Fertility rate: births per woman in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Fertility rate: births per woman was 1.45 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate: births per woman in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) stood at 1.45 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) peaked at 5.26 live births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.45 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 183rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 5.06 live births per woman | 4.84 live births per woman | 5.26 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.25 live births per woman | 3.63 live births per woman | 4.77 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 3 live births per woman | 2.63 live births per woman | 3.48 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.25 live births per woman | 1.9 live births per woman | 2.59 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.03 live births per woman | 1.85 live births per woman | 2.18 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.76 live births per woman | 1.57 live births per woman | 1.98 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.75 live births per woman | 1.48 live births per woman | 1.99 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.46 live births per woman | 1.45 live births per woman | 1.47 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
More population data for Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1,638 people (2100)
- Population density 1,244 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- 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)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.44 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 12 people (2024)
- Birth rate by women's age group 17.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 1.45 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) was 1.45 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.26 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.45 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 183rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. 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 Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.