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Population

How St. Maarten's population grows and changes — births, deaths and migration, year by year.

Population 42,449 2025 · +0.43% vs a year earlier
Births 294 in 2025
Deaths 242 in 2025
Natural increase +52 births minus deaths · 2025
Net migration -302 immigrants minus emigrants · 2025

Population

Residents at the start of each year

Vital statistics

Births, deaths and migration by year

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Vitals 2013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Births 511 537 514 457 436 432 409 413 374 348 360 339 294
Deaths 171 178 209 166 174 167 192 236 251 252 238 244 242
Immigrants 1,515 1,575 1,516 1,587 1,214 1,273 1,379 868 827 958 1,200 1,022 973
Emigrants 808 824 645 759 1,092 957 716 525 774 869 958 934 1,275
Net migration +707 +751 +871 +828 +122 +316 +663 +343 +53 +89 +242 +88 -302

Age structure2022 Census

Residents by five-year age band and sex — males to the left, females to the right

Median age 43 half the population is younger
Under 15 15.5% 6,461 children
Working age 15–64 70.9% 29,519 persons
65 and over 13.6% 5,669 persons
Male 19,113 45.6% of the population
Female 22,665 54.1% of the population

Shares are of residents with a stated age. 252 residents have no age recorded and are not shown in the pyramid. A band's total can exceed male plus female: persons whose sex was not stated are counted in the total only.

Publications

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Population

Rebased Population Estimates and Vital Statistics for January 1, 2024

The Department of Statistics (STAT) released the "rebased" population estimates, derived from vital statistics (i.e. number of births, deaths, registered immigration, and emigration) provided by the Civil Registry Department. These estimates offer a comprehensive and accurate reflection of the current demographic landscape in our nation.

VTL•13 Feb 2024
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