Sint Maarten Population
Sint Maarten had an estimated population of 43,923 in mid-2025 (World Bank), making it the 206th most populous of 217 countries and territories, with 0.00% of everyone alive. The counter above projects that figure forward at the current growth rate of +1.31% a year.
Sint Maarten at a glance
How Sint Maarten's population is changing
Sint Maarten's population is growing: +1.31% a year, which works out to about +577 people per year, or +2 a day. Births (9.1 per 1,000) and deaths (8.3 per 1,000) alone would give +0.08% a year; net migration adds about 530 people a year (+1.21%). Roughly one in every 187,042 people on Earth lives in Sint Maarten.
Population of Sint Maarten since 1960
In 1960, Sint Maarten had 2,715 people. By 2025 that was 43,923 — 16.2× larger. The fastest growth came between 1960 and 1970, when the population rose by 136%.
| Year | Population | Change vs previous row |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,715 | — |
| 1970 | 6,414 | +136.2% |
| 1980 | 12,410 | +93.5% |
| 1990 | 28,061 | +126.1% |
| 2000 | 30,773 | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 33,794 | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 41,008 | +21.3% |
| 2025 | 43,923 | +7.1% |
Sint Maarten from 1800 to 2100
The series for Sint Maarten begins in 1950 at 1,472; the UN estimates 43,946 in 2025 and projects 42,299 for 2100 in its medium scenario. The population is projected to peak around 2050 at 51,040 and decline afterwards.
| Year | Population | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,472 | UN estimate |
| 2000 | 30,796 | UN estimate |
| 2025 | 43,946 | UN projection |
| 2050 | 51,040 | UN projection |
| 2075 | 48,389 | UN projection |
| 2100 | 42,299 | UN projection |
Country live/base figures use World Bank estimates; this historical/future chart uses a separate UN series and need not match the World Bank base in overlapping years. Before 1950: HYDE 3.3 / Gapminder reconstructions via Our World in Data — historical modelling, not censuses. 1950–2023: UN World Population Prospects 2024. 2024–2100: UN medium projection. Open the time machine to see the whole map in any year.
Largest listed places in Sint Maarten
3 records sorted by displayed base population. Definitions vary (province/administrative unit, UN urban centre or GeoNames settlement); this is not a harmonised city ranking. Shares use World Bank 2025 country population 43,923. Dates and boundaries may differ. Overlapping entities are not summed.
| # | Place | Population | Definition | Share | Source / reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lower Prince’s Quarter | 8,000 | GeoNames settlement | 18.21% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 2 | Koolbaai | 6,000 | GeoNames settlement | 13.66% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 3 | Little Bay | 5,581 | GeoNames settlement | 12.71% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
How Sint Maarten compares
Sint Maarten has almost the same population as Northern Mariana Islands (43,541).
| Rank | Country | Population | vs Sint Maarten | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #204 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 46,855 | +7% | compare → |
| #205 |  American Samoa | 46,029 | +5% | compare → |
| #207 |  Northern Mariana Islands | 43,541 | −1% | compare → |
| #208 |  Liechtenstein | 41,024 | −7% | compare → |
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Nearest countries
Sint Maarten has no land border. Closest by distance:
In its region
Sint Maarten is the 40th most populous of the 42 economies in Latin America & Caribbean, holding 0.0% of the region's 666,592,570 people.
Rankings featuring Sint Maarten
- Smallest countries and territories by population #12
- Most densely populated countries #10
- Most urbanised countries #8
Cities
Lower Prince’s Quarter, Koolbaai, Little Bay — all Sint Maarten's cities on the map.
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Population, growth, birth and death rates, migration, density, age structure, life expectancy, fertility and GDP per capita come from the World Bank Indicators API (latest available year shown beside each figure). The live counter applies the annual growth rate continuously from 1 July 2025 — a model, not a measurement. City populations are the latest census or official estimate held by GeoNames and are not projected. Sub-city units are folded into their parent city.
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