Caribbean Netherlands; population, country of birth, nationality

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Country of birth Nationality Caribbean Netherlands Population on January 1st (number)
Total Total Caribbean Netherlands 24,593
Bonaire 18,905
St Eustatius 3,877
Saba 1,811
Dutch Caribbean Netherlands 18,721
Bonaire 15,060
St Eustatius 2,544
Saba 1,117
Total non-Dutch nationality Caribbean Netherlands 5,872
Bonaire 3,845
St Eustatius 1,333
Saba 694
Born outside the Caribbean Netherlands Total Caribbean Netherlands 15,761
Bonaire 11,739
St Eustatius 2,760
Saba 1,262
Dutch Caribbean Netherlands 10,012
Bonaire 7,988
St Eustatius 1,446
Saba 578
Total non-Dutch nationality Caribbean Netherlands 5,749
Bonaire 3,751
St Eustatius 1,314
Saba 684
Born outside Dutch Caribbean Total Caribbean Netherlands 10,949
Bonaire 7,917
St Eustatius 2,124
Saba 908
Dutch Caribbean Netherlands 5,270
Bonaire 4,204
St Eustatius 825
Saba 241
Total non-Dutch nationality Caribbean Netherlands 5,679
Bonaire 3,713
St Eustatius 1,299
Saba 667
Born outside Kingdom of the Netherlands Total Caribbean Netherlands 8,030
Bonaire 5,319
St Eustatius 1,896
Saba 815
Dutch Caribbean Netherlands 2,363
Bonaire 1,612
St Eustatius 601
Saba 150
Total non-Dutch nationality Caribbean Netherlands 5,667
Bonaire 3,707
St Eustatius 1,295
Saba 665
Africa Total Caribbean Netherlands 141
Bonaire 92
St Eustatius 33
Saba 16
Dutch Caribbean Netherlands 20
Bonaire 14
St Eustatius 4
Saba 2
Total non-Dutch nationality Caribbean Netherlands 121
Bonaire 78
St Eustatius 29
Saba 14
America Total Caribbean Netherlands 20,164
Bonaire 15,293
St Eustatius 3,374
Saba 1,497
Dutch Caribbean Netherlands 15,520
Bonaire 12,256
St Eustatius 2,258
Saba 1,006
Total non-Dutch nationality Caribbean Netherlands 4,644
Bonaire 3,037
St Eustatius 1,116
Saba 491
Asia Total Caribbean Netherlands 766
Bonaire 525
St Eustatius 120
Saba 121
Dutch Caribbean Netherlands 136
Bonaire 107
St Eustatius 22
Saba 7
Total non-Dutch nationality Caribbean Netherlands 630
Bonaire 418
St Eustatius 98
Saba 114
Europe (including the Netherlands) Total Caribbean Netherlands 3,508
Bonaire 2,987
St Eustatius 346
Saba 175
Dutch Caribbean Netherlands 3,039
Bonaire 2,677
St Eustatius 260
Saba 102
Total non-Dutch nationality Caribbean Netherlands 469
Bonaire 310
St Eustatius 86
Saba 73
Europe (excluding the Netherlands) Total Caribbean Netherlands 589
Bonaire 389
St Eustatius 118
Saba 82
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.