Caribbean Netherlands: inbound tourism by air; nationality

Caribbean Netherlands: inbound tourism by air; nationality

Nationality Caribbean Netherlands Periods Inbound tourism by air (% number of visitors)
Dutch (Total) Bonaire 2012 62
Dutch (Total) Bonaire 2013 59
Dutch (Total) Bonaire 2014 56
Dutch (Total) Bonaire 2015 55
Dutch (Total) Bonaire 2016 58
Dutch (Total) Bonaire 2017 57
Dutch (Total) Bonaire 2018 56
Dutch (Total) Bonaire 2019 57
Dutch (Total) Bonaire 2020 69
Dutch (Total) Bonaire 2021 71
Dutch (Total) Bonaire 2022 64
Dutch (Total) Bonaire 2023* 64
Dutch (Europe) Bonaire 2012 29
Dutch (Europe) Bonaire 2013 29
Dutch (Europe) Bonaire 2014 30
Dutch (Europe) Bonaire 2015 29
Dutch (Europe) Bonaire 2016 32
Dutch (Europe) Bonaire 2017 34
Dutch (Europe) Bonaire 2018 35
Dutch (Europe) Bonaire 2019 35
Dutch (Europe) Bonaire 2020 45
Dutch (Europe) Bonaire 2021 55
Dutch (Europe) Bonaire 2022 54
Dutch (Europe) Bonaire 2023* 52
Dutch (Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten) Bonaire 2012 32
Dutch (Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten) Bonaire 2013 30
Dutch (Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten) Bonaire 2014 26
Dutch (Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten) Bonaire 2015 26
Dutch (Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten) Bonaire 2016 26
Dutch (Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten) Bonaire 2017 23
Dutch (Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten) Bonaire 2018 21
Dutch (Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten) Bonaire 2019 22
Dutch (Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten) Bonaire 2020 24
Dutch (Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten) Bonaire 2021 15
Dutch (Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten) Bonaire 2022 10
Dutch (Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten) Bonaire 2023* 12
American Bonaire 2012 20
American Bonaire 2013 21
American Bonaire 2014 22
American Bonaire 2015 22
American Bonaire 2016 21
American Bonaire 2017 22
American Bonaire 2018 23
American Bonaire 2019 25
American Bonaire 2020 13
American Bonaire 2021 16
American Bonaire 2022 23
American Bonaire 2023* 22
British Bonaire 2012 1
British Bonaire 2013 1
British Bonaire 2014 1
British Bonaire 2015 1
British Bonaire 2016 1
British Bonaire 2017 1
British Bonaire 2018 1
British Bonaire 2019 1
British Bonaire 2020 1
British Bonaire 2021 1
British Bonaire 2022 1
British Bonaire 2023* 1
Canadian Bonaire 2012 2
Canadian Bonaire 2013 2
Canadian Bonaire 2014 3
Canadian Bonaire 2015 2
Canadian Bonaire 2016 2
Canadian Bonaire 2017 2
Canadian Bonaire 2018 3
Canadian Bonaire 2019 3
Canadian Bonaire 2020 2
Canadian Bonaire 2021 1
Canadian Bonaire 2022 1
Canadian Bonaire 2023* 2
Colombian Bonaire 2012 1
Colombian Bonaire 2013 1
Colombian Bonaire 2014 1
Colombian Bonaire 2015 1
Colombian Bonaire 2016 2
Colombian Bonaire 2017 2
Colombian Bonaire 2018 2
Colombian Bonaire 2019 1
Colombian Bonaire 2020 1
Colombian Bonaire 2021 1
Colombian Bonaire 2022 1
Colombian Bonaire 2023* 1
Venezuelan Bonaire 2012 3
Venezuelan Bonaire 2013 3
Venezuelan Bonaire 2014 3
Venezuelan Bonaire 2015 3
Venezuelan Bonaire 2016 3
Venezuelan Bonaire 2017 3
Venezuelan Bonaire 2018 2
Venezuelan Bonaire 2019 1
Venezuelan Bonaire 2020 2
Venezuelan Bonaire 2021 1
Venezuelan Bonaire 2022 0
Venezuelan Bonaire 2023* 0
Source: CBS.
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This table shows the percentage of visitors by nationality (as a proxy for country of residence) who visit Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba by plane (inbound tourism). Visitors arriving by boat, such as cruise, ferry and yacht, are not counted. A visitor can be a day visitor (no overnight stay on the island) or a tourist (at least one overnight stay on the island).

Data available from: 2012

Status of the figures:
The figures for 2023 are provisional. The rest of the figures are final.

Changes as of December 2023:
The provisional figures for the year 2023 have been updated.
These provisional figures are based on data of the third quarter of 2023.

When will new figures be published?
The new figures will be published within three months after expiration of the period available.

Description topics

Inbound tourism by air
Visitors who arrived by plane on Bonaire, St Eustatius or Saba. An airplane passenger is counted as a visitor, when he or she is not registered in the population register of the island in question (PIVA). So it is not just about people travelling for their ' pleasure ', but also about people travelling for other purposes such as business and health.

Note that passengers who live in Curaçao, Aruba or St Maarten and fly to Bonaire, St Eustatius or Saba are also counted as visitors. The shares from Curaçao, St Maarten or Aruba are indicated in the table "Caribbean Netherlands: inbound tourism by air; nationality". Visitors who live on Bonaire, St. Eustatius or Saba and who visit one of these Dutch islands are not counted, because this concerns domestic tourism.