Birth rate, crude in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)

Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Birth rate, crude was 9.09 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
9.09 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
173rd
of 218 countries
All-time high
28.6 per 1,000 people
in 1967
All-time low
9.09 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Birth rate, crude in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.

Analysis

In 2024, birth rate, crude in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) stood at 9.09 per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate, crude in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) peaked at 28.6 per 1,000 people in 1967 and was at its lowest, 9.09 per 1,000 people, in 2024.

Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 173rd of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Birth rate, crude in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), year by year

Annual values for Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), 1960 to 2024.
Year per 1,000 people Change
1960 28.2 per 1,000 people
1961 27.92 per 1,000 people -1.0%
1962 27.83 per 1,000 people -0.3%
1963 27.85 per 1,000 people +0.1%
1964 28.06 per 1,000 people +0.8%
1965 28.35 per 1,000 people +1.0%
1966 28.5 per 1,000 people +0.5%
1967 28.6 per 1,000 people +0.4%
1968 28.54 per 1,000 people -0.2%
1969 28.35 per 1,000 people -0.7%
1970 27.95 per 1,000 people -1.4%
1971 27.49 per 1,000 people -1.6%
1972 27.01 per 1,000 people -1.7%
1973 26.62 per 1,000 people -1.4%
1974 26.91 per 1,000 people +1.1%
1975 27.31 per 1,000 people +1.5%
1976 27.62 per 1,000 people +1.1%
1977 27.82 per 1,000 people +0.7%
1978 27.88 per 1,000 people +0.2%
1979 27.83 per 1,000 people -0.2%
1980 27.7 per 1,000 people -0.5%
1981 26.76 per 1,000 people -3.4%
1982 25.75 per 1,000 people -3.8%
1983 25.21 per 1,000 people -2.1%
1984 24.6 per 1,000 people -2.4%
1985 24.02 per 1,000 people -2.3%
1986 23.65 per 1,000 people -1.5%
1987 23.19 per 1,000 people -2.0%
1988 22.54 per 1,000 people -2.8%
1989 21.74 per 1,000 people -3.5%
1990 20.83 per 1,000 people -4.2%
1991 20.37 per 1,000 people -2.2%
1992 20.6 per 1,000 people +1.2%
1993 20.9 per 1,000 people +1.4%
1994 21.38 per 1,000 people +2.3%
1995 21.65 per 1,000 people +1.3%
1996 21.47 per 1,000 people -0.8%
1997 20.82 per 1,000 people -3.0%
1998 20.02 per 1,000 people -3.9%
1999 18.79 per 1,000 people -6.2%
2000 17.55 per 1,000 people -6.6%
2001 16.32 per 1,000 people -7.0%
2002 15.18 per 1,000 people -7.0%
2003 14.29 per 1,000 people -5.8%
2004 13.7 per 1,000 people -4.1%
2005 13.51 per 1,000 people -1.4%
2006 13.69 per 1,000 people +1.4%
2007 12.11 per 1,000 people -11.5%
2008 13.12 per 1,000 people +8.4%
2009 12.84 per 1,000 people -2.1%
2010 13.67 per 1,000 people +6.4%
2011 14.45 per 1,000 people +5.7%
2012 14.09 per 1,000 people -2.5%
2013 13.54 per 1,000 people -3.8%
2014 12.93 per 1,000 people -4.6%
2015 12.25 per 1,000 people -5.2%
2016 11.52 per 1,000 people -5.9%
2017 10.92 per 1,000 people -5.2%
2018 10.46 per 1,000 people -4.2%
2019 10.02 per 1,000 people -4.1%
2020 9.74 per 1,000 people -2.8%
2021 9.47 per 1,000 people -2.8%
2022 9.2 per 1,000 people -2.9%
2023 9.13 per 1,000 people -0.8%
2024 9.09 per 1,000 people -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 28.22 per 1,000 people 27.83 per 1,000 people 28.6 per 1,000 people 10
1970s 27.44 per 1,000 people 26.62 per 1,000 people 27.95 per 1,000 people 10
1980s 24.52 per 1,000 people 21.74 per 1,000 people 27.7 per 1,000 people 10
1990s 20.68 per 1,000 people 18.79 per 1,000 people 21.65 per 1,000 people 10
2000s 14.23 per 1,000 people 12.11 per 1,000 people 17.55 per 1,000 people 10
2010s 12.38 per 1,000 people 10.02 per 1,000 people 14.45 per 1,000 people 10
2020s 9.32 per 1,000 people 9.09 per 1,000 people 9.74 per 1,000 people 5

Countries ranked near Sint Maarten (Dutch part)

  1. 170 Belgium 9.2 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 170 Netherlands 9.2 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 170 Serbia 9.2 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 174 Canada 8.9 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 175 North Macedonia 8.8 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 176 Chile 8.72 per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate, crude in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
Birth rate, crude in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) was 9.09 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest birth rate, crude recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
The highest recorded value was 28.6 per 1,000 people in 1967.
What is the lowest birth rate, crude recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
The lowest recorded value was 9.09 per 1,000 people in 2024.
How does Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank for birth rate, crude?
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 173rd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
Is birth rate, crude rising or falling in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. 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 Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
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Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.