Caribbean Netherlands; population, country of birth, nationality

Caribbean Netherlands; population, country of birth, nationality

Country of birth Nationality Caribbean Netherlands Periods Population on January 1st (number)
Belgium Total Caribbean Netherlands 2025 85
Belgium Total Bonaire 2025 76
Belgium Total St Eustatius 2025 3
Belgium Total Saba 2025 6
Belgium Dutch Caribbean Netherlands 2025 23
Belgium Dutch Bonaire 2025 23
Belgium Dutch St Eustatius 2025 0
Belgium Dutch Saba 2025 0
Belgium Total non-Dutch nationality Caribbean Netherlands 2025 62
Belgium Total non-Dutch nationality Bonaire 2025 53
Belgium Total non-Dutch nationality St Eustatius 2025 3
Belgium Total non-Dutch nationality Saba 2025 6
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.

Status of the figures:
The figures are final.

Changed on 19 May 2025:
Figures of 1 January 2025 have been added.

Changed on 5 December 2024:
None, this is a new table. This table succeeds the table Caribbean Netherlands; population, country of birth, nationality; 2011-2024. See section 3.
The following changes have been implemented compared to the discontinued table:
- 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 1 January 2026 will be added.

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.