Montserrat

مونتسراتমন্টসেরাটMontserratΜοντσερράτמונטסראטमॉण्टसेराटモントセラト몬트세랫Монтсерратمانٹسریٹ蒙特塞拉特蒙哲臘

DependencyLatin America and the Caribbean, Americas

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Population

4,346

2026 · UN WPPProjection

Life expectancy

76.7 years

2026 · UN WPPProjection

UN WPP 2024 Revision (estimates through 2023; 2024–2100 medium-variant projections). World Bank WDI, 13 July 2026 release. UNDP HDR HDR 2025. UNESCO UIS UIS February 2026. ILOSTAT ILOSTAT December 2025. IMF WEO WEO April 2026. OWID CO₂ OWID CO₂ December 2025.

Overview

Montserrat is dependency in Latin America and the Caribbean, Americas.

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ISO alpha-2: MS
ISO alpha-3: MSR
UN M49: 500
Wikidata: Q13353

People

Population stocks and demographic rates are from the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium variant unless another source is named. Years from 2024 onward are projections.

PopulationProjection: 4,346
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population (1 July)Projection: 4,328
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population growth rateProjection: −0.8 percent
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population densityProjection: 42 persons per km²
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Montserrat’s density is below the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 102.3 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 90.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Median ageProjection: 41.8 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Montserrat’s median age is above the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 35.7 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 29.8 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Population sex ratioProjection: 98.6 males per 100 females
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Total fertility rateProjection: 1.5 live births per woman
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Montserrat’s tfr is below the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 1.6 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 2 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Crude birth rateProjection: 8.4 per 1,000 population
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Net number of migrantsProjection: −10
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Net migration rateProjection: −2.3 per 1,000 population
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium

Population of Montserrat. Solid line: estimates (1950–2023). Dashed line: medium-variant projections (2024–2100). UN WPP, WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium.

Data table

Year	Population	Status
1950	12,993	estimate
1960	12,068	estimate
1970	11,334	estimate
1980	11,386	estimate
1990	10,733	estimate
2000	5,346	estimate
2010	4,762	estimate
2020	4,526	estimate
2030	4,219	projection
2040	3,918	projection
2050	3,705	projection
2060	3,486	projection
2070	3,264	projection
2080	3,092	projection
2090	2,932	projection
2100	2,792	projection
2101	2,773	projection

Development

Human development indices are published only from the latest UNDP HDR series. This build does not invent a substitute index.

Human Development Index: No comparable data
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Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index: No comparable data
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Gender Development Index: No comparable data
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Gender Inequality Index: No comparable data
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Multidimensional Poverty Index: No comparable data
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Health and education

Life expectancy and mortality are UN WPP series unless labelled otherwise. Education figures are UNESCO UIS (CC BY-SA, isolated) where a comparable series exists; otherwise they stay missing.

Life expectancy at birthProjection: 76.7 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Montserrat’s life expectancy is close to Latin America and the Caribbean median of 76.7 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 74.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Crude death rateProjection: 13.6 per 1,000 population
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Life expectancy at birth (male)Projection: 74.6 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Montserrat’s life exp. male is close to Latin America and the Caribbean median of 74.1 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 70.9 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Life expectancy at birth (female)Projection: 79.2 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Montserrat’s life exp. female is close to Latin America and the Caribbean median of 79.7 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and close to median of 77.4 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Infant mortality rateProjection: 4.9 per 1,000 live births
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Montserrat’s infant mortality is below the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 9.7 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 11.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Under-five mortality rateProjection: 5.9 per 1,000 live births
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Montserrat’s u5mr is below the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 11.7 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 12.9 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Prevalence of undernourishment: No comparable data
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Adult literacy rate: No comparable data
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Youth literacy rate: No comparable data
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Mean years of schooling: 6.9 years
1980 · UNESCO UIS · Actual · UIS Bulk Data Download Service (February 2026)
School life expectancy: 15.6 years
2009 · UNESCO UIS · Actual · UIS Bulk Data Download Service (February 2026)

Life expectancy at birth in Montserrat. Dashed line marks medium-variant projections. UN WPP, WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium.

Data table

Year	Years	Status
1950	48.6	estimate
1960	58.6	estimate
1970	65.3	estimate
1980	69.3	estimate
1990	70.9	estimate
2000	73.2	estimate
2010	74.7	estimate
2020	75.6	estimate
2030	77.3	projection
2040	78.9	projection
2050	80.5	projection
2060	82	projection
2070	83.4	projection
2080	84.7	projection
2090	85.9	projection
2100	87	projection

Environment

Forest cover is World Bank WDI. CO₂ is the Global Carbon Project series via Our World in Data — not IEA-EDGAR.

Land area: —
Figure not published for this entity.
CO₂ emissions: 0 million tonnes
2024 · OWID / Global Carbon Project · Actual · OWID CO2 data (Global Carbon Project)
CO₂ emissions per capita: 6 tonnes per person
2024 · OWID / Global Carbon Project · Actual · OWID CO2 data (Global Carbon Project)
Montserrat’s co₂ / capita is above the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 3 (41 profiles with 2024 data), and above the median of 2.8 among 192 core profiles with 2024 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

CO₂ emissions of Montserrat. Global Carbon Project via Our World in Data. OWID / Global Carbon Project, OWID CO2 data (Global Carbon Project).

Data table

Year	Million tonnes	Status
1962	0	actual
1966	0	actual
1970	0	actual
1974	0	actual
1978	0	actual
1982	0	actual
1986	0	actual
1990	0	actual
1994	0	actual
1998	0	actual
2002	0	actual
2006	0	actual
2010	0.1	actual
2014	0	actual
2018	0	actual
2022	0	actual
2024	0	actual

Geography

Region: Americas
Subregion: Latin America and the Caribbean
Intermediate region: Caribbean
Natural Earth ADM0_A3: MSR
Cartographic size: Tiny state on the 50m globe (point or small polygon)

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Government

Classification is descriptive and is not a recognition of legal claims.Map and status policy.

Status: Dependency
Publication tier: Additional profile
Related ISO alpha-3: GBR
SIDS: Small island developing State

Sources

United Nations World Population Prospects

WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium. Vintage 2024 Revision. CC BY 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

Population (2026, projection; series TPopulation1Jan)
Life expectancy at birth (2026, projection; series LEx)
Population (1 July) (2026, projection; series TPopulation1July)
Population growth rate (2026, projection; series PopGrowthRate)
Population density (2026, projection; series PopDensity)
Median age (2026, projection; series MedianAgePop)
Population sex ratio (2026, projection; series PopSexRatio)
Total fertility rate (2026, projection; series TFR)
Crude birth rate (2026, projection; series CBR)
Crude death rate (2026, projection; series CDR)
Life expectancy at birth (male) (2026, projection; series LExMale)
Life expectancy at birth (female) (2026, projection; series LExFemale)
Infant mortality rate (2026, projection; series IMR)
Under-five mortality rate (2026, projection; series Q5)
Net number of migrants (2026, projection; series NetMigrations)
Net migration rate (2026, projection; series CNMR)

UNESCO Institute for Statistics

UIS Bulk Data Download Service (February 2026). Vintage UIS February 2026. CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

Mean years of schooling (1980, actual; series MYS.1T8.AG25T99)
School life expectancy (2009, actual; series SLE.1T8)

Our World in Data (Global Carbon Project)

OWID CO2 data (Global Carbon Project). Vintage OWID CO₂ December 2025. CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

CO₂ emissions (2024, actual; series co2)
CO₂ emissions per capita (2024, actual; series co2_per_capita)

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