Sint Maarten (Dutch part) vs (UN M49): Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
100.0%
in 2025
(UN M49)
69.3%
in 2025
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank
1st
(UN M49) rank
1st
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? over time
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- (UN M49)
How they compare
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) currently reports 100.0% against 69.3% in (UN M49), a difference of 30.7%.
That makes Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s figure about 1.4 times (UN M49)'s.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Sint Maarten (Dutch part) has been ahead every year.
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 1st and (UN M49) ranks 1st of 238 countries.
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | (UN M49) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 100.0% | 30.2% | 69.8% | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 51.6% | 48.4% | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 57.3% | 42.7% | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 60.7% | 39.3% | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 63.3% | 36.7% | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 65.8% | 34.2% | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 67.1% | 32.9% | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 68.7% | 31.3% | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher do more people live in urban or rural areas?, Sint Maarten (Dutch part) or (UN M49)?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part), at 100.0% against 69.3% in (UN M49) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in do more people live in urban or rural areas? between Sint Maarten (Dutch part) and (UN M49)?
- 30.7%, with Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sint Maarten (Dutch part) and (UN M49)?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Sint Maarten (Dutch part) and (UN M49) rank globally for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 1st and (UN M49) ranks 1st of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.