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Demographics of Jersey

Population: 88,915 (July 2000 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 18% (male 8,140; female 7,563)
15-64 years: 68% (male 30,036; female 30,329)
65 years and over: 14% (male 5,454; female 7,393) (2000 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.52% (2000 est.)

Birth rate: 11.65 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Death rate: 9.26 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Net immigration rate: 2.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.11 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2000 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 5.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 78.48 years
male: 76.07 years
female: 81.07 years (2000 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.56 children born/woman (2000 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 Jersiaise spoken in country districts. Portuguese commonly found, e.g. notices in telephone boxes, through use by migrant workers.

Literacy:
definition: NA
total: NA
male: NA
female: NA

See also : Jersey