Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Montserrat
Montserrat: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 852 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
852 people
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
230th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1,452 people
in 1980
All-time low
615 people
in 2006
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Montserrat, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Montserrat recorded 852 people for number of children, working-age adults, and older people in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Montserrat peaked at 1,452 people in 1980 and was at its lowest, 615 people, in 2006.
That places Montserrat 230th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Montserrat, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,032 people | — |
| 1951 | 1,009 people | -2.2% |
| 1952 | 987 people | -2.2% |
| 1953 | 976 people | -1.1% |
| 1954 | 966 people | -1.0% |
| 1955 | 960 people | -0.6% |
| 1956 | 961 people | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 967 people | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 983 people | +1.7% |
| 1959 | 1,002 people | +1.9% |
| 1960 | 1,019 people | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 1,021 people | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 1,023 people | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 1,029 people | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 1,038 people | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 1,051 people | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 1,078 people | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 1,110 people | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 1,147 people | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 1,189 people | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 1,221 people | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 1,244 people | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 1,254 people | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 1,277 people | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 1,306 people | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 1,332 people | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 1,362 people | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 1,393 people | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 1,420 people | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 1,446 people | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 1,452 people | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 1,431 people | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 1,400 people | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 1,376 people | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 1,353 people | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 1,333 people | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 1,322 people | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 1,328 people | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 1,343 people | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 1,358 people | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 1,374 people | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 1,371 people | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 1,338 people | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 1,278 people | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 1,211 people | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 1,143 people | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 1,068 people | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 987 people | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 899 people | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 831 people | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 752 people | -9.5% |
| 2001 | 688 people | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 655 people | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 635 people | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 624 people | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 619 people | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 615 people | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 615 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 621 people | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 626 people | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 639 people | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 655 people | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 661 people | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 668 people | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 674 people | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 681 people | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 701 people | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 721 people | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 748 people | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 774 people | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 800 people | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 829 people | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 851 people | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 852 people | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 984.3 people | 960 people | 1,032 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,070 people | 1,019 people | 1,189 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,326 people | 1,221 people | 1,446 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,370 people | 1,322 people | 1,452 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,150 people | 831 people | 1,374 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 645 people | 615 people | 752 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 692.2 people | 639 people | 774 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 833 people | 800 people | 852 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Montserrat
- 227 Wallis and Futuna 1,603 people compare
- 228 Saint Helena 1,400 people compare
- 229 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1,132 people compare
- 231 Tuvalu 625 people compare
- 232 Falkland Islands 413 people compare
- 233 Nauru 324 people compare
More population data for Montserrat
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.6742 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.5655 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.6742 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6902 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Population density 27.99 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 110 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate -0.6835 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Montserrat?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Montserrat was 852 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Montserrat?
- The highest recorded value was 1,452 people in 1980.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Montserrat?
- The lowest recorded value was 615 people in 2006.
- How does Montserrat rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Montserrat ranks 230th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Montserrat?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montserrat data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.