Caribbean Netherlands; migration, sex, age and country of birth
| Sex | Age | Country of birth | Caribbean Netherlands | Periods | Immigration (number) | Emigration (including administrative... (number) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total male and female | Total | Total | Caribbean Netherlands | 2024 | 2,595 | 1,229 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | Bonaire | 2024 | 2,215 | 995 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | St Eustatius | 2024 | 167 | 129 |
| Total male and female | Total | Total | Saba | 2024 | 213 | 105 |
| Total male and female | Total | Born outside the Caribbean Netherlands | Caribbean Netherlands | 2024 | 2,423 | 1,029 |
| Total male and female | Total | Born outside the Caribbean Netherlands | Bonaire | 2024 | 2,078 | 815 |
| Total male and female | Total | Born outside the Caribbean Netherlands | St Eustatius | 2024 | 144 | 115 |
| Total male and female | Total | Born outside the Caribbean Netherlands | Saba | 2024 | 201 | 99 |
| Total male and female | Total | Born outside Dutch Caribbean | Caribbean Netherlands | 2024 | 2,036 | 802 |
| Total male and female | Total | Born outside Dutch Caribbean | Bonaire | 2024 | 1,740 | 632 |
| Total male and female | Total | Born outside Dutch Caribbean | St Eustatius | 2024 | 113 | 83 |
| Total male and female | Total | Born outside Dutch Caribbean | Saba | 2024 | 183 | 87 |
| Total male and female | Total | Born outside Kingdom of the Netherlands | Caribbean Netherlands | 2024 | 1,251 | 249 |
| Total male and female | Total | Born outside Kingdom of the Netherlands | Bonaire | 2024 | 1,003 | 115 |
| Total male and female | Total | Born outside Kingdom of the Netherlands | St Eustatius | 2024 | 97 | 60 |
| Total male and female | Total | Born outside Kingdom of the Netherlands | Saba | 2024 | 151 | 74 |
| Total male and female | Total | Africa | Caribbean Netherlands | 2024 | 16 | 6 |
| Total male and female | Total | Africa | Bonaire | 2024 | 4 | 6 |
| Total male and female | Total | Africa | St Eustatius | 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Africa | Saba | 2024 | 9 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | America | Caribbean Netherlands | 2024 | 1,625 | 609 |
| Total male and female | Total | America | Bonaire | 2024 | 1,361 | 448 |
| Total male and female | Total | America | St Eustatius | 2024 | 131 | 87 |
| Total male and female | Total | America | Saba | 2024 | 133 | 74 |
| Total male and female | Total | Asia | Caribbean Netherlands | 2024 | 98 | 27 |
| Total male and female | Total | Asia | Bonaire | 2024 | 56 | 6 |
| Total male and female | Total | Asia | St Eustatius | 2024 | 9 | 4 |
| Total male and female | Total | Asia | Saba | 2024 | 33 | 17 |
| Total male and female | Total | Europe (including the Netherlands) | Caribbean Netherlands | 2024 | 853 | 587 |
| Total male and female | Total | Europe (including the Netherlands) | Bonaire | 2024 | 791 | 535 |
| Total male and female | Total | Europe (including the Netherlands) | St Eustatius | 2024 | 24 | 38 |
| Total male and female | Total | Europe (including the Netherlands) | Saba | 2024 | 38 | 14 |
| Total male and female | Total | Europe (excluding the Netherlands) | Caribbean Netherlands | 2024 | 68 | 34 |
| Total male and female | Total | Europe (excluding the Netherlands) | Bonaire | 2024 | 54 | 18 |
| Total male and female | Total | Europe (excluding the Netherlands) | St Eustatius | 2024 | 8 | 15 |
| Total male and female | Total | Europe (excluding the Netherlands) | Saba | 2024 | 6 | 1 |
| Total male and female | Total | Oceania | Caribbean Netherlands | 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Oceania | Bonaire | 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Oceania | St Eustatius | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Oceania | Saba | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Central and South America | Caribbean Netherlands | 2024 | 1,508 | 543 |
| Total male and female | Total | Central and South America | Bonaire | 2024 | 1,293 | 435 |
| Total male and female | Total | Central and South America | St Eustatius | 2024 | 129 | 80 |
| Total male and female | Total | Central and South America | Saba | 2024 | 86 | 28 |
| Total male and female | Total | North America | Caribbean Netherlands | 2024 | 117 | 66 |
| Total male and female | Total | North America | Bonaire | 2024 | 68 | 13 |
| Total male and female | Total | North America | St Eustatius | 2024 | 2 | 7 |
| Total male and female | Total | North America | Saba | 2024 | 47 | 46 |
| Total male and female | Total | Aruba, Curaçao, St Maarten | Caribbean Netherlands | 2024 | 387 | 227 |
| Total male and female | Total | Aruba, Curaçao, St Maarten | Bonaire | 2024 | 338 | 183 |
| Total male and female | Total | Aruba, Curaçao, St Maarten | St Eustatius | 2024 | 31 | 32 |
| Total male and female | Total | Aruba, Curaçao, St Maarten | Saba | 2024 | 18 | 12 |
| Total male and female | Total | Caribbean Netherlands | Caribbean Netherlands | 2024 | 172 | 200 |
| Total male and female | Total | Caribbean Netherlands | Bonaire | 2024 | 137 | 180 |
| Total male and female | Total | Caribbean Netherlands | St Eustatius | 2024 | 23 | 14 |
| Total male and female | Total | Caribbean Netherlands | Saba | 2024 | 12 | 6 |
| Total male and female | Total | European Union (including Netherlands) | Caribbean Netherlands | 2024 | 838 | 579 |
| Total male and female | Total | European Union (including Netherlands) | Bonaire | 2024 | 778 | 530 |
| Total male and female | Total | European Union (including Netherlands) | St Eustatius | 2024 | 23 | 36 |
| Total male and female | Total | European Union (including Netherlands) | Saba | 2024 | 37 | 13 |
| Total male and female | Total | European Union (excluding Netherlands) | Caribbean Netherlands | 2024 | 53 | 26 |
| Total male and female | Total | European Union (excluding Netherlands) | Bonaire | 2024 | 41 | 13 |
| Total male and female | Total | European Union (excluding Netherlands) | St Eustatius | 2024 | 7 | 13 |
| Total male and female | Total | European Union (excluding Netherlands) | Saba | 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Central and South America (excl Dutch..) | Caribbean Netherlands | 2024 | 949 | 116 |
| Total male and female | Total | Central and South America (excl Dutch..) | Bonaire | 2024 | 818 | 72 |
| Total male and female | Total | Central and South America (excl Dutch..) | St Eustatius | 2024 | 75 | 34 |
| Total male and female | Total | Central and South America (excl Dutch..) | Saba | 2024 | 56 | 10 |
| Total male and female | Total | Aruba | Caribbean Netherlands | 2024 | 39 | 20 |
| Total male and female | Total | Aruba | Bonaire | 2024 | 35 | 18 |
| Total male and female | Total | Aruba | St Eustatius | 2024 | 3 | 1 |
| Total male and female | Total | Aruba | Saba | 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| Total male and female | Total | Bonaire | Caribbean Netherlands | 2024 | 138 | 180 |
| Total male and female | Total | Bonaire | Bonaire | 2024 | 137 | 178 |
| Total male and female | Total | Bonaire | St Eustatius | 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| Total male and female | Total | Bonaire | Saba | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Canada | Caribbean Netherlands | 2024 | 24 | 19 |
| Total male and female | Total | Canada | Bonaire | 2024 | 9 | 2 |
| Total male and female | Total | Canada | St Eustatius | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Canada | Saba | 2024 | 15 | 17 |
| Total male and female | Total | China | Caribbean Netherlands | 2024 | 47 | 4 |
| Total male and female | Total | China | Bonaire | 2024 | 37 | 1 |
| Total male and female | Total | China | St Eustatius | 2024 | 8 | 3 |
| Total male and female | Total | China | Saba | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Colombia | Caribbean Netherlands | 2024 | 188 | 16 |
| Total male and female | Total | Colombia | Bonaire | 2024 | 173 | 12 |
| Total male and female | Total | Colombia | St Eustatius | 2024 | 4 | 3 |
| Total male and female | Total | Colombia | Saba | 2024 | 11 | 1 |
| Total male and female | Total | Curaçao | Caribbean Netherlands | 2024 | 305 | 180 |
| Total male and female | Total | Curaçao | Bonaire | 2024 | 297 | 164 |
| Total male and female | Total | Curaçao | St Eustatius | 2024 | 4 | 13 |
| Total male and female | Total | Curaçao | Saba | 2024 | 4 | 3 |
| Total male and female | Total | Dominican Republic | Caribbean Netherlands | 2024 | 193 | 23 |
| Total male and female | Total | Dominican Republic | Bonaire | 2024 | 168 | 11 |
| Total male and female | Total | Dominican Republic | St Eustatius | 2024 | 15 | 10 |
| Total male and female | Total | Dominican Republic | Saba | 2024 | 10 | 2 |
| Total male and female | Total | Ecuador | Caribbean Netherlands | 2024 | 26 | 2 |
| Total male and female | Total | Ecuador | Bonaire | 2024 | 26 | 2 |
| Total male and female | Total | Ecuador | St Eustatius | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Total male and female | Total | Ecuador | Saba | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: © Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek Bonaire/Den Haag/Heerlen, | ||||||
Table explanation
This table includes figures about the migration on the islands of Bonaire, Saba and St Eustatius broken down by sex, age and country of birth.
Since 10 October 2010, the islands of Bonaire, Saba and St Eustatius 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.
Status of the figures:
The figures are final.
Changed on 27 May 2025:
The figures of ‘Immigration’ by ‘Country of birth’ for the year 2020 have been corrected for Aruba (-1) and Bonaire (+1).
This also changed the figures for ‘Net migration including administrative corrections’ by ‘Country of birth’ for ‘Born outside the Caribbean Netherlands’, ‘Aruba, Curacao, St Maarten’ and ‘Caribbean Netherlands’.
Figures for 2024 have been added.
Changed on 5 December 2024:
This is a revised table.
The following changes have been implemented:
- By using place of birth (municipality of birth) it was determined on which of the six islands someone was born in the (former) Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. That method has been applied in this table for all publication years (2011 to present) the same way.
- Persons born in countries that have since disintegrated (e.g. the Soviet Union) have been assigned to one of the countries that emerged from these old countries based on birthplace information. See also notes on 'Country of birth';
- The origin countries Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Turkey have been assigned to continent Asia (was Europe).
When will new figures be published?
In the second quarter of 2026 figures of 2025 will be added.
Description topics
- Immigration
- 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. - Emigration (including administrative...
- Emigration including administrative corrections.
Data on emigration including net administrative corrections give a better impression of the true level of emigration than data on emigration excluding net administrative corrections.
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.
Balance of administrative corrections:
Administrative entries into minus administrative removals of personal data from the municipal population register.
Administrative entry:
Decision by a municipality, at the request of the person concerned, to include that person in its population while it has no knowledge of birth, immigration or establishment of that person from another municipality in the Caribbean Netherlands.
Administrative removal:
Decision by a municipality no longer to include a person in its population, once it has established that the address of the person is unknown, the person cannot be contacted and probably no longer resides in a municipality in the Caribbean Netherlands.