Jersey

Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France

49 15 N, 2 10 W

Europe

116 sq km

116 sq km

0 sq km

About two-thirds the size of Washington, D.C.

0 km

70 km

12 nm

12 nm

Temperate; mild winters and cool summers

Gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast

Les Platons 136 m

English Channel 0 m

Arable land

43.3% (2022 est.)

Arable land: 18.3% (2022 est.)

Permanent crops: 0% (2022 est.)

Permanent pasture: 24.9% (2022 est.)

5.2% (2022 est.)

51.6% (2022 est.)

NA

Fairly even distribution

Very large tidal variation can be hazardous to navigation

Largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier

103,944 (2025 est.)

51,317

52,627

Channel Islander(s)

Channel Islander

Jersey 44.4%, British 30.5%, Portuguese/Madeiran 9.4%, Polish 3%, Irish 2.1%, other 10.6% (2021 est.)

English (official) 94.5%, Portuguese 4.6%, other 0.9% (includes French (official) and Jerriais) (2001 est.)

Christian 85.2%, Baha'i 0.3%, Hindu 0.1%, Jewish 0.1%, Muslim 0.1%, atheist 1.1%, agnostic 13.1% (2020 est.)

17% (male 9,082/female 8,530)

64.6% (male 33,840/female 32,989)

18.3% (2024 est.) (male 8,106/female 10,840)

56 (2025 est.)

26.8 (2025 est.)

29.2 (2025 est.)

3.4 (2025 est.)

38.5 years (2025 est.)

37 years

39.7 years

0.51% (2025 est.)

11.97 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

7.8 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)

0.96 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Fairly even distribution

31.2% of total population (2023)

0.68% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

34,000 SAINT HELIER (capital) (2018)

1.06 male(s)/female

1.06 male(s)/female

1.03 male(s)/female

0.75 male(s)/female

0.98 male(s)/female (2024 est.)

3.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)

4.2 deaths/1,000 live births

3.3 deaths/1,000 live births

83 years (2024 est.)

80.6 years

85.7 years

1.66 children born/woman (2025 est.)

0.81 (2025 est.)

Total: 98.5% of population

Habitat and species loss; water pollution; improper solid-waste disposal

Temperate; mild winters and cool summers

43.3% (2022 est.)

Arable land: 18.3% (2022 est.)

Permanent crops: 0% (2022 est.)

Permanent pasture: 24.9% (2022 est.)

5.2% (2022 est.)

51.6% (2022 est.)

31.2% of total population (2023)

0.68% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

178,900 tons (2024 est.)

28.4% (2016 est.)

Bailiwick of Jersey

Jersey

Norman Isles

The name is of Old Norse origin, with -ey meaning "island;" "Jer(s)" may derive from a person with the Scandinavian name Geirr, meaning "spear"

Parliamentary democracy (Assembly of the States of Jersey)

British crown dependency

Saint Helier

49 11 N, 2 06 W

UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Named after Saint HELIER, the patron saint of Jersey, who was reputedly martyred on the island in A.D. 555

No first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US government, but 12 parishes; Grouville, Saint Brelade, Saint Clement, Saint Helier, Saint John, Saint Lawrence, Saint Martin, Saint Mary, Saint Ouen, Saint Peter, Saint Saviour, Trinity

The laws of the UK apply, as well as local statutes

Unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice

Proposed by a government minister to the Assembly of the States of Jersey, by an Assembly member, or by an elected parish head; passage requires several Assembly readings, a majority vote by the Assembly, review by the UK Ministry of Justice, and approval of the British monarch (Royal Assent)

See United Kingdom

16 years of age; universal

King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Lieutenant Governor Jerry KYD (since 8 October 2022)

Chief Minister Lyndon FARNHAM (since 25 January 2024); Bailiff Timothy Le COCQ (since 17 October 2019)

Council of Ministers appointed individually by the states

The monarchy is hereditary; Council of Ministers, including the chief minister, indirectly elected by the Assembly of States; lieutenant governor and bailiff appointed by the monarch

Assembly of the States of Jersey

Unicameral

54 (49 directly elected, 5 appointed)

4 years

6/22/2022

BW (35); RJ (10); JLC (2); JA (1); PP (1)

42.9%

2026

Jersey Court of Appeal (consists of the bailiff, deputy bailiff, and 12 judges); Royal Court (consists of the bailiff, deputy bailiff, 6 commissioners and lay people referred to as jurats, and is organized into Heritage, Family, Probate, and Samedi Divisions); appeals beyond the Court of Appeal are heard by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)

Jersey Court of Appeal bailiffs and judges appointed by the Crown upon the advice of the Secretary of State for Justice; bailiffs and judges appointed for "extent of good behavior;" Royal Court bailiffs appointed by the Crown upon the advice of the Secretary of State for Justice; commissioners appointed by the bailiff; jurats appointed by the Electoral College; bailiffs and commissioners appointed for "extent of good behavior;" jurats appointed until retirement at age 72

Magistrate's Court; Youth Court; Petty Debts Court; Parish Hall Enquiries (a process of preliminary investigation into youth and minor adult offenses to determine need for presentation before a court)

Better Way or BW (group of independent candidates) Jersey Alliance or JA Jersey Liberal Conservatives or JLC Progress Party or PP Reform Jersey or RJ

None (British Crown dependency)

None (British Crown dependency)

UPU

None (British Crown dependency)

Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)

Description: white with a diagonal red cross extending to the corners of the flag; a red shield with three lions in yellow is in the upper triangle, with a yellow crown above history: according to tradition, Jersey ships differentiated themselves from English ships that flew the horizontal cross of St. George by rotating their own cross to the "X" (saltire) configuration; this arrangement resembled the Irish cross of St. Patrick, so the Plantagenet crown and Jersey coat of arms were added

Jersey cow

Red, white

"God Save the King"

Unknown

Official anthem, as a British Crown dependency

British territorial island economy; strong offshore banking and finance sectors; low asset taxation; strong tourism sector prior to COVID-19 and Brexit; one of the most expensive places to live; minimal welfare system; historical cider industry

$5.569 billion (2016 est.)

$5.514 billion (2015 est.)

$4.98 billion (2014 est.)

3.7% (2023 est.)

5.3% (2022 est.)

9.9% (2021 est.)

$12.508 billion (2023 est.)

0.6% (2023 est.)

8.2% (2023 est.)

91.2% (2023 est.)

Potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes; beef, dairy products

Tourism, banking and finance, dairy, electronics

1.3% (2023 est.)

82,400 (2024 est.)

6.3% (2024 est.)

6.2% (2023 est.)

6.2% (2022 est.)

14.1% (2024 est.)

14.2% (2024 est.)

13.9% (2024 est.)

Almost entirely United Kingdom (2022)

Refined petroleum, beverages, ships, jewelry, artwork (2022)

Almost entirely United Kingdom (2022)

Artwork, ships, vegetables, fruits, jewelry (2022)

Jersey pounds (JEP) per US dollar

0.782 (2024 est.)

0.805 (2023 est.)

0.811 (2022 est.)

0.727 (2021 est.)

0.78 (2020 est.)

100% (2022 est.)

48,223 (2023 est.)

47 (2023 est.)

129,368 (2023 est.)

125 (2023 est.)

Multiple UK terrestrial TV broadcasts are received via a transmitter in Jersey; satellite packages available; BBC Radio Jersey and 1 other radio station operating

.je

41% (2012 est.)

39,699 (2020 est.)

37 (2020 est.)

1 (2025)

1 (2024)

0

0

1

0

1

Saint Helier Harbour

Defense is the responsibility of the UK