Population: 8,400 (2002 estimate)
note: an estimated 8,000 refugees left the island following the resumption of volcanic activity in July 1995; many have returned. Pre-eruption population was 13,000 in 1994.
Age structure:
0-14 years:
23.4% (male 1,062; female 1,041)
15-64 years:
65.3% (male 2,805; female 3,066)
65 years and over:
11.4% (male 537; female 484) (2003 est.)
Median age:
total:
27.8 years
male:
27.7 years
female:
27.9 years (2002)
Population growth rate: 4.5% (2003 est.)
Birth rate: 17.57 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Death rate: 7.34 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Net migration rate: 195.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.91 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.11 male(s)/female
total population:
0.96 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total:
7.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
female:
6.43 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
9.05 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
78.36 years
male:
76.24 years
female:
80.59 years (2003 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.8 children born/woman (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalance rate: NA%
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: NA
HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA
Nationality:
noun:
Montserratian(s)
adjective:
Montserratian
Ethnic groups: black, white
Religions: Anglican, Methodist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Christian denominations
Languages: English
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population:
97%
male:
97%
female:
97% (1970 est.)
- See also : Montserrat
