Montserrat People - 2024

Population

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

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: 15.92% (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:

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: 36.4 years (2023 est.)

male: 35.1 years

female: 37.3 years

Population growth rate

0.46% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

10.7 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

6.1 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Net migration rate

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 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: 1.07 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.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 10 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

male: 8.2 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 12 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 75.9 years (2023 est.)

male: 76.8 years

female: 75 years

Total fertility rate

1.32 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

0.62 (2023 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

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

N/A

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

35.8% (2023 est.)

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)