Motorcycle batteries

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 prevalence rate:
NA%

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA

Nationality:

noun:
Montserratian(s)

adjective:
Montserratian

Ethnic groups:
black, white - mainly of mixed Irish and African descent

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

Source

• CIA World Factbook