Population growth in Sint Maarten
From 1960 to 2021 the population of Sint Maarten increased from 2,833.00 to 42,846.00 people. This is a growth of 1,412.4 percent in 61 years. The highest increase in Saint Martin was recorded in 1987 with 10.12 percent. The biggest decrease in 2011 with -1.82 percent.In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 160.2 percent.
The average age in Saint Martin in 2021 was 41.10 years (median value).
Around 100 percent of the inhabitants live in the country's larger cities. This growing trend of urbanization is increasing by 1.3 percent annually.
› Population growth in worldwide comparison
Back to overview: Saint Martin
Population development in Sint Maarten since 1960
(Data given in 1000 inhabitants)| Year | Population Saint Martin | Change Saint Martin | Birth rate | Death rate | Population World | Change World | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,000 | 8.61 % | 3,072 M | 1.30 % | |||
| 1962 | 3,000 | 9.42 % | 3,125 M | 1.72 % | |||
| 1963 | 4,000 | 9.98 % | 3,190 M | 2.08 % | |||
| 1964 | 4,000 | 9.72 % | 3,255 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1965 | 4,000 | 9.77 % | 3,322 M | 2.06 % | |||
| 1966 | 5,000 | 9.75 % | 3,392 M | 2.11 % | |||
| 1967 | 5,000 | 9.54 % | 3,462 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1968 | 6,000 | 9.23 % | 3,533 M | 2.06 % | |||
| 1969 | 6,000 | 8.49 % | 3,607 M | 2.09 % | |||
| 1970 | 7,000 | 7.87 % | 3,682 M | 2.09 % | |||
| 1971 | 7,000 | 7.56 % | 3,761 M | 2.13 % | |||
| 1972 | 8,000 | 7.05 % | 3,837 M | 2.03 % | |||
| 1973 | 8,000 | 6.80 % | 3,913 M | 1.98 % | |||
| 1974 | 9,000 | 6.50 % | 3,988 M | 1.93 % | |||
| 1975 | 10,000 | 6.45 % | 4,063 M | 1.86 % | |||
| 1976 | 10,000 | 6.18 % | 4,135 M | 1.80 % | |||
| 1977 | 11,000 | 6.35 % | 4,208 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1978 | 11,000 | 6.39 % | 4,281 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1979 | 12,000 | 6.65 % | 4,357 M | 1.76 % | |||
| 1980 | 13,000 | 6.97 % | 4,433 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1981 | 14,000 | 7.12 % | 4,511 M | 1.76 % | |||
| 1982 | 15,000 | 7.14 % | 4,592 M | 1.80 % | |||
| 1983 | 16,000 | 7.60 % | 4,674 M | 1.78 % | |||
| 1984 | 18,000 | 8.30 % | 4,756 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1985 | 19,000 | 9.19 % | 4,839 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1986 | 21,000 | 9.94 % | 4,925 M | 1.77 % | |||
| 1987 | 23,000 | 10.12 % | 5,013 M | 1.78 % | |||
| 1988 | 25,000 | 9.40 % | 5,101 M | 1.77 % | |||
| 1989 | 27,000 | 7.68 % | 5,190 M | 1.74 % | |||
| 1990 | 29,000 | 5.62 % | 5,280 M | 1.74 % | |||
| 1991 | 30,000 | 3.60 % | 5,368 M | 1.67 % | |||
| 1992 | 30,000 | 2.03 % | 5,453 M | 1.57 % | |||
| 1993 | 31,000 | 1.01 % | 5,538 M | 1.56 % | |||
| 1994 | 31,000 | 0.60 % | 5,622 M | 1.52 % | |||
| 1995 | 31,000 | 0.69 % | 5,707 M | 1.51 % | |||
| 1996 | 31,000 | 0.87 % | 5,790 M | 1.45 % | |||
| 1997 | 32,000 | 0.94 % | 5,872 M | 1.43 % | |||
| 1998 | 31,000 | -1.55 % | 5,954 M | 1.39 % | |||
| 1999 | 31,000 | -0.50 % | 6,034 M | 1.35 % | |||
| 2000 | 31,000 | -1.82 % | 6,114 M | 1.32 % | |||
| 2001 | 31,000 | 0.27 % | 6,194 M | 1.30 % | |||
| 2002 | 31,000 | 0.58 % | 6,273 M | 1.28 % | |||
| 2003 | 31,000 | 2.26 % | 6,352 M | 1.26 % | |||
| 2004 | 32,000 | 3.23 % | 6,432 M | 1.25 % | |||
| 2005 | 33,000 | 1.61 % | 12.8 ‰ | 3.4 ‰ | 6,512 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2006 | 33,000 | 1.30 % | 13.7 ‰ | 3.6 ‰ | 6,593 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2007 | 34,000 | 1.11 % | 11.7 ‰ | 3.2 ‰ | 6,674 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2008 | 34,000 | 0.45 % | 13.0 ‰ | 3.8 ‰ | 6,757 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2009 | 34,000 | 0.81 % | 12.5 ‰ | 3.1 ‰ | 6,840 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2010 | 34,000 | -0.53 % | 13.1 ‰ | 4.1 ‰ | 6,922 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2011 | 33,000 | -1.82 % | 12.9 ‰ | 5.1 ‰ | 7,004 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2012 | 35,000 | 3.60 % | 12.0 ‰ | 5.4 ‰ | 7,089 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2013 | 37,000 | 5.68 % | 14.0 ‰ | 4.7 ‰ | 7,176 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2014 | 38,000 | 2.94 % | 14.1 ‰ | 4.7 ‰ | 7,262 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2015 | 39,000 | 3.03 % | 5.4 ‰ | 7,405 M | 1.97 % | ||
| 2016 | 40,000 | 2.95 % | 4.1 ‰ | 7,492 M | 1.18 % | ||
| 2017 | 41,000 | 1.51 % | 9.0 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | 7,578 M | 1.15 % | |
| 2018 | 41,000 | 0.79 % | 4.0 ‰ | 7,662 M | 1.10 % | ||
| 2019 | 42,000 | 1.74 % | 9.6 ‰ | 4.7 ‰ | 7,743 M | 1.06 % | |
| 2020 | 42,000 | 1.69 % | 10.0 ‰ | 5.5 ‰ | 7,821 M | 1.01 % | |
| 2021 | 43,000 | 1.27 % | 10.5 ‰ | 6.4 ‰ | 7,888 M | 0.86 % |
Birth and death rate in Sint Maarten
Population growth is the result of the birth rate, the mortality rate and the migration rate. For example, the year 2021 in the graph: The population in Saint Martin increased by about 540 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 6.4 per 1,000 people (~ 270 deaths) and the birth rate was 10.5 per 1,000 people (~ 440 births). As a result, around 370 inhabitants have to be added by migration from other countries.Over the past 10 years, the number of average deaths per year was 195 in Saint Martin. The number of births was 442 annually.
The changes in births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1,000 inhabitants.
Birth rate Death rate
Comparison of the global population density
Quality of life 2023 in country comparison