Caribbean Netherlands; Religious denomination, personal characteristics

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Personal characteristics Accuracy Caribbean Netherlands Religious denomination Roman Catholic Church (%) Religious denomination Pentecostal Church (%) Religious denomination Protestant Church (%) Religious denomination Seventh-day Adventist Church (%) Religious denomination Evangelical Church (%) Religious denomination Anglican Church (%) Church visits of religious persons At least once a week (%) Church visits of religious persons 2 or 3 times a month (%) Church visits of religious persons Once a month (%) Church visits of religious persons Less than once a month (%) Church visits of religious persons Hardly or never (%)
Total persons Percentage/average Caribbean Netherlands 49.0 5.8 2.1 5.5 2.1 1.8 27.1 11.7 11.0 13.1 37.2
Bonaire 59.7 6.5 2.9 1.9 2.8 . 26.7 10.5 12.4 15.6 34.9
St. Eustatius 23.7 7.2 . 17.8 . 2.6 33.8 13.9 7.6 9.3 35.4
Saba 43.7 . . 1.6 2.0 7.8 17.8 13.3 10.6 8.6 49.7
Reliability margin Caribbean Netherlands 2.5 1.1 0.7 1.1 0.7 0.6 2.4 1.7 1.7 1.8 2.6
Bonaire 3.1 1.5 1.0 0.9 1.0 . 3.1 2.1 2.3 2.5 3.3
St. Eustatius 4.4 2.7 . 3.9 . 1.6 5.3 3.9 3.0 3.2 5.4
Saba 6.1 . . 1.5 1.7 3.3 5.4 4.8 4.4 4.0 7.1
Sex: male Percentage/average Caribbean Netherlands 46.4 5.1 1.8 5.2 1.5 1.9 21.6 9.1 11.3 13.5 44.6
Bonaire 57.7 5.7 2.4 2.1 2.0 . 21.7 9.2 12.2 15.1 41.9
St. Eustatius 20.8 5.9 . 15.2 . 2.6 27.7 9.3 7.8 10.0 45.2
Saba 39.0 . . . . 8.8 10.8 8.6 13.3 12.1 55.2
Reliability margin Caribbean Netherlands 3.4 1.5 0.9 1.5 0.8 0.9 3.2 2.2 2.5 2.6 3.9
Bonaire 4.3 2.0 1.3 1.3 1.2 . 4.1 2.8 3.2 3.5 4.9
St. Eustatius 5.8 3.4 . 5.1 . 2.3 7.2 4.6 4.3 4.8 7.9
Saba 8.5 . . . . 5.0 6.4 5.8 7.0 6.7 10.3
Sex: female Percentage/average Caribbean Netherlands 51.9 6.6 2.4 5.8 2.8 1.7 32.4 14.2 10.7 12.7 30.0
Bonaire 61.8 7.4 3.4 1.7 3.7 . 31.6 11.7 12.6 16.0 28.0
St. Eustatius 26.9 8.7 . 20.7 . 2.6 39.6 18.4 7.5 8.6 26.0
Saba 48.4 . . . . 6.8 24.3 17.7 8.1 5.4 44.6
Reliability margin Caribbean Netherlands 3.5 1.7 1.1 1.6 1.2 0.9 3.6 2.6 2.4 2.5 3.5
Bonaire 4.4 2.4 1.6 1.2 1.7 . 4.5 3.1 3.2 3.6 4.4
St. Eustatius 6.6 4.2 . 6.1 . 2.4 7.7 6.1 4.1 4.4 6.9
Saba 8.8 . . . . 4.4 8.4 7.5 5.4 4.5 9.8
Age: 15 to 44 years Percentage/average Caribbean Netherlands 47.8 5.5 1.6 4.2 1.8 2.2 20.3 11.7 11.6 14.0 42.3
Bonaire 58.9 7.3 2.0 1.4 2.4 . 22.7 9.7 12.0 16.6 39.1
St. Eustatius 24.8 4.4 . 13.7 . 2.7 21.8 15.1 9.1 9.9 44.1
Saba 39.2 . . . . 8.7 10.1 14.6 13.6 10.4 51.4
Reliability margin Caribbean Netherlands 3.5 1.6 0.9 1.4 0.9 1.0 3.2 2.5 2.5 2.7 3.9
Bonaire 4.5 2.4 1.3 1.1 1.4 . 4.3 3.0 3.3 3.8 5.0
St. Eustatius 6.5 3.1 . 5.2 . 2.4 6.9 6.0 4.8 5.0 8.3
Saba 8.0 . . . . 4.6 5.8 6.8 6.6 5.9 9.6
Age: 45 years or older Percentage/average Caribbean Netherlands 50.3 6.0 2.5 6.6 2.5 1.5 33.0 11.7 10.5 12.3 32.6
Bonaire 60.5 5.6 3.6 2.4 3.2 . 30.0 11.2 12.8 14.8 31.3
St. Eustatius 22.7 9.8 . 21.5 . 2.6 43.4 12.9 6.5 8.8 28.5
Saba 49.7 . . . . 6.6 27.2 11.8 7.0 6.4 47.6
Reliability margin Caribbean Netherlands 3.4 1.6 1.1 1.7 1.1 0.8 3.5 2.4 2.3 2.5 3.5
Bonaire 4.2 2.0 1.6 1.3 1.5 . 4.3 3.0 3.2 3.4 4.4
St. Eustatius 5.9 4.2 . 5.8 . 2.3 7.4 5.0 3.7 4.3 6.8
Saba 9.5 . . . . 4.7 9.4 6.9 5.4 5.2 10.6
Age: 15 to 24 years Percentage/average Caribbean Netherlands 54.8 6.7 . 4.2 . 4.2 22.6 13.7 11.5 11.0 41.2
Bonaire 65.3 8.1 . . . . 24.6 9.4 13.0 10.8 42.3
St. Eustatius . . . . . . . . . . .
Saba . . . . . . . . . . .
Reliability margin Caribbean Netherlands 6.5 3.3 . 2.6 . 2.6 6.0 4.9 4.6 4.5 7.0
Bonaire 8.1 4.7 . . . . 8.0 5.4 6.2 5.8 9.2
St. Eustatius . . . . . . . . . . .
Saba . . . . . . . . . . .
Age: 25 to 44 years Percentage/average Caribbean Netherlands 45.1 5.0 1.7 4.2 2.4 1.4 19.3 10.9 11.7 15.3 42.8
Bonaire 56.4 7.0 2.1 . 3.1 . 21.9 9.8 11.6 19.1 37.7
St. Eustatius 25.3 . . 13.3 . . 18.2 11.4 10.9 10.2 49.4
Saba 32.4 . . . . 4.6 10.8 14.4 13.4 8.4 53.0
Reliability margin Caribbean Netherlands 4.1 1.8 1.1 1.7 1.3 1.0 3.8 3.0 3.1 3.4 4.7
Bonaire 5.3 2.7 1.5 . 1.9 . 5.1 3.6 3.9 4.8 5.9
St. Eustatius 7.5 . . 5.9 . . 7.5 6.2 6.1 5.9 9.8
Saba 9.4 . . . . 4.2 7.7 8.7 8.4 6.9 12.3
Age: 45 to 64 years Percentage/average Caribbean Netherlands 48.8 6.6 1.7 7.0 2.6 0.9 30.4 11.4 11.9 13.1 33.3
Bonaire 58.6 6.0 2.3 3.1 3.2 . 29.1 10.6 14.4 15.1 30.8
St. Eustatius 25.1 10.8 . 20.8 . . 38.4 11.8 6.5 10.2 33.2
Saba 42.9 . . . . . 19.7 14.8 9.8 8.0 47.7
Reliability margin Caribbean Netherlands 4.0 2.0 1.0 2.1 1.3 0.7 4.1 2.8 2.9 3.0 4.2
Bonaire 5.0 2.4 1.5 1.8 1.8 . 5.1 3.4 3.9 4.0 5.2
St. Eustatius 7.3 5.2 . 6.8 . . 8.6 5.7 4.4 5.4 8.3
Saba 11.4 . . . . . 10.6 9.5 7.9 7.2 13.3
Age: 65 years or older Percentage/average Caribbean Netherlands 54.0 4.5 4.4 5.6 2.0 3.0 39.1 12.4 7.2 10.4 31.0
Bonaire 65.7 4.6 7.1 . 3.3 . 32.2 12.6 8.7 14.0 32.6
St. Eustatius 16.6 7.2 . 23.3 . . . . . . .
Saba 63.8 . . . . 11.4 . . . . .
Reliability margin Caribbean Netherlands 6.4 2.6 2.6 3.0 1.8 2.2 6.7 4.5 3.5 4.2 6.4
Bonaire 7.7 3.4 4.2 . 2.9 . 8.2 5.8 5.0 6.1 8.3
St. Eustatius 10.0 6.9 . 11.3 . . . . . . .
Saba 16.2 . . . . 10.7 . . . . .
Level of education: Low Percentage/average Caribbean Netherlands 54.6 6.5 1.1 5.7 2.4 1.5 24.3 12.5 11.5 11.9 39.8
Bonaire 67.6 6.1 1.5 2.2 2.8 . 23.6 10.8 14.0 15.3 36.3
St. Eustatius 24.6 9.1 . 16.2 . 3.0 28.6 14.0 7.1 8.2 42.1
Saba 55.7 . . . 4.3 6.2 17.6 17.7 9.5 . 52.3
Reliability margin Caribbean Netherlands 3.3 1.6 0.7 1.5 1.0 0.8 3.0 2.3 2.3 2.3 3.4
Bonaire 3.9 2.0 1.0 1.2 1.4 . 3.8 2.8 3.1 3.3 4.4
St. Eustatius 5.5 3.6 . 4.7 . 2.2 6.1 4.6 3.4 3.7 6.6
Saba 9.5 . . . 3.9 4.6 7.9 7.9 6.1 . 10.4
Level of education: Intermediate/High Percentage/average Caribbean Netherlands 41.8 5.1 3.3 5.1 1.9 2.2 31.3 10.8 10.3 15.0 32.7
Bonaire 49.6 7.2 4.6 1.6 2.9 . 31.5 10.2 10.4 16.1 31.9
St. Eustatius 22.0 3.8 . 21.2 . . 45.1 14.5 8.6 12.2 19.7
Saba 34.7 . . . . 9.0 18.2 9.5 11.7 13.8 46.9
Reliability margin Caribbean Netherlands 3.6 1.6 1.3 1.6 1.0 1.1 4.0 2.7 2.6 3.1 4.1
Bonaire 4.7 2.4 1.9 1.2 1.6 . 5.0 3.3 3.3 4.0 5.1
St. Eustatius 7.5 3.4 . 7.4 . . 10.4 7.3 5.8 6.8 8.3
Saba 7.7 . . . . 4.7 7.6 5.8 6.3 6.8 9.8
Level of education: Intermediate Percentage/average Caribbean Netherlands 49.8 4.3 2.4 5.6 2.4 2.7 28.5 12.0 10.5 16.9 32.1
Bonaire 56.1 5.6 3.0 2.4 3.5 . 28.3 10.7 11.0 18.0 31.9
St. Eustatius 26.4 . . 20.3 . . 36.1 16.3 10.7 14.4 22.5
Saba 49.5 . . . . 13.5 20.2 12.4 8.3 15.2 44.0
Reliability margin Caribbean Netherlands 4.9 2.0 1.5 2.3 1.5 1.6 5.0 3.6 3.4 4.1 5.1
Bonaire 5.9 2.7 2.1 1.8 2.2 . 6.1 4.2 4.2 5.2 6.3
St. Eustatius 10.3 . . 9.4 . . 12.4 9.5 8.0 9.1 10.8
Saba 12.5 . . . . 8.5 11.1 9.1 7.6 10.0 13.8
Level of education: High Percentage/average Caribbean Netherlands 31.3 6.1 4.4 4.4 . 1.6 35.8 8.8 9.9 11.8 33.6
Bonaire 39.4 9.6 6.9 . 2.0 . 37.2 9.2 9.2 12.6 31.9
St. Eustatius 15.4 . . 22.5 . . . . . . .
Saba 23.5 . . . . 5.7 . . . . .
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’.

Roman Catholic Church
Pentecostal Church
Protestant Church
Seventh-day Adventist Church
Evangelical Church
Anglican Church
Church visits of religious persons
Respondents who answered that they belong to a religion or ideological group were asked: How often do you usually go to church, a synagogue or a mosque, or to a religious meeting? Do you go at least once a week, 2 to 3 times a month, once a month, less than once a month, or hardly or never?
At least once a week
2 or 3 times a month
Once a month
Less than once a month
Hardly or never