Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population) in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population) was 1.44 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.44 births per woman
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
167th
of 218 countries
All-time high
4.77 births per woman
in 1960
All-time low
1.44 births per woman
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Fertility rate, total in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
In 2024, fertility rate, total in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) stood at 1.44 births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) peaked at 4.77 births per woman in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.44 births per woman, in 2024.
That places Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 167th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population) in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), year by year
| Year | births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.77 births per woman | — |
| 1961 | 4.68 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 4.57 births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 4.47 births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 4.35 births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 4.23 births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 4.08 births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 3.94 births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 3.78 births per woman | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 3.63 births per woman | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 3.48 births per woman | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 3.35 births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 3.23 births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 3.11 births per woman | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 3.01 births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 2.92 births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 2.83 births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 2.75 births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 2.68 births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 2.63 births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 2.59 births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 2.55 births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 2.49 births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 2.4 births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 2.29 births per woman | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 2.18 births per woman | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 2.1 births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 2.03 births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 1.96 births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 1.9 births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 1.85 births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 1.85 births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.88 births per woman | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.94 births per woman | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 2.05 births per woman | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 2.14 births per woman | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 2.18 births per woman | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 2.17 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 2.14 births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 2.07 births per woman | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 1.98 births per woman | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 1.89 births per woman | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 1.81 births per woman | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 1.74 births per woman | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.7 births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.71 births per woman | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.76 births per woman | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.57 births per woman | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 1.73 births per woman | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 1.71 births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.85 births per woman | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 1.99 births per woman | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 1.96 births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.89 births per woman | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.82 births per woman | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 1.73 births per woman | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 1.64 births per woman | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 1.57 births per woman | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 1.52 births per woman | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.48 births per woman | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.47 births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.46 births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.45 births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.45 births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.44 births per woman | -0.5% |
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) compared with similar countries
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s 1.44 births per woman is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.45 births per woman, 99% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s 1.44 births per woman is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.62 births per woman, 89% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.25 births per woman | 3.63 births per woman | 4.77 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 3 births per woman | 2.63 births per woman | 3.48 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.25 births per woman | 1.9 births per woman | 2.59 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.03 births per woman | 1.85 births per woman | 2.18 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.76 births per woman | 1.57 births per woman | 1.98 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.75 births per woman | 1.48 births per woman | 1.99 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.45 births per woman | 1.44 births per woman | 1.47 births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- 164 Norway 1.45 births per woman compare
- 165 Bhutan 1.45 births per woman compare
- 166 Cuba 1.45 births per woman compare
- 167 Belgium 1.44 births per woman compare
- 167 Mauritius 1.44 births per woman compare
- 170 Azerbaijan 1.43 births per woman compare
- 170 Netherlands 1.43 births per woman compare
- 170 Sweden 1.43 births per woman compare
More health data for Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1 (2100)
- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1481 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3715 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.884 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Fertility rate, total in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) was 1.44 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.77 births per woman in 1960.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.44 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank for fertility rate, total?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 167th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. 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 Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.