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.

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.

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

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

The vast majority of the population of Montserrat are of African descent or mixed. There is also a European origin minority, East Indians groups.
Out of 403 Amerindians at the 1980 census only 3 persons were left in 2001.