Saint Martin

Saint Martin (French part)

Collectivité de Saint-Martin

DependencyLatin America and the Caribbean, Americas

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Population

24,395

2026 · UN WPPProjection

GDP

$649 million

2021 · World Bank WDIActual

GDP / capita

$21,668

2021 · World Bank WDIActual

Life expectancy

80.8 years

2026 · UN WPPProjection

Area

50 km²

2023 · World Bank WDIActual

UN WPP 2024 Revision (estimates through 2023; 2024–2100 medium-variant projections). World Bank WDI, 13 July 2026 release. UNDP HDR HDR 2025. UNESCO UIS UIS February 2026. ILOSTAT ILOSTAT December 2025. IMF WEO WEO April 2026. OWID CO₂ OWID CO₂ December 2025.

Overview

Saint Martin is dependency in Latin America and the Caribbean, Americas.

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ISO alpha-2: MF
ISO alpha-3: MAF
UN M49: 663
Wikidata: Q126125

People

Population stocks and demographic rates are from the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium variant unless another source is named. Years from 2024 onward are projections.

PopulationProjection: 24,395
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population (1 July)Projection: 23,898
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population growth rateProjection: −4.2 percent
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population densityProjection: 450.9 persons per km²
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Saint Martin’s density is above the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 102.3 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 90.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Median ageProjection: 43.9 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Saint Martin’s median age is above the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 35.7 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 29.8 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Population sex ratioProjection: 85.5 males per 100 females
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Total fertility rateProjection: 2.6 live births per woman
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Saint Martin’s tfr is above the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 1.6 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 2 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Crude birth rateProjection: 12 per 1,000 population
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Net number of migrantsProjection: −1,034
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Net migration rateProjection: −43.3 per 1,000 population
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Urban population: 100%
2025 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Saint Martin’s urban is above the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 72% (42 profiles with 2025 data), and above the median of 63.4% among 194 core profiles with 2025 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Population ages 0–14: 21.1%
2025 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Population ages 15–64: 59.3%
2025 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Population ages 65 and above: 19.7%
2025 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Saint Martin’s ages 65+ is above the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 10.8% (42 profiles with 2025 data), and above the median of 7.4% among 194 core profiles with 2025 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

Population of Saint Martin. Solid line: estimates (1950–2023). Dashed line: medium-variant projections (2024–2100). UN WPP, WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium.

Data table

Year	Population	Status
1950	2,917	estimate
1960	4,185	estimate
1970	5,957	estimate
1980	8,181	estimate
1990	27,813	estimate
2000	29,593	estimate
2010	36,752	estimate
2020	33,134	estimate
2030	21,312	projection
2040	18,955	projection
2050	18,798	projection
2060	18,508	projection
2070	17,975	projection
2080	18,582	projection
2090	19,554	projection
2100	20,010	projection
2101	19,998	projection

Age structure of Saint Martin as a share of population. World Bank WDI, World Development Indicators.

Data table

Year	Ages 65+	Status
1960	4% aged 65+	actual
1965	3.8% aged 65+	actual
1970	3.9% aged 65+	actual
1975	4% aged 65+	actual
1980	3.1% aged 65+	actual
1985	2% aged 65+	actual
1990	2.1% aged 65+	actual
1995	3% aged 65+	actual
2000	3.8% aged 65+	actual
2005	4.2% aged 65+	actual
2010	5.4% aged 65+	actual
2015	7% aged 65+	actual
2020	18.1% aged 65+	actual
2025	19.7% aged 65+	actual

Economy

National accounts and related World Bank series. Totals are not comparable as “averages” across countries; rates such as GDP per capita include same-year cohort medians where coverage allows.

Gross domestic product: $649 million
2021 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
GDP per capita: $21,668
2021 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
GDP growth: 4.9 percent
2021 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Access to electricity: 100%
2024 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators

Development

Human development indices are published only from the latest UNDP HDR series. This build does not invent a substitute index.

Human Development Index: No comparable data
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Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index: No comparable data
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Gender Development Index: No comparable data
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Gender Inequality Index: No comparable data
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Multidimensional Poverty Index: No comparable data
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Health and education

Life expectancy and mortality are UN WPP series unless labelled otherwise. Education figures are UNESCO UIS (CC BY-SA, isolated) where a comparable series exists; otherwise they stay missing.

Life expectancy at birthProjection: 80.8 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Saint Martin’s life expectancy is above the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 76.7 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 74.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Crude death rateProjection: 10.4 per 1,000 population
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Life expectancy at birth (male)Projection: 77.4 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Saint Martin’s life exp. male is above the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 74.1 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 70.9 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Life expectancy at birth (female)Projection: 84.2 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Saint Martin’s life exp. female is above the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 79.7 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 77.4 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Infant mortality rateProjection: 7.5 per 1,000 live births
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Saint Martin’s infant mortality is below the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 9.7 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 11.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Under-five mortality rateProjection: 8.7 per 1,000 live births
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Saint Martin’s u5mr is below the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 11.7 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 12.9 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
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Adult literacy rate: No comparable data
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Youth literacy rate: No comparable data
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Mean years of schooling: No comparable data
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Life expectancy at birth in Saint Martin. Dashed line marks medium-variant projections. UN WPP, WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium.

Data table

Year	Years	Status
1950	65.1	estimate
1960	67.6	estimate
1970	71	estimate
1980	72.3	estimate
1990	74.6	estimate
2000	76.8	estimate
2010	78.8	estimate
2020	80.1	estimate
2030	81.6	projection
2040	83.3	projection
2050	84.7	projection
2060	86.1	projection
2070	87.3	projection
2080	88.3	projection
2090	89.2	projection
2100	90.1	projection

Environment

Forest cover is World Bank WDI. CO₂ is the Global Carbon Project series via Our World in Data — not IEA-EDGAR.

Land area: 50 km²
2023 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Surface area: 50 km²
2023 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Forest area: 24.8%
2023 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators
Saint Martin’s forest is below the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 44.6% (42 profiles with 2023 data), and below the median of 31.8% among 194 core profiles with 2023 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

Geography

Region: Americas
Subregion: Latin America and the Caribbean
Intermediate region: Caribbean
Natural Earth ADM0_A3: MAF
Cartographic size: Tiny state on the 50m globe (point or small polygon)

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Government

Classification is descriptive and is not a recognition of legal claims.Map and status policy.

Status: Dependency
Publication tier: Additional profile
Related ISO alpha-3: FRA

Sources

United Nations World Population Prospects

WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium. Vintage 2024 Revision. CC BY 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

Population (2026, projection; series TPopulation1Jan)
Life expectancy at birth (2026, projection; series LEx)
Population (1 July) (2026, projection; series TPopulation1July)
Population growth rate (2026, projection; series PopGrowthRate)
Population density (2026, projection; series PopDensity)
Median age (2026, projection; series MedianAgePop)
Population sex ratio (2026, projection; series PopSexRatio)
Total fertility rate (2026, projection; series TFR)
Crude birth rate (2026, projection; series CBR)
Crude death rate (2026, projection; series CDR)
Life expectancy at birth (male) (2026, projection; series LExMale)
Life expectancy at birth (female) (2026, projection; series LExFemale)
Infant mortality rate (2026, projection; series IMR)
Under-five mortality rate (2026, projection; series Q5)
Net number of migrants (2026, projection; series NetMigrations)
Net migration rate (2026, projection; series CNMR)

World Bank World Development Indicators

World Development Indicators. Vintage 13 July 2026. CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

Gross domestic product (2021, actual; series NY.GDP.MKTP.CD)
GDP per capita (2021, actual; series NY.GDP.PCAP.CD)
Land area (2023, actual; series AG.LND.TOTL.K2)
GDP growth (2021, actual; series NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG)
Urban population (2025, actual; series SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS)
Population ages 0–14 (2025, actual; series SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS)
Population ages 15–64 (2025, actual; series SP.POP.1564.TO.ZS)
Population ages 65 and above (2025, actual; series SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS)
Surface area (2023, actual; series AG.SRF.TOTL.K2)
Access to electricity (2024, actual; series EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS)
Forest area (2023, actual; series AG.LND.FRST.ZS)
Alternate: Population (2025, actual; series SP.POP.TOTL)
Alternate: Life expectancy at birth (2024, actual; series SP.DYN.LE00.IN)
Alternate: Population growth rate (2025, actual; series SP.POP.GROW)
Alternate: Population density (2023, actual; series EN.POP.DNST)
Alternate: Total fertility rate (2024, actual; series SP.DYN.TFRT.IN)
Alternate: Crude birth rate (2024, actual; series SP.DYN.CBRT.IN)
Alternate: Crude death rate (2024, actual; series SP.DYN.CDRT.IN)
Alternate: Life expectancy at birth (male) (2024, actual; series SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN)
Alternate: Life expectancy at birth (female) (2024, actual; series SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN)
Alternate: Net number of migrants (2025, actual; series SM.POP.NETM)

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