Caribbean Netherlands; population, country of birth, nationality; 2011-2024

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Country of birth Nationality Population on January 1st (number)
Born outside the Caribbean Netherlands Dutch 13,175
Total non-Dutch nationality 7,627
Born outside Kingdom of the Netherlands Dutch 2,741
Total non-Dutch nationality 7,531
Central and South America Dutch 17,658
Total non-Dutch nationality 5,751
Central and South America excl. Dutch... Dutch 2,292
Total non-Dutch nationality 5,398
Europe (incl The Netherlands) Dutch 4,561
Total non-Dutch nationality 562
Europe (excluding the Netherlands) Dutch 163
Total non-Dutch nationality 554
European Union (including Netherlands) Dutch 4,514
Total non-Dutch nationality 407
European Union (excluding Netherlands) Dutch 116
Total non-Dutch nationality 399
American Virgin Islands Dutch 1
Total non-Dutch nationality 6
Andorra Dutch 0
Total non-Dutch nationality 0
Antigua and Barbuda Dutch 5
Total non-Dutch nationality 3
Bosnia and Herzegovina Dutch 0
Total non-Dutch nationality 0
British Virgin Islands Dutch 0
Total non-Dutch nationality 0
Dutch Caribbean Dutch 9,330
Total non-Dutch nationality 265
Cayman Islands Dutch 0
Total non-Dutch nationality 0
Cook Islands Dutch 0
Total non-Dutch nationality 0
Faroe Islands Dutch 0
Total non-Dutch nationality 0
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Dutch 0
Total non-Dutch nationality 0
Finland Dutch 1
Total non-Dutch nationality 0
Gaza Strip and West Bank Dutch 0
Total non-Dutch nationality 0
Greenland Dutch 0
Total non-Dutch nationality 0
Ireland Dutch 4
Total non-Dutch nationality 4
Iceland Dutch 0
Total non-Dutch nationality 1
Channel Islands Dutch 0
Total non-Dutch nationality 0
Marshall-islands Dutch 0
Total non-Dutch nationality 0
The Netherlands Dutch 4,398
Total non-Dutch nationality 8
New Zealand Dutch 0
Total non-Dutch nationality 3
Norfolk Islands Dutch 0
Total non-Dutch nationality 0
Poland Dutch 1
Total non-Dutch nationality 11
Rwanda Dutch 0
Total non-Dutch nationality 1
St Kitts and Nevis Dutch 176
Total non-Dutch nationality 28
St Pierre and Miquelon Dutch 0
Total non-Dutch nationality 0
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Dutch 32
Total non-Dutch nationality 45
Solomon Islands Dutch 0
Total non-Dutch nationality 0
Sao Tomé and Principe Dutch 0
Total non-Dutch nationality 0
Serbia and Montenegro Dutch 0
Total non-Dutch nationality 0
Saint Maarten (Dutch part) Dutch 802
Total non-Dutch nationality 47
Swaziland Dutch
Total non-Dutch nationality
Thailand Dutch 2
Total non-Dutch nationality 5
Trinidad and Tobago Dutch 13
Total non-Dutch nationality 61
Turks and Caicos islands Dutch 0
Total non-Dutch nationality 0
Uganda Dutch 1
Total non-Dutch nationality 1
Remote Islands of the United States Dutch 0
Total non-Dutch nationality 0
Wallis and Futuna islands Dutch 0
Total non-Dutch nationality 0
Switzerland Dutch 6
Total non-Dutch nationality 27
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table includes figures about the population on the islands of Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba by country of birth and nationality on 1 January.

Since 10 October 2010, the islands of Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba have been given the status of 'special municipality' of the Netherlands. On the grounds of their new status as 'special municipality', they are officially classified as public bodies of the Netherlands.

Data available from 2011 to 2024.

Status of the figures:
The figures are final.

Changes on 5 December 2024:
None, this table was discontinued. This table is succeeded by the table Caribbean Netherlands; population, country of birth, nationality. See section 3.

When will new figures be published?
No longer applicable.

Description topics

Population on January 1st
Population
The total number of people residing in a given area.

Population figures only refer to residents included in the population register of Caribbean Netherlands.
Residents not included in the population register, because they are exempt from registration (e.g. diplomats) and illegal residents of Caribbean Netherlands.