# Demographics of Montserrat

"none" is a legitimate description when the title is already adequate; see [[WP:SDNONE]] This is demography of the population of Montserrat including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

## Population

Montserrat had a population of 7,119 in 1842.
In 1995, the Soufriere Hills Volcano eruption caused two-thirds of the population of about 11,500 people to evacuate the island. According to the 2001 census only 4,491 people were resident of Montserrat. The total local-born population was 69% while those born abroad were 31%. According to The 2012 Revision of the World Population Prospects' medium fertility scenario, the anticipated mid-year population for 2014 is 5,100. note: Approximately two thirds of the population left the island following the resumption of volcanic activity in July 1995. According to the 2001 UK Census 7,983 Montserratian-born people were residing in the UK (almost twice the population of Montserrat itself).

### Structure of the population

| Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
| Total | 2 546 | 2 376 | 4 922 | 100 |
| 0–4 | 157 | 144 | 301 | 6.12 |
| 5–9 | 146 | 165 | 311 | 6.32 |
| 10–14 | 187 | 172 | 359 | 7.29 |
| 15–19 | 179 | 140 | 319 | 6.48 |
| 20–24 | 404 | 365 | 269 | 5.47 |
| 25–29 | 154 | 145 | 299 | 6.07 |
| 30–34 | 138 | 160 | 298 | 6.05 |
| 35–39 | 172 | 196 | 368 | 7.48 |
| 40–44 | 189 | 217 | 406 | 8.25 |
| 45–49 | 196 | 185 | 381 | 7.74 |
| 50–54 | 183 | 148 | 331 | 6.72 |
| 55–59 | 181 | 133 | 314 | 6.38 |
| 60–64 | 165 | 110 | 275 | 5.59 |
| 65–69 | 130 | 101 | 231 | 4.69 |
| 70–74 | 75 | 70 | 145 | 2.95 |
| 75–79 | 61 | 55 | 116 | 2.36 |
| 80–84 | 44 | 50 | 94 | 1.91 |
| 85+ | 37 | 68 | 105 | 2.13 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
| 0–14 | 490 | 481 | 971 | 19.73 |
| 15–64 | 1 709 | 1 551 | 3 260 | 66.23 |
| 65+ | 347 | 344 | 691 | 14.04 |
| Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
| Total | 2 284 | 2 342 | 4 626 | 100 |
| 0–4 | 112 | 132 | 244 | 5.27 |
| 5–9 | 109 | 123 | 232 | 5.02 |
| 10–14 | 162 | 159 | 321 | 6.94 |
| 15–19 | 125 | 135 | 260 | 5.62 |
| 20–24 | 124 | 114 | 238 | 5.14 |
| 25–29 | 167 | 134 | 301 | 6.51 |
| 30–34 | 138 | 183 | 321 | 6.94 |
| 35–39 | 123 | 166 | 289 | 6.25 |
| 40–44 | 150 | 167 | 317 | 6.85 |
| 45–49 | 156 | 172 | 328 | 7.09 |
| 50–54 | 182 | 185 | 367 | 7.93 |
| 55–59 | 171 | 143 | 314 | 6.79 |
| 60–64 | 154 | 134 | 288 | 6.23 |
| 65–69 | 148 | 130 | 278 | 6.01 |
| 70–74 | 121 | 92 | 213 | 4.60 |
| 75–79 | 77 | 70 | 147 | 3.18 |
| 80–84 | 34 | 48 | 82 | 1.77 |
| 85–89 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 0.95 |
| 90+ | 10 | 32 | 42 | 0.91 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
| 0–14 | 383 | 414 | 797 | 17.23 |
| 15–64 | 1 490 | 1 533 | 3 023 | 65.35 |
| 65+ | 411 | 395 | 806 | 17.42 |

## Vital statistics

| | Average population (x 1000) | Live births | Deaths | Natural change | Crude birth rate (per 1000) | Crude death rate (per 1000) | Natural change (per 1000) | TFR |
| 1950 | 13.5 | 406 | 197 | 209 | 30.0 | 14.6 | 15.5 |
| 1951 | 14.1 | 436 | 177 | 259 | 30.9 | 12.5 | 18.3 |
| 1952 | 14.5 | 423 | 148 | 275 | 29.2 | 10.2 | 19.0 |
| 1953 | 14.6 | 424 | 203 | 221 | 29.0 | 13.9 | 15.1 |
| 1954 | 14.6 | 429 | 180 | 249 | 29.5 | 12.4 | 17.1 |
| 1955 | 14.3 | 428 | 173 | 255 | 29.9 | 12.1 | 17.8 |
| 1956 | 13.9 | 396 | 166 | 230 | 28.5 | 11.9 | 16.5 |
| 1957 | 13.4 | 373 | 162 | 211 | 27.8 | 12.1 | 15.7 |
| 1958 | 12.9 | 377 | 172 | 205 | 29.2 | 13.3 | 15.9 |
| 1959 | 12.5 | 391 | 184 | 207 | 31.4 | 14.8 | 16.6 |
| 1960 | 12.1 | 359 | 141 | 218 | 29.7 | 11.7 | 18.0 |
| 1961 | 11.9 | 335 | 136 | 199 | 28.2 | 11.4 | 16.7 |
| 1962 | 11.8 | 324 | 128 | 196 | 27.5 | 10.8 | 16.6 |
| 1963 | 11.8 | 341 | 117 | 224 | 28.9 | 9.9 | 19.0 |
| 1964 | 11.8 | 364 | 107 | 257 | 30.8 | 9.0 | 21.7 |
| 1965 | 11.8 | 383 | 147 | 236 | 32.3 | 12.4 | 19.9 |
| 1966 | 11.8 | 328 | 139 | 189 | 27.8 | 11.8 | 16.0 |
| 1967 | 11.8 | 363 | 148 | 215 | 30.9 | 12.6 | 18.3 |
| 1968 | 11.7 | 322 | 115 | 207 | 27.5 | 9.8 | 17.7 |
| 1969 | 11.7 | 264 | 138 | 126 | 22.7 | 11.8 | 10.8 |
| 1970 | 11.6 | 302 | 121 | 181 | 26.0 | 10.4 | 15.6 |
| 1971 | 11.6 | 269 | 123 | 146 | 23.1 | 10.6 | 12.6 |
| 1972 | 11.7 | 318 | 144 | 174 | 27.3 | 12.4 | 14.9 |
| 1973 | 11.7 | 295 | 107 | 188 | 25.2 | 9.2 | 16.1 |
| 1974 | 11.7 | 304 | 131 | 173 | 25.9 | 11.2 | 14.7 |
| 1975 | 11.8 | 213 | 128 | 85 | 18.1 | 10.9 | 7.2 |
| 1976 | 11.8 | 20 | 128 | 78 | 17.4 | 10.8 | 6.6 |
| 1977 | 11.9 | 205 | 138 | 67 | 17.2 | 11.6 | 5.6 |
| 1978 | 11.9 | 193 | 147 | 46 | 16.2 | 12.3 | 3.9 |
| 1979 | 11.9 | 238 | 116 | 122 | 19.9 | 9.7 | 10.2 |
| 1980 | 11.9 | 224 | 103 | 121 | 18.8 | 8.6 | 10.2 |
| 1981 | 11.9 | 231 | 117 | 114 | 19.5 | 9.9 | 9.6 |
| 1982 | 11.7 | 260 | 114 | 146 | 22.1 | 9.7 | 12.4 |
| 1983 | 11.6 | 266 | 124 | 142 | 22.9 | 10.7 | 12.2 |
| 1984 | 11.5 | 244 | 104 | 140 | 21.3 | 9.1 | 12.2 |
| 1985 | 11.3 | 237 | 124 | 113 | 20.9 | 10.9 | 10.0 |
| 1986 | 11.2 | 200 | 123 | 77 | 17.9 | 11.0 | 6.9 |
| 1987 | 11.0 | | | | | | |
| 1988 | 10.9 | | | | | | |
| 1989 | 10.8 | | | | | | |
| 1990 | 10.7 | | | | | | |
| 1991 | 10.8 | | | | | | |
| 1992 | 10.9 | | | | | | |
| 1993 | 10.9 | | | | | | |
| 1994 | 10.7 | 150 | | | 14.0 | | |
| 1995 | 10.2 | 126 | | | 12.3 | | |
| 1996 | 9.4 | 128 | | | 13.7 | | |
| 1997 | 8.3 | 67 | | | 8.2 | | |
| 1998 | 6.9 | 33 | | | 4.8 | | |
| 1999 | 5.8 | 45 | 59 | -14 | 7.8 | 10.2 | -2.4 |
| 2000 | 5.0 | 48 | 52 | -4 | 9.6 | 10.4 | -0.8 |
| 2001 | 4.5 | 47 | 50 | -3 | 10.4 | 11.1 | -0.7 |
| 2002 | 4.4 | 54 | 44 | 10 | 12.3 | 10.0 | 2.3 |
| 2003 | 4.5 | 40 | 55 | -15 | 8.9 | 12.3 | -3.4 |
| 2004 | 4.6 | 47 | 57 | -10 | 10.1 | 12.4 | -2.3 |
| 2005 | 4.785 | 63 | 59 | 4 | 13.2 | 12.4 | 0.8 |
| 2006 | 4.655 | 49 | 47 | 2 | 10.1 | 9.7 | 0.4 |
| 2007 | 4.819 | 43 | 44 | -1 | 8.8 | 9.1 | -0.2 |
| 2008 | 4.875 | 72 | 45 | 27 | 14.8 | 9.2 | 5.5 |
| 2009 | 5.039 | 50 | 44 | 6 | 9.9 | 8.7 | 1.2 |
| 2010 | 5.020 | 62 | 40 | 22 | 12.4 | 8.0 | 4.4 |
| 2011 | 4.883 | 46 | 55 | -9 | 9.4 | 11.3 | -1.9 |
| 2012 | 4.847 | 53 | 44 | 9 | 10.9 | 9.1 | 1.8 |
| 2013 | 4.796 | 41 | 45 | -4 | 8.5 | 9.4 | -0.9 |
| 2014 | 4.798 | 50 | 32 | 18 | 10.4 | 6.7 | 3.7 |
| 2015 | 4.801 | 48 | 49 | -1 | 10.0 | 10.2 | -0.2 |
| 2016 | 4.742 | 46 | 43 | 3 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 0.6 |
| 2017 | 4.768 | 55 | 39 | 16 | 11.5 | 8.2 | 3.3 |
| 2018 | 4.667 | 45 | 38 | 7 | 9.6 | 8.1 | 1.5 |
| 2019 | 4.519 | 47 | 59 | -12 | 10.4 | 13.1 | -2.7 | 1.680 |
| 2020 | 4.626 | 50 | 39 | 11 | 10.8 | 8.4 | 2.4 | 1.703 |
| 2021 | 4.458 | 43 | 46 | -3 | 9.6 | 10.3 | -0.7 | 1.559 |
| 2022 | 4.433 | 35 | 58 | -23 | 7.9 | 13.1 | -5.2 | 1.300 |
| 2023 | 4.294 | 25 | 40 | -15 | 5.8 | 9.3 | -3.5 |

### Life Expectancy

Based on 2023 data:
* total: 75.9 years
* male: 76.8 years
* female: 75.0 years
Only in Montserrat life expectancy for men is higher than for women. The difference is 1.8 years.

## Ethnic groups

Ethnic groups of Montserrat (2011) :
| Ethnic groups | Ethnic groups | percent | percent |
| African/Black | African/Black | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| Mixed | Mixed | 3.7% | 3.7% |
| Hispanic/Spanish | Hispanic/Spanish | 3% | 3% |
| Caucasian/White | Caucasian/White | 2.7% | 2.7% |
| East Indian/Indian | East Indian/Indian | 1.5% | 1.5% |
| Other | Other | 0.7% | 0.7% |
The vast majority of the population of Montserrat are of African descent (92.4% at the 2001 census) or mixed (2.9%). There is also a European origin minority (3.0%; mostly descendants of Irish indentured servants or British colonists), East Indians (1.0%) groups. Out of 403 Amerindians at the 1980 census only 3 persons were left in 2001.

## Religion

Religions in Montserrat (2001)
Religions
percent
Anglican
21.8%
Methodist
17%
Pentecostal
14.1%
Roman Catholic
11.6%
Seventh-day Adventist
10.5%
Unspecified
10.8%
Other
6.5%
Church of God
3.7%
None
2.6%
Rastafarian
1.4% :