Demographics of Montserrat
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.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1901 | 12,215 | — |
1911 | 12,196 | −0.2% |
1921 | 12,120 | −0.6% |
1946 | 13,313 | +9.8% |
1960 | 13,378 | +0.5% |
1970 | 12,155 | −9.1% |
1980 | 11,685 | −3.9% |
1991 | 11,314 | −3.2% |
2001 | 4,491 | −60.3% |
2010 | 4,922 | +9.6% |
2014 | 5,100 | +3.6% |
2016 | 5,146 | +0.9% |
Sources:[1][2][3][4] |
Population
[edit]Montserrat had a population of 7,119 in 1842.[5]
In 1995, the Soufriere Hills Volcano eruption caused two-thirds of the population of about 11,500 people to evacuate the island.[6] 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%.[1] According to The 2012 Revision of the World Population Prospects' medium fertility scenario, the anticipated mid-year population for 2014 is 5,100.[7]
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).[8]
Vital statistics
[edit]Average population (x 1000) | Live births | Deaths | Natural change | Crude birth rate (per 1000) | Crude death rate (per 1000) | Natural change (per 1000) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 4.924 | 46 | 55 | -9 | 9.3 | 11.2 | -1.8 |
2012 | 4.936 | 53 | 44 | 9 | 10.7 | 8.9 | 1.8 |
2013 | 4.959 | 41 | 45 | -4 | 8.3 | 9.1 | -0.8 |
2014 | 4.976 | 50 | 32 | 18 | 10.0 | 6.4 | 3.6 |
2015 | 48 | 49 | -1 | ||||
2016 | 46 | 43 | 3 | ||||
2017 | 55 | 39 | 16 | ||||
2018 | 4.649 | 45 | 38 | 7 | 9.7 | 8.2 | 1.5 |
2019 | 4.519 | 47 | 59 | -12 | 10.4 | 13.1 | -2.7 |
2020 | 4,626 | 50 | 39 | 11 | 10.8 | 8.4 | 2.4 |
2021 | 4,458 | 43 | 46 | -3 | 9.6 | 10.3 | -0.7 |
2022 | 4,433 | 35 | 58 | -23 | 7.9 | 13.1 | -5.2 |
2023 | 4,294 | 25 | 40 | -15 | 5.8 | 9.3 | -3.5 |
Structure of the population
[edit]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 |
Life Expectancy
[edit]Based on 2023 data:[13]
- 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.[14]
Ethnic groups
[edit]The vast majority of the population of Montserrat are of African descent (92.4% at the 2001 census) or mixed (2.9%).[1] 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
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "National Population Census Report 2001 - Montserrat" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
- ^ "CARICOM Statistics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
- ^ "Montserrat Population (2023) - Worldometer". www.worldometers.info.
- ^ "Montserrat population (2023) live — Countrymeters". countrymeters.info.
- ^ The National Cyclopaedia of Useful Knowledge, Vol.IV. London: Charles Knight. 1848. p. 772.
- ^ "Montserrat evacuation remembered". 2005-09-12. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
- ^ "World Population Prospects - Population Division - United Nations". population.un.org.
- ^ "Country-of-birth database". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Archived from the original on 2009-06-17. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
- ^ United Nations. Demographic Yearbooks
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-25. Retrieved 2016-03-17.
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