Caribbean Netherlands; population, births, deaths, migration
| Caribbean Netherlands | Periods | Population dynamics Arrivals in the CN municipality Total arrivals (number) | Population dynamics Arrivals in the CN municipality Immigration (number) | Population dynamics Arrivals in the CN municipality Arrivals from another CN municipality (number) | Population dynamics Removal from CN municipality Removal to another CN municipality (number) | Population dynamics Other corrections (number) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caribbean Netherlands | 2022 | 2,696 | 2,675 | 21 | 21 | 35 |
| Source: CBS. | ||||||
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This table contains information about population developments due to birth, mortality and foreign migration on the islands of Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius.
Since 10 October 2010, the islands of Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius have the status of 'special municipalities' of the Netherlands.
Data available from: 2011
Status of the figures:
All figures presented in the table are final.
Changes as from 17 April 2023:
Figures for 2023 have been added.
When will new figures be published?
Final figures for 2023 will be published in the second quarter of 2024.
Description topics
- Population dynamics
- Changes in size, composition and / or location of the population.
Population:
The total number of people residing in a given area.
The total number of people residing in the CaribbeanNetherlands. In the population statistics compiled by Statistics Netherlands the inhabitants are the people registered in the population register of a CN municipality.
The population registers do not include persons living in the Caribbean Netherlands who fall under exemption provisions regarding inclusion in the population registers (e.g. diplomats) and persons who do not legally reside in the Caribbean Netherlands.
Caribbean Netherlands
Residents of a municipality in the Caribbean Netherlands.
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba has had the status of a 'special municipality' of the Netherlands since 10 October 2010.- Arrivals in the CN municipality
- Arrivals in the CN (Caribbean Netherlands) municipality due to immigration or intermunicipal move.
Immigration
People moving to the CN municipalities from another country.
For Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba, also includes immigration from European Netherlands.
Persons must be entered in the municipal population register to be counted as migrants.
Municipal population register
A computerised population register used by the municipalities.- Total arrivals
- Total arrivals in a CN municipality.
- Immigration
- People moving to Caribbean Netherlands from another country.
For Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba, also includes immigration from European Netherlands.
These persons must be entered in the municipal population register to be counted as migrants.
- Arrivals from another CN municipality
- Persons taking up residence in the municipalities of Bonaire, St. Eustatius or Saba who come from another Caribbean Netherlands municipality.
- Removal from CN municipality
- Persons moving to another municipality in Caribbean Netherlands or abroad (emigration).
Emigration:
Departure of people abroad. This concerns the emigration reported to the municipality. At Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba, departure to European Netherlands is also counted. In order to be counted as an expatriate, these persons must be registered in the municipal population register.- Removal to another CN municipality
- Persons moving from Bonaire, St. Eustatius or Saba to another CN-municipality.
International migration:
People who moved to the Caribbean Netherlands or inhabitants who leave the Caribbean Netherlands.
- Other corrections
- Changes on personal data in the municipal population registers which does not exactly match the difference between the size and composition of the population in two subsequent years.