Demographics of St Maarten

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date24 Mar 2025

As of 2025, the population of Sint Maarten is projected at 44k, compared to 43k in 2024. It ranks 214th in the world by population and 34th in North America. The population growth rate for 2025 is projected at 1.27 percent, the 83rd highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.

There are 21k males and 23k females in Sint Maarten. The percentage of the male population is 48.59%, compared to 51.41% of the female population. Sint Maarten has 1,235 more females than males. The sex ratio in Sint Maarten in 2025 will be 94.530 males per 100 females. Sint Maarten is in the 53rd position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Gender

Sint Maarten population

Year Population Growth (%) M per 100 F
MaleFemaleTotal
19505648871,4507.1763.585
19558461,1031,9486.6276.700
19601,2821,4332,7158.4489.463
19652,1062,1774,2828.7696.739
19703,2033,2116,4147.3699.751
19754,5094,5859,0946.7498.342
19806,0976,31312,4105.5396.578
19859,5339,75819,2918.3797.694
199013,86414,19728,0616.8797.654
199515,63216,14031,772-0.5096.853
200014,99315,78030,773-0.6395.013
200515,46016,59732,0571.1693.149
201016,04917,74533,7940.8090.442
201517,97919,49337,4712.1292.233
202019,95421,05341,0081.4694.780
202120,27921,29241,5711.2795.242
202220,56721,57242,1391.4495.341
202320,83421,91642,7491.4495.063
202421,09622,25543,3501.3694.792
202521,34422,57943,9231.2794.530
  • Life expectancy
  • Median age
  • Fertility rate

Demographics Indicators

YearLife expectancy Median ageFertility rate
195062.43326.7435.256
195564.75420.4945.037
196066.35118.5504.767
196568.04818.2404.233
197070.85619.5553.480
197572.30821.0562.921
198071.79023.3532.593
198572.38523.9442.181
199072.41426.5431.848
199572.84928.9892.143
200074.40930.4851.982
200574.68132.4101.708
201074.82134.4061.848
201575.89937.0641.732
202075.00240.3261.467
202174.50541.0521.456
202276.18041.4801.453
202376.37141.5871.447
202476.52841.7001.440
202576.69741.8431.429
  • Total
  • Crude

Sint Maarten death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
1950245616.61138.853
1955236711.73334.298
1960297710.56528.205
1965321217.57628.352
1970341795.26627.945
1975392484.31127.311
1980533444.29627.696
1985704633.64124.023
1990995843.53720.829
19951226883.83521.647
20001165403.78217.552
20051314334.08113.505
20101694624.99313.666
20152054595.45912.247
20203244007.9029.745
20213673948.8199.470
20223363887.9819.198
20233473908.1269.126
20243603948.3039.085
20253733958.4908.996
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of Sint Maarten

Year Population Urban (%)
UrbanRural
19501,4990100.000
19552,1080100.000
19602,8330100.000
19654,4600100.000
19706,8640100.000
19759,5570100.000
198013,0960100.000
198519,0280100.000
199028,5490100.000
199530,6330100.000
200031,8190100.000
200532,5310100.000
201033,1240100.000
201538,7500100.000
202041,3640100.000
202141,8420100.000
202242,3360100.000
202342,8390100.000
202443,3470100.000
  • Population pyramid
  • Gender ratio

Sint Maarten population by Age Group (2025)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 1,004 930 1,934 4.40 107.957
05-09 1,088 895 1,984 4.52 121.564
10-14 1,394 1,192 2,586 5.89 116.946
15-19 1,503 1,329 2,832 6.45 113.093
20-24 1,248 1,256 2,504 5.70 99.363
25-29 1,147 1,252 2,400 5.46 91.613
30-34 1,258 1,493 2,752 6.27 84.260
35-39 1,387 1,730 3,118 7.10 80.173
40-44 1,470 1,768 3,238 7.37 83.145
45-49 1,577 1,764 3,342 7.61 89.399
50-54 1,686 1,901 3,587 8.17 88.690
55-59 1,789 2,046 3,834 8.73 87.439
60-64 1,675 1,780 3,454 7.86 94.101
65-69 1,234 1,286 2,519 5.73 95.956
70-74 940 963 1,903 4.33 97.612
75-79 594 574 1,167 2.66 103.484
80-84 255 271 526 1.20 94.096
85-89 76 107 183 0.42 71.028
90-94 18 36 54 0.12 50.000
95-99 1 7 7 0.02 14.286
Total 21,344 22,580 43,924 94.526