Nationality:
noun: Montserratian(s)
adjective: Montserratian
Ethnic groups:
African/black 88.4%, mixed 3.7%, hispanic/Spanish 3%, caucasian/white 2.7%, East Indian/Indian 1.5%, other 0.7% (2011 est.)
Languages:
English
Religions:
Protestant 67.1% (includes Anglican 21.8%, Methodist 17%, Pentecostal 14.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 10.5%, and Church of God 3.7%), Roman Catholic 11.6%, Rastafarian 1.4%, other 6.5%, none 2.6%, unspecified 10.8% (2001 est.)
Population:
5,241
note: an estimated 8,000 refugees left the island following the resumption of volcanic activity in July 1995; some have returned (July 2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 229
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Age structure:
0-14 years: 17.99% (male 485/female 458)
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15-24 years: 20.89% (male 567/female 528)
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25-54 years: 47.89% (male 1,202/female 1,308)
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55-64 years: 6.98% (male 163/female 203)
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65 years and over: 6.24% (male 201/female 126) (2015 est.)
[see also: Age structure 65 years and over country ranks ]
population pyramid:
A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends.
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Median age:
total: 31.9 years
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male: 31.5 years
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female: 32.5 years (2015 est.)
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Population growth rate:
0.5% (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 160
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Birth rate:
11.26 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 175
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Death rate:
6.3 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 153
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Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 87
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Urbanization:
urban population: 9% of total population (2015)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 0.65% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
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0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
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15-24 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
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25-54 years: 0.92 male(s)/female
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55-64 years: 0.8 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 55-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 1.6 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2015 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 13.17 deaths/1,000 live births
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male: 10.22 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female: 16.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 114
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 74.14 years
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male: 75.64 years
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female: 72.57 years (2015 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 124
Total fertility rate:
1.3 children born/woman (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 217
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Drinking water source:
improved:
urban: 99% of population
rural: 99% of population
total: 99% of population
[see also: Drinking water source - Improved - total country ranks ]
unimproved:
urban: 1% of population
rural: 1% of population
total: 1% of population (2015 est.)
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 82.9% of population
rural: 82.9% of population
total: 82.9% of population
[see also: Sanitation facility access - Total Improved country ranks ]
unimproved:
urban: 17.1% of population
rural: 17.1% of population
total: 17.1% of population (2007 est.)
[see also: Sanitation facility access - Total UnImproved country ranks ]
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 15 years
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male: 14 years
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female: 17 years (2007)