Saint Martin vs Tuvalu
Saint Martin has 2.6× the population of Tuvalu: 24,941 vs 9,492, a gap of 15,449. Tuvalu is shrinking more slowly (−1.61% vs −4.65% a year), adding about -153 people a year against −1,161. Using continuous exponential growth from the stated base year, if these rates held, Tuvalu would overtake Saint Martin in about 32 years (from the 2025 population bases, around 2057) — a projection, not a forecast. Saint Martin is the older society: 19.7% aged 65+ against 7.0% in Tuvalu, while Tuvalu has more children (33.0% under 15 vs 21.1%). Saint Martin is 1.7× as densely populated (550.3 vs 327.2 people per km²). People in Saint Martin live 13.2 years longer on average (80.4 vs 67.3). GDP per capita is 3.6× higher in Saint Martin ($21,668 vs $6,041).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Saint Martin) and 2025 (Tuvalu); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Saint Martin vs Tuvalu — side by side
 Saint Martin |  Tuvalu | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 24,9412025 | 9,4922025 |
| Growth rate / yr | −4.65%2025 | −1.61%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 15.02024 | 22.02024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 9.72024 | 9.32024 |
| Children per woman | 2.672024 | 3.172024 |
| Life expectancy | 80.4 yrs2024 | 67.3 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 21.1%2025 | 33.0%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 19.7%2025 | 7.0%2025 |
| Density | 550.3 /km²2023 | 327.2 /km²2023 |
| Area | 50 km²2023 | 30 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 100.0%2025 | 65.4%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | -1,1702025 | -2552025 |
| GDP per capita | $21,6682021 | $6,0412025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #214 | #217 |
| 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). Saint Martin: 5.9× from 1960 to 2025; Tuvalu: 1.7× 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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