Sint Maarten (Dutch part) vs Turks and Caicos Islands: The global population hockey stick
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
42,775 people
in 2023
Turks and Caicos Islands
46,221 people
in 2023
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank
216th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
214th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 46,221 people against 42,775 people in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), a difference of 3,446 people.
That makes Turks and Caicos Islands's figure about 1.1 times Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 216th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 214th of 239 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sint Maarten (Dutch part) averaged higher in 5 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,958 people | 5,207 people | 3,249 people | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1960s | 4,213 people | 5,667 people | 1,454 people | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1970s | 8,925 people | 6,428 people | 2,496 people | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 1980s | 18,773 people | 9,358 people | 9,415 people | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 1990s | 31,077 people | 14,765 people | 16,313 people | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 2000s | 31,961 people | 23,512 people | 8,450 people | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 2010s | 37,063 people | 36,121 people | 941.7 people | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 2020s | 41,890 people | 45,439 people | 3,550 people | Turks and Caicos Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Sint Maarten (Dutch part) or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands, at 46,221 people against 42,775 people in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Sint Maarten (Dutch part) and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 3,446 people, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sint Maarten (Dutch part) and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Sint Maarten (Dutch part) and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 216th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 214th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.