Population 89,136 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 18% (male 8,160; female 7,567)
15-64 years: 68% (male 30,106; female 30,639)
65 years and over: 14% (male 5,243; female 7,421) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate 0.68% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 12.27 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 9.12 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate 3.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.11 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 2.75 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 78.67 years
male: 75.93 years
female: 81.71 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 1.5 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality
noun: Channel Islander(s)
adjective: Channel Islander

Ethnic groups UK and Norman-French descent

Religions Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian

Languages English (official), French (official), Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts

Literacy NA

NOTE: The information regarding Jersey on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Jersey People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Jersey People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.