Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 1.44 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.44 live births per woman
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
186th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.26 live births per woman
in 1950
All-time low
1.44 live births per woman
in 2024
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), 1950–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) is 1.44 live births per woman, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) peaked at 5.26 live births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.44 live births per woman, in 2024.
That places Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 186th out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.26 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 5.22 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 5.17 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 5.13 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 5.08 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1955 | 5.04 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1956 | 5 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1957 | 4.96 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1958 | 4.91 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1959 | 4.84 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1960 | 4.77 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1961 | 4.68 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 4.57 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 4.47 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 4.35 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 4.23 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 4.08 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 3.94 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 3.78 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 3.63 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 3.48 live births per woman | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 3.35 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 3.23 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 3.11 live births per woman | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 3.01 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 2.92 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 2.83 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 2.75 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 2.68 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 2.63 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 2.59 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 2.55 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 2.49 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 2.4 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 2.29 live births per woman | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 2.18 live births per woman | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 2.1 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 2.03 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 1.96 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 1.9 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 1.85 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 1.85 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.88 live births per woman | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.94 live births per woman | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 2.05 live births per woman | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 2.14 live births per woman | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 2.18 live births per woman | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 2.17 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 2.14 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 2.07 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 1.98 live births per woman | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 1.89 live births per woman | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 1.81 live births per woman | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 1.74 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.7 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.71 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.76 live births per woman | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.57 live births per woman | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 1.73 live births per woman | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 1.71 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.85 live births per woman | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 1.99 live births per woman | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 1.96 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.89 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.82 live births per woman | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 1.73 live births per woman | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 1.64 live births per woman | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 1.57 live births per woman | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 1.52 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.48 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.47 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.46 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.45 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.45 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.44 live births per woman | -0.5% |
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) compared with similar countries
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s 1.44 live births per woman is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.51 live births per woman, 95% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s 1.44 live births per woman is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.62 live births per woman, 89% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.06 live births per woman | 4.84 live births per woman | 5.26 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.25 live births per woman | 3.63 live births per woman | 4.77 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 3 live births per woman | 2.63 live births per woman | 3.48 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.25 live births per woman | 1.9 live births per woman | 2.59 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.03 live births per woman | 1.85 live births per woman | 2.18 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.76 live births per woman | 1.57 live births per woman | 1.98 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.75 live births per woman | 1.48 live births per woman | 1.99 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.45 live births per woman | 1.44 live births per woman | 1.47 live births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- 183 Germany 1.45 live births per woman compare
- 184 Montserrat 1.45 live births per woman compare
- 185 Cuba 1.45 live births per woman compare
- 187 Switzerland 1.44 live births per woman compare
- 188 Netherlands 1.43 live births per woman compare
- 188 Sweden 1.43 live births per woman compare
More education data for Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 146 (2023)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 33 (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) was 1.44 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.26 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.44 live births per woman in 2024.
- How does Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 186th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sint Maarten (Dutch part) data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.