Caribbean Netherlands; Religious denomination, personal characteristics

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Personal characteristics Caribbean Netherlands Religious denomination No religion (%) Religious denomination Roman Catholic Church (%) Religious denomination Pentecostal Church (%) Religious denomination Protestant Church (%) Religious denomination Seventh-day Adventist Church (%) Religious denomination Methodism (%) Religious denomination Evangelical Church (%) Religious denomination Anglican Church (%) Religious denomination Islam (%) Religious denomination Jehovah's Witnesses (%)
Age: 15 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 21.6 47.8 5.5 1.6 4.2 7.1 1.8 2.2 0.7 1.9
Bonaire 20.6 58.9 7.3 2.0 1.4 . 2.4 . . 2.3
St. Eustatius 19.6 24.8 4.4 . 13.7 30.9 . 2.7 . .
Saba 27.3 39.2 . . . . . 8.7 . .
Age: 45 years or older Caribbean Netherlands 16.0 50.3 6.0 2.5 6.6 6.6 2.5 1.5 . 1.7
Bonaire 17.0 60.5 5.6 3.6 2.4 . 3.2 . . 1.9
St. Eustatius 10.8 22.7 9.8 . 21.5 26.5 . 2.6 . .
Saba 20.1 49.7 . . . . . 6.6 . .
Age: 15 to 24 years Caribbean Netherlands 15.3 54.8 6.7 . 4.2 5.9 . 4.2 . .
Bonaire 15.4 65.3 8.1 . . . . . . .
St. Eustatius . . . . . . . . . .
Saba . . . . . . . . . .
Age: 25 to 44 years Caribbean Netherlands 24.1 45.1 5.0 1.7 4.2 7.5 2.4 1.4 1.0 2.2
Bonaire 22.7 56.4 7.0 2.1 . . 3.1 . . 2.5
St. Eustatius 21.4 25.3 . . 13.3 30.6 . . . .
Saba 33.0 32.4 . . . . . 4.6 . .
Age: 45 to 64 years Caribbean Netherlands 17.0 48.8 6.6 1.7 7.0 6.5 2.6 0.9 . 1.6
Bonaire 18.0 58.6 6.0 2.3 3.1 . 3.2 . . 1.9
St. Eustatius 10.5 25.1 10.8 . 20.8 26.5 . . . .
Saba 24.5 42.9 . . . . . . . .
Age: 65 years or older Caribbean Netherlands 13.3 54.0 4.5 4.4 5.6 7.0 2.0 3.0 . 2.1
Bonaire 14.5 65.7 4.6 7.1 . . 3.3 . . .
St. Eustatius 11.5 16.6 7.2 . 23.3 26.6 . . . .
Saba 10.9 63.8 . . . . . 11.4 . .
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table provides data on religious denomination and church visits of the population of the Caribbean Netherlands aged 15 years and older in private households. Breakdowns by sex, age and level of education are presented. These aspects are shown for the Caribbean Netherlands and also for the islands Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba separately.
The research is a sample survey. This means that the figures shown are estimates for which reliability margins apply. These margins are also included in the table.
The Omnibus survey was carried out for the first time on Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius in 2013 during the month of June and the first week of July. For the second time the Omnibus survey was carried out on Bonaire during the months of October and November 2017, and on Saba and St. Eustatius in the period January to March 2018.

Data available from: 2013

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are final.

Changes as of 4 April 2019
None, this is a new table.

When will new figures be published?
New data will be published every four years.

Description topics

Religious denomination
Respondents were asked: Which religion or ideological group would you say you belong to? Answer possibilities: 10 religions and ideological groups are mentioned, as well as ‘other namely.....’ and ‘no religion’.

No religion
Roman Catholic Church
Pentecostal Church
Protestant Church
Seventh-day Adventist Church
Methodism
Evangelical Church
Anglican Church
Islam
Jehovah's Witnesses