St. Martin vs Sint Maarten
St. Martin vs Sint Maarten: People aged 65 and over
People aged 65 and over in 2023: 17.2% in St. Martin and 13.5% in Sint Maarten, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in St. Martin, by 3.8 percentage points, or 1.28 times that in Sint Maarten.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- St. Martin has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Sint Maarten.
- In 2023, St. Martin ranked 55 and Sint Maarten ranked 78 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts St. Martin at 27.5% and Sint Maarten at 33.5% in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 10% in 2023.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | St. Martin | Sint Maarten | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17.2 | 13.5 | 10 |
| 2022 | 16.4 | 13 | 9.8 |
| 2021 | 15.9 | 12.3 | 9.5 |
| 2020 | 18.2 | 11.5 | 9.3 |
| 2019 | 16.2 | 10.7 | 9.1 |
| 2018 | 10.3 | 9.8 | 8.9 |
| 2017 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 8.7 |
| 2016 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 8.5 |
| 2015 | 7 | 7.6 | 8.3 |
| 2014 | 6.6 | 7 | 8.1 |
| 2013 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 7.9 |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | 7.8 |
| 2011 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 7.7 |
| 2010 | 5.4 | 5 | 7.6 |
| 2009 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 7.5 |
| 2008 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 7.5 |
| 2007 | 4.6 | 4 | 7.4 |
| 2006 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 7.3 |
| 2005 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 7.3 |
| 2004 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 7.2 |
| 2003 | 4 | 3.2 | 7.1 |
| 2002 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 7 |
| 2001 | 3.9 | 3 | 6.9 |
| 2000 | 3.8 | 3 | 6.8 |
| 1999 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 6.8 |
| 1998 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 6.7 |
| 1997 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 6.6 |
| 1996 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 6.5 |
| 1995 | 3 | 2.9 | 6.5 |
| 1994 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 6.4 |
| 1993 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 6.3 |
| 1992 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 6.2 |
| 1991 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 6.1 |
| 1990 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 6.1 |
| 1989 | 2 | 2.9 | 6 |
| 1988 | 2 | 2.9 | 6 |
| 1987 | 1.9 | 3 | 5.9 |
| 1986 | 2 | 3.1 | 5.9 |
| 1985 | 2 | 3.2 | 5.8 |
| 1984 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 5.8 |
| 1983 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 5.8 |
| 1982 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 5.8 |
| 1981 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 5.8 |
| 1980 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 5.8 |
| 1979 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 5.8 |
| 1978 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 5.7 |
| 1977 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 5.6 |
| 1976 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 5.6 |
| 1975 | 4 | 3.7 | 5.5 |
| 1974 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 5.5 |
| 1973 | 4 | 3.7 | 5.4 |
| 1972 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 5.4 |
| 1971 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 5.3 |
| 1970 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 5.3 |
| 1969 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 5.2 |
| 1968 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 5.2 |
| 1967 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
| 1966 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.1 |
| 1965 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 5.1 |
| 1964 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 5 |
| 1963 | 3.9 | 6.2 | 5 |
| 1962 | 3.9 | 7 | 5 |
| 1961 | 3.9 | 7.8 | 5 |
| 1960 | 4 | 8.4 | 5 |
| 1959 | 4.1 | 8.3 | 5 |
| 1958 | 4 | 8.2 | 5 |
| 1957 | 4.1 | 8.2 | 5 |
| 1956 | 4.2 | 8.2 | 5 |
| 1955 | 4.2 | 8.4 | 5 |
| 1954 | 4.1 | 8.9 | 5 |
| 1953 | 4.1 | 9.6 | 5 |
| 1952 | 4.2 | 10.4 | 5 |
| 1951 | 4.4 | 11.4 | 5 |
| 1950 | 4.4 | 12 | 5.1 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | St. Martin | Sint Maarten | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18.4 | 13.9 | 10.2 |
| 2025 | 19.7 | 14.5 | 10.4 |
| 2026 | 21 | 15.1 | 10.6 |
| 2027 | 22.4 | 15.7 | 10.8 |
| 2028 | 23.8 | 16.4 | 11.1 |
| 2029 | 25.1 | 17.2 | 11.5 |
| 2030 | 26.4 | 17.9 | 11.8 |
| 2031 | 27.7 | 18.6 | 12 |
| 2032 | 28.8 | 19.3 | 12.3 |
| 2033 | 29.8 | 19.9 | 12.6 |
| 2034 | 30.8 | 20.5 | 12.8 |
| 2035 | 31.6 | 20.9 | 13.1 |
| 2036 | 32.3 | 21.4 | 13.4 |
| 2037 | 32.9 | 21.7 | 13.7 |
| 2038 | 33.4 | 22.1 | 13.9 |
| 2039 | 33.7 | 22.4 | 14.1 |
| 2040 | 34 | 22.7 | 14.3 |
| 2041 | 34.1 | 22.9 | 14.5 |
| 2042 | 34.1 | 23.2 | 14.7 |
| 2043 | 34 | 23.3 | 14.9 |
| 2044 | 33.8 | 23.5 | 15 |
| 2045 | 33.7 | 23.6 | 15.2 |
| 2046 | 33.6 | 23.6 | 15.4 |
| 2047 | 33.5 | 23.7 | 15.7 |
| 2048 | 33.2 | 23.8 | 15.9 |
| 2049 | 32.9 | 24 | 16.1 |
| 2050 | 32.6 | 24.1 | 16.3 |
| 2051 | 32.3 | 24.2 | 16.6 |
| 2052 | 31.8 | 24.3 | 16.8 |
| 2053 | 31.3 | 24.4 | 17.1 |
| 2054 | 30.7 | 24.5 | 17.3 |
| 2055 | 30.2 | 24.6 | 17.6 |
| 2056 | 29.6 | 24.6 | 17.8 |
| 2057 | 28.8 | 24.7 | 18 |
| 2058 | 28 | 24.7 | 18.2 |
| 2059 | 27 | 24.8 | 18.4 |
| 2060 | 25.9 | 24.8 | 18.5 |
| 2061 | 24.7 | 24.8 | 18.7 |
| 2062 | 23.5 | 24.9 | 18.8 |
| 2063 | 22.3 | 24.9 | 19 |
| 2064 | 21.1 | 25 | 19.1 |
| 2065 | 19.9 | 25 | 19.3 |
| 2066 | 18.8 | 25.2 | 19.4 |
| 2067 | 17.9 | 25.4 | 19.6 |
| 2068 | 17.1 | 25.6 | 19.7 |
| 2069 | 16.6 | 26 | 19.9 |
| 2070 | 16.3 | 26.3 | 20 |
| 2071 | 16.3 | 26.7 | 20.2 |
| 2072 | 16.4 | 27.2 | 20.3 |
| 2073 | 16.7 | 27.7 | 20.5 |
| 2074 | 17.2 | 28.2 | 20.7 |
| 2075 | 17.7 | 28.6 | 20.9 |
| 2076 | 18.4 | 29.1 | 21.1 |
| 2077 | 19.1 | 29.5 | 21.3 |
| 2078 | 19.8 | 30 | 21.5 |
| 2079 | 20.5 | 30.3 | 21.7 |
| 2080 | 21.2 | 30.6 | 21.9 |
| 2081 | 21.9 | 30.8 | 22.1 |
| 2082 | 22.6 | 31 | 22.3 |
| 2083 | 23.3 | 31.1 | 22.4 |
| 2084 | 23.9 | 31.3 | 22.6 |
| 2085 | 24.5 | 31.3 | 22.7 |
| 2086 | 25 | 31.3 | 22.8 |
| 2087 | 25.4 | 31.4 | 22.9 |
| 2088 | 26.1 | 31.6 | 22.9 |
| 2089 | 26.8 | 31.8 | 23 |
| 2090 | 27.3 | 32 | 23.1 |
| 2091 | 27.6 | 32.2 | 23.2 |
| 2092 | 27.8 | 32.4 | 23.3 |
| 2093 | 27.9 | 32.5 | 23.3 |
| 2094 | 28 | 32.7 | 23.4 |
| 2095 | 28 | 32.8 | 23.5 |
| 2096 | 27.9 | 32.9 | 23.6 |
| 2097 | 27.8 | 33.1 | 23.7 |
| 2098 | 27.7 | 33.2 | 23.7 |
| 2099 | 27.6 | 33.3 | 23.8 |
| 2100 | 27.5 | 33.5 | 23.9 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of the population aged 65 or older.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
St. Martin vs Sint Maarten
Health
People
- PopulationSt. Martin: 27,520 people in 2023Sint Maarten: 42,750 people in 2023
- Population growthSt. Martin: -5.4% a year in 2023Sint Maarten: 1.44% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSt. Martin: 2.72 births per woman in 2023Sint Maarten: 1.45 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSt. Martin: 100% in 2025Sint Maarten: 100% in 2025
- Median ageSt. Martin: 39.4 years in 2023Sint Maarten: 41.6 years in 2023
- Net migration rateSt. Martin: -61.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Sint Maarten: 13.3 per 1,000 people in 2023