Fertility rate, total in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Fertility rate, total 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 217 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 217 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 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% |
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 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,405 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 268 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 279 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 263 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 289 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 247 (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 217 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.