Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre was 1,257 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), 2011–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) is 1,257 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) peaked at 1,257 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,008 people per square kilometre, in 2011.
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 8th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1,008 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2012 | 1,030 people per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 1,055 people per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1,079 people per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 1,102 people per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1,125 people per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1,147 people per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 1,168 people per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1,188 people per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1,206 people per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 1,223 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 1,239 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 1,257 people per square kilometre | +1.4% |
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) compared with similar countries
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s 1,257 people per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 78.87 people per square kilometre, 15.9× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s 1,257 people per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 60.92 people per square kilometre, 20.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,100 people per square kilometre | 1,008 people per square kilometre | 1,188 people per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2020s | 1,231 people per square kilometre | 1,206 people per square kilometre | 1,257 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- 5 Gibraltar 3,847 people per square kilometre compare
- 6 Bahrain 1,962 people per square kilometre compare
- 7 Malta 1,593 people per square kilometre compare
- 9 Bermuda 1,198 people per square kilometre compare
- 10 Palestine 779.8 people per square kilometre compare
- 11 Maldives 732.68 people per square kilometre compare
More population data for Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.8886 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7206 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7206 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- 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)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7273 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) was 1,257 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The highest recorded value was 1,257 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,008 people per square kilometre in 2011.
- How does Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 8th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sint Maarten (Dutch part) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.