Niue vs Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Niue
1,798 people
in 2020
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
1,307 people
in 2020
Niue rank
228th
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank
230th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Niue
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
How they compare
Niue currently reports 1,798 people against 1,307 people in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), a difference of 491 people.
That makes Niue's figure about 1.4 times Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Niue ahead.
Niue ranks 228th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 230th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Niue averaged higher in 5 and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niue | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4,562 people | 1,699 people | 2,864 people | Niue |
| 1960s | 5,013 people | 3,498 people | 1,514 people | Niue |
| 1970s | 4,669 people | 7,754 people | 3,084 people | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 1980s | 3,158 people | 3,601 people | 443.73 people | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 1990s | 2,393 people | 1,957 people | 435.85 people | Niue |
| 2000s | 1,937 people | 1,970 people | 33.29 people | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 2010s | 1,774 people | 1,765 people | 8.35 people | Niue |
| 2020s | 1,798 people | 1,307 people | 491.03 people | Niue |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Niue or Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Niue, at 1,798 people against 1,307 people in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Niue and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 491 people, with Niue ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niue and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Niue and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Niue ranks 228th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 230th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.