Population state · Sustained decline
Saint Martin (French part)
- Fertility
- 2.67 168 of 237 with a TFR, lowest first
- World population rank
- 223 of 237
- Regional population rank
- 46 of 50 in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Population
- 26,129
- Annual change
- −1,286 41st-largest annual loss in the recordsmall absolute movement
- Natural change
- +141
- Migrant share
- — no IMS 2024 entity match
What drives population change?
Births and deaths set natural change. Net migration can reinforce, reduce, or reverse that direction.
Negative net migration is large enough to reverse natural growth.
Saint Martin (French part), 2024 projected: natural change +141 people, net migration −1,424, WPP adjustment −3, total population change −1,286. Negative net migration is large enough to reverse natural growth.
Exact reconciliation: WPP includes a −3-person statistical adjustment. Figures are rounded to whole people.
SOURCE · UN WPP 2024 CHECKS PASSED · DETAILS⌄
Decline over time
Annual change through the streak
Each bar is one year’s total population change. View the same evidence as a share of that year’s population or as a count of people.
Births, deaths, net migration, and WPP adjustments are included.One discrete bar for each source year from 2014 through 2024. The chart includes total population change from births, deaths, net migration, and WPP adjustments; observed and projected rows are distinguished.
| Year | Evidence | Percent of population | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | observed | −0.07% | −25 |
| 2015 | observed | −0.37% | −138 |
| 2016 | observed | −0.67% | −250 |
| 2017 | observed | −1.15% | −425 |
| 2018 | observed | −3.40% | −1,226 |
| 2019 | observed | −6.61% | −2,265 |
| 2020 | observed | −8.48% | −2,696 |
| 2021 | observed | −3.18% | −954 |
| 2022 | observed | −4.25% | −1,227 |
| 2023 | observed | −5.40% | −1,485 |
| 2024 | projected | −4.92% | −1,286 |
Population below peak
Peak population minus the 2024 population, shown in people and as a share of the peak.
Annual total population from the literal series maximum in 2014 through 2024, indexed so the peak equals 100. The focused scale shows the stock path while exact annual populations remain in the table.
| Year | Evidence | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | observed | 37,450 |
| 2015 | observed | 37,369 |
| 2016 | observed | 37,175 |
| 2017 | observed | 36,837 |
| 2018 | observed | 36,012 |
| 2019 | observed | 34,267 |
| 2020 | observed | 31,786 |
| 2021 | observed | 29,961 |
| 2022 | observed | 28,870 |
| 2023 | observed | 27,515 |
| 2024 | projected | 26,129 |
- Peak population · 2014
- 37,450
- 2024 population
- 26,129
From 37,450 people in 2014 to 26,129 in 2024. The endpoint is projected; the peak year is the literal maximum in the WPP series.
SOURCE · UN WPP 2024 CHECKS PASSED · DETAILS⌄
Saint Martin (French part) observed 2023 population pyramid. Mirrored bars compare male and female population from oldest to youngest across 85+, 80–84, 75–79, 70–74, 65–69, 60–64, 55–59, 50–54, 45–49, 40–44, 35–39, 30–34, 25–29, 20–24, 15–19, 10–14, 5–9, 0–4 age bands.
| Year | Population | Annual change | Fertility |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26,129 | −1,286 | 2.67 |
| 2050 | 18,795 | −6 | 2.05 |
| 2080 | 18,627 | +90 | 1.85 |
| 2100 | 20,004 | −12 | 1.80 |
Values after 2023 are medium-variant projections, not forecasts.
Youth and older population
Annual share of the population aged under 18 and aged 65+. The crossing shows when the older group first becomes larger in the annual source series.
- First annual crossover
- 2029 · projected
- Rule
- 65+ strictly exceeds under 18
Saint Martin (French part) annual age balance from 1950 to 2100. Under-18 population moves from 45.2% in 1950 to 25.6% in 2023 and 18.1% in the 2100 projection. Population aged 65 and older moves from 4.4% to 17.2% and 27.6%. First annual crossover: 2029 · projected. Estimates run through 2023 and WPP Medium projections begin in 2024.
- 1950
- Under 18 · 45.2%65+ · 4.4%
- 2023 observed
- Under 18 · 25.6%65+ · 17.2%
- 2100 projected
- Under 18 · 18.1%65+ · 27.6%
Annual evidence · 151 source rows
| Year | Evidence | Under 18 | Share | 65+ | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | observed | 1,349 | 45.2% | 131 | 4.4% |
| 1951 | observed | 1,429 | 46.0% | 136 | 4.4% |
| 1952 | observed | 1,508 | 46.7% | 136 | 4.2% |
| 1953 | observed | 1,589 | 47.5% | 135 | 4.0% |
| 1954 | observed | 1,674 | 48.1% | 141 | 4.1% |
| 1955 | observed | 1,754 | 48.8% | 149 | 4.1% |
| 1956 | observed | 1,839 | 49.4% | 154 | 4.1% |
| 1957 | observed | 1,925 | 50.0% | 156 | 4.1% |
| 1958 | observed | 2,012 | 50.6% | 156 | 3.9% |
| 1959 | observed | 2,098 | 51.0% | 167 | 4.1% |
| 1960 | observed | 2,190 | 51.5% | 173 | 4.1% |
| 1961 | observed | 2,278 | 52.0% | 166 | 3.8% |
| 1962 | observed | 2,368 | 52.3% | 171 | 3.8% |
| 1963 | observed | 2,459 | 52.6% | 180 | 3.9% |
| 1964 | observed | 2,550 | 52.8% | 182 | 3.8% |
| 1965 | observed | 2,635 | 52.7% | 192 | 3.8% |
| 1966 | observed | 2,731 | 52.4% | 203 | 3.9% |
| 1967 | observed | 2,838 | 51.9% | 209 | 3.8% |
| 1968 | observed | 2,937 | 51.7% | 213 | 3.7% |
| 1969 | observed | 3,025 | 51.6% | 221 | 3.8% |
| 1970 | observed | 3,111 | 51.5% | 230 | 3.8% |
| 1971 | observed | 3,198 | 51.4% | 240 | 3.9% |
| 1972 | observed | 3,288 | 51.3% | 250 | 3.9% |
| 1973 | observed | 3,377 | 51.2% | 262 | 4.0% |
| 1974 | observed | 3,469 | 51.0% | 279 | 4.1% |
| 1975 | observed | 3,555 | 50.5% | 282 | 4.0% |
| 1976 | observed | 3,622 | 49.7% | 280 | 3.8% |
| 1977 | observed | 3,692 | 48.8% | 284 | 3.8% |
| 1978 | observed | 3,739 | 47.8% | 284 | 3.6% |
| 1979 | observed | 3,780 | 46.9% | 274 | 3.4% |
| 1980 | observed | 3,799 | 45.9% | 262 | 3.2% |
| 1981 | observed | 3,806 | 44.8% | 239 | 2.8% |
| 1982 | observed | 4,056 | 42.7% | 241 | 2.5% |
| 1983 | observed | 4,586 | 39.9% | 265 | 2.3% |
| 1984 | observed | 5,157 | 37.6% | 283 | 2.1% |
| 1985 | observed | 5,734 | 35.6% | 321 | 2.0% |
| 1986 | observed | 6,321 | 34.1% | 357 | 1.9% |
| 1987 | observed | 6,946 | 32.9% | 405 | 1.9% |
| 1988 | observed | 7,633 | 32.1% | 467 | 2.0% |
| 1989 | observed | 8,355 | 31.6% | 534 | 2.0% |
| 1990 | observed | 8,966 | 31.8% | 591 | 2.1% |
| 1991 | observed | 9,377 | 32.6% | 653 | 2.3% |
| 1992 | observed | 9,682 | 33.3% | 713 | 2.5% |
| 1993 | observed | 9,903 | 33.8% | 766 | 2.6% |
| 1994 | observed | 10,062 | 34.2% | 821 | 2.8% |
| 1995 | observed | 10,142 | 34.4% | 881 | 3.0% |
| 1996 | observed | 10,140 | 34.4% | 935 | 3.2% |
| 1997 | observed | 10,047 | 34.3% | 999 | 3.4% |
| 1998 | observed | 9,861 | 33.9% | 1,063 | 3.7% |
| 1999 | observed | 9,875 | 33.7% | 1,105 | 3.8% |
| 2000 | observed | 10,167 | 33.9% | 1,144 | 3.8% |
| 2001 | observed | 10,465 | 34.0% | 1,186 | 3.9% |
| 2002 | observed | 10,733 | 34.0% | 1,231 | 3.9% |
| 2003 | observed | 10,978 | 33.9% | 1,278 | 3.9% |
| 2004 | observed | 11,209 | 33.8% | 1,354 | 4.1% |
| 2005 | observed | 11,446 | 33.7% | 1,427 | 4.2% |
| 2006 | observed | 11,667 | 33.7% | 1,522 | 4.4% |
| 2007 | observed | 11,855 | 33.5% | 1,619 | 4.6% |
| 2008 | observed | 11,965 | 33.3% | 1,740 | 4.8% |
| 2009 | observed | 11,976 | 32.8% | 1,860 | 5.1% |
| 2010 | observed | 11,891 | 32.3% | 1,991 | 5.4% |
| 2011 | observed | 11,834 | 31.9% | 2,115 | 5.7% |
| 2012 | observed | 11,884 | 31.9% | 2,234 | 6.0% |
| 2013 | observed | 11,989 | 32.0% | 2,362 | 6.3% |
| 2014 | observed | 11,967 | 32.0% | 2,485 | 6.6% |
| 2015 | observed | 11,712 | 31.3% | 2,629 | 7.0% |
| 2016 | observed | 11,381 | 30.6% | 2,806 | 7.5% |
| 2017 | observed | 11,054 | 30.0% | 2,993 | 8.1% |
| 2018 | observed | 10,232 | 28.4% | 3,704 | 10.3% |
| 2019 | observed | 8,355 | 24.4% | 5,552 | 16.2% |
| 2020 | observed | 7,479 | 23.5% | 5,769 | 18.1% |
| 2021 | observed | 7,695 | 25.7% | 4,756 | 15.9% |
| 2022 | observed | 7,364 | 25.5% | 4,719 | 16.3% |
| 2023 | observed | 7,051 | 25.6% | 4,731 | 17.2% |
| 2024 | projected | 6,759 | 25.9% | 4,810 | 18.4% |
| 2025 | projected | 6,414 | 25.7% | 4,900 | 19.7% |
| 2026 | projected | 6,074 | 25.4% | 5,019 | 21.0% |
| 2027 | projected | 5,732 | 24.9% | 5,141 | 22.4% |
| 2028 | projected | 5,408 | 24.3% | 5,278 | 23.7% |
| 2029 | projected | 5,101 | 23.6% | 5,422 | 25.1% |
| 2030 | projected | 4,810 | 22.8% | 5,562 | 26.4% |
| 2031 | projected | 4,535 | 22.0% | 5,699 | 27.7% |
| 2032 | projected | 4,277 | 21.2% | 5,822 | 28.8% |
| 2033 | projected | 4,046 | 20.3% | 5,932 | 29.8% |
| 2034 | projected | 3,844 | 19.6% | 6,025 | 30.8% |
| 2035 | projected | 3,685 | 19.0% | 6,127 | 31.6% |
| 2036 | projected | 3,558 | 18.5% | 6,207 | 32.2% |
| 2037 | projected | 3,450 | 18.0% | 6,296 | 32.9% |
| 2038 | projected | 3,368 | 17.7% | 6,356 | 33.4% |
| 2039 | projected | 3,324 | 17.5% | 6,401 | 33.7% |
| 2040 | projected | 3,318 | 17.5% | 6,427 | 34.0% |
| 2041 | projected | 3,284 | 17.4% | 6,433 | 34.1% |
| 2042 | projected | 3,254 | 17.3% | 6,414 | 34.1% |
| 2043 | projected | 3,281 | 17.4% | 6,388 | 33.9% |
| 2044 | projected | 3,348 | 17.8% | 6,366 | 33.8% |
| 2045 | projected | 3,445 | 18.3% | 6,341 | 33.7% |
| 2046 | projected | 3,565 | 19.0% | 6,320 | 33.6% |
| 2047 | projected | 3,699 | 19.7% | 6,285 | 33.5% |
| 2048 | projected | 3,841 | 20.4% | 6,244 | 33.2% |
| 2049 | projected | 3,987 | 21.2% | 6,194 | 32.9% |
| 2050 | projected | 4,128 | 22.0% | 6,132 | 32.6% |
| 2051 | projected | 4,266 | 22.7% | 6,063 | 32.3% |
| 2052 | projected | 4,388 | 23.4% | 5,966 | 31.8% |
| 2053 | projected | 4,493 | 23.9% | 5,865 | 31.3% |
| 2054 | projected | 4,583 | 24.4% | 5,768 | 30.7% |
| 2055 | projected | 4,646 | 24.8% | 5,662 | 30.2% |
| 2056 | projected | 4,685 | 25.0% | 5,527 | 29.5% |
| 2057 | projected | 4,702 | 25.2% | 5,381 | 28.8% |
| 2058 | projected | 4,686 | 25.2% | 5,211 | 28.0% |
| 2059 | projected | 4,651 | 25.1% | 5,011 | 27.0% |
| 2060 | projected | 4,592 | 24.9% | 4,788 | 25.9% |
| 2061 | projected | 4,514 | 24.6% | 4,541 | 24.7% |
| 2062 | projected | 4,420 | 24.1% | 4,301 | 23.5% |
| 2063 | projected | 4,314 | 23.7% | 4,061 | 22.3% |
| 2064 | projected | 4,202 | 23.1% | 3,824 | 21.0% |
| 2065 | projected | 4,089 | 22.6% | 3,604 | 19.9% |
| 2066 | projected | 3,978 | 22.0% | 3,400 | 18.8% |
| 2067 | projected | 3,874 | 21.5% | 3,224 | 17.9% |
| 2068 | projected | 3,780 | 21.0% | 3,084 | 17.1% |
| 2069 | projected | 3,691 | 20.5% | 2,983 | 16.6% |
| 2070 | projected | 3,622 | 20.1% | 2,928 | 16.3% |
| 2071 | projected | 3,568 | 19.8% | 2,925 | 16.3% |
| 2072 | projected | 3,526 | 19.6% | 2,954 | 16.4% |
| 2073 | projected | 3,501 | 19.4% | 3,017 | 16.7% |
| 2074 | projected | 3,493 | 19.3% | 3,112 | 17.2% |
| 2075 | projected | 3,502 | 19.3% | 3,223 | 17.7% |
| 2076 | projected | 3,524 | 19.3% | 3,358 | 18.4% |
| 2077 | projected | 3,560 | 19.4% | 3,498 | 19.1% |
| 2078 | projected | 3,607 | 19.6% | 3,656 | 19.8% |
| 2079 | projected | 3,664 | 19.8% | 3,803 | 20.5% |
| 2080 | projected | 3,730 | 20.0% | 3,955 | 21.2% |
| 2081 | projected | 3,797 | 20.3% | 4,111 | 22.0% |
| 2082 | projected | 3,864 | 20.5% | 4,262 | 22.6% |
| 2083 | projected | 3,929 | 20.8% | 4,400 | 23.2% |
| 2084 | projected | 3,991 | 21.0% | 4,547 | 23.9% |
| 2085 | projected | 4,049 | 21.2% | 4,685 | 24.5% |
| 2086 | projected | 4,097 | 21.3% | 4,813 | 25.0% |
| 2087 | projected | 4,131 | 21.4% | 4,916 | 25.4% |
| 2088 | projected | 4,157 | 21.4% | 5,062 | 26.1% |
| 2089 | projected | 4,164 | 21.3% | 5,224 | 26.8% |
| 2090 | projected | 4,162 | 21.2% | 5,341 | 27.3% |
| 2091 | projected | 4,143 | 21.1% | 5,419 | 27.6% |
| 2092 | projected | 4,116 | 20.8% | 5,488 | 27.8% |
| 2093 | projected | 4,074 | 20.6% | 5,530 | 27.9% |
| 2094 | projected | 4,022 | 20.3% | 5,556 | 28.0% |
| 2095 | projected | 3,962 | 19.9% | 5,561 | 27.9% |
| 2096 | projected | 3,902 | 19.6% | 5,562 | 27.9% |
| 2097 | projected | 3,833 | 19.2% | 5,553 | 27.8% |
| 2098 | projected | 3,762 | 18.8% | 5,537 | 27.7% |
| 2099 | projected | 3,690 | 18.4% | 5,526 | 27.6% |
| 2100 | projected | 3,620 | 18.1% | 5,513 | 27.6% |