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Sint Maarten (Dutch part) — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Sint Maarten (Dutch part), 1961–2025.
Latest value · 2025
1.31%
Population Growth (Annual %) · annual % · -85.4% since 1961
Population growth for Sint Maarten (Dutch part) was 1.31% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 9.94% in 1983. The lowest was -0.69% in 1999 (about -1.9× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.96% per year.
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 79 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 36%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 0.48%, so Sint Maarten (Dutch part) sits above it. It peaked in 1983 and has fallen 87% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 39%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
1.31%
First (1961)
8.98%
Change
-85.4%
Highest
9.94%
in 1983
Lowest
-0.69%
in 1999
Average
4.28%
Annual growth (CAGR)
-2.96%
Years of data
65
Recent years
| Year | annual % |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.31% |
| 2024 | 1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.44% |
| 2022 | 1.36% |
| 2021 | 1.36% |
| 2020 | 1.53% |
| 2019 | 1.68% |
| 2018 | 1.82% |
| 2017 | 1.93% |
| 2016 | 2.06% |
| 2015 | 2.16% |
| 2014 | 2.26% |
Reading this correctly. Annual population growth rate. A negative value means the population shrank, usually through emigration or low birth rates. Figures are in annual %. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.