Statistics Jersey has today released the latest population and migration figures. The release, published as four separate reports, includes new data on work permits that offers fresh insights into the makeup of Jersey’s community.
The total population report provisionally estimates Jersey’s resident population at the end of 2024 at 104,540 people. This is an increase of +510 people compared to the revised estimate of 104,030 for the 2023 year-end population. The population change during 2024 was made up of an increase due to net migration of +670 people, combined with a decrease of -150 people due to there being more deaths than births in the year. This was the third year in a row that more deaths than births were recorded.
Over the last 5 years, while the working age population stayed a similar size, the number of children under 16 years old declined by 7%, and the number of people aged 65 years and over increased by 12%.
Together with the total population report, Statistics Jersey have also published three supplementary reports, including:
- residential statuses – experimental population and migration statistics broken down by Control of Housing and Work Law status (Registered, Licensed, Entitled for Work, Entitled)
- nationality and work permits – experimental population and migration statistics broken down by self-declared nationality, as well as new experimental data on work permit status
- a detailed methodology and data quality report
A key finding from the supplementary reports is that the number of people with Licensed status has increased from 2,310 people in 2019 to 3,250 people in 2024 (a 41% increase), whereas the number of people with Registered status resident in Jersey decreased from 5,580 to 5,430 people (3%) over the same time period.
Another key finding comes from looking at the change Jersey has seen a change in the make-up of its residents by nationality from 2019 to 2024. Notably, the number of residents with rest of world nationality increased by 3,180 people over the five year period (a 172% increase).
In addition, brand new statistics on the number of residents with work permits show that 1,740 of the total resident population were living here on a short-term work permit at the end of 2024. This has increased from less than 100 in 2019.