Population growth in Sint Maarten

From 1998 to 2018 the population of Sint Maarten increased from 31,240.00 to 40,654.00 people. This is a growth by 30.1 percent in 20 years. The highest increase in Sint Maarten was recorded in 2013 with 5.68%. The biggest decrease in 2011 with -1.82%.

In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 27.5 percent.

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Population development in Sint Maarten since 1998

(Data given in 1000 inhabitants)



JahrPopulation
Sint Maarten		ChangeBirthrateDeathrate Population
World		Change
199931,000-0.50 %  6,035 M1.35 %
200031,000-1.82 %  6,115 M1.32 %
200131,0000.27 %  6,194 M1.30 %
200231,0000.58 %  6,274 M1.28 %
200331,0002.26 %  6,353 M1.26 %
200432,0003.23 %  6,432 M1.25 %
200533,0001.61 %12.8 ‰3.4 ‰6,513 M1.25 %
200633,0001.30 %13.7 ‰3.6 ‰6,594 M1.24 %
200734,0001.11 %11.7 ‰3.2 ‰6,675 M1.24 %
200834,0000.45 %13.0 ‰3.8 ‰6,758 M1.24 %
200934,0000.81 %12.5 ‰3.1 ‰6,841 M1.22 %
201034,000-0.53 %13.1 ‰4.1 ‰6,923 M1.20 %
201133,000-1.82 %12.9 ‰5.1 ‰7,004 M1.17 %
201235,0003.60 %12.0 ‰5.4 ‰7,087 M1.18 %
201337,0005.68 %14.0 ‰4.7 ‰7,171 M1.18 %
201438,0002.94 %14.1 ‰4.7 ‰7,256 M1.18 %
201539,0003.03 % 4.6 ‰7,341 M1.17 %
201640,0002.95 %  7,426 M1.17 %
201741,0001.51 %  7,511 M1.14 %
201841,0000.20 %  7,594 M1.11 %


Birth- and deathrate in Sint Maarten

Population growth is the result of the birth rate, the mortality rate and the migration rate. The example of the year 2014 in the graph: The population in Sint Maarten increased by about 1,080 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 4.7 per 1000 people (~ 170 deaths) and the birth rate was 14.1 per 1000 people (~ 520 births). As a result, around 730 inhabitants have to be added by migration from other countries.

The development of births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1000 inhabitants.





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