Projected figures show Island population will reach 92,000 by 2036

Wednesday, 13 December 2023 11:01

Projected figures from a recent census show the Island's population will have climbed to 92,000 by 2036.

Since the census of 2021 the Island has seen 461 more people moving here, amidst a major drive to attract people to the Island with the Chief Minister's overall goal of achieving 100,000 residents by 2037.

Despite this figure there is still a large demographic that move off the Island within five years of relocating here.

Chief Minister Alf Cannan says this statistic isn't surprising and their focus should be on inward migration:

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