Average age of mothers at childbirth in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Average age of mothers at childbirth was 28.9 years in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
28.9 years
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
145th
of 236 countries
All-time high
29.58 years
in 1950
All-time low
26.75 years
in 1988
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) recorded 28.9 years for average age of mothers at childbirth in 2023.
The figure is up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) peaked at 29.58 years in 1950 and was at its lowest, 26.75 years, in 1988.
That places Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 145th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 29.58 years | — |
| 1951 | 29.57 years | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 29.56 years | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 29.54 years | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 29.53 years | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 29.53 years | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 29.51 years | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 29.5 years | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 29.48 years | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 29.46 years | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 29.43 years | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 29.33 years | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 29.23 years | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 29.13 years | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 29.02 years | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 28.9 years | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 28.78 years | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 28.68 years | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 28.55 years | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 28.43 years | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 28.31 years | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 28.22 years | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 28.11 years | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 27.99 years | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 27.88 years | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 27.78 years | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 27.68 years | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 27.59 years | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 27.5 years | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 27.42 years | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 27.34 years | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 27.27 years | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 27.16 years | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 27.07 years | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 26.98 years | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 26.9 years | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 26.83 years | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 26.77 years | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 26.75 years | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 26.76 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 26.82 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 26.95 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 27.28 years | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 27.38 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 27.4 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 27.45 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 27.51 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 27.61 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 27.66 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 27.64 years | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 27.63 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 27.72 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 27.79 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 27.81 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 27.82 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 27.8 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 27.77 years | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 27.86 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 27.82 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 27.92 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 27.94 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 28.01 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 28.14 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 28.25 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 28.36 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 28.46 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 28.53 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 28.59 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 28.7 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 28.77 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 28.82 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 28.89 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 28.89 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 28.9 years | +0.0% |
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) compared with similar countries
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s 28.9 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 30.49 years, 95% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s 28.9 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.04 years, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.53 years | 29.46 years | 29.58 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 28.95 years | 28.43 years | 29.43 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 27.85 years | 27.42 years | 28.31 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.98 years | 26.75 years | 27.34 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.37 years | 26.82 years | 27.66 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.8 years | 27.63 years | 27.92 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.38 years | 27.94 years | 28.77 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.88 years | 28.82 years | 28.9 years | 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?, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- How have things changed?, per capita 0.0058 metric tons per person (2024)
- How have things changed?, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita 0 metric tons per person (2024)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.5% (2024)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 80.8% (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 89.4% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 0 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Average age of mothers at childbirth in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) was 28.9 years in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.58 years in 1950.
- What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.75 years in 1988.
- How does Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 145th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sint Maarten (Dutch part) data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average age of mothers at childbirth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Mean age of mothers at the birth of their children if women were subject throughout their lives to the age-specific fertility rates observed in a given year.