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

Changed on: 19/05/2025 02:00

Caribbean Netherlands; population, sex, age and country of birth
Sex	Age	Country of birth	Dutch Caribbean	Periods	Population on January 1st (number)
Total male and female	Total	Total	Caribbean Netherlands	2015	24,593
Total male and female	Total	Total	Bonaire	2015	18,905
Total male and female	Total	Total	St Eustatius	2015	3,877
Total male and female	Total	Total	Saba	2015	1,811
Total male and female	Total	Born outside the Caribbean Netherlands	Caribbean Netherlands	2015	15,761
Total male and female	Total	Born outside the Caribbean Netherlands	Bonaire	2015	11,739
Total male and female	Total	Born outside the Caribbean Netherlands	St Eustatius	2015	2,760
Total male and female	Total	Born outside the Caribbean Netherlands	Saba	2015	1,262
Total male and female	Total	Born outside Dutch Caribbean	Caribbean Netherlands	2015	10,949
Total male and female	Total	Born outside Dutch Caribbean	Bonaire	2015	7,917
Total male and female	Total	Born outside Dutch Caribbean	St Eustatius	2015	2,124
Total male and female	Total	Born outside Dutch Caribbean	Saba	2015	908
Total male and female	Total	Born outside Kingdom of the Netherlands	Caribbean Netherlands	2015	8,030
Total male and female	Total	Born outside Kingdom of the Netherlands	Bonaire	2015	5,319
Total male and female	Total	Born outside Kingdom of the Netherlands	St Eustatius	2015	1,896
Total male and female	Total	Born outside Kingdom of the Netherlands	Saba	2015	815
Total male and female	Total	Africa	Caribbean Netherlands	2015	141
Total male and female	Total	Africa	Bonaire	2015	92
Total male and female	Total	Africa	St Eustatius	2015	33
Total male and female	Total	Africa	Saba	2015	16
Total male and female	Total	America	Caribbean Netherlands	2015	20,164
Total male and female	Total	America	Bonaire	2015	15,293
Total male and female	Total	America	St Eustatius	2015	3,374
Total male and female	Total	America	Saba	2015	1,497
Total male and female	Total	Asia	Caribbean Netherlands	2015	766
Total male and female	Total	Asia	Bonaire	2015	525
Total male and female	Total	Asia	St Eustatius	2015	120
Total male and female	Total	Asia	Saba	2015	121
Total male and female	Total	Europe (including the Netherlands)	Caribbean Netherlands	2015	3,508
Total male and female	Total	Europe (including the Netherlands)	Bonaire	2015	2,987
Total male and female	Total	Europe (including the Netherlands)	St Eustatius	2015	346
Total male and female	Total	Europe (including the Netherlands)	Saba	2015	175
Total male and female	Total	Europe (excluding the Netherlands)	Caribbean Netherlands	2015	589
Total male and female	Total	Europe (excluding the Netherlands)	Bonaire	2015	389
Total male and female	Total	Europe (excluding the Netherlands)	St Eustatius	2015	118
Total male and female	Total	Europe (excluding the Netherlands)	Saba	2015	82
Total male and female	Total	Oceania	Caribbean Netherlands	2015	14
Total male and female	Total	Oceania	Bonaire	2015	8
Total male and female	Total	Oceania	St Eustatius	2015	4
Total male and female	Total	Oceania	Saba	2015	2
Total male and female	Total	European Union (incl the Netherlands)	Caribbean Netherlands	2015	3,445
Total male and female	Total	European Union (incl the Netherlands)	Bonaire	2015	2,959
Total male and female	Total	European Union (incl the Netherlands)	St Eustatius	2015	326
Total male and female	Total	European Union (incl the Netherlands)	Saba	2015	160
Total male and female	Total	European Union (excl the Netherlands)	Caribbean Netherlands	2015	526
Total male and female	Total	European Union (excl the Netherlands)	Bonaire	2015	361
Total male and female	Total	European Union (excl the Netherlands)	St Eustatius	2015	98
Total male and female	Total	European Union (excl the Netherlands)	Saba	2015	67
Total male and female	Total	Central and South America	Caribbean Netherlands	2015	18,968
Total male and female	Total	Central and South America	Bonaire	2015	14,688
Total male and female	Total	Central and South America	St Eustatius	2015	3,003
Total male and female	Total	Central and South America	Saba	2015	1,277
Total male and female	Total	Central and South America (excl Dutch..)	Caribbean Netherlands	2015	5,324
Total male and female	Total	Central and South America (excl Dutch..)	Bonaire	2015	3,700
Total male and female	Total	Central and South America (excl Dutch..)	St Eustatius	2015	1,250
Total male and female	Total	Central and South America (excl Dutch..)	Saba	2015	374
Total male and female	Total	North America	Caribbean Netherlands	2015	1,196
Total male and female	Total	North America	Bonaire	2015	605
Total male and female	Total	North America	St Eustatius	2015	371
Total male and female	Total	North America	Saba	2015	220
Total male and female	Total	Aruba, Curaçao, St Maarten...	Caribbean Netherlands	2015	4,812
Total male and female	Total	Aruba, Curaçao, St Maarten...	Bonaire	2015	3,822
Total male and female	Total	Aruba, Curaçao, St Maarten...	St Eustatius	2015	636
Total male and female	Total	Aruba, Curaçao, St Maarten...	Saba	2015	354
Total male and female	Total	Aruba	Caribbean Netherlands	2015	625
Total male and female	Total	Aruba	Bonaire	2015	472
Total male and female	Total	Aruba	St Eustatius	2015	109
Total male and female	Total	Aruba	Saba	2015	44
Total male and female	Total	Curaçao	Caribbean Netherlands	2015	3,541
Total male and female	Total	Curaçao	Bonaire	2015	3,313
Total male and female	Total	Curaçao	St Eustatius	2015	179
Total male and female	Total	Curaçao	Saba	2015	49
Total male and female	Total	St Maarten (Dutch part)	Caribbean Netherlands	2015	646
Total male and female	Total	St Maarten (Dutch part)	Bonaire	2015	37
Total male and female	Total	St Maarten (Dutch part)	St Eustatius	2015	348
Total male and female	Total	St Maarten (Dutch part)	Saba	2015	261
Total male and female	Total	Caribbean Netherlands	Caribbean Netherlands	2015	8,832
Total male and female	Total	Caribbean Netherlands	Bonaire	2015	7,166
Total male and female	Total	Caribbean Netherlands	St Eustatius	2015	1,117
Total male and female	Total	Caribbean Netherlands	Saba	2015	549
Total male and female	Total	Bonaire	Caribbean Netherlands	2015	7,154
Total male and female	Total	Bonaire	Bonaire	2015	7,146
Total male and female	Total	Bonaire	St Eustatius	2015	3
Total male and female	Total	Bonaire	Saba	2015	5
Total male and female	Total	St Eustatius	Caribbean Netherlands	2015	1,125
Total male and female	Total	St Eustatius	Bonaire	2015	17
Total male and female	Total	St Eustatius	St Eustatius	2015	1,104
Total male and female	Total	St Eustatius	Saba	2015	4
Total male and female	Total	Saba	Caribbean Netherlands	2015	553
Total male and female	Total	Saba	Bonaire	2015	3
Total male and female	Total	Saba	St Eustatius	2015	10
Total male and female	Total	Saba	Saba	2015	540
Total male and female	Total	Canada	Caribbean Netherlands	2015	238
Total male and female	Total	Canada	Bonaire	2015	97
Total male and female	Total	Canada	St Eustatius	2015	43
Total male and female	Total	Canada	Saba	2015	98
Total male and female	Total	China	Caribbean Netherlands	2015	308
Total male and female	Total	China	Bonaire	2015	235
Total male and female	Total	China	St Eustatius	2015	61
Total male and female	Total	China	Saba	2015	12
Source: CBS.

Explanation of symbols

Table explanation

This table includes figures about the population on the islands of Bonaire, Saba and St Eustatius broken down by gender, age and country of birth on 1 January. 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 in this table 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 CN; population, sex, age and country of birth; 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?
New figures of 1 January 2026 will be published in the second quarter of 2026.

Description topics

Population on January 1st: Population
The total number of residents in a particular area.

The population statistics compiled by CBS only include individuals registered in the population registers. Special categories, like diplomats, NATO military and persons who stay illegally in the Caribbean Netherlands are not included in the population registers.