Nations by Numbers

Latin America & Caribbean

Sint Maarten (Dutch part) in numbers

Sint Maarten (Dutch part) is in Latin America & Caribbean and is classed by the World Bank as high income. Its capital is Philipsburg. Its population was 43,923 in 2025, ranking 206 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$42,978 in 2025.

Population43,9232025
GDPUS$1.9 billion2025
GDP per personUS$42,9782025
Life expectancy76.52024
Area342024
Urban share100.0%2025

People

Population

43,923
2025 · +43% since 2000 · Rank 206 of 217

Population growth (annual %)

1.31%
2025 · -0.66% in 2000 · Rank 79 of 217

Population density (people per km²)

1,275.0
2024 · +27% since 2011 · Rank 10 of 216

Urban population (% of total)

100.0%
2025 · 100.0% in 2000 · Rank 1 of 217

Population aged 0 to 14 (% of total)

14.8%
2025 · 26.0% in 2000 · Rank 183 of 217

Population aged 65 and over (% of total)

14.5%
2025 · 3.0% in 2000 · Rank 70 of 217

Fertility rate (births per woman)

1.44
2024 · -27% since 2000 · Rank 166 of 217

Health and living standards

Life expectancy at birth (years)

76.5
2024 · +3% since 2000 · Rank 91 of 217

Access to electricity (% of population)

100.0%
2024 · 100.0% in 2000 · Rank 20 of 215

Primary school enrolment (% gross)

135.1%
2023 · 116.4% in 2012 · Rank 4 of 190

Economy

GDP (current US$)

US$1.9 billion
2025 · +121% since 2009 · Rank 190 of 210

GDP per person (current US$)

US$42,978
2025 · +68% since 2009 · Rank 38 of 210

GDP per person, PPP (current international $)

Int$56,491
2025 · +55% since 2009 · Rank 43 of 199

GDP growth (annual %)

3.40%
2025 · 3.20% in 2010 · Rank 103 of 210

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

2.19%
2017 · 0.30% in 2006

Personal remittances received (% of GDP)

2.8%
2023 · 5.8% in 2011 · Rank 79 of 176

Land and environment

Land and water area (km²)

34
2024 · +0% since 2000 · Rank 212 of 216

Forest area (% of land area)

8.8%
2024 · 8.8% in 2011 · Rank 170 of 214

Elsewhere in Latin America & Caribbean

ArubaArgentinaAntigua and BarbudaBahamas, TheBelizeBoliviaBrazilBarbadosChileColombiaCosta RicaCuba

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Sint Maarten (Dutch part). Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.