St. Martin (French part) — Population
Population, Total for St. Martin (French part), 1960–2025.
Population for St. Martin (French part) was 24,941 in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 37,450 in 2014. The lowest was 4,250 in 1960 (about 5.9× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 2.76% per year.
St. Martin (French part) ranks 214 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 99%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 3.18 million, so St. Martin (French part) sits below it. It peaked in 2014 and has fallen 33% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 33%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 42 of 42 economies; British Virgin Islands (39,732) is just above it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 21% in 1983. That is 22% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1960 level: doubled by 1982. Doubling roughly every 25 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 215th of 216 in 1960 → 214th of 216 in 1970 → 213th of 216 in 1980 → 208th of 217 in 1990 → 210th of 217 in 2000 → 207th of 217 in 2010 → 214th of 217 in 2020 → 214th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24,941 | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 26,129 | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 27,515 | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 28,870 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 29,961 | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 31,786 | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 34,267 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 36,012 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 36,837 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 37,175 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 37,369 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 37,450 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 37,419 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 37,276 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 37,069 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 36,856 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 36,502 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 35,958 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 35,337 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 34,658 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 33,928 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 33,171 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 32,395 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 31,604 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 30,803 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 29,996 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 29,284 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 29,107 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 29,323 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 29,443 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 29,470 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 29,413 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 29,282 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 29,081 | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 28,800 | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 28,224 | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 26,453 | +11.4% |
| 1988 | 23,749 | +12.5% |
| 1987 | 21,108 | +13.7% |
| 1986 | 18,558 | +15.3% |
| 1985 | 16,095 | +17.2% |
| 1984 | 13,733 | +19.6% |
| 1983 | 11,485 | +21.0% |
| 1982 | 9,494 | +11.7% |
| 1981 | 8,498 | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 8,288 | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 8,063 | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 7,822 | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 7,569 | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 7,303 | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 7,038 | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 6,801 | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 6,596 | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 6,409 | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 6,228 | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 6,047 | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 5,868 | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 5,693 | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 5,472 | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 5,213 | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 4,996 | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 4,827 | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 4,673 | +3.2% |
| 1962 | 4,527 | +3.2% |
| 1961 | 4,386 | +3.2% |
| 1960 | 4,250 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was St. Martin (French part)’s Population in 1961?
4,386 (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are St. Martin (French part)’s Population figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — people — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is St. Martin (French part)’s Population growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +486.8% in total — about 2.8% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.TOTL. 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: 24,941; 2024: 26,129; 2023: 27,515; 2022: 28,870; 2021: 29,961. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.TOTL — Population, Total. 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.