Life expectancy by sex in Jersey
Jersey: Life expectancy by sex was 81.76 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy by sex in Jersey, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy by sex in Jersey stood at 81.76 years.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by sex in Jersey peaked at 83.11 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 72.29 years, in 1950.
Jersey ranks 65th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 73.07 years | 72.29 years | 73.95 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 74.4 years | 74.04 years | 74.63 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 75.17 years | 74.46 years | 75.7 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.58 years | 76.18 years | 78.56 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.6 years | 78.72 years | 80.59 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.81 years | 80.79 years | 82.72 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.83 years | 82.24 years | 83.11 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.73 years | 81.54 years | 81.84 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jersey
- 62 Oman 81.88 years compare
- 63 United States 81.85 years compare
- 64 Kuwait 81.85 years compare
- 66 Croatia 81.69 years compare
- 67 Slovak Republic 81.58 years compare
- 68 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 81.52 years compare
More population data for Jersey
- Number of children under 5, by world region 4,362 people (2100)
- World population growth -0.0% (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.0% (2100)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.35 children per women (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. median age -0.3% (2023)
- Birth rate by women's age group 8.53 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)
- Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children 1.37 live births per woman (2023)
- Children per woman vs. Natural population growth -0.3% (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.37 live births per woman (2023)
- Natural population growth rate -0.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by sex in Jersey?
- Life expectancy by sex in Jersey was 81.76 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy by sex recorded in Jersey?
- The highest recorded value was 83.11 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by sex recorded in Jersey?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.29 years in 1950.
- How does Jersey rank for life expectancy by sex?
- Jersey ranks 65th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy by sex rising or falling in Jersey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jersey data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.