Caribbean Netherlands; population growth 2007-2015
| Caribbean Netherlands | Periods | Population on 1 January (source: CBS) | Population on 1 January (source: CBS-NA) | Live births | Deaths | Natural increase | Immigration | Emigration incl net adm corrections | Migration | Net migration between 3 islands (aantal) | Population growth | Population on 31 December (source: CBS) | Population on 31 Dec (source: CBS-NA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caribbean Netherlands | 2015 | 24,593 | 213 | 122 | 91 | 1,740 | 1,879 | -139 | -45 | 24,548 | |||
| Bonaire | 2015 | 18,905 | 160 | 102 | 58 | 1,245 | 826 | 419 | 20 | 503 | 19,408 | ||
| St. Eustatius | 2015 | 3,877 | 36 | 11 | 25 | 170 | 849 | -679 | -25 | -684 | 3,193 | ||
| Saba | 2015 | 1,811 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 325 | 204 | 121 | 5 | 136 | 1,947 | ||
| Source: CBS. | |||||||||||||
Dataset is not available.
This table contains information about population developments due to birth, mortality and foreign migration on the islands of Bonaire, Saba and St Eustatius.
Since 10 October 2010, the islands of Bonaire, Saba and St Eustatius have the status of 'special municipalities' of the Netherlands.
Population figures for the period 2007-2009 are provided by the Central Bureau of Statistics Netherlands Antilles and Island Registries (CBS-NA).
From 2010 onwards, population figures are provided by Statistics Netherlands (CBS).
Data available as from 2007 up to and including 2015.
Status of the figures:
All figures presented in the table are final.
In the years 2007 and 2008, the number of deceased persons on Saba and St Eustatius was estimated. As a result, population figures for Saba and St Eustatius over 2008 do not correspond to the figures on 31 December 2008 and 1 January 2009.
Changes as from 26 March 2018:
This table has been discontinued.
When will new figures be published?
Not applicable anymore. This table will be replaced by Caribbean Netherlands; population, births, deaths, migration, see chapter 3.
Description topics
- Population on 1 January (source: CBS)
- Population at the beginning of the year.
Population:
The total number of people residing in islands of Caribbean Netherlands.
In the population statistics compiled by Statistics Netherlands the inhabitants of a given area are the people registered in the population register, whose address is located in that area.
Break in series as a result of method change.
From 2011, the figures are calculated using a new method, which has resulted in a break in series.
To reflect the break in series, figures for 2010 are presented according to the two calculation methods: the method used by the former Central Bureau of Statistics Netherlands Antilles and Island Registries, and the method now used by Statistics Netherlands.
These methods are described in the survey description (see table notes section 4).
The population of 1 January 2010, is calculated according to both methods.
It shows that the method used by Statistics Netherlands results in a 16 percent larger population than that used by the Central Bureau of Statistics Netherlands Antilles and Island Registries. - Population on 1 January (source: CBS-NA)
- Population at the beginning of the year, calculated by applying changes to the figures from the 2001 census.
These figures fall under the responsibility of the Central Bureau of Statistics Netherlands Antilles and Island Registries. - Live births
- Live born child:
A baby showing some sign of life after birth, regardless of the duration of pregnancy. - Deaths
- Death:
Person declared dead by an authorized doctor. - Natural increase
- The number of live births minus the number of deaths within a given period.
Live born child:
A baby showing some sign of life after birth, regardless of the duration of pregnancy.
Death:
Person declared dead by an authorized doctor. - Immigration
- People moving to Caribbean Netherlands from another country.
For Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba, also includes immigration from these islands and from the Netherlands.
For the Caribbean Netherlands as a whole, migration between islands is not counted as emigration and immigration.
The correction for these movements is not included, however, as migration between the islands are often not recorded accurately.
Migration between islands is low: 15 moves in 2010; 36 in 2011.
These persons must be entered in the municipal population register to be counted as migrants. - Emigration incl net adm corrections
- Emigration including net administrative corrections.
Data on emigration including net administrative corrections give a better impression of the true level of emigration than data on emigration excluding net administrative corrections.
For Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba, also includes immigration from these islands and from the Netherlands.
For the Caribbean Netherlands as a whole, migration between islands is not counted as emigration and immigration. The correction for these movements is not included, however, as migration between the islands are often not recorded accurately.
Migration between islands is low: 15 moves in 2010; 36 in 2011.
These persons must be entered in the municipal population register to be counted as migrants.
Emigration:
People leaving for another country, reported to the municipalities.
Net administrative corrections:
Administrative entries in minus administrative removals from the municipal population register.
Administrative entry:
Decision by a municipality, at the request of the person concerned, to include that person in its population while it has no knowledge of birth, immigration or establishment of that person from another municipality in Caribbean Netherlands.
Administrative removal:
Decision by a municipality no longer to include a person in its population, once it has established that the address of the person is unknown, the person cannot be contacted and probably no longer resides in a municipality in the Caribbean Netherlands. - Migration
- Net migration including net administrative corrections.
For Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba, also includes immigration from these islands and from the Netherlands.
For the Caribbean Netherlands as a whole, migration between islands is not counted as emigration and immigration. The correction for these movements is not included, however, as migration between the islands are often not recorded accurately.
Migration between islands is low: 15 moves in 2010; 36 in 2011.
These persons must be entered in the municipal population register to be counted as migrants.
Emigration:
People leaving for another country, reported to the municipalities.
Net administrative corrections:
Administrative entries in minus administrative removals from the municipal population register.
Administrative entry:
Decision by a municipality, at the request of the person concerned, to include that person in its population while it has no knowledge of birth, immigration or establishment of that person from another municipality in the Caribbean Netherlands.
Administrative removal:
Decision by a municipality no longer to include a person in its population, once it has established that the address of the person is unknown, the person cannot be contacted and probably no longer resides in a municipality in the Caribbean Netherlands. - Net migration between 3 islands
- Migration between Bonaire, Saba and St Eustatius (no foreign migration).
- Population growth
- The increase or decrease of the population.
Population:
The total number of people residing in Caribbean Netherlands.
In the population statistics compiled by Statistics Netherlands the inhabitants of a given area are the people registered in the population register, whose address is located in that area. - Population on 31 December (source: CBS)
- Population at the end of the year.
Population:
The total number of people residing in Caribbean Netherlands.
In the population statistics compiled by Statistics Netherlands the inhabitants of a given area are the people registered in the population register, whose address is located in that area.
Break in series as a result of method change.
From 2011, the figures are calculated using a new method, which has resulted in a break in series.
To reflect the break in series, figures for 2010 are presented according to the two calculation methods: the method used by the former Central Bureau of Statistics Netherlands Antilles and Island Registries, and the method now used by Statistics Netherlands. These methods are described in the survey description (see table notes section 4).
The population of 1 January 2010, is calculated according to both methods.
It shows that the method used by Statistics Netherlands results in a 16 percent larger population than that used by the Central Bureau of Statistics Netherlands Antilles and Island Registries. - Population on 31 Dec (source: CBS-NA)
- Population at the end of the year, calculated by applying changes to the figures from the 2001 census.
These figures fall under the responsibility of the Central Bureau of Statistics Netherlands Antilles and Island Registries.