section_path: Demographics
section_name: Demographics
paragraph_text: Demographics
  
  In the 2011 Netherlands Antilles census, the population of the island territory was 33,609. In the 2017 census the total population of the country was 40,535. In 2023 a total of 58,477 persons had been registered in the country's Department of Civil Registry.
  
  Sint Maarten's population descends from over 120 nationalities, with over 2/3s of inhabitants being foreign born. By nationality, the population is; Sint Maarten 29.9%, Dominican Republic 10.2%, Haiti 7.8%, Jamaica 6.6%, Saint Martin 5.9%, Guyana 5%, Dominica 4.4%, Curaçao 4.1%, Aruba 3.4%, Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.8%, India 2.6%, Netherlands 2.2%, United States 1.6%, Suriname 1.4%, Saint Lucia 1.3%, Anguilla 1.1%, Other 8%, unspecified 1.7% (2011 est.).