Age dependency ratio, young in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Age dependency ratio, young was 20.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young 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
In 2025, age dependency ratio, young in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) stood at 20.9%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) peaked at 80.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 2025.
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 197th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, young in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 80.0% | — |
| 1961 | 78.3% | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 76.5% | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 74.4% | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 72.7% | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 71.2% | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 69.5% | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 68.3% | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 67.4% | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 66.7% | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 66.4% | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 66.1% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 64.9% | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 62.8% | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 60.3% | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 58.2% | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 56.6% | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 55.4% | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 54.6% | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 54.2% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 53.9% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 52.9% | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 50.3% | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 47.0% | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 43.9% | -6.7% |
| 1985 | 41.1% | -6.3% |
| 1986 | 38.9% | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 37.2% | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 36.1% | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 35.4% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 35.2% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 35.4% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 35.8% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 36.2% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 36.4% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 36.6% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 36.7% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 36.7% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 36.7% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 36.6% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 36.6% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 36.4% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 35.7% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 34.8% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 34.1% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 33.4% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 32.9% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 32.5% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 32.1% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 31.6% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 31.0% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 30.1% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 29.2% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 28.3% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 27.7% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 27.1% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 26.5% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 26.1% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 25.6% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 24.3% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 23.4% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 22.6% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 21.9% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 21.3% | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 20.9% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.5% | 66.7% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.9% | 54.2% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.7% | 35.4% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.2% | 35.2% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.0% | 31.6% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 25.0% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 20.9% | 24.3% | 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 07, male, interpolated 218 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 179 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 207 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 169 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 6.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) was 20.9% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 1960.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 2025.
- How does Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 197th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. 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, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.