Caribbean Netherlands, Saba; ferry passengers

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Periods Ferry passengers (number)
2014 6,800
2015 6,700
2016 7,300
2017 6,500
2018 4,600
2019 5,200
2020 1,000
2021 1,800
2022* 10,400
2023* 8,600
2024* 7,500
2014 January 700
2014 February 600
2014 March 600
2014 1st quarter 1,900
2014 April 700
2014 May 700
2014 June 500
2014 2nd quarter 1,900
2014 July 700
2014 August 600
2014 September 400
2014 3rd quarter 1,700
2014 October 400
2014 November 400
2014 December 500
2014 4th quarter 1,300
2015 January 600
2015 February 500
2015 March 400
2015 1st quarter 1,600
2015 April 600
2015 May 700
2015 June 500
2015 2nd quarter 1,900
2015 July 600
2015 August 600
2015 September 400
2015 3rd quarter 1,600
2015 October 500
2015 November 500
2015 December 600
2015 4th quarter 1,700
2016 January 800
2016 February 500
2016 March 600
2016 1st quarter 1,900
2016 April 500
2016 May 600
2016 June 500
2016 2nd quarter 1,600
2016 July 800
2016 August 800
2016 September 400
2016 3rd quarter 2,100
2016 October 500
2016 November 600
2016 December 600
2016 4th quarter 1,700
2017 January 900
2017 February 700
2017 March 600
2017 1st quarter 2,200
2017 April 600
2017 May 700
2017 June 600
2017 2nd quarter 1,900
2017 July 900
2017 August 800
2017 September 100
2017 3rd quarter 1,800
2017 October 200
2017 November 100
2017 December 200
2017 4th quarter 600
2018 January 300
2018 February 200
2018 March 200
2018 1st quarter 700
2018 April 300
2018 May 300
2018 June 300
2018 2nd quarter 800
2018 July 400
2018 August 300
2018 September 700
2018 3rd quarter 1,300
2018 October 700
2018 November 400
2018 December 600
2018 4th quarter 1,600
2019 January 500
2019 February 400
2019 March 400
2019 1st quarter 1,200
2019 April 400
2019 May 600
2019 June 200
2019 2nd quarter 1,200
2019 July 600
2019 August 600
2019 September 300
2019 3rd quarter 1,400
2019 October 300
2019 November 400
2019 December 600
2019 4th quarter 1,300
2020 January 300
2020 February 400
2020 March 200
2020 1st quarter 1,000
2020 April 0
2020 May 0
2020 June 0
2020 2nd quarter 0
2020 July 0
2020 August 0
2020 September 0
2020 3rd quarter 0
2020 October 0
2020 November 0
2020 December 0
2020 4th quarter 0
2021 January 0
2021 February 0
2021 March 0
2021 1st quarter 0
2021 April 0
2021 May 200
2021 June 100
2021 2nd quarter 300
2021 July 300
2021 August 300
2021 September 100
2021 3rd quarter 600
2021 October 300
2021 November 200
2021 December 400
2021 4th quarter 900
2022 January* 200
2022 February* 400
2022 March* 500
2022 1st quarter* 1,100
2022 April* 900
2022 May* 1,300
2022 June* 1,200
2022 2nd quarter* 3,400
2022 July* 1,300
2022 August* 700
2022 September* 600
2022 3rd quarter* 2,600
2022 October* 800
2022 November* 1,300
2022 December* 1,300
2022 4th quarter* 3,300
2023 January* 1,200
2023 February* 800
2023 March* 700
2023 1st quarter* 2,700
2023 April* 900
2023 May* 600
2023 June* 400
2023 2nd quarter* 1,900
2023 July* 800
2023 August* 800
2023 September* 400
2023 3rd quarter* 2,100
2023 October* 400
2023 November* 900
2023 December* 600
2023 4th quarter* 2,000
2024 January* 900
2024 February* 800
2024 March* 1,000
2024 1st quarter* 2,700
2024 April* 500
2024 May* 300
2024 June* 700
2024 2nd quarter* 1,500
2024 July* 400
2024 August* 600
2024 September* 300
2024 3rd quarter* 1,300
2024 October* 600
2024 November* 700
2024 December* 600
2024 4th quarter* 2,000
2025 January* 1,000
2025 February* 600
2025 March* 600
2025 1st quarter* 2,200
2025 April* 500
2025 May* 200
2025 June* 200
2025 2nd quarter* 900
2025 July* 700
2025 August* 400
2025 September* 200
2025 3rd quarter* 1,300
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table contains the number of passengers (excluding crew members) arriving by ferry on Saba from Sint Maarten and Sint Eustatius. The figures published here are entirely based on available registers, i.e. the accuracy of these figures depends on the quality of the registers and Statistics Netherlands has conducted numerous plausibility checks on these registers, for example by establishing mutual links among these registers.

Data available from: 2014

Status of the figures:
The figures over 2014 to 2021 are final. The figures from 2022 are provisional.

Changes as of 7 November 2025:
- Provisional figures for 2021 have been made definite.
- Provisional figures have been added for 2022 through the third quarter of 2025.
- The table has been expanded to include monthly and quarterly figures.
- The figures for 2014 through 2021 have been revised based on an improved methodology. In the previous series, passengers from mini-cruises were included as ferry passengers, whereas in the new series these have been excluded, and only passengers from regular ferry services are included.

When will new figures be published?
The monthly figures are published on a quarterly basis, within three months after the end of the respective quarter.

Description topics

Ferry passengers
Ferry passengers:
Ferry passengers are persons (resident or not resident) who move between two or more ports on a ferry. Ferry passengers travel for different reasons inside or outside their usual environment. A share of these are visitors.

Ferry:
A ferry is a vessel used on a commercial basis for transporting passengers and/or vehicles over the water along a route with fixed stopping points at which passengers may embark or disembark. Irregular charter services are excluded.