Montserrat People - 2022
SOURCE: 2022 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
Population
5,414 (2022 est.)
note: an estimated 8,000 refugees left the island following the resumption of volcanic activity in July 1995; some have returned
Nationality
noun: Montserratian(s)
adjective: Montserratian
Ethnic groups
African/Black 86.2%, mixed 4.8%, Hispanic/Spanish 3%, Caucasian/White 2.7%, East Indian/Indian 1.6%, other 1.8% (2018 est.)
Languages
English
Religions
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.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 15.87% (male 442/female 417)
15-24 years: 19.67% (male 556/female 509)
25-54 years: 47.09% (male 1,217/female 1,313)
55-64 years: 10.47% (male 258/female 309)
65 years and over: 7.15% (male 209/female 178) (2022 est.)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio: 43.9
youth dependency ratio: 19.2
elderly dependency ratio: 24.7
potential support ratio: 4 (2021)
Median age
total: 34.8 years
male: 34.1 years
female: 35.6 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate
0.5% (2022 est.)
Birth rate
10.9 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate
5.91 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Population distribution
only the northern half of the island is populated, the southern portion is uninhabitable due to volcanic activity
Urbanization
urban population: 9.3% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 0.94% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.92 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 10.36 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 8.37 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.45 deaths/1,000 live births (2022 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 75.7 years
male: 76.66 years
female: 74.7 years (2022 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.32 children born/woman (2022 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
N/A
Drinking water source
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.)
Current health expenditure
N/A
Physicians density
N/A
Sanitation facility access
improved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: N/A
unimproved: urban: N/A
rural: N/A
total: N/A
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
N/A
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
N/A
Education expenditures
5.4% of GDP (2020 est.)
Literacy
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 14 years
male: 13 years
female: 15 years (2019)
NOTE: The information regarding Montserrat on this page is re-published from the 2022 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Montserrat 2022 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Montserrat 2022 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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