What is birth rate in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?

Birth rate in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) was 9.13 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?

The highest recorded value was 38.85 births per 1,000 people in 1950.

What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?

The lowest recorded value was 9.13 births per 1,000 people in 2023.

How does Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank for birth rate?

Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 187th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate rising or falling in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?

Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Sint Maarten (Dutch part) data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)

Name: Birth rate in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Birth rate was 9.13 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

9.13 births per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 0.8%

World rank

187th

of 236 countries

All-time high

38.85 births per 1,000 people

in 1950

All-time low

9.13 births per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.

Analysis

In 2023, birth rate in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) stood at 9.13 births per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) peaked at 38.85 births per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 9.13 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.

Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 187th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	34.38 births per 1,000 people	29.41 births per 1,000 people	38.85 births per 1,000 people	10
1960s	28.22 births per 1,000 people	27.83 births per 1,000 people	28.6 births per 1,000 people	10
1970s	27.44 births per 1,000 people	26.62 births per 1,000 people	27.95 births per 1,000 people	10
1980s	24.52 births per 1,000 people	21.74 births per 1,000 people	27.7 births per 1,000 people	10
1990s	20.68 births per 1,000 people	18.79 births per 1,000 people	21.65 births per 1,000 people	10
2000s	14.23 births per 1,000 people	12.11 births per 1,000 people	17.55 births per 1,000 people	10
2010s	12.38 births per 1,000 people	10.02 births per 1,000 people	14.45 births per 1,000 people	10
2020s	9.38 births per 1,000 people	9.13 births per 1,000 people	9.74 births per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Sint Maarten (Dutch part)

184 Mauritius 9.27 births per 1,000 people compare
185 Bulgaria 9.22 births per 1,000 people compare
186 North Macedonia 9.21 births per 1,000 people compare
188 Canada 9.08 births per 1,000 people compare
189 Anguilla 9.03 births per 1,000 people compare
190 Chile 8.96 births per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More population data for Sint Maarten (Dutch part)

Population density 1,244 people per km² (2100)
World population growth -0.7% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 1,638 people (2100)
Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.44 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.44 births per woman (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.44 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 12 people (2024)
Natural population growth rate vs. median age 0.1% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.45 live births per woman (2023)

All data for Sint Maarten (Dutch part) →

Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?: Birth rate in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) was 9.13 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?: The highest recorded value was 38.85 births per 1,000 people in 1950.
What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?: The lowest recorded value was 9.13 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank for birth rate?: Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 187th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate rising or falling in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?: Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sint Maarten (Dutch part) data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Birth rate
Unit: births per 1,000 people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.