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Jersey: cities by population

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Jersey has a population of 104,106 (UN estimate, 2026), with Saint Helier as its capital. The 5 largest of its 5 recorded towns and cities, ranked.

+19%
since 2000 (87,841)
+1%
projected by 2050 (104,766)
897
people per km²
19501975200020252050 57k 105k
UN estimates to 2026; the dashed line is the medium-variant projection to 2050, a forecast rather than a measurement. Source: World Population Prospects 2024.
Full UN series, 1950 to 2050
YearPopulation
195057,110
197574,506
200087,841
200592,249
201097,108
2015101,217
2020103,130
2025103,989
2026104,106
2030 projected104,518
2050 projected104,766

Medium variant. Figures from 2026 onward are projections, not measurements.

Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.

Largest cities in Jersey

#PlaceRegionPopulation
1Saint HelierSt Helier28,000
2St Lawrence5,561
3St MartinSt Martîn3,948
4TrinityTrinity3,355
5Saint JohnSt John3,051

Twenty years earlier: Jersey in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 88,730.

Common questions

What is the population of Jersey?
Jersey has a population of 104,106, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 104,766 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Jersey?
Saint Helier.

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Saint Helier
The largest place we record in Jersey: 28,000 people
Jersey in 2005
The World Gazetteer's archive edition: 88,730 then
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