Caribbean Netherlands; births, fertility, age mother
| Caribbean Netherlands | Periods | Live born children: marital status Total live born children (number) | Live born children: marital status Mother married (number) | Live born children: marital status Mother never married (number) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caribbean Netherlands | 2022 | 279 | 87 | 192 |
| Bonaire | 2022 | 229 | 79 | 150 |
| St Eustatius | 2022 | 31 | 4 | 27 |
| Saba | 2022 | 19 | 4 | 15 |
| Source: CBS. | ||||
Dataset is not available.
This table contains information about live births among the population on the islands of Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius.
Available selections:
- Key figures fertility;
- Live born children by sex;
- Live born children by age of the mother;
- Live born children by birth order from the mother;
- Live born children by marital status of the mother.
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:
The figures in this table are final.
Changes as of 26 April 2023:
Figures for 2022 have been added.
When will new figures be published?
Final figures for 2023 will be published in the second quarter of 2024.
Description topics
- Live born children: marital status
- Live born children by marital status of the mother.
Live born children:
A baby showing some sign of life after birth, regardless of the duration of pregnancy. Live born children are counted according to the municipality where they last resided, not the municipality of birth.
Marital status:
Legal status involving someone's rights and competences as determined by legal marriage and registered partnership. Registered partnership was introduced in The Netherlands on 1 January 1998. Registered partnership and marriage are usually treated in the same way.
Registered partnership:
A marriage-like relationship between two people of the opposite or same sex, registered at the Register of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Registered partnership was introduced in The Netherlands on 1 January 1998.- Total live born children
- Mother married
- Live born children where the mother is married at the time of birth, or a birth from a widow whose male or female partner passed away less than 306 days before the birth.
Live born children:
A baby showing some sign of life after birth, regardless of the duration of pregnancy. Live born children are counted according to the municipality where they last resided, not the municipality of birth.
Married:
Legally married and partnership.
Legally married:
Marital status resulting from having married legally. Including judicial separations which are included in the category married.
Partnership:
Marital status resulting from entering into a registered partnership.
Marriage:
Legal, formally sanctioned living arrangement between two people.
Since April 2001, it is legally possible for people in the Netherlands to marry a person of the same sex.
Registered partnership:
A marriage-like relationship between two people of the opposite or same sex, registered at the Register of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Registered partnership was introduced in The Netherlands on 1 January 1998.
- Mother never married
- Birth where the mother is never married, divorced or widowed at the moment of birth. If the mother was married and the marriage was dissolved by the death of her partner less than 306 days before she gave birth, the birth is considered within marriage.
Live born children:
A baby showing some sign of life after birth, regardless of the duration of pregnancy. Live born children are counted according to the municipality where they last resided, not the municipality of birth.
Never married:
Marital status indicating that someone was never married or never in a registered partnership.
Widowed:
Widowed after a legal marriage and widowed after a partnership.
Divorced:
Divorced after legal marriage and divorced after partnership.
Registered partnership:
A marriage-like relationship between two people of the opposite or same sex, registered at the Register of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Registered partnership was introduced in The Netherlands on 1 January 1998.