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Value of goods imported on Saba 15 percent up from 2013
Statistics Netherlands announced today that Saba is the only island within the Caribbean Netherlands to show an increase in the value of imported goods in 2014 compared to 2013. The value of imported...
Dutch Caribbean population exceeds 21 thousand
The Dutch Caribbean population comprises more than 21 thousand people, i.e. 15.7 thousand on Bonaire, 3.6 thousand on St Eustatius and 1.8 thousand on Saba.
Caribbean Netherlands; employed, economic activity (SIC 2008) 2012
Employed labour force national and international definition by economic activity
415 Dutch municipalities in 2012
On 1 January 2012, the number of municipalities in the Netherlands will be reduced from 418 to 415.
Inflation rate in Caribbean Netherlands down
The CPI-based inflation rate in Caribbean Netherlands fell in Q2 2016.
More than half of employees commute to work
At the end of 2011, nearly 56 percent of employees did not work in their municipality of residence. Larger cities in particular attract many commuters. Half of the busiest commuter roads lead to...
Tourism sector essential for employment in Caribbean Netherlands
Tourism accounts for a substantial part of employment on the islands of Caribbean Netherlands. On Bonaire and Saba, 20 percent of jobs are tourism-related, versus 12 percent on St Eustatius. The...
Caribbean Netherlands; employed labour force characteristics 2012
Employed labour force national and international definition by sex by position in the labour force and gross monthly income
One third of Caribbean Netherlands population do not drink alcohol
A recent survey has shown that one in three people aged 15 and older in the Caribbean Netherlands did not drink alcohol during the 12 months prior to the survey. Half of women and one quarter of men...
over 80 percent of Caribbean Netherlands population are religious
In 2013, 88 percent of inhabitants on Bonaire aged 15 years and older reported having a religious denomination. On Saba and St Eustatius 83 percent of inhabitants said they were religious. The number...
Many Caribbean households consist of extended families
Just over one in ten households in the Caribbean Netherlands comprise relatives in addition to the nuclear family. These extended families in one household are rare in the Netherlands. Nearly half of...
Measuring commercial property prices
Is the ubiquitous vacancy of retail space reflected in its property price developments? And how have the prices of office buildings developed since the credit crisis?
Local units by municipalities, 2006-2010
Number of local units Economic activity (SIC 2008) and municipalities
Caribbean Netherlands; labour force characteristics 2012
Labour force according to the national and international definition by sex and by age, level of education and country of birth
Population growth on Bonaire mainly due to immigration
The population of Bonaire grew by over 20 percent between 2011 and 2016 to 19.4 thousand residents.
Inflation Caribbean Netherlands declines further
According to figures released today by Statistics Netherlands, inflation according to the consumer price index (CPI) on all three islands of Caribbean Netherlands was down further in the second...
Seven out of ten Caribbean Netherlands inhabitants regularly online
Three-quarters of households in the Caribbean Netherlands had internet access at home in 2013. Of the people who had used internet in the three months prior to the study, 86 percent went...
Saba population has grown slightly
Saba's population grew by 6 percent between 2011 and 2015 to 1.9 thousand residents.
Tourism in the Caribbean Netherlands in 2017
This paper presents indicators about inbound tourism on Bonaire, Saba and St Eustatius over the period 2015 – 2017
Population growth Caribbean Netherlands as a result of immigration
On 1 January 2013, the Caribbean Netherlands was home to more than 23 thousand people. Since 1 January 2010, the population has grown by 2.4 thousand. Immigrants almost entirely account for the...
fewer young people in the Caribbean Netherlands than in the Netherlands have a side job
Around three in ten young people in the Caribbean Netherlands are employed. It is more difficult for young inhabitants on the islands than those who live in the European part of the Netherlands to...