The main measure of Jersey’s population is provided by the census, which was last held in March 2011.
Between each census, we produce annual population estimates. We take the census population figure as a baseline and then estimate the change in population each year using:
- administrative data
- census information on migration patterns in and out of Jersey
population estimate
Jersey's resident population at the end of
was estimated as
.
The latest report shows that during
:
- the resident population increased by
people
- net inward migration accounted for
of the increase
- natural growth (the excess of births over deaths) accounted for
of the increase
Total net inward migration of
in
comprised of approximately:
-
net inward ‘licensed’ employees and their dependents
-
net inward ‘registered’ employees and their dependents
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During the last 10 years, the resident population has increased by
people.
Jersey resident population (estimates at year-end)
Net migration has accounted for around three-quarters of the population growth over the last 10 years.
Change in Jersey's resident population
Source: Statistics Jersey,
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*The 2013 figures are estimates based on the two-year period 2013-2014. Analysis for the two years was combined, primarily due to a delay in the December 2013 data, following the implementation of the
Control of Housing and Work Law 2012 (CHWL).
Population by age and gender
Estimates of the number of people in each age and gender group have been produced by applying the age-gender distributions of the population projection (from the Population Projections 2016 report, net +1,000 migration scenario) to the estimate of the total population.
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Download past reports and data tables
You can search by year for past population estimate reports on the Statistics Jersey reports and documents page.
You can access the data tables associated with this release on the open data site.
gov.je