Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Montserrat
Montserrat: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 1.45 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.45 live births per woman
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
184th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.87 live births per woman
in 1953
All-time low
1.2 live births per woman
in 1999
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Montserrat, 1950–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Montserrat recorded 1.45 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Montserrat peaked at 4.87 live births per woman in 1953 and was at its lowest, 1.2 live births per woman, in 1999.
Montserrat ranks 184th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Montserrat, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.82 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 4.84 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 4.86 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 4.87 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 4.84 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 4.84 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 4.76 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1957 | 4.7 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1958 | 4.66 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1959 | 4.6 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1960 | 4.55 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1961 | 4.51 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 4.5 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 4.46 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 4.38 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 4.27 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 4.16 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 4.08 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 3.99 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 3.86 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 3.74 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 3.62 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 3.5 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 3.35 live births per woman | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 3.16 live births per woman | -5.4% |
| 1975 | 2.95 live births per woman | -6.7% |
| 1976 | 2.76 live births per woman | -6.5% |
| 1977 | 2.59 live births per woman | -6.2% |
| 1978 | 2.44 live births per woman | -5.9% |
| 1979 | 2.32 live births per woman | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 2.24 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 2.25 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 2.5 live births per woman | +11.0% |
| 1983 | 2.49 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 2.44 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 2.36 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 2.26 live births per woman | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 2.22 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 2.19 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 2.17 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 2.16 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 2.17 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 2.16 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 2.14 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 2.08 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 1.94 live births per woman | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 1.7 live births per woman | -12.3% |
| 1997 | 1.5 live births per woman | -11.7% |
| 1998 | 1.35 live births per woman | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 1.2 live births per woman | -10.9% |
| 2000 | 1.23 live births per woman | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.52 live births per woman | +23.6% |
| 2002 | 1.45 live births per woman | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 1.6 live births per woman | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 1.61 live births per woman | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.61 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.61 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.6 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.6 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.59 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.58 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.57 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.56 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.48 live births per woman | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 1.47 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.51 live births per woman | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.62 live births per woman | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 1.69 live births per woman | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 1.75 live births per woman | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 1.86 live births per woman | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 1.95 live births per woman | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 1.94 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.55 live births per woman | -20.4% |
| 2023 | 1.44 live births per woman | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 1.45 live births per woman | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.78 live births per woman | 4.6 live births per woman | 4.87 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.28 live births per woman | 3.86 live births per woman | 4.55 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.04 live births per woman | 2.32 live births per woman | 3.74 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.31 live births per woman | 2.17 live births per woman | 2.5 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.84 live births per woman | 1.2 live births per woman | 2.17 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.54 live births per woman | 1.23 live births per woman | 1.61 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.61 live births per woman | 1.47 live births per woman | 1.86 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.67 live births per woman | 1.44 live births per woman | 1.95 live births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montserrat
- 181 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.45 live births per woman compare
- 182 Bhutan 1.45 live births per woman compare
- 183 Germany 1.45 live births per woman compare
- 185 Cuba 1.45 live births per woman compare
- 186 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.44 live births per woman compare
- 187 Switzerland 1.44 live births per woman compare
More education data for Montserrat
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -4.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.11 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 89 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 145 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 294 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Montserrat?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Montserrat was 1.45 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Montserrat?
- The highest recorded value was 4.87 live births per woman in 1953.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Montserrat?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 live births per woman in 1999.
- How does Montserrat rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Montserrat ranks 184th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in Montserrat?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montserrat data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.