Caribbean NL; income of persons with income in private households

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Sex Characteristics Caribbean Netherlands Persons (number) Personal gross income (median) (1 000 dollar) Personal income (median) (1 000 dollar)
Total male and female Total persons Caribbean Netherlands 20,700 28.0 27.9
Bonaire 17,350 27.9 27.6
St. Eustatius 2,100 28.9 28.7
Saba 1,300 34.0 33.2
Pos. in hh.: Main earner Caribbean Netherlands 12,350 34.7 33.8
Bonaire 10,200 34.1 33.3
St. Eustatius 1,350 35.9 35.2
Saba 850 42.2 40.6
Pos. in hh.: Main earner without partner Caribbean Netherlands 7,600 29.4 29.0
Bonaire 6,150 28.7 28.4
St. Eustatius 950 31.2 30.6
Saba 500 35.7 34.7
Pos. in hh.: Main earner, single person Caribbean Netherlands 5,750 27.9 27.6
Bonaire 4,700 27.6 27.1
St. Eustatius 650 27.9 27.6
Saba 400 33.8 33.4
Pos. in hh.: Main earner, single parent Caribbean Netherlands 1,850 35.2 34.6
Bonaire 1,450 34.6 34.1
St. Eustatius 300 35.7 35.6
Saba 100 41.6 39.8
Pos. in hh.: Main earner with partner Caribbean Netherlands 4,750 45.7 43.6
Bonaire 4,050 44.6 42.4
St. Eustatius 400 57.8 52.5
Saba 300 50.5 48.3
Pos. in hh.: Partner of main earner Caribbean Netherlands 3,900 22.9 22.8
Bonaire 3,300 23.1 22.8
St. Eustatius 350 20.8 20.7
Saba 250 24.1 23.5
Pos. in hh.: Child underage Caribbean Netherlands 450 3.1 3.1
Bonaire 400 3.1 3.1
St. Eustatius 0 . .
Saba 0 . .
Pos. in hh.: Child of age Caribbean Netherlands 2,000 22.9 22.8
Bonaire 1,700 22.8 22.7
St. Eustatius 200 21.8 22.1
Saba 100 . .
Pos. in hh.: Other member Caribbean Netherlands 2,000 21.0 20.8
Bonaire 1,800 20.8 20.7
St. Eustatius 150 20.4 20.4
Saba 100 . .
Age: younger than 20 years Caribbean Netherlands 900 5.0 4.9
Bonaire 800 4.8 4.8
St. Eustatius 50 . .
Saba 50 . .
Age: 20 to 39 years Caribbean Netherlands 6,800 28.9 28.7
Bonaire 5,800 28.7 28.4
St. Eustatius 600 28.2 28.2
Saba 400 35.5 33.8
Age: 20 to 29 years Caribbean Netherlands 2,650 25.1 25.0
Bonaire 2,300 25.3 25.1
St. Eustatius 200 21.6 21.5
Saba 100 27.7 27.6
Age: 30 to 39 years Caribbean Netherlands 4,150 32.9 32.3
Bonaire 3,500 32.4 32.0
St. Eustatius 400 33.9 33.8
Saba 250 38.4 37.4
Age: 40 to 59 year Caribbean Netherlands 7,400 33.5 32.4
Bonaire 6,100 32.2 31.2
St. Eustatius 800 42.0 41.5
Saba 500 42.6 40.7
Age: 40 to 49 years Caribbean Netherlands 3,750 34.0 33.1
Bonaire 3,100 33.0 32.2
St. Eustatius 400 42.2 40.3
Saba 250 40.8 39.3
Age: 50 to 59 years Caribbean Netherlands 3,650 33.2 31.7
Bonaire 3,000 31.4 30.2
St. Eustatius 400 41.9 42.0
Saba 250 44.1 41.3
Age: 60 years or older Caribbean Netherlands 5,600 24.7 23.9
Bonaire 4,650 24.6 23.8
St. Eustatius 600 23.0 22.4
Saba 350 29.9 29.0
SEC: employee and self-employed Caribbean Netherlands 16,450 32.2 31.5
Bonaire 13,900 31.2 30.6
St. Eustatius 1,550 39.3 38.6
Saba 1,000 40.1 38.0
SEC: benefit recipient and pensioner Caribbean Netherlands 4,250 19.7 19.5
Bonaire 3,450 19.7 19.5
St. Eustatius 500 18.3 18.0
Saba 250 21.1 21.1
Personal income: 1st 25%-group Caribbean Netherlands
Bonaire 4,350 9.1 8.9
St. Eustatius 500 9.2 8.9
Saba 300 13.5 13.4
Personal income: 2nd 25%-group Caribbean Netherlands
Bonaire 4,350 22.5 22.4
St. Eustatius 500 22.2 22.1
Saba 300 26.4 26.2
Personal income: 3rd 25%-group Caribbean Netherlands
Bonaire 4,350 35.0 34.3
St. Eustatius 500 41.1 40.0
Saba 300 45.1 42.6
Personal income: 4th 25%-group Caribbean Netherlands
Bonaire 4,350 68.9 62.8
St. Eustatius 500 88.3 81.5
Saba 300 82.8 75.6
Male Total persons Caribbean Netherlands 10,400 28.2 27.9
Bonaire 8,750 28.0 27.9
St. Eustatius 1,000 28.1 27.8
Saba 650 34.9 33.2
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.