Caribbean Netherlands; labour participation, attachment to labour market

Changed on: 07/07/2025 15:30

Caribbean Netherlands; labour participation, attachment to labour market
Sex	Characteristic households persons	Caribbean Netherlands	Periods	Labour force and not in the labour force (number)	Not employed labour force Not in the labour force Not in the labour force (number)	Not employed labour force Not in the labour force Available to work, but not seeking (number)	Not employed labour force Not in the labour force Seeking work, but not available (number)	Not employed labour force Not in the labour force Not seeking work, not available Doesn’t want to or can’t work Because of other reason (number)
Total male and female	Total persons	Caribbean Netherlands	2012	17,490	4,890	810	80	490
Total male and female	Total persons	Caribbean Netherlands	2014	19,220	5,250	690	150	390
Total male and female	Total persons	Caribbean Netherlands	2016	19,320	5,100	590	60	290
Total male and female	Total persons	Caribbean Netherlands	2018	19,760	5,020	580	120	300
Total male and female	Total persons	Caribbean Netherlands	2020	20,400	5,450	690	110	370
Total male and female	Total persons	Caribbean Netherlands	2022	21,710	5,550	420	40	440
Total male and female	Total persons	Caribbean Netherlands	2024	24,000	6,040	330	220	560
Total male and female	Age: 15 to 24 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2012	2,680	1,450	170	20	140
Total male and female	Age: 15 to 24 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2014	2,820	1,620	180	30	60
Total male and female	Age: 15 to 24 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2016	2,690	1,470	90	10	50
Total male and female	Age: 15 to 24 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2018	2,760	1,430	160	40	40
Total male and female	Age: 15 to 24 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2020	2,550	1,360	140	20	0
Total male and female	Age: 15 to 24 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2022	2,680	1,320	170	30	60
Total male and female	Age: 15 to 24 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2024	2,920	1,430	90	110	130
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 44 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2012	6,770	860	350	30	70
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 44 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2014	7,380	770	160	120	40
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 44 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2016	7,410	740	250	10	110
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 44 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2018	7,290	760	210	60	80
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 44 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2020	7,640	720	220	30	70
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 44 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2022	8,220	690	120	10	140
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 44 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2024	9,450	740	110	50	80
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 34 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2012	3,270	530	170	30	20
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 34 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2014	3,690	510	80	40	40
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 34 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2016	3,850	400	100	10	60
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 34 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2018	3,750	500	150	60	40
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 34 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2020	3,800	350	120	20	20
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 34 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2022	4,070	390	80	0	90
Total male and female	Age: 25 to 34 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2024	4,510	350	60	20	20
Total male and female	Age: 35 to 44 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2012	3,500	320	170	0	50
Total male and female	Age: 35 to 44 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2014	3,690	260	80	80	0
Total male and female	Age: 35 to 44 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2016	3,560	340	150	0	50
Total male and female	Age: 35 to 44 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2018	3,540	260	60	0	40
Total male and female	Age: 35 to 44 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2020	3,840	370	100	20	50
Total male and female	Age: 35 to 44 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2022	4,150	310	40	10	50
Total male and female	Age: 35 to 44 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2024	4,950	390	50	30	60
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 54 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2012	4,020	520	180	10	50
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 54 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2014	4,290	460	170	0	60
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 54 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2016	4,210	450	40	10	30
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 54 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2018	4,140	450	110	20	30
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 54 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2020	4,040	600	150	60	110
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 54 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2022	4,100	460	80	0	80
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 54 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2024	4,270	480	60	10	80
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 74 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2012	8,040	2,590	290	30	280
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 74 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2014	9,030	2,860	350	0	280
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 74 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2016	9,220	2,900	250	40	140
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 74 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2018	9,720	2,830	210	20	180
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 74 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2020	10,210	3,370	330	60	300
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 74 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2022	10,810	3,530	140	0	250
Total male and female	Age: 45 to 74 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2024	11,630	3,870	130	60	360
Total male and female	Age: 55 to 64 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2012	2,610	900	80	20	130
Total male and female	Age: 55 to 64 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2014	3,040	1,080	90	0	180
Total male and female	Age: 55 to 64 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2016	3,200	970	160	30	80
Total male and female	Age: 55 to 64 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2018	3,540	870	90	0	90
Total male and female	Age: 55 to 64 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2020	3,960	1,070	140	0	140
Total male and female	Age: 55 to 64 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2022	4,270	1,120	50	0	130
Total male and female	Age: 55 to 64 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2024	4,590	1,140	40	50	130
Total male and female	Age: 65 to 74 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2012	1,420	1,160	30	0	110
Total male and female	Age: 65 to 74 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2014	1,710	1,320	90	0	40
Total male and female	Age: 65 to 74 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2016	1,820	1,470	50	0	30
Total male and female	Age: 65 to 74 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2018	2,030	1,510	10	0	50
Total male and female	Age: 65 to 74 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2020	2,220	1,690	50	0	60
Total male and female	Age: 65 to 74 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2022	2,440	1,960	0	0	30
Total male and female	Age: 65 to 74 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2024	2,780	2,250	30	0	150
Total male and female	Level of educ: 1. Low	Caribbean Netherlands	2012	10,200	3,270	540	40	360
Total male and female	Level of educ: 1. Low	Caribbean Netherlands	2014	10,180	2,900	440	70	190
Total male and female	Level of educ: 1. Low	Caribbean Netherlands	2016	9,820	3,380	480	50	210
Total male and female	Level of educ: 1. Low	Caribbean Netherlands	2018	9,750	2,780	340	100	180
Total male and female	Level of educ: 1. Low	Caribbean Netherlands	2020	10,530	3,360	410	20	250
Total male and female	Level of educ: 1. Low	Caribbean Netherlands	2022	11,020	3,310	290	40	250
Total male and female	Level of educ: 1. Low	Caribbean Netherlands	2024	10,570	3,440	170	140	380
Total male and female	Level of educ: 2 Intermediate	Caribbean Netherlands	2012	4,160	900	210	40	90
Total male and female	Level of educ: 2 Intermediate	Caribbean Netherlands	2014	5,070	1,260	170	60	140
Total male and female	Level of educ: 2 Intermediate	Caribbean Netherlands	2016	5,440	1,060	70	10	50
Total male and female	Level of educ: 2 Intermediate	Caribbean Netherlands	2018	6,400	1,300	110	20	70
Total male and female	Level of educ: 2 Intermediate	Caribbean Netherlands	2020	6,000	1,320	190	90	70
Total male and female	Level of educ: 2 Intermediate	Caribbean Netherlands	2022	6,200	1,350	110	0	100
Total male and female	Level of educ: 2 Intermediate	Caribbean Netherlands	2024	8,770	1,720	130	70	100
Total male and female	Level of educ: 3 High	Caribbean Netherlands	2012	3,100	710	60	0	30
Total male and female	Level of educ: 3 High	Caribbean Netherlands	2014	3,440	860	60	10	50
Total male and female	Level of educ: 3 High	Caribbean Netherlands	2016	3,530	570	30	0	30
Total male and female	Level of educ: 3 High	Caribbean Netherlands	2018	3,410	860	80	0	30
Total male and female	Level of educ: 3 High	Caribbean Netherlands	2020	3,450	720	100	0	50
Total male and female	Level of educ: 3 High	Caribbean Netherlands	2022	4,160	810	0	0	70
Total male and female	Level of educ: 3 High	Caribbean Netherlands	2024	4,250	790	20	10	80
Total male and female	Level of educ: unknown	Caribbean Netherlands	2012	30	20	0	0	0
Total male and female	Level of educ: unknown	Caribbean Netherlands	2014	530	240	20	10	20
Total male and female	Level of educ: unknown	Caribbean Netherlands	2016	530	90	0	0	0
Total male and female	Level of educ: unknown	Caribbean Netherlands	2018	200	80	50	0	10
Total male and female	Level of educ: unknown	Caribbean Netherlands	2020	420	40	0	0	0
Total male and female	Level of educ: unknown	Caribbean Netherlands	2022	320	80	20	0	20
Total male and female	Level of educ: unknown	Caribbean Netherlands	2024	420	100	0	0	10
Male	Total persons	Caribbean Netherlands	2012	9,410	2,430	440	30	250
Male	Total persons	Caribbean Netherlands	2014	10,220	2,480	350	90	190
Male	Total persons	Caribbean Netherlands	2016	10,100	2,450	340	10	170
Male	Total persons	Caribbean Netherlands	2018	10,230	2,380	320	20	170
Male	Total persons	Caribbean Netherlands	2020	10,630	2,510	370	70	220
Male	Total persons	Caribbean Netherlands	2022	11,300	2,680	220	0	200
Male	Total persons	Caribbean Netherlands	2024	12,530	2,980	170	70	320
Male	Age: 15 to 24 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2012	1,400	750	90	10	90
Male	Age: 15 to 24 years	Caribbean Netherlands	2014	1,310	770	60	30	40
Source: CBS.

Explanation of symbols

Table explanation

This table contains yearly figures on the attachment of people to the labour market 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 and the non-employed labour force. The employed labour force is subdivided on the basis of whether they want to work more or not. The non-employed labour force is subdivided into the unemployed and those not in the labour force. Those not in the labour force are subdivided based on the search and availability criteria. 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 26 April 2019:
The figures of 2018 are added
Because of a programming error the figures about wanting to work more hours, and not wanting to work more hours in the previous version of this table were incorrect. Too little people were wrongly assigned to the group who wants to work more hours. This is corrected in this version of the table.
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.

Not employed labour force

People who don't 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. The non-employed population consists of the unemployed labour force and the people not in the labour force. Paid work is regardless of the hours worked.

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.

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.

Available to work, but not seeking: Person is directly available for work, but hasn’t recently looked for work.

Seeking work, but not available: Person is not directly available for work, but has recently looked for work.

Not seeking work, not available

Person is not directly available for work and also hasn’t recently looked for work.

Doesn’t want to or can’t work

Person is not directly available for work, hasn’t recently looked for work and also doesn’t want to or can’t have paid work.

Because of other reason: Person is not directly available for work, hasn’t recently looked for work and also doesn’t want to or can’t have paid work because of another reason.