14 years: 16.63% (male 8,689/female 8,124)

15-24 years: 12.98% (male 6,764/female 6,354)

25-54 years: 40.12% (male 20,499/female 20,054)

55-64 years: 13.22% (male 6,515/female 6,844)

65 years and over: 17.05% (male 7,324/female 9,906) (2020 est.)
Dependency ratiostotal dependency ratio: 49

youth dependency ratio: 22.3

elderly dependency ratio: 26.7

potential support ratio: 3.7 (2020 est.)

note: data represent Guernsey and Jersey
Median agetotal: 37.5 years

male: 36 years

female: 39.5 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate0.67% (2021 est.)
Birth rate12.46 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate7.76 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate2.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Population distributionfairly even distribution; no notable trends
Urbanizationurban population: 31% of total population (2021)

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

note: data include Guernsey and Jersey
Major cities - population34,000 SAINT HELIER (capital) (2018)
Sex ratioat birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

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

15-24 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.02 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/female

total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 3.94 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 4.39 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 3.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 82.43 years

male: 79.92 years

female: 85.09 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate1.66 children born/woman (2021 est.)
Drinking water sourceimproved: total: 94.2% of population

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

note: includes data for Guernsey
Sanitation facility accessimproved: total: 98.5% of population

unimproved: total: 1.5% of population (2017)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rateNA
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDSNA
HIV/AIDS - deathsNA
Education expendituresNA

Source: CIA World Factbook
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