Birth rates and death rates in Montserrat
Montserrat: Birth rates and death rates was 13.69 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Birth rates and death rates in Montserrat, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, birth rates and death rates in Montserrat stood at 13.69.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rates and death rates in Montserrat peaked at 20.7 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 11.78, in 2014.
That places Montserrat 12th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Birth rates and death rates in Montserrat, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 20.7 | — |
| 1951 | 19.94 | -3.7% |
| 1952 | 19.25 | -3.4% |
| 1953 | 18.65 | -3.1% |
| 1954 | 18.06 | -3.2% |
| 1955 | 17.54 | -2.9% |
| 1956 | 17.04 | -2.8% |
| 1957 | 16.54 | -2.9% |
| 1958 | 16.08 | -2.8% |
| 1959 | 15.57 | -3.1% |
| 1960 | 15.21 | -2.4% |
| 1961 | 14.85 | -2.4% |
| 1962 | 14.43 | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 14.13 | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 13.87 | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 13.68 | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 13.53 | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 13.46 | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 13.41 | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 13.43 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 13.44 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 13.19 | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 12.88 | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 12.63 | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 12.44 | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 12.31 | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 12.28 | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 12.35 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 12.48 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 12.69 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 13.06 | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 13 | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 12.88 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 12.71 | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 12.55 | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 12.41 | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 12.26 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 12.14 | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 12.03 | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 12.97 | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 11.9 | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 11.96 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 12.14 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 12.35 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 12.6 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 12.88 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 13.21 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 18.18 | +37.6% |
| 1998 | 14.3 | -21.3% |
| 1999 | 15.07 | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 16.27 | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 16.81 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 15.57 | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 14.53 | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 13.67 | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 13.04 | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 12.53 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 12.19 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 11.96 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 11.83 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 11.79 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 11.9 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 11.82 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 11.8 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 11.78 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 11.78 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 11.83 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 11.95 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 12.14 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 12.44 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 12.97 | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 13.17 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 13.72 | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 13.69 | -0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Birth rates and death rates in Montserrat changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +37.6% | 13.21 | 18.18 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.94 | 15.57 | 20.7 | 10 |
| 1960s | 14 | 13.41 | 15.21 | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.67 | 12.28 | 13.44 | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.6 | 12.03 | 13.06 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.46 | 11.9 | 18.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.84 | 11.83 | 16.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.92 | 11.78 | 12.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.39 | 12.97 | 13.72 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rates and death rates in Montserrat?
- Birth rates and death rates in Montserrat was 13.69 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rates and death rates recorded in Montserrat?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7 in 1950.
- What is the lowest birth rates and death rates recorded in Montserrat?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.78 in 2014.
- How does Montserrat rank for birth rates and death rates?
- Montserrat ranks 12th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rates and death rates rising or falling in Montserrat?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montserrat data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rates and death rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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