Fertility rate: births per woman in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Fertility rate: births per woman was 1.45 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.45 live births per woman
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
183rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.26 live births per woman
in 1950
All-time low
1.45 live births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate: births per woman in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) recorded 1.45 live births per woman for fertility rate: births per woman in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) peaked at 5.26 live births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.45 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 183rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate: births per woman in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.26 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 5.22 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 5.17 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 5.13 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 5.08 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1955 | 5.04 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1956 | 5 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1957 | 4.96 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1958 | 4.91 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1959 | 4.84 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1960 | 4.77 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1961 | 4.68 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 4.57 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 4.47 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 4.35 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 4.23 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 4.08 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 3.94 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 3.78 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 3.63 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 3.48 live births per woman | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 3.35 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 3.23 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 3.11 live births per woman | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 3.01 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 2.92 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 2.83 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 2.75 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 2.68 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 2.63 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 2.59 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 2.55 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 2.49 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 2.4 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 2.29 live births per woman | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 2.18 live births per woman | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 2.1 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 2.03 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 1.96 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 1.9 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 1.85 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 1.85 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.88 live births per woman | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.94 live births per woman | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 2.05 live births per woman | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 2.14 live births per woman | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 2.18 live births per woman | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 2.17 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 2.14 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 2.07 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 1.98 live births per woman | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 1.89 live births per woman | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 1.81 live births per woman | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 1.74 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.7 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.71 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.76 live births per woman | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.57 live births per woman | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 1.73 live births per woman | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 1.71 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.85 live births per woman | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 1.99 live births per woman | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 1.96 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.89 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.82 live births per woman | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 1.73 live births per woman | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 1.64 live births per woman | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 1.57 live births per woman | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 1.52 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.48 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.47 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.46 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.45 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.45 live births per woman | -0.4% |
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) compared with similar countries
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s 1.45 live births per woman is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5 live births per woman, 96% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s 1.45 live births per woman is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.63 live births per woman, 89% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.06 live births per woman | 4.84 live births per woman | 5.26 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.25 live births per woman | 3.63 live births per woman | 4.77 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 3 live births per woman | 2.63 live births per woman | 3.48 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.25 live births per woman | 1.9 live births per woman | 2.59 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.03 live births per woman | 1.85 live births per woman | 2.18 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.76 live births per woman | 1.57 live births per woman | 1.98 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.75 live births per woman | 1.48 live births per woman | 1.99 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.46 live births per woman | 1.45 live births per woman | 1.47 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
More reference data data for Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- Consumer price index 116.64 2010 = 100 (2017)
- How have things changed?, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- How have things changed?, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- How have things changed?, per capita 0.0058 metric tons per person (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita 0 metric tons per person (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.5% (2024)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 80.8% (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 89.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) was 1.45 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.26 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.45 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 183rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sint Maarten (Dutch part) data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed 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
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.