Population growth rates in Jersey
Jersey: Population growth rates was 0.177 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Population growth rates in Jersey, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth rates in Jersey is 0.177, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 78.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rates in Jersey peaked at 1.88 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.136, in 2021.
Jersey ranks 168th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Population growth rates in Jersey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.88 | — |
| 1951 | 1.27 | -32.4% |
| 1952 | 1.12 | -11.6% |
| 1953 | 1.07 | -4.7% |
| 1954 | 1.05 | -1.8% |
| 1955 | 0.967 | -8.1% |
| 1956 | 0.924 | -4.4% |
| 1957 | 0.965 | +4.4% |
| 1958 | 1.01 | +4.9% |
| 1959 | 1 | -0.9% |
| 1960 | 1.01 | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 1.04 | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 1.01 | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 1 | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.978 | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.937 | -4.2% |
| 1966 | 0.924 | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.861 | -6.8% |
| 1968 | 0.734 | -14.8% |
| 1969 | 0.697 | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 0.673 | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 1.46 | +116.3% |
| 1972 | 1.58 | +8.8% |
| 1973 | 1.43 | -9.5% |
| 1974 | 1.31 | -8.3% |
| 1975 | 1.22 | -7.5% |
| 1976 | 0.625 | -48.6% |
| 1977 | 0.415 | -33.6% |
| 1978 | 0.395 | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 0.43 | +8.9% |
| 1980 | 0.423 | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.919 | +117.3% |
| 1982 | 1.07 | +16.4% |
| 1983 | 1.08 | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 1.08 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 1.07 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.921 | -13.6% |
| 1987 | 0.844 | -8.4% |
| 1988 | 0.852 | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.889 | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 1.19 | +34.2% |
| 1991 | 0.475 | -60.2% |
| 1992 | 0.309 | -34.9% |
| 1993 | 0.291 | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.231 | -20.6% |
| 1995 | 0.161 | -30.3% |
| 1996 | 0.554 | +244.1% |
| 1997 | 0.564 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.512 | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 0.41 | -19.9% |
| 2000 | 0.297 | -27.6% |
| 2001 | 0.944 | +217.8% |
| 2002 | 1.1 | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 1.09 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.08 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.07 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.04 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.05 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.01 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.983 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.907 | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.884 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.815 | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.809 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.478 | -40.9% |
| 2016 | 0.457 | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.394 | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 0.375 | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.285 | -24.0% |
| 2020 | 0.246 | -13.7% |
| 2021 | 0.136 | -44.7% |
| 2022 | 0.179 | +31.6% |
| 2023 | 0.177 | -1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rates in Jersey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +244.1% | 0.161 | 0.554 |
| 2001 | +217.8% | 0.297 | 0.944 |
| 1981 | +117.3% | 0.423 | 0.919 |
| 1971 | +116.3% | 0.673 | 1.46 |
| 1991 | -60.2% | 1.19 | 0.475 |
| 1976 | -48.6% | 1.22 | 0.625 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.13 | 0.924 | 1.88 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9194 | 0.697 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9541 | 0.395 | 1.58 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9143 | 0.423 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.47 | 0.161 | 1.19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9687 | 0.297 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6387 | 0.285 | 0.983 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1845 | 0.136 | 0.246 | 4 |
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.1148 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.024 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.014 (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.464 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.024 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.014 (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.3326 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 4,362 (2100)
- Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands), annual growth rate -0.8689 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rates in Jersey?
- Population growth rates in Jersey was 0.177 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rates recorded in Jersey?
- The highest recorded value was 1.88 in 1950.
- What is the lowest population growth rates recorded in Jersey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.136 in 2021.
- How does Jersey rank for population growth rates?
- Jersey ranks 168th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population growth rates rising or falling in Jersey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jersey data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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