World Factbook
Saint Martin
Collectivité d'outre mer de Saint-Martin
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Languages
Languages
French (official), Dutch, English, Guadeloupian Creole, Haitian Creole, Italian, Martiniquan Creole, Papiamento (dialect of Netherlands Antilles), Spanish
major-language sample(s)
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Religions
Roman Catholic, Jehovah's Witness, Protestant, Hindu
Sex ratio
at birth
1.04 male(s)/female
0-14 years
0.99 male(s)/female
15-64 years
0.92 male(s)/female
total population
0.92 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
65 years and over
0.75 male(s)/female
Birth rate
13.78 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate
4.83 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Median age
male
33.4 years
total
34.3 years (2025 est.)
female
34.9 years
Population
male
15,825
total
33,093 (2025 est.)
female
17,268
Age structure
0-14 years
24.7% (male 4,039/female 4,100)
15-64 years
64.5% (male 10,216/female 11,068)
65 years and over
10.8% (2024 est.) (male 1,536/female 2,037)
Ethnic groups
Creole (Mulatto), Black, Guadeloupe Mestizo (French-East Asian), White, East Indian, other
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio
55.4 (2025 est.) N
youth dependency ratio
38 (2025 est.)
potential support ratio
5.7 (2025 est.)
elderly dependency ratio
17.4 (2025 est.)
Net migration rate
-6.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.8 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Drinking water source
improved: total
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban
urban: 0% of population
Education expenditure
Education expenditure (% GDP)
3.9% of GDP (2023 est.) NA
Education expenditure (% national budget)
23% national budget (2023 est.)
Infant mortality rate
male
7.6 deaths/1,000 live births
total
6.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
female
5.3 deaths/1,000 live births
Population growth rate
0.29% (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
0.88 (2025 est.)
Population distribution
most of the population is found along the coast, with the largest concentration around the capital of Marigot, as well as Orleans and Grand-Case
Life expectancy at birth
male
78 years
female
84.2 years
total population
81 years (2024 est.)
Sanitation facility access
improved: total
total: 100% of population (2022 est.)
improved: urban
urban: 100% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 0% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: urban
urban: 0% of population (2022 est.)