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.
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Jersey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 22.1% | — |
| 1981 | 22.1% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 22.1% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 22.1% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 22.2% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 22.2% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 22.2% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 22.2% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 22.1% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 22.2% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 22.2% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 22.1% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 22.3% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 22.3% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 22.4% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 22.4% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 22.4% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 22.5% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 22.6% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 22.6% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 22.8% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 22.6% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 22.5% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 22.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 22.6% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 22.7% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 23.0% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 22.4% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 22.6% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 22.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 22.4% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 22.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 22.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 22.6% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 22.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 22.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 22.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 22.6% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 22.6% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 22.8% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 22.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 22.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
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 |
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More reference data data for Jersey
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.37 live births per woman (2023)
- Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change 1.23 Degrees celsius (2023)
- Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change 218.57 Millimetres per year (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 30.75 years (2023)
- 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)
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type 0 hectares (2025)
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type 0 hectares (2025)
- Red List Index 0.95 index (2025)
- Do more people live in urban or rural areas? 34.5% (2025)
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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About this data
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.