Demographics of Jersey

This article is about the demographic features of the population of Jersey, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

The Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown dependency^[1] off the coast of Normandy, France.^[2]

CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.

Population: 90,800 (June 2008 est.)^[3] 87,186 (2001 census) (88,200 - 2006 est.)^[4]

Main article: Jersey's population

Age structure:
0-14 years: 18% (male 8,140; female 7,563)
15-64 years: 68% (male 30,036; female 30,329)
65 years and over: 14% (male 5,454; female 7,393) (2000 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.49% (average 1991-2005)

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 rate: 4 deaths/1,000 live births (2005)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 78.48 years
male: 76.07 years
female: 81.07 years (2000 est.)

Average age at death:

• men 72
• women 79

Total fertility rate: 1.56 children born/woman (2000 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Jerseyman, Jerseywoman
adjective: Jersey

Ethnic groups: UK and Norman-French descent. Portuguese and Polish minorities.

Religions: Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian

Languages:

See Languages of Jersey

English (official), French (official), Jèrriais (unofficial: spoken more commonly in country districts, used as a first language by around 2,600 people). Portuguese commonly found, e.g. notices in telephone boxes, through use by migrant workers.

Literacy:
definition: NA
total: NA
male: NA
female: NA

References

1. ^ "www.gov.je — Welcome to the States of Jersey website". States of Jersey. 2006. http://www.gov.je/. Retrieved 2006-10-15. 
2. ^ "WHERE IS JERSEY". Jersey Tourism. Archived from the original on 2006-08-20. http://web.archive.org/web/20060820081549/http://www.jersey.com/wij/wij_en.htm. Retrieved 2006-10-15. 
3. ^ Chief minister backs immigration
4. ^ Jersey in Figures