Jersey

noun:

Channel Islander(s)

adjective:

Channel Islander

total:

38.5 years (2025 est.)

male:

37 years

female:

39.7 years

at birth:

1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years:

1.06 male(s)/female

15-64 years:

1.03 male(s)/female

65 years and over:

0.75 male(s)/female

total population:

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

total:

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

male:

4.2 deaths/1,000 live births

female:

3.3 deaths/1,000 live births

total population:

83 years (2024 est.)

male:

80.6 years

female:

85.7 years

• habitat and species loss;
• water pollution;
• improper solid-waste disposal

urban population:

31.2% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization:

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

note: data include Guernsey and Jersey

municipal solid waste generated annually:

178,900 tons (2024 est.)

percent of municipal solid waste recycled:

28.4% (2016 est.)

note: data include combined totals for Guernsey and Jersey.

conventional long form:

Bailiwick of Jersey

conventional short form:

Jersey

former:

Norman Isles

etymology:

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"

name:

Saint Helier

geographic coordinates:

49 11 N, 2 06 W

time difference:

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

daylight saving time:

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

etymology:

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

history:

unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice

amendment process:

• 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)

chief of state:

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

head of government:

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

cabinet:

Council of Ministers appointed individually by the states

election/appointment process:

• 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

legislature name:

Assembly of the States of Jersey

legislative structure:

unicameral

number of seats:

54 (49 directly elected, 5 appointed)

term in office:

4 years

most recent election date:

6/22/2022

parties elected and seats per party:

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

percentage of women in chamber:

42.9%

expected date of next election:

2026

note: 5 non-voting members appointed by the monarch include the bailiff, lieutenant governor, dean of Jersey, attorney general, and the solicitor general

highest court(s):

• 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)

judge selection and term of office:

• 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

subordinate courts:

• 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

note: most deputies sit as independents

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

title:

"Isle de Siez Nous" (Island Home)

lyrics/music:

Gerard LE FEUVRE

history:

adopted 2008; serves as a local anthem; _____

title:

"God Save the King"

lyrics/music:

unknown

history:

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

total:

14.1% (2024 est.)

male:

14.2% (2024 est.)

female:

13.9% (2024 est.)

note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment

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

total ports:

1 (2024)

large:

0

medium:

0

small:

1

very small:

0

ports with oil terminals:

1

key ports:

Saint Helier Harbour