Population growth in Sint Maarten
Sint Maarten: Population growth was 1.3% in 2025. β Volatile
Population growth in Sint Maarten, 1961β2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Sint Maarten recorded 1.3% for population growth in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Sint Maarten peaked at 9.9% in 1983 and was at its lowest, -0.7%, in 1999.
Sint Maarten ranks 80th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.7% | 7.8% | 9.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.8% | 6.0% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.0% | 5.7% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | -0.7% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | -0.7% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 0.9% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sint Maarten
- 77 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.3% compare
- 78 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.3% compare
- 79 Algeria 1.3% compare
- 81 Nicaragua 1.3% compare
- 82 Djibouti 1.3% compare
- 83 Timor-Leste 1.3% compare
More climate change data for Sint Maarten
- Share co2 vs population 0.0004 (2100)
- Population, total 43,923 (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Urban population 43,923 (2025)
- Urban population 100.0% (2025)
- Share global cumulative co2 cement 0 (2024)
- Share global co2 flaring 0 (2024)
- Share global cumulative co2 flaring 0 (2024)
- Prod cons co2 per capita 16.55 (2024)
- Share co2 emissions vs population 0.0019 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Sint Maarten?
- Population growth in Sint Maarten was 1.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Sint Maarten?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 1983.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Sint Maarten?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7% in 1999.
- How does Sint Maarten rank for population growth?
- Sint Maarten ranks 80th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Sint Maarten?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sint Maarten data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.