Northern Mariana Islands vs Sint Maarten
Sint Maarten has about the same population as Northern Mariana Islands: 43,923 vs 43,541, a gap of 382. Sint Maarten is growing faster (+1.31% vs −1.68% a year), adding about 577 people a year against −731. Sint Maarten is the older society: 14.5% aged 65+ against 10.8% in Northern Mariana Islands, while Northern Mariana Islands has more children (21.2% under 15 vs 14.8%). Sint Maarten is 12.8× as densely populated (1,257.3 vs 98.1 people per km²). People in Northern Mariana Islands live 2.4 years longer on average (78.9 vs 76.5). GDP per capita is 1.8× higher in Sint Maarten ($42,978 vs $23,786).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Northern Mariana Islands) and 2025 (Sint Maarten); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Northern Mariana Islands vs Sint Maarten — side by side
 Northern Mariana Islands |  Sint Maarten | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 43,5412025 | 43,9232025 |
| Growth rate / yr | −1.68%2025 | +1.31%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 12.12024 | 9.12024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 5.02024 | 8.32024 |
| Children per woman | 2.322024 | 1.442024 |
| Life expectancy | 78.9 yrs2024 | 76.5 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 21.2%2025 | 14.8%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 10.8%2025 | 14.5%2025 |
| Density | 98.1 /km²2023 | 1,257.3 /km²2023 |
| Area | 460 km²2023 | 34 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 92.2%2025 | 100.0%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | -9632025 | +5302025 |
| GDP per capita | $23,7862022 | $42,9782025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #207 | #206 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Northern Mariana Islands: 5.0× from 1960 to 2025; Sint Maarten: 16.2× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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