Share of urban population living in slums in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Share of urban population living in slums was 0.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of urban population living in slums in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of urban population living in slums in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) stood at 0.9%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population living in slums in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) peaked at 1.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2014.
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 144th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Share of urban population living in slums in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.3% | — |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- 142 Greece 1.1% compare
- 143 Antigua and Barbuda 1.1% compare
- 145 Jamaica 0.9% compare
- 146 American Samoa 0.8% compare
- 147 Latvia 0.8% 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 regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7206 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 1,244 people per km² (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2050)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7206 % change on previous year (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1,638 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7273 % change on previous year (2100)
- Total population (thousands), per capita 0.001 thousands per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban population living in slums in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Share of urban population living in slums in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) was 0.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban population living in slums recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of urban population living in slums recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2014.
- How does Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank for share of urban population living in slums?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 144th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sint Maarten (Dutch part) data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban population living in slums. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of urban population living in slums (%).