Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Sint Maarten

Share of population under 15 in Sint Maarten in 2025 — 14.8%. Ranked 183 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 25.9 pp.

2025 14.8% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 183of 217
Period maximum 40.7%1960
Period minimum 14.8%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Sint Maarten, 1960–2025102030405019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 40.7%1962: 40.3%1964: 39.7%1966: 39.1%1968: 38.6%1970: 38.4%1972: 37.9%1974: 36.2%1976: 34.8%1978: 34%1980: 33.7%1982: 32.3%1984: 29.5%1986: 27.1%1988: 25.7%1990: 25.3%1992: 25.6%1994: 25.9%1996: 26.1%1998: 26.1%2000: 26%2002: 25.5%2004: 24.6%2006: 23.8%2008: 23.2%2010: 22.5%2012: 21.2%2014: 20.2%2016: 19.2%2018: 18.4%2020: 17.3%2022: 16%2024: 15.1%2025: 14.8%
Change over the period: −25.9 pp Annual average: -0.4 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sint Maarten

Sint Maarten 14.8%
World 24.4%
Caribbean computed 22.4%
High-income countries computed 15.5%
Share of population under 15 — Sint Maarten, by year Sint Maarten All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 14.8 −0.3 pp
2024 15.1 −0.4 pp
2023 15.6 −0.5 pp
2022 16 −0.6 pp
2021 16.6 −0.7 pp
2020 17.3 −0.6 pp
2019 17.9 −0.5 pp
2018 18.4 −0.4 pp
2017 18.8 −0.4 pp
2016 19.2 −0.5 pp
2015 19.7 −0.5 pp
2014 20.2 −0.5 pp
2013 20.7 −0.6 pp
2012 21.2 −0.6 pp
2011 21.9 −0.6 pp
2010 22.5 −0.4 pp
2009 22.9 −0.3 pp
2008 23.2 −0.3 pp
2007 23.5 −0.3 pp
2006 23.8 −0.3 pp
2005 24.1 −0.4 pp
2004 24.6 −0.4 pp
2003 25 −0.5 pp
2002 25.5 −0.4 pp
2001 25.9 −0.1 pp
2000 26 −0 pp
1999 26 −0 pp
1998 26.1 −0 pp
1997 26.1 +0 pp
1996 26.1 +0 pp
1995 26 +0.1 pp
1994 25.9 +0.1 pp
1993 25.8 +0.2 pp
1992 25.6 +0.2 pp
1991 25.4 +0.1 pp
1990 25.3 −0.1 pp
1989 25.4 −0.3 pp
1988 25.7 −0.6 pp
1987 26.3 −0.8 pp
1986 27.1 −1.1 pp
1985 28.2 −1.3 pp
1984 29.5 −1.4 pp
1983 30.9 −1.4 pp
1982 32.3 −1 pp
1981 33.3 −0.4 pp
1980 33.7 −0.1 pp
1979 33.8 −0.2 pp
1978 34 −0.3 pp
1977 34.3 −0.5 pp
1976 34.8 −0.6 pp
1975 35.4 −0.8 pp
1974 36.2 −0.9 pp
1973 37.2 −0.8 pp
1972 37.9 −0.4 pp
1971 38.3 −0.1 pp
1970 38.4 −0.1 pp
1969 38.5 −0.1 pp
1968 38.6 −0.2 pp
1967 38.8 −0.2 pp
1966 39.1 −0.3 pp
1965 39.4 −0.3 pp
1964 39.7 −0.3 pp
1963 40.1 −0.3 pp
1962 40.3 −0.2 pp
1961 40.5 −0.2 pp
1960 40.7

About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.