How many people live in Jersey, who is arriving and leaving, and what the island could look like by 2080, from the official population estimates and projections. Updated automatically when new figures are published.
Population estimates to the end of 2025.
Population
104,489
End of 2025, down 15 on a year earlier
Net migration
+182
3,616 arrived and 3,435 left in 2025
Natural change
−197
708 births and 905 deaths
Children under 16
15,219
14.6% of the population
How many people live in Jersey
Jersey had 104,489 residents at the end of 2025, 16,089 more than in 2000. The population fell slightly in 2025.
Jersey population, end of year, 2000 to 2025
Where people live
St Helier holds 39% of the island’s households, according to the 2021 Census. Home ownership is highest in the country parishes.
708 babies were born in 2025, the fewest in the series, and 905 people died. Deaths now outnumber births, so any growth in the population has to come from migration.
Births and deaths, 2011 to 2025
Births
Deaths
Arrivals and departures
3,616 people moved to Jersey in 2025 and 3,435 left, a net gain of 182.
Immigration and emigration, 2017 to 2025
Arrived
Left
Net migration, 2001 to 2025
Residential status
Jersey’s Control of Housing and Work Law gives residents a status that decides where they may live and work. Most arrivals start as Registered, with no right to buy or rent most homes; the Entitled population shrinks through migration because more qualified residents leave than arrive.
Population by residential status, end of 2025Who arrived in 2025, by status
Population and migration by residential status, 2025
Status
Population
Arrived
Left
Net
Entitled (full housing rights)
74,720
660
1,430
−770
Entitled for work
5,840
410
340
+70
Licensed
3,440
570
280
+300
Registered (no housing or work rights yet)
5,270
1,590
1,110
+480
Children under 16
15,220
390
270
+110
Statistics Jersey rounds the figures by status and nationality to the nearest 10, so they do not add exactly to the totals above.
Adults by nationality group, 2025
Nationality
Population
Arrived
Left
Net
European
15,240
390
720
−330
Jersey or British
68,440
1,810
1,910
−100
Non-European
5,590
1,030
540
+500
An ageing island
Change in population by age, 2017 to 2025
Population by age
Age
2017
2025
Change
Under 16
16,620
15,220
-8.4%
16 to 39
31,160
29,180
-6.4%
40 to 64
37,390
38,890
+4.0%
65 to 79
12,820
15,350
+19.7%
80 and over
4,810
5,850
+21.6%
Projections to 2080
Statistics Jersey projects the population under different levels of net migration. With no net migration the island would shrink to about 71,000 by 2080; with net migration of 800 a year it would grow to about 122,000.
Projected population by net migration a year
No net migration
+200 a year
+400 a year
+600 a year
+800 a year
Mid-range fertility and life expectancy.
Old-age dependency ratio
No net migration
+800 a year
People aged 65 and over for every 100 people of working age.