Caribbean Netherlands; labour participation, key figures

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Caribbean Netherlands; labour participation, key figures
Sex	Age	Level of education	Caribbean Netherlands	Periods	Labour force and not in the labour force (number)	Labour force Labour force (number)	Labour force Unemployed labour force (number)	Labour force Unemployment rate (%)	Labour force Employed labour force Employed labour force (number)	Not in the labour force (number)	Gross labour participation rate (%)	Net labour participation rate (%)
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Total	Caribbean Netherlands	2024	24,000	17,960	420	2.3	17,540	6,040	74.8	73.1
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Total	Bonaire	2024	19,900	15,000	320	2.1	14,680	4,900	75.4	73.8
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Total	St. Eustatius	2024	2,470	1,840	80	4.4	1,760	620	74.7	71.4
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Total	Saba	2024	1,640	1,120	20	1.4	1,100	520	68.2	67.2
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	1 Lower education	Caribbean Netherlands	2024	10,570	7,130	250	3.5	6,880	3,440	67.4	65.1
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	1 Lower education	Bonaire	2024	8,790	5,990	190	3.2	5,800	2,810	68.1	65.9
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	1 Lower education	St. Eustatius	2024	1,300	860	50	6.3	810	440	66.5	62.3
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	1 Lower education	Saba	2024	480	280	0	1.4	280	200	58.5	57.8
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	2 Intermediate education	Caribbean Netherlands	2024	8,770	7,050	150	2.1	6,900	1,720	80.4	78.7
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	2 Intermediate education	Bonaire	2024	7,470	5,980	130	2.2	5,850	1,500	80.0	78.2
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	2 Intermediate education	St. Eustatius	2024	720	610	10	1.6	600	110	84.9	83.5
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	2 Intermediate education	Saba	2024	580	470	10	1.7	460	110	80.9	79.5
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	3 Higher education	Caribbean Netherlands	2024	4,250	3,460	20	0.5	3,440	790	81.4	81.0
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	3 Higher education	Bonaire	2024	3,430	2,850	0	0.0	2,850	580	83.2	83.2
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	3 Higher education	St. Eustatius	2024	340	310	10	4.2	300	30	91.1	87.3
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	3 Higher education	Saba	2024	490	300	10	1.7	300	190	61.8	60.8
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Unknown	Caribbean Netherlands	2024	420	320	10	1.9	310	100	76.9	75.5
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Unknown	Bonaire	2024	210	190	0	.	190	20	.	.
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Unknown	St. Eustatius	2024	120	70	10	.	60	50	.	.
Total male and female	15 to 74 years	Unknown	Saba	2024	90	60	0	.	60	20	.	.
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Total	Caribbean Netherlands	2024	2,920	1,490	60	4.3	1,430	1,430	51.1	48.9
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Total	Bonaire	2024	2,420	1,290	40	2.8	1,250	1,130	53.3	51.8
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Total	St. Eustatius	2024	300	120	30	.	90	190	38.9	29.4
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Total	Saba	2024	210	90	0	.	90	120	42.9	42.9
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	1 Lower education	Caribbean Netherlands	2024	1,290	550	20	4.4	530	740	42.7	40.8
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	1 Lower education	Bonaire	2024	1,000	470	0	.	470	530	46.7	46.7
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	1 Lower education	St. Eustatius	2024	230	70	20	.	50	160	29.9	20.1
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	1 Lower education	Saba	2024	60	10	0	.	10	40	.	.
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	2 Intermediate education	Caribbean Netherlands	2024	1,450	840	40	4.9	800	610	57.8	55.0
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	2 Intermediate education	Bonaire	2024	1,330	740	40	4.8	710	590	55.9	53.2
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	2 Intermediate education	St. Eustatius	2024	40	30	10	.	20	10	.	.
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	2 Intermediate education	Saba	2024	90	70	0	.	70	20	.	.
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	3 Higher education	Caribbean Netherlands	2024	140	90	0	.	90	60	.	.
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	3 Higher education	Bonaire	2024	60	60	0	.	60	0	.	.
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	3 Higher education	St. Eustatius	2024	20	20	0	.	20	0	.	.
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	3 Higher education	Saba	2024	60	10	0	.	10	60	.	.
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Unknown	Caribbean Netherlands	2024	50	20	0	.	20	30	.	.
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Unknown	Bonaire	2024	30	20	0	.	20	10	.	.
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Unknown	St. Eustatius	2024	10	0	0	.	0	10	.	.
Total male and female	15 to 24 years	Unknown	Saba	2024	0	0	0	.	0	0	.	.
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Total	Caribbean Netherlands	2024	9,450	8,710	190	2.1	8,530	740	92.2	90.2
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Total	Bonaire	2024	7,840	7,310	150	2.0	7,160	540	93.2	91.3
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Total	St. Eustatius	2024	900	840	30	3.2	810	60	93.0	90.0
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Total	Saba	2024	710	570	10	2.5	550	140	80.2	78.4
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	1 Lower education	Caribbean Netherlands	2024	3,280	2,890	110	3.7	2,790	390	88.3	85.0
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	1 Lower education	Bonaire	2024	2,740	2,410	90	3.7	2,320	320	88.2	84.9
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	1 Lower education	St. Eustatius	2024	410	370	10	3.7	360	40	90.3	87.0
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	1 Lower education	Saba	2024	130	110	0	3.7	100	20	84.4	81.3
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	2 Intermediate education	Caribbean Netherlands	2024	4,120	3,920	70	1.8	3,850	200	95.1	93.4
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	2 Intermediate education	Bonaire	2024	3,560	3,390	60	1.6	3,340	170	95.3	93.7
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	2 Intermediate education	St. Eustatius	2024	300	290	10	1.7	280	20	94.1	92.8
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	2 Intermediate education	Saba	2024	250	240	10	3.4	230	20	93.7	90.5
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	3 Higher education	Caribbean Netherlands	2024	1,870	1,720	10	0.3	1,720	140	92.3	92.1
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	3 Higher education	Bonaire	2024	1,440	1,390	0	0.0	1,390	50	96.9	96.9
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	3 Higher education	St. Eustatius	2024	140	130	0	2.3	130	0	97.8	96.3
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	3 Higher education	Saba	2024	290	200	0	1.5	200	100	67.6	66.9
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Unknown	Caribbean Netherlands	2024	190	180	10	.	170	10	.	.
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Unknown	Bonaire	2024	110	110	0	.	110	0	.	.
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Unknown	St. Eustatius	2024	50	40	10	.	40	0	.	.
Total male and female	25 to 44 years	Unknown	Saba	2024	30	30	0	.	30	10	.	.
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Total	Caribbean Netherlands	2024	4,510	4,160	90	2.1	4,070	350	92.3	90.4
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Total	Bonaire	2024	3,730	3,520	60	1.6	3,460	220	94.2	92.8
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Total	St. Eustatius	2024	390	360	20	5.0	340	40	90.6	86.0
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Total	Saba	2024	380	280	10	4.2	270	100	74.5	71.4
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	1 Lower education	Caribbean Netherlands	2024	1,420	1,310	40	2.8	1,270	110	92.0	89.5
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	1 Lower education	Bonaire	2024	1,190	1,110	30	2.4	1,080	90	92.6	90.5
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	1 Lower education	St. Eustatius	2024	170	150	10	.	140	20	86.5	81.8
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	1 Lower education	Saba	2024	60	50	0	.	50	0	.	.
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	2 Intermediate education	Caribbean Netherlands	2024	2,060	1,950	40	2.1	1,910	120	94.5	92.5
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	2 Intermediate education	Bonaire	2024	1,790	1,700	30	1.8	1,670	100	94.5	92.9
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	2 Intermediate education	St. Eustatius	2024	130	120	10	.	120	10	.	.
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	2 Intermediate education	Saba	2024	140	130	10	3.8	130	10	94.9	91.3
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	3 Higher education	Caribbean Netherlands	2024	940	820	0	0.4	820	120	87.4	87.1
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	3 Higher education	Bonaire	2024	690	660	0	.	660	30	.	.
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	3 Higher education	St. Eustatius	2024	70	60	0	.	60	0	.	.
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	3 Higher education	Saba	2024	180	90	0	.	90	90	51.7	50.6
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Unknown	Caribbean Netherlands	2024	90	80	10	.	80	0	.	.
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Unknown	Bonaire	2024	50	50	0	.	50	0	.	.
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Unknown	St. Eustatius	2024	30	30	10	.	20	0	.	.
Total male and female	25 to 34 years	Unknown	Saba	2024	10	10	0	.	10	0	.	.
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Total	Caribbean Netherlands	2024	4,950	4,560	100	2.2	4,450	390	92.1	90.1
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Total	Bonaire	2024	4,110	3,790	90	2.4	3,700	320	92.2	90.0
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Total	St. Eustatius	2024	510	480	10	1.9	470	30	94.9	93.1
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Total	Saba	2024	330	280	0	0.7	280	40	86.8	86.2
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	1 Lower education	Caribbean Netherlands	2024	1,860	1,590	70	4.4	1,520	270	85.4	81.6
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	1 Lower education	Bonaire	2024	1,540	1,310	60	4.9	1,240	240	84.6	80.5
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	1 Lower education	St. Eustatius	2024	240	230	10	2.6	220	20	93.0	90.6
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	1 Lower education	Saba	2024	70	50	0	.	50	20	.	.
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	2 Intermediate education	Caribbean Netherlands	2024	2,060	1,970	30	1.4	1,940	90	95.8	94.4
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	2 Intermediate education	Bonaire	2024	1,770	1,700	30	1.5	1,670	70	96.0	94.6
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	2 Intermediate education	St. Eustatius	2024	170	170	0	0.0	170	10	95.9	95.9
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	2 Intermediate education	Saba	2024	120	100	0	1.9	100	10	90.4	88.7
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	3 Higher education	Caribbean Netherlands	2024	930	900	0	0.3	900	20	97.4	97.2
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	3 Higher education	Bonaire	2024	740	730	0	0.0	730	20	98.1	98.1
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	3 Higher education	St. Eustatius	2024	70	70	0	.	70	0	.	.
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	3 Higher education	Saba	2024	120	110	0	0.0	110	10	92.2	92.2
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Unknown	Caribbean Netherlands	2024	100	100	0	.	100	10	.	.
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Unknown	Bonaire	2024	60	60	0	.	60	0	.	.
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Unknown	St. Eustatius	2024	20	20	0	.	20	0	.	.
Total male and female	35 to 44 years	Unknown	Saba	2024	30	20	0	.	20	10	.	.
Source: CBS.

Explanation of symbols

Table explanation

This table contains yearly figures on labour participation for the special municipalities Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba (the Caribbean Netherlands). The population of 15 to 74 years of age (excluding the institutionalized population) is divided into the employed labour force, the unemployed labour force and those not in the labour force. The employed labour force is subdivided on the basis of the professional status, and the average working hours. A division by sex, age and level of education is available.

Data available from: 2012

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

Changes as of 7 July 2025:
The figures of 2024 are added.

Changes as of 30 October 2024:
The number of self-employed for the reporting years 2020 and 2022 has been corrected. The correction concerns a slight upward revision of the number of self-employed persons. The cause was an error in the software that deduces whether someone is self-employed based on the answers in the questionnaire. As a result, for some records the position in the job remained unknown, whereas it should have been self-employed (with employees). This has now been corrected.

Changes as of 26 April 2019:
The figures of 2018 are added.
The figures about the highest level of education have been revised. The revision concerns people who attended common years of education (avo). Where they previously had an intermediate level of education, they now receive a low level of education, following the format used for the European Netherlands.

When will new figures be published?
New figures will be published every two years.

Description topics

Labour force and not in the labour force

People who are part of the employed labour force, the unemployed labour force or who are not in the labour force.

This definition concerns people who live in the Caribbean Netherlands (excluding the institutionalized population). The figures are usually presented for the population aged 15 to 74 years old.

Labour force

People
- who have paid work (employed labour force), or
- who don’t have paid work, recently looked for work and are directly available for it (unemployed labour force).

This definition concerns people who live in the Caribbean Netherlands (excluding the institutionalized population). The figures are usually presented for the population aged 15 to 74 years old. Paid work is regardless of the hours worked.

Labour force: People
- who have paid work (employed labour force), or
- who don’t have paid work, recently looked for work and are directly available for it (unemployed labour force).

This definition concerns people who live in the Caribbean Netherlands (excluding the institutionalized population). The figures are usually presented for the population aged 15 to 74 years old. Paid work is regardless of the hours worked.

Employed labour force

People who have paid work.

This definition concerns people who live in the Caribbean Netherlands (excluding the institutionalized population). The figures are usually presented for the population aged 15 to 74 years old. Paid work is regardless of the hours worked.

Employed labour force: People who have paid work.

This definition concerns people who live in the Caribbean Netherlands (excluding the institutionalized population). The figures are usually presented for the population aged 15 to 75 years old. Paid work is regardless of the hours worked.

Unemployed labour force: People who don’t have paid work, recently looked for work and are directly available for it.

This definition concerns people who live in the Caribbean Netherlands (excluding the institutionalized population). The figures are usually presented for the population aged 15 to 74 years old. Paid work is regardless of the hours worked.

Unemployment rate: The unemployed labour force as a percentage of the (employed and unemployed) labour force.

This definition concerns people who live in the Caribbean Netherlands (excluding the institutionalized population). The figures are usually presented for the population aged 15 to 74 years old.

Not in the labour force

People who don’t have paid work, who haven’t recently looked for work recently or are not directly available for it.

This definition concerns people who live in the Caribbean Netherlands (excluding the institutionalized population). The figures are usually presented for the population aged 15 to 74 years old. Paid work is regardless of the hours worked.

Gross labour participation rate

The percentage of the (employed and unemployed) labour force in the population (labour force and not in the labour force).

This definition concerns people who live in the Caribbean Netherlands (excluding the institutionalized population). The figures are usually presented for the population aged 15 to 74 years old.

Net labour participation rate

The percentage of the employed labour force in the population (labour force and not in the labour force).

This definition concerns people who live in the Caribbean Netherlands (excluding the institutionalized population). The figures are usually presented for the population aged 15 to 74 years old.