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General Information

Region		Caribbean
Population (000, 2025)		44^a,b
Pop. density (per km2, 2025)		1 291.9^a,b
Capital city		Philipsburg
Capital city pop. (000, 2025)		40.6^e,f
Surface area (km2)		34^c
Sex ratio (m per 100 f)		94.5^a,b
National currency		Neth. Ant. Guilder (ANG)^d
Exchange rate (per US$)		1.8^g

Economic indicators

	2015	2020	2025
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	1 367	1 240	1 677^c
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)	0.5	-16.5	3^c
GDP per capita (current US$)	36 481.0	30 245.0	39 237.0^c
Economy: Industry^h,i (% of Gross Value Added)	5.5	6.7	6.7^c
Economy: Services and other activity^i,j (% of GVA)	94.5	93.3	93.3^c
Balance of payments, current account (million US$)	18	-290	-117^c

Social indicators

	2015	2020	2025
Population growth rate^a (average annual %)	2.1	1.5	1.3^b
Urban population (% of total population)	100	100^k	...
Urban population growth rate (average annual %)	3.1^l	...	...
Fertility rate, total^a (live births per woman)	1.7	1.5	1.4^b
Life expectancy at birth^a (females/males, years)	79.0 / 73.1	78.5 / 72.1	79.8 / 74.0^b
Population age distribution^a,m (0-14/60+ years old, %)	19.7 / 13.2	17.3 / 17.9	14.8 / 22.3^b
International migrant stock^n,o (000/% of total pop.)	27.3 / 72.8	28.8 / 70.3	30.1 / 69.5^g
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)	~0.0	~0.0	0.2^g
Under five mortality rate^a (per 1000 live births)	16	16	14^b
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	... / ...	... / ...	145.3 / 126.4^c

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2015	2020	2025
Threatened species (number)	49	58	85^g
Forested area (% of land area)	2.4^p	10.9^p	10.9^q
CO2 emission estimates^p (million tons/tons per capita)	0.8 / 20.3	0.7 / 16.3	0.7 / 16.9^q
Energy supply per capita^p (Gigajoules)	311	253	260^q
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders^r (000)	505	106	373^q
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	5.1	5.1	5.1^g

Footnotes

a		For statistical purposes, the data for Netherlands do not include this area.
b		Projected est. (medium fertility variant).
c		2023
d		Netherlands Antillean Guilder.
e		Refers to the total population of Sint Maarten.
f		2018
g		2024
h		Agricultural services and related activities such as cotton ginning and pressing are included in Manufacturing.
i		Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 4.
j		Inc. publishing activities and landscape care. Exc. repair of personal and household goods.
k		2019
l		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
m		Calculated by the UN Statistics Division.
n		For statistical purposes, the foreign-born population includes persons born in the Netherlands, Aruba, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, and Curaçao.
o		Including refugees.
p		Estimate.
q		2022
r		Arrivals by air. Including arrivals to Saint Martin (French part).