Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility) in Saint Martin (French Part)
Saint Martin (French Part): Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility) was 2.72 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.72 live births per woman
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
69th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.49 live births per woman
in 1950
All-time low
2.4 live births per woman
in 2010
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate: births per woman in Saint Martin (French Part), 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Saint Martin (French Part) recorded 2.72 live births per woman for fertility rate: births per woman in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Saint Martin (French Part) peaked at 6.49 live births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 2.4 live births per woman, in 2010.
That places Saint Martin (French Part) 69th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility) in Saint Martin (French Part), year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.49 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 6.48 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 6.47 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 6.46 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 6.45 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 6.44 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 6.42 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 6.42 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 6.41 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 6.41 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1960 | 6.39 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 6.39 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 6.37 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 6.36 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 6.35 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 6.34 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 6.32 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 6.3 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 6.26 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 6.19 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 6.09 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 5.97 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 5.84 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 5.64 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 5.39 live births per woman | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 5.1 live births per woman | -5.3% |
| 1976 | 4.84 live births per woman | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 4.58 live births per woman | -5.4% |
| 1978 | 4.32 live births per woman | -5.6% |
| 1979 | 4.11 live births per woman | -4.8% |
| 1980 | 3.88 live births per woman | -5.5% |
| 1981 | 3.64 live births per woman | -6.3% |
| 1982 | 3.36 live births per woman | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 3.15 live births per woman | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 3.03 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 2.95 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 2.9 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 2.85 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 2.82 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 2.79 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 2.75 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 2.71 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 2.68 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 2.67 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 2.67 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 2.69 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 2.71 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 2.75 live births per woman | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 2.79 live births per woman | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 2.84 live births per woman | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 2.88 live births per woman | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 2.9 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 2.9 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.87 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 2.83 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 2.78 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 2.71 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 2.63 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 2.55 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 2.46 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 2.4 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 2.42 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 2.77 live births per woman | +14.4% |
| 2013 | 2.72 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 2.71 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 2.67 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 2.64 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 2.66 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.73 live births per woman | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 2.79 live births per woman | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 2.83 live births per woman | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 2.8 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 2.76 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 2.72 live births per woman | -1.6% |
Saint Martin (French Part) compared with similar countries
- Saint Martin (French Part)'s 2.72 live births per woman is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5 live births per woman, 1.8× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Saint Martin (French Part)'s 2.72 live births per woman is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.63 live births per woman, 1.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.44 live births per woman | 6.41 live births per woman | 6.49 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.33 live births per woman | 6.19 live births per woman | 6.39 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.19 live births per woman | 4.11 live births per woman | 6.09 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.14 live births per woman | 2.79 live births per woman | 3.88 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.72 live births per woman | 2.67 live births per woman | 2.84 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.75 live births per woman | 2.46 live births per woman | 2.9 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.65 live births per woman | 2.4 live births per woman | 2.79 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.78 live births per woman | 2.72 live births per woman | 2.83 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Martin (French Part)
More reference data data for Saint Martin (French Part)
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita 0 metric tons per person (2024)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 86.0% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 0 metric tons (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 93.5% (2024)
- How have things changed?, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- How have things changed?, per capita 0.0069 metric tons per person (2024)
- Land area in hectares 5,000 hectares (2023)
- Land area in square kilometers 50 sq. km (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 30.83 years (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Saint Martin (French Part)?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Saint Martin (French Part) was 2.72 live births per woman in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Saint Martin (French Part)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.49 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Saint Martin (French Part)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4 live births per woman in 2010.
- How does Saint Martin (French Part) rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Saint Martin (French Part) ranks 69th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Saint Martin (French Part)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Martin (French Part) data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.