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How many babies are born in Saint Martin (French part)?

287 babies born in Saint Martin (French part) in 2026. That is 0.00% of all births worldwide, and the 221st largest of any country. UN projection

2024–2100 uses the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario, based on assumptions about fertility, mortality and migration. These are projections, not observed births or guaranteed outcomes. Uncertainty increases further into the future; this site does not display prediction intervals.

Births in Saint Martin (French part): history and projections

19502100
Annual births, logarithmic scale. Shading marks modelled years before 1800; the dashed line marks UN projections from 2024.
Every figure refers to the area inside Saint Martin (French part)’s present-day borders. Before 1800 the state did not exist in its current form. See how borders are handled.
Year Estimated births Population Per 1,000 Evidence
1950 142 2.98K 47.7 UN estimate
2000 779 30K 26.0 UN estimate
2023 470 27.5K 17.1 UN estimate
2026 287 23.9K 12.0 UN projection
2050 273 18.8K 14.5 UN projection
2075 232 18.2K 12.7 UN projection
2100 177 20K 8.8 UN projection

What the numbers show

The highest annual births in Saint Martin (French part) among estimates through 2023 were in 1990, at about 907. That is roughly 6.4 times the estimated ~142 births a year in 1950.

At 2.59 children per woman, fertility in Saint Martin (French part) is above the level of about 2.1 that would hold a population steady over the long run without migration.

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How many babies are born in Saint Martin (French part) each year?

An estimated 287 babies are born in Saint Martin (French part) in 2026, according to the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium projection. That is about 1 a day and 0.00% of all births worldwide.

What is the birth rate in Saint Martin (French part)?

Saint Martin (French part) has an estimated 12.0 births per 1,000 people in 2026, and a total fertility rate of 2.59 children per woman.

Where these numbers come from

2026 figures are the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario. UN estimates cover 1950–2023; projections cover 2024–2100. Earlier years come from Gapminder’s reconstructions (1800–1949) and a model applied to HYDE population estimates (before 1800). The full chain is set out in the methodology, and every source is listed on the sources page.