Sint Maarten (Dutch part) — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Sint Maarten (Dutch part), 1961–2025.
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%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 6 of 42 economies; Nicaragua (1.31%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 596% in 2002. That is 20% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 3rd of 216 in 1961 → 4th of 216 in 1970 → 9th of 216 in 1980 → 3rd of 216 in 1990 → 208th of 217 in 2000 → 125th of 217 in 2010 → 77th of 217 in 2020 → 79th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.31% | -0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 1.4% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 1.44% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 1.36% | -0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 1.36% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 1.53% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 1.68% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 1.82% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 1.93% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 2.06% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 2.16% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 2.26% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 2.35% | +0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 2.18% | +0.8 pp |
| 2011 | 1.39% | +0.5 pp |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 1.04% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 1.07% | -0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 1.11% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 1.15% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 1.15% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 1.15% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 1.18% | +0.4 pp |
| 2002 | 0.76% | +0.9 pp |
| 2001 | -0.15% | +0.5 pp |
| 2000 | -0.66% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | -0.69% | -0.0 pp |
| 1998 | -0.67% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | -0.62% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | -0.55% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | -0.46% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | -0.34% | -1.8 pp |
| 1993 | 1.44% | -3.5 pp |
| 1992 | 4.94% | -1.9 pp |
| 1991 | 6.83% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 6.98% | -0.2 pp |
| 1989 | 7.18% | -0.2 pp |
| 1988 | 7.41% | -0.3 pp |
| 1987 | 7.75% | -0.4 pp |
| 1986 | 8.15% | -0.5 pp |
| 1985 | 8.64% | -0.6 pp |
| 1984 | 9.24% | -0.7 pp |
| 1983 | 9.94% | +0.6 pp |
| 1982 | 9.36% | +2.4 pp |
| 1981 | 6.94% | +1.2 pp |
| 1980 | 5.69% | -0.3 pp |
| 1979 | 6.01% | -0.3 pp |
| 1978 | 6.31% | -0.1 pp |
| 1977 | 6.46% | -0.2 pp |
| 1976 | 6.62% | -0.2 pp |
| 1975 | 6.85% | -0.2 pp |
| 1974 | 7.01% | -0.0 pp |
| 1973 | 7.02% | +0.1 pp |
| 1972 | 6.9% | -0.2 pp |
| 1971 | 7.13% | -0.4 pp |
| 1970 | 7.54% | -0.3 pp |
| 1969 | 7.83% | -0.3 pp |
| 1968 | 8.12% | -0.2 pp |
| 1967 | 8.37% | -0.2 pp |
| 1966 | 8.55% | -0.2 pp |
| 1965 | 8.78% | -0.2 pp |
| 1964 | 9.01% | -0.3 pp |
| 1963 | 9.35% | -0.1 pp |
| 1962 | 9.44% | +0.5 pp |
| 1961 | 8.98% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Sint Maarten (Dutch part)’s Population growth in 1962?
9.44% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Sint Maarten (Dutch part)’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -85.4% in total — about 3.0% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 1.31%; 2024: 1.4%; 2023: 1.44%; 2022: 1.36%; 2021: 1.36%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
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.