Jersey

noun:

Channel Islander(s)

adjective:

Channel Islander

total:

38.2 years (2024 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 (2024 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

improved:

total: 94.2% of population

unimproved:

total: 5.9% of population (2017 est.)

note : includes data for Guernsey

total population:

NA

male:

NA

female:

NA

• habitat and species depletion due to human encroachment;
• 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:

178,933 tons (2016 est.)

municipal solid waste recycled annually:

50,871 tons (2016 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, but the meaning of the root "Jer(s)" is uncertain; the "-ey" ending means "island"

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

• none (British crown dependency);
• there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 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

amendments:

• 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

elections/appointments:

• 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

description:

unicameral Assembly of the States of Jersey (49 elected members; 8 senators to serve 4-year terms, and 29 deputies and 12 connetables, or heads of parishes, to serve 4-year terms

elections:

last held on 22 June 2022 (next to be held in 2026)

election results:

• percent of vote by party - BW 66.8%, RJ 12.3%, JA 2.0%, PP 2%, JLC 4.1%;
• seats by party - BW 35, RJ 10, JLC 2, JA 1, PP 1;
• composition - men 28, women 21, percentage women 42.9%

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

• white with a diagonal red cross extending to the corners of the flag;
• in the upper quadrant, surmounted by a yellow crown, a red shield with three lions in yellow;
• according to tradition, the ships of Jersey - in an attempt to differentiate themselves from English ships flying the horizontal cross of St. George - rotated the cross to the "X" (saltire) configuration;
• because this arrangement still resembled the Irish cross of St. Patrick, the yellow Plantagenet crown and Jersey coat of arms were added

name:

"Isle de Siez Nous" (Island Home)

lyrics/music:

Gerard LE FEUVRE

note: adopted 2008; serves as a local anthem; as a British Crown dependency, "God Save the King" is official (see United Kingdom)

• 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:

13.5% (2023 est.)

male:

13.7% (2023 est.)

female:

13.2% (2023 est.)

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

general assessment:

• the telecommunication services comprise of Internet, telephone, broadcasting and postal services, which allow islanders to contact people and receive information;
• Internet connectivity to the rest of the world is provided by undersea cables linked to Guernsey, the UK and France;
• (2021)

domestic:

fixed-line 47 per 100 and mobile-cellular 120 per 100 subscriptions (2021)

international:

country code - 44; landing points for the INGRID, UK-Channel Islands-8, and Guernsey-Jersey-4, submarine cable connectivity to Guernsey, the UK, and France (2019)

• 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