Geography - note:
the island is entirely volcanic in origin and contains seven active
volcanoes
People Montserrat
Population:
9,341
note: an estimated 8,000 refugees left the island following the
resumption of volcanic activity in July 1995; some have returned
(July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 23.3% (male 1,109/female 1,072)
15-64 years: 65.6% (male 2,923/female 3,201)
65 years and over: 11.1% (male 536/female 500) (2005 est.)
Median age:
total: 28.56 years
male: 28.29 years
female: 28.79 years (2005 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.04% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
17.56 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
7.17 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.07 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2005 est.)