Age dependency ratio in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Age dependency ratio was 41.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) is 41.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) peaked at 96.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 37.3%, in 2013.
That places Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 199th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 96.3% | — |
| 1961 | 93.4% | -3.1% |
| 1962 | 89.7% | -3.9% |
| 1963 | 85.9% | -4.3% |
| 1964 | 83.1% | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 80.7% | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 78.0% | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 76.1% | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 74.5% | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 73.3% | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 72.6% | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 72.2% | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 71.2% | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 69.0% | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 66.5% | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 64.3% | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 62.5% | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 61.3% | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 60.7% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 60.3% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 60.1% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 59.0% | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 56.1% | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 52.3% | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 48.8% | -6.7% |
| 1985 | 45.8% | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 43.3% | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 41.5% | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 40.2% | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 39.4% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 39.2% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 39.3% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 39.7% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 40.1% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 40.3% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 40.6% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 40.8% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 40.9% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 40.8% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 40.8% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 40.8% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 40.6% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 40.0% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 39.3% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 38.7% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 38.2% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 38.0% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 38.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 38.0% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 37.9% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 37.7% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 37.4% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 37.3% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 37.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 37.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 38.1% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 38.7% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 39.3% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 39.9% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 40.4% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 40.7% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 40.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 40.9% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 41.0% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 41.4% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.1% | 73.3% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 66.1% | 60.3% | 72.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.7% | 39.4% | 60.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.2% | 39.2% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.0% | 38.0% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.1% | 37.3% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.9% | 40.4% | 41.4% | 6 |
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More health data for Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,405 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.847 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 279 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 268 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 223 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, female, interpolated 249 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 249 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 256 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Age dependency ratio in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) was 41.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 1960.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.3% in 2013.
- How does Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank for age dependency ratio?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 199th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sint Maarten (Dutch part) data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.