Caribbean NL; income of persons with income in private households

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Sex Characteristics Persons (number) Personal gross income (median) (1 000 dollar) Personal income (median) (1 000 dollar)
Total male and female Total persons 2,100 28.9 28.7
Pos. in hh.: Main earner 1,350 35.9 35.2
Pos. in hh.: Main earner without partner 950 31.2 30.6
Pos. in hh.: Main earner, single person 650 27.9 27.6
Pos. in hh.: Main earner, single parent 300 35.7 35.6
Pos. in hh.: Main earner with partner 400 57.8 52.5
Pos. in hh.: Partner of main earner 350 20.8 20.7
Pos. in hh.: Child underage 0 . .
Pos. in hh.: Child of age 200 21.8 22.1
Pos. in hh.: Other member 150 20.4 20.4
Age: younger than 20 years 50 . .
Age: 20 to 39 years 600 28.2 28.2
Age: 20 to 29 years 200 21.6 21.5
Age: 30 to 39 years 400 33.9 33.8
Age: 40 to 59 year 800 42.0 41.5
Age: 40 to 49 years 400 42.2 40.3
Age: 50 to 59 years 400 41.9 42.0
Age: 60 years or older 600 23.0 22.4
SEC: employee and self-employed 1,550 39.3 38.6
SEC: benefit recipient and pensioner 500 18.3 18.0
Personal income: 1st 25%-group 500 9.2 8.9
Personal income: 2nd 25%-group 500 22.2 22.1
Personal income: 3rd 25%-group 500 41.1 40.0
Personal income: 4th 25%-group 500 88.3 81.5
Male Total persons 1,000 28.1 27.8
Pos. in hh.: Main earner 600 35.2 34.5
Pos. in hh.: Main earner without partner 400 28.3 28.1
Pos. in hh.: Main earner, single person 350 27.5 27.0
Pos. in hh.: Main earner, single parent 50 . .
Pos. in hh.: Main earner with partner 250 58.1 53.6
Pos. in hh.: Partner of main earner 150 20.7 20.7
Pos. in hh.: Child underage 0 . .
Pos. in hh.: Child of age 150 23.0 23.0
Pos. in hh.: Other member 50 . .
Age: younger than 20 years 50 . .
Age: 20 to 39 years 300 27.4 27.6
Age: 20 to 29 years 100 . .
Age: 30 to 39 years 200 33.8 33.7
Age: 40 to 59 year 350 38.8 38.3
Age: 40 to 49 years 200 38.4 38.1
Age: 50 to 59 years 200 40.2 39.4
Age: 60 years or older 300 23.5 23.2
SEC: employee and self-employed 750 37.5 36.5
SEC: benefit recipient and pensioner 200 18.3 18.0
Personal income: 1st 25%-group 250 8.8 8.8
Personal income: 2nd 25%-group 250 22.3 22.1
Personal income: 3rd 25%-group 200 41.5 40.9
Personal income: 4th 25%-group 250 92.4 86.4
Female Total persons 1,100 29.7 29.7
Pos. in hh.: Main earner 750 36.4 35.6
Pos. in hh.: Main earner without partner 550 32.7 31.9
Pos. in hh.: Main earner, single person 300 28.2 28.1
Pos. in hh.: Main earner, single parent 250 35.4 35.3
Pos. in hh.: Main earner with partner 200 57.6 50.6
Pos. in hh.: Partner of main earner 200 20.9 20.7
Pos. in hh.: Child underage 0 . .
Pos. in hh.: Child of age 50 . .
Pos. in hh.: Other member 100 20.4 20.4
Age: younger than 20 years 50 . .
Age: 20 to 39 years 350 28.5 28.6
Age: 20 to 29 years 150 20.4 20.4
Age: 30 to 39 years 200 34.0 33.9
Age: 40 to 59 year 450 43.6 42.6
Age: 40 to 49 years 250 45.2 44.8
Age: 50 to 59 years 200 43.3 42.3
Age: 60 years or older 300 22.4 22.1
SEC: employee and self-employed 800 41.3 39.9
SEC: benefit recipient and pensioner 300 18.2 18.0
Personal income: 1st 25%-group 250 9.8 9.6
Personal income: 2nd 25%-group 300 22.2 22.1
Personal income: 3rd 25%-group 300 40.6 39.5
Personal income: 4th 25%-group 250 85.3 77.1
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table summarizes the income of people in the Caribbean Netherlands; the islands of Bonaire, St. Eustatius, and Saba. Persons are differentiated according to sex, age, socio-economic category, position in the household 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 has 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 socio-economic category. The size of the group benefit recipients and pensioners 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

Persons
Number of persons with income in private households on the 31st of the year under review.
Personal gross income (median)
The personal primary income (from employment or private enterprise) plus benefits from income insurance, social security benefits (except child allowances) and income transfers received.
Personal income (median)
The personal gross income from employment, private enterprise transfers received, benefits from income insurance and social benefits (except child allowances) and income transfers received. Premiums for income allowances (apart from social security contributions) have been deducted.