Population growth in Sint Maarten
From 1960 to 2020 the population of Sint Maarten increased from 2,833.00 to 42,310.00 people. This is a growth by 1,393.5 percent in 60 years. The highest increase in Saint Martin was recorded in 1987 with 10.12%. The biggest decrease in 2011 with -1.82%.In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 156.0 percent.
The average age in Saint Martin in 2020 was 41.10 years (median value).
Around 100% of the inhabitants live in the country's larger cities. This growing trend of urbanization is increasing by 1.7% annually.
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Population development in Sint Maarten since 1960
(Data given in 1000 inhabitants)| Year | Population Sint Maarten | Change | Birthrate | Deathrate | Population World | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 ‰ | 7,348 M | 1.18 % | ||
| 2016 | 40,000 | 2.95 % | 4.1 ‰ | 7,434 M | 1.17 % | ||
| 2017 | 41,000 | 1.51 % | 9.0 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | 7,519 M | 1.15 % | |
| 2018 | 41,000 | 0.79 % | 7,602 M | 1.11 % | |||
| 2019 | 42,000 | 1.74 % | 7,683 M | 1.07 % | |||
| 2020 | 42,000 | 1.69 % | 7,763 M | 1.04 % |
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 Saint Martin 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.Over the past 10 years, the number of average deaths per year was 163 in Saint Martin. The number of births was 446 annually.
The development of births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1000 inhabitants.
Birthrate Deathrate
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