5,440 (2023 est.)
note: an estimated 8,000 refugees left the island following the resumption of volcanic activity in July 1995; some have returned
noun: Montserratian(s)
adjective: Montserratian
African/Black 86.2%, mixed 4.8%, Hispanic/Spanish 3%, Caucasian/White 2.7%, East Indian/Indian 1.6%, other 1.8% (2018 est.)
English
Protestant 71.4% (includes Anglican 17.7%, Pentecostal/Full Gospel 16.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 15%, Methodist 13.9%, Church of God 6.7%, other Protestant 2%), Roman Catholic 11.4%, Rastafarian 1.4%, Hindu 1.2%, Jehovah's Witness 1%, Muslim 0.4%, other/not stated 5.1%, none 7.9% (2018 est.)
0-14 years: 15.92% (male 446/female 420)
15-64 years: 76.6% (male 2,051/female 2,116)
65 years and over: 7.48% (2023 est.) (male 217/female 190)
2023 population pyramid: 
total dependency ratio: 43.9
youth dependency ratio: 19.2
elderly dependency ratio: 24.7
potential support ratio: 4 (2021)
total: 36.4 years (2023 est.)
male: 35.1 years
female: 37.3 years
0.46% (2023 est.)
10.7 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
6.1 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
only the northern half of the island is populated, the southern portion is uninhabitable due to volcanic activity
urban population: 9.3% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 0.94% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.14 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2023 est.)
total: 10 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)
male: 8.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12 deaths/1,000 live births
total population: 75.9 years (2023 est.)
male: 76.8 years
female: 75 years
1.32 children born/woman (2023 est.)
0.62 (2023 est.)
N/A
improved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 98.1% of population
unimproved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: 1.9% of population (2020 est.)
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N/A
improved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: N/A
unimproved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: N/A
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35.8% (2023 est.)
5.4% of GDP (2020 est.)
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
total: 14 years
male: 13 years
female: 15 years (2019)
NOTE: The information regarding Montserrat on this page is re-published from the 2024 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Montserrat 2024 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Montserrat 2024 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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