Population 12,828 (July 1998 est.)
note: demographic figures include an estimated 8,000 refugees who left the island following the resumption of volcanic activity in July 1995

Age structure
0-14 years: NA
15-64 years: NA
65 years and over: NA

Population growth rate 0.23% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 14.27 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 9.86 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate -2.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 11.91 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 75.6 years
male: 73.83 years
female: 77.4 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 1.83 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality
noun: Montserratian(s)
adjective: Montserratian

Ethnic groups black, white

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.)

NOTE: The information regarding Montserrat on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Montserrat People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Montserrat People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.