Population growth in Sint Maarten

From 1998 to 2019 the population of Sint Maarten increased from 31,240.00 to 40,733.00 people. This is a growth by 30.4 percent in 21 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 28.9 percent.

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Population development in Sint Maarten since 1998

(Data given in 1000 inhabitants)

Jahr	Population Sint Maarten	Change	Birthrate	Deathrate	Population World	Change
1999	31,000	-0.50 %			6,035 M	1.35 %
2000	31,000	-1.82 %			6,115 M	1.32 %
2001	31,000	0.27 %			6,194 M	1.30 %
2002	31,000	0.58 %			6,274 M	1.28 %
2003	31,000	2.26 %			6,353 M	1.26 %
2004	32,000	3.23 %			6,432 M	1.25 %
2005	33,000	1.61 %	12.8 ‰	3.4 ‰	6,513 M	1.25 %
2006	33,000	1.30 %	13.7 ‰	3.6 ‰	6,594 M	1.24 %
2007	34,000	1.11 %	11.7 ‰	3.2 ‰	6,675 M	1.24 %
2008	34,000	0.45 %	13.0 ‰	3.8 ‰	6,758 M	1.24 %
2009	34,000	0.81 %	12.5 ‰	3.1 ‰	6,841 M	1.22 %
2010	34,000	-0.53 %	13.1 ‰	4.1 ‰	6,922 M	1.19 %
2011	33,000	-1.82 %	12.9 ‰	5.1 ‰	7,003 M	1.17 %
2012	35,000	3.60 %	12.0 ‰	5.4 ‰	7,086 M	1.18 %
2013	37,000	5.68 %	14.0 ‰	4.7 ‰	7,170 M	1.18 %
2014	38,000	2.94 %	14.1 ‰	4.7 ‰	7,254 M	1.18 %
2015	39,000	3.03 %		5.4 ‰	7,339 M	1.17 %
2016	40,000	2.95 %		4.1 ‰	7,424 M	1.16 %
2017	41,000	1.51 %	9.0 ‰	4.2 ‰	7,509 M	1.14 %
2018	41,000	0.20 %			7,592 M	1.10 %
2019	41,000	0.19 %			7,674 M	1.07 %

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 2017 in the graph: The population in Sint Maarten increased by about 610 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 4.2 per 1000 people (~ 170 deaths) and the birth rate was 9.0 per 1000 people (~ 360 births). As a result, around 420 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.

Birthrate

Deathrate