Sint Maarten (Dutch part) vs South Africa: Population, male

Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
48.6%
in 2025
South Africa
48.7%
in 2025
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank
176th
South Africa rank
173rd

Population, male over time

  • Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
  • South Africa
0204060196019922025

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 48.7% against 48.6% in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.

Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 176th and South Africa ranks 173rd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sint Maarten (Dutch part) averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sint Maarten (Dutch part) South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 48.8% 50.9% 2.0% South Africa
1970s 49.7% 50.5% 0.9% South Africa
1980s 49.3% 50.7% 1.4% South Africa
1990s 49.2% 49.4% 0.2% South Africa
2000s 48.2% 47.8% 0.5% Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
2010s 47.9% 48.4% 0.4% South Africa
2020s 48.7% 48.6% 0.1% Sint Maarten (Dutch part)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, male, Sint Maarten (Dutch part) or South Africa?
South Africa, at 48.7% against 48.6% in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, male between Sint Maarten (Dutch part) and South Africa?
0.1%, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sint Maarten (Dutch part) and South Africa?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Sint Maarten (Dutch part) and South Africa rank globally for population, male?
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 176th and South Africa ranks 173rd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Sint Maarten (Dutch part) vs South Africa: Population, male. Statizoid, drawing on World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/population-male-percent-of-total-population/sint-maarten-dutch-part/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/population-male-percent-of-total-population/sint-maarten-dutch-part/south-africa/">Sint Maarten (Dutch part) vs South Africa: Population, male</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population, male (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.