Population: 8,400 (2002 estimate) note: an estimated 8,000 refugees left the island following the resumption of volcanic activity in July 1995; many have returned. Pre-eruption population was 13,000 in 1994.
Age structure: 0-14 years: 23.4% (male 1,062; female 1,041) 15-64 years: 65.3% (male 2,805; female 3,066) 65 years and over: 11.4% (male 537; female 484) (2003 est.)
Median age: total: 27.8 years male: 27.7 years female: 27.9 years (2002)
Population growth rate: 4.5% (2003 est.)
Birth rate: 17.57 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Death rate: 7.34 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Net migration rate: 195.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.11 male(s)/female total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: total: 7.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.) female: 6.43 deaths/1,000 live births male: 9.05 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 78.36 years male: 76.24 years female: 80.59 years (2003 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.8 children born/woman (2003 est.)