Caribbean NL; income of private households

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Characteristics Caribbean Netherlands Households (number) Disposable income (mean) (1 000 dollar) Disposable income (median) (1 000 dollar)
Private households Caribbean Netherlands 12,500 51.2 38.5
Bonaire 10,300 51.4 38.0
St. Eustatius 1,350 49.5 38.6
Saba 850 51.0 41.9
Type: Single person household Caribbean Netherlands 5,200 29.9 23.2
Bonaire 4,200 29.2 22.9
St. Eustatius 600 32.2 23.3
Saba 400 34.3 27.1
Type: Multi person household Caribbean Netherlands 7,300 66.3 54.4
Bonaire 6,100 66.8 54.2
St. Eustatius 750 62.8 51.6
Saba 450 65.4 58.3
Type: One-parent family Caribbean Netherlands 800 35.6 31.7
Bonaire 650 35.9 31.4
St. Eustatius 150 34.3 31.7
Saba 50 . .
Type: One-parent, all children < 18 yrs Caribbean Netherlands 1,600 44.2 37.9
Bonaire 1,250 43.7 37.0
St. Eustatius 250 46.0 41.1
Saba 100 . .
Type: One-parent, at least 1 child >= 18 Caribbean Netherlands 800 53.1 46.0
Bonaire 600 51.8 44.1
St. Eustatius 100 59.1 50.4
Saba 50 . .
Type: Couple, total Caribbean Netherlands 4,150 68.9 56.4
Bonaire 3,550 68.9 55.6
St. Eustatius 350 69.3 61.8
Saba 300 67.9 59.9
Type: Couple, no children Caribbean Netherlands 2,050 62.3 48.3
Bonaire 1,750 62.4 47.7
St. Eustatius 150 63.2 55.7
Saba 150 59.9 54.4
Type: Couple, with child(ren) Caribbean Netherlands 2,100 75.3 64.0
Bonaire 1,750 75.4 63.4
St. Eustatius 200 74.9 67.8
Saba 150 75.0 67.8
Type: Couple, all children < 18 yrs Caribbean Netherlands 1,300 69.3 58.6
Bonaire 1,050 68.6 57.5
St. Eustatius 100 70.5 64.7
Saba 100 74.4 64.5
Type: Couple, at least 1 child >= 18 yrs Caribbean Netherlands 850 84.6 72.2
Bonaire 750 85.1 71.8
St. Eustatius 50 . .
Saba 50 . .
Type: Multi person household, n.e.c. Caribbean Netherlands 1,550 82.3 71.5
Bonaire 1,300 83.3 72.0
St. Eustatius 150 75.2 58.4
Saba 100 . .
Type: Single person with other people Caribbean Netherlands 600 69.7 59.0
Bonaire 500 70.1 59.9
St. Eustatius 50 . .
Saba 50 . .
Type: One-parent family and other people Caribbean Netherlands 300 69.0 63.2
Bonaire 200 70.5 64.7
St. Eustatius 50 . .
Saba 0 . .
Type: Couple, no child with other people Caribbean Netherlands 200 90.8 74.1
Bonaire 200 92.5 74.4
St. Eustatius 0 . .
Saba 0 . .
Type: Couple with children/other people Caribbean Netherlands 450 104.0 93.3
Bonaire 400 104.0 93.3
St. Eustatius 50 . .
Saba 0 . .
Main earner: to 40 years Caribbean Netherlands 3,700 42.3 32.9
Bonaire 3,150 42.2 32.5
St. Eustatius 350 41.0 31.7
Saba 200 46.7 39.0
Main earner: 40 to 60 years Caribbean Netherlands 5,000 57.5 44.8
Bonaire 4,050 57.6 43.9
St. Eustatius 600 56.5 48.2
Saba 350 57.4 50.5
Main earner: 60 years or older Caribbean Netherlands 3,800 51.5 37.0
Bonaire 3,100 52.6 37.2
St. Eustatius 450 46.5 33.2
Saba 250 46.5 38.4
Source: Income as employee/self-employed Caribbean Netherlands 10,450 55.6 42.8
Bonaire 8,700 55.6 42.0
St. Eustatius 1,100 56.2 45.9
Saba 700 55.3 47.3
Source: Transfer income Caribbean Netherlands 2,000 28.0 19.9
Bonaire 1,600 28.6 20.1
St. Eustatius 250 22.6 18.7
Saba 150 30.6 23.4
Disposable income: 1st 25%-group Caribbean Netherlands
Bonaire 2,600 13.9 15.9
St. Eustatius 350 13.3 14.9
Saba 200 16.3 18.8
Disposable income: 2nd 25%-group Caribbean Netherlands
Bonaire 2,550 29.0 28.3
St. Eustatius 350 28.8 27.8
Saba 200 32.9 32.4
Disposable income: 3rd 25%-group Caribbean Netherlands
Bonaire 2,550 50.0 49.2
St. Eustatius 350 50.4 49.5
Saba 200 54.4 54.4
Disposable income: 4th 25%-group Caribbean Netherlands
Bonaire 2,550 112.7 92.1
St. Eustatius 350 105.4 93.4
Saba 200 100.3 89.0
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table summarizes the income of private households in the Carribean Netherlands; the islands of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. Households are differentiated according to composition, age of the main earner, main source of income and income level. The income level quartile groups are determined per island, since the income differences between the islands make a classification for the Caribbean Netherlands as a total difficult to interpret.

Population:
The population consists of the people in private households with income observed. The reference date for the years 2011 – 2022 is December 31 of the year under review. The reference date for the years from 2023 onwards is January 1st of the year under review.

Data is available starting from:
2011.

Status of the figures:
The figures for 2011 to 2021 are final.
The figures for 2022 to 2024 are provisional.

Changes July 15, 2026:
In the previous version of this table, quartile values for the Caribbean Netherlands as a total are mistakenly published for the years 2016 to 2022. This has been corrected in this version.

The reference date for defining the population has from year 2023 onwards, with the start of the poverty statistics and in alignment with the EU-NL income- and poverty statistics, been shifted from December 31 to January 1st of the year under review. This had a slightly increasing effect on the figures.

Work-related benefits are from 2022 onwards classified as such. As a result, a shift is observable within the feature main source of income. The size of the group transfer income recipients has increased, and likewise the income.

The revised provisional figures for 2022 and the provisional figures for 2023 and 2024 are added.

When will new figures be published?
New figures are expected in September 2027.

Description topics

Households
Number of persons with income in private households on December 31 of the year under review.
Disposable income (mean)
Disposable income equals gross income minus
- current transfers paid,
- income insurance premiums,
- health insurance premiums,
- tax on income and wealth.
Disposable income (median)
Disposable income equals gross income minus
- current transfers paid,
- income insurance premiums,
- health insurance premiums,
- tax on income and wealth.