Greenland vs Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Greenland
5,669 people
in 2023
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
5,758 people
in 2023
Greenland rank
213th
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank
212th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Greenland
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
How they compare
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) currently reports 5,758 people against 5,669 people in Greenland, a difference of 89 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 213th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 212th of 236 countries.
Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 507.3 people | 182.7 people | 324.6 people | Greenland |
| 1960s | 871.1 people | 229.9 people | 641.2 people | Greenland |
| 1970s | 1,486 people | 335.3 people | 1,150 people | Greenland |
| 1980s | 1,924 people | 616 people | 1,308 people | Greenland |
| 1990s | 2,464 people | 891.6 people | 1,573 people | Greenland |
| 2000s | 3,242 people | 1,163 people | 2,079 people | Greenland |
| 2010s | 4,340 people | 2,848 people | 1,491 people | Greenland |
| 2020s | 5,291 people | 5,269 people | 21.75 people | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Greenland or Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part), at 5,758 people against 5,669 people in Greenland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Greenland and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 89 people, with Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Greenland ranks 213th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 212th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.