Population growth rate in Jersey
Jersey: Population growth rate was 0.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Population growth rate in Jersey, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth rate in Jersey is 0.2%, 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 rate in Jersey peaked at 1.9% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, 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 rate in Jersey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.9% | — |
| 1951 | 1.3% | -32.4% |
| 1952 | 1.1% | -11.6% |
| 1953 | 1.1% | -4.7% |
| 1954 | 1.1% | -1.8% |
| 1955 | 1.0% | -8.1% |
| 1956 | 0.9% | -4.4% |
| 1957 | 1.0% | +4.4% |
| 1958 | 1.0% | +4.9% |
| 1959 | 1.0% | -0.9% |
| 1960 | 1.0% | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 1.0% | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 1.0% | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 1.0% | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 1.0% | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.9% | -4.2% |
| 1966 | 0.9% | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.9% | -6.8% |
| 1968 | 0.7% | -14.8% |
| 1969 | 0.7% | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 0.7% | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 1.5% | +116.3% |
| 1972 | 1.6% | +8.8% |
| 1973 | 1.4% | -9.5% |
| 1974 | 1.3% | -8.3% |
| 1975 | 1.2% | -7.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6% | -48.6% |
| 1977 | 0.4% | -33.6% |
| 1978 | 0.4% | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 0.4% | +8.9% |
| 1980 | 0.4% | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.9% | +117.3% |
| 1982 | 1.1% | +16.4% |
| 1983 | 1.1% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 1.1% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 1.1% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9% | -13.6% |
| 1987 | 0.8% | -8.4% |
| 1988 | 0.9% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.9% | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 1.2% | +34.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5% | -60.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | -34.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -20.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -30.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | +244.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -19.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -27.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +217.8% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -40.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -24.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -13.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -44.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +31.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate 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% | 0.2% | 0.6% |
| 2001 | +217.8% | 0.3% | 0.9% |
| 1981 | +117.3% | 0.4% | 0.9% |
| 1971 | +116.3% | 0.7% | 1.5% |
| 1991 | -60.2% | 1.2% | 0.5% |
| 1976 | -48.6% | 1.2% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jersey
More population data for Jersey
- World population growth -0.0% (2100)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.024 % change on previous year (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)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.3326 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 4,362 people (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.1148 % change on previous year (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate -0.049 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population aged 25-64 years (thousands), annual growth rate -0.3257 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Jersey?
- Population growth rate in Jersey was 0.2% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Jersey?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 1950.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Jersey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
- How does Jersey rank for population growth rate?
- Jersey ranks 168th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population growth rate 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.