Share of women who are married or in a union in Montserrat
Montserrat: Share of women who are married or in a union was 3.2% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are married or in a union in Montserrat, 1970–2011
Source: United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women who are married or in a union in Montserrat is 3.2%, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are married or in a union in Montserrat peaked at 3.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1970.
That places Montserrat 148th out of 221 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Share of women who are married or in a union in Montserrat, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.9% | — |
| 1971 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.9% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 1.9% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 2.0% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 2.0% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 2.1% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 2.1% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 2.2% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 2.2% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 2.2% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 2.3% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 2.3% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 2.4% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 2.4% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 2.5% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 2.5% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 2.6% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 2.6% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 2.7% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 2.7% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 2.8% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Montserrat
More gender data for Montserrat
- Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 51.9% (2050)
- Sex ratio at birth 105 males per 100 females (2023)
- Sex ratio at age 5 74.07 males per 100 females (2023)
- Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 105 males per 100 females (2023)
- Probability of dying that year, among females 0.5% (2023)
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman 38.1% (2023)
- Sex ratio at age 60 121.88 males per 100 females (2023)
- Male population by age group 119 people (2023)
- Female population by age group 128 people (2023)
- Women of reproductive age 960 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are married or in a union in Montserrat?
- Share of women who are married or in a union in Montserrat was 3.2% in 2011, according to United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women who are married or in a union recorded in Montserrat?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of women who are married or in a union recorded in Montserrat?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1970.
- How does Montserrat rank for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Montserrat ranks 148th out of 221 countries with data for 2011.
- Is share of women who are married or in a union rising or falling in Montserrat?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montserrat data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women who are married or in a union. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of women aged 15-19 sharing a household with their partner, whether married, cohabiting, in consensual partnerships, or in other non-marital unions.