MigrantoMigration trends in Sint Maarten
Latin America
Sint Maarten takes in more people than it loses: 27.5K immigrants against 2.5K emigrants. Net balance +25.1K — 58% of the country's population
43.4K
Population
27.5K
Immigrants
2.5K
Emigrants
+25.1K
Inflow
1 in 2 residents of Sint Maarten was born abroad — and 1 in 19 people born in Sint Maarten lives abroad
#179 in the world by net migration gain
Top corridors
The largest migration flows in Sint Maarten
Where people come from
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
21.8K immigrants · 1.1K emigrants
2010
- A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 100%
- Net migration doubled — the surplus reached 22.3K
Today
- Migration accounted for 51% of the country's population growth
- Since 1990: roughly the same number of foreign-born residents and roughly the same number of emigrants
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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