Wealth share of the richest 1% in Jersey
Jersey: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 22.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Jersey, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jersey recorded 22.9% for wealth share of the richest 1% in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Jersey peaked at 23.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 1982.
Jersey ranks 192nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.2% | 22.1% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.4% | 22.1% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.6% | 22.3% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 22.4% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 22.6% | 22.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jersey
More reference data data for Jersey
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.37 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.37 live births per woman (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 30.75 years (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.37 live births per woman (2023)
- Do more people live in urban or rural areas? 34.5% (2025)
- Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities 0.0% (2024)
- People not using improved sanitation facilities 0 people (2024)
- Sanitation facilities usage 0 people (2024)
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type 0 hectares (2024)
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type 0 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Jersey?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Jersey was 22.9% in 2024, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Jersey?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Jersey?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 1982.
- How does Jersey rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Jersey ranks 192nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Jersey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jersey data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wealth share of the richest 1%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of wealth owned by the richest 1% of the population. Wealth is defined as the total value of non-financial and financial assets (housing, land, deposits, bonds, equities, etc.) held by households, minus their debts.