Caribbean Netherlands; migration, sex, age and country of birth

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Age Country of birth Immigration (number) Emigration (including administrative... (number)
Total Born outside the Caribbean Netherlands 2,423 1,029
Born outside Kingdom of the Netherlands 1,251 249
Europe (including the Netherlands) 853 587
Europe (excluding the Netherlands) 68 34
Caribbean Netherlands 172 200
European Union (including Netherlands) 838 579
European Union (excluding Netherlands) 53 26
The Netherlands 785 553
0 to 4 years Born outside the Caribbean Netherlands 116 18
Born outside Kingdom of the Netherlands 46 1
Europe (including the Netherlands) 44 11
Europe (excluding the Netherlands) 6 0
Caribbean Netherlands 9 39
European Union (including Netherlands) 43 11
European Union (excluding Netherlands) 5 0
The Netherlands 38 11
5 to 9 years Born outside the Caribbean Netherlands 155 48
Born outside Kingdom of the Netherlands 63 5
Europe (including the Netherlands) 64 31
Europe (excluding the Netherlands) 2 0
Caribbean Netherlands 6 29
European Union (including Netherlands) 63 31
European Union (excluding Netherlands) 1 0
The Netherlands 62 31
10 to 14 years Born outside the Caribbean Netherlands 126 50
Born outside Kingdom of the Netherlands 65 1
Europe (including the Netherlands) 41 42
Europe (excluding the Netherlands) 0 1
Caribbean Netherlands 11 14
European Union (including Netherlands) 41 42
European Union (excluding Netherlands) 0 1
The Netherlands 41 41
15 to 19 years Born outside the Caribbean Netherlands 103 96
Born outside Kingdom of the Netherlands 50 9
Europe (including the Netherlands) 35 50
Europe (excluding the Netherlands) 1 1
Caribbean Netherlands 20 37
European Union (including Netherlands) 35 50
European Union (excluding Netherlands) 1 1
The Netherlands 34 49
20 to 24 years Born outside the Caribbean Netherlands 271 103
Born outside Kingdom of the Netherlands 129 30
Europe (including the Netherlands) 108 43
Europe (excluding the Netherlands) 7 1
Caribbean Netherlands 19 19
European Union (including Netherlands) 107 43
European Union (excluding Netherlands) 6 1
The Netherlands 101 42
25 to 29 years Born outside the Caribbean Netherlands 338 123
Born outside Kingdom of the Netherlands 184 43
Europe (including the Netherlands) 110 69
Europe (excluding the Netherlands) 10 5
Caribbean Netherlands 27 11
European Union (including Netherlands) 107 68
European Union (excluding Netherlands) 7 4
The Netherlands 100 64
30 to 34 years Born outside the Caribbean Netherlands 319 118
Born outside Kingdom of the Netherlands 181 31
Europe (including the Netherlands) 102 76
Europe (excluding the Netherlands) 9 9
Caribbean Netherlands 17 18
European Union (including Netherlands) 101 73
European Union (excluding Netherlands) 8 6
The Netherlands 93 67
35 to 39 years Born outside the Caribbean Netherlands 260 89
Born outside Kingdom of the Netherlands 162 23
Europe (including the Netherlands) 77 52
Europe (excluding the Netherlands) 6 3
Caribbean Netherlands 7 8
European Union (including Netherlands) 74 50
European Union (excluding Netherlands) 3 1
The Netherlands 71 49
40 to 44 years Born outside the Caribbean Netherlands 234 78
Born outside Kingdom of the Netherlands 144 22
Europe (including the Netherlands) 58 39
Europe (excluding the Netherlands) 6 3
Caribbean Netherlands 9 6
European Union (including Netherlands) 56 39
European Union (excluding Netherlands) 4 3
The Netherlands 52 36
45 to 49 years Born outside the Caribbean Netherlands 142 72
Born outside Kingdom of the Netherlands 75 24
Europe (including the Netherlands) 47 39
Europe (excluding the Netherlands) 3 4
Caribbean Netherlands 9 3
European Union (including Netherlands) 47 39
European Union (excluding Netherlands) 3 4
The Netherlands 44 35
50 to 54 years Born outside the Caribbean Netherlands 106 57
Born outside Kingdom of the Netherlands 46 13
Europe (including the Netherlands) 48 40
Europe (excluding the Netherlands) 4 4
Caribbean Netherlands 12 6
European Union (including Netherlands) 48 39
European Union (excluding Netherlands) 4 3
The Netherlands 44 36
55 to 59 years Born outside the Caribbean Netherlands 100 61
Born outside Kingdom of the Netherlands 38 14
Europe (including the Netherlands) 55 35
Europe (excluding the Netherlands) 6 1
Source: © Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek Bonaire/Den Haag/Heerlen,
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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.