Population: 12,504 (July 1991), growth rate 1.0% (1991)

Birth rate: 16 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 10 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: 4 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 9 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 74 years male, 80 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 2.2 children born/woman (1991)

Nationality: noun--Montserratian(s); adjective--Montserratian

Ethnic divisions: mostly black with a few Europeans

Religion: Anglican, Methodist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Christian denominations

Language: English

Literacy: 97% (male 97%, female 97%) age 15 and over having ever attended school (1970)

Labor force: 5,100; community, social, and personal services 40.5%, construction 13.5%, trade, restaurants, and hotels 12.3%, manufacturing 10.5%, agriculture, forestry, and fishing 8.8%, other 14.4% (1983 est.)

Organized labor: 30% of labor force, three trade unions with 1,500 members (1984 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Montserrat on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Montserrat People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Montserrat People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.