Caribbean Netherlands; labour participation, key figures

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Caribbean Netherlands; labour participation, key figures
Sex Age Level of education Caribbean Netherlands Periods Labour force and not in the labour force (number) Not in the labour force (number)
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Total Caribbean Netherlands 2022 21,710 5,550
Total male and female 15 to 74 years 1 Lower education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 11,020 3,310
Total male and female 15 to 74 years 2 Intermediate education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 6,200 1,350
Total male and female 15 to 74 years 3 Higher education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 4,160 810
Total male and female 15 to 74 years Unknown Caribbean Netherlands 2022 320 80
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Total Caribbean Netherlands 2022 2,680 1,320
Total male and female 15 to 24 years 1 Lower education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 1,390 730
Total male and female 15 to 24 years 2 Intermediate education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 1,190 500
Total male and female 15 to 24 years 3 Higher education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 100 90
Total male and female 15 to 24 years Unknown Caribbean Netherlands 2022 0 0
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Total Caribbean Netherlands 2022 8,220 690
Total male and female 25 to 44 years 1 Lower education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 3,550 420
Total male and female 25 to 44 years 2 Intermediate education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 2,770 150
Total male and female 25 to 44 years 3 Higher education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 1,790 120
Total male and female 25 to 44 years Unknown Caribbean Netherlands 2022 110 0
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Total Caribbean Netherlands 2022 4,070 390
Total male and female 25 to 34 years 1 Lower education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 1,740 230
Total male and female 25 to 34 years 2 Intermediate education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 1,360 50
Total male and female 25 to 34 years 3 Higher education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 890 110
Total male and female 25 to 34 years Unknown Caribbean Netherlands 2022 90 0
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Total Caribbean Netherlands 2022 4,150 310
Total male and female 35 to 44 years 1 Lower education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 1,810 190
Total male and female 35 to 44 years 2 Intermediate education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 1,410 110
Total male and female 35 to 44 years 3 Higher education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 910 10
Total male and female 35 to 44 years Unknown Caribbean Netherlands 2022 30 0
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Total Caribbean Netherlands 2022 4,100 460
Total male and female 45 to 54 years 1 Lower education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 1,980 250
Total male and female 45 to 54 years 2 Intermediate education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 930 120
Total male and female 45 to 54 years 3 Higher education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 1,130 60
Total male and female 45 to 54 years Unknown Caribbean Netherlands 2022 70 20
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Total Caribbean Netherlands 2022 10,810 3,530
Total male and female 45 to 74 years 1 Lower education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 6,090 2,160
Total male and female 45 to 74 years 2 Intermediate education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 2,240 690
Total male and female 45 to 74 years 3 Higher education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 2,270 600
Total male and female 45 to 74 years Unknown Caribbean Netherlands 2022 210 80
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Total Caribbean Netherlands 2022 4,270 1,120
Total male and female 55 to 64 years 1 Lower education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 2,610 710
Total male and female 55 to 64 years 2 Intermediate education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 880 210
Total male and female 55 to 64 years 3 Higher education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 680 160
Total male and female 55 to 64 years Unknown Caribbean Netherlands 2022 100 40
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Total Caribbean Netherlands 2022 2,440 1,960
Total male and female 65 to 74 years 1 Lower education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 1,500 1,200
Total male and female 65 to 74 years 2 Intermediate education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 440 360
Total male and female 65 to 74 years 3 Higher education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 460 380
Total male and female 65 to 74 years Unknown Caribbean Netherlands 2022 40 10
Male 15 to 74 years Total Caribbean Netherlands 2022 11,300 2,680
Male 15 to 74 years 1 Lower education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 6,360 1,670
Male 15 to 74 years 2 Intermediate education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 2,850 580
Male 15 to 74 years 3 Higher education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 1,960 400
Male 15 to 74 years Unknown Caribbean Netherlands 2022 130 30
Male 15 to 24 years Total Caribbean Netherlands 2022 1,230 670
Male 15 to 24 years 1 Lower education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 750 370
Male 15 to 24 years 2 Intermediate education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 430 260
Male 15 to 24 years 3 Higher education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 50 50
Male 15 to 24 years Unknown Caribbean Netherlands 2022 0 0
Male 25 to 44 years Total Caribbean Netherlands 2022 4,380 290
Male 25 to 44 years 1 Lower education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 2,320 230
Male 25 to 44 years 2 Intermediate education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 1,280 20
Male 25 to 44 years 3 Higher education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 760 40
Male 25 to 44 years Unknown Caribbean Netherlands 2022 20 0
Male 25 to 34 years Total Caribbean Netherlands 2022 2,210 190
Male 25 to 34 years 1 Lower education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 1,210 160
Male 25 to 34 years 2 Intermediate education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 630 0
Male 25 to 34 years 3 Higher education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 360 30
Male 25 to 34 years Unknown Caribbean Netherlands 2022 10 0
Male 35 to 44 years Total Caribbean Netherlands 2022 2,180 100
Male 35 to 44 years 1 Lower education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 1,110 70
Male 35 to 44 years 2 Intermediate education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 650 20
Male 35 to 44 years 3 Higher education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 410 0
Male 35 to 44 years Unknown Caribbean Netherlands 2022 10 0
Male 45 to 54 years Total Caribbean Netherlands 2022 2,040 160
Male 45 to 54 years 1 Lower education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 980 100
Male 45 to 54 years 2 Intermediate education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 450 50
Male 45 to 54 years 3 Higher education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 570 0
Male 45 to 54 years Unknown Caribbean Netherlands 2022 40 20
Male 45 to 74 years Total Caribbean Netherlands 2022 5,680 1,720
Male 45 to 74 years 1 Lower education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 3,280 1,070
Male 45 to 74 years 2 Intermediate education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 1,140 310
Male 45 to 74 years 3 Higher education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 1,150 310
Male 45 to 74 years Unknown Caribbean Netherlands 2022 110 30
Male 55 to 64 years Total Caribbean Netherlands 2022 2,400 560
Male 55 to 64 years 1 Lower education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 1,580 380
Male 55 to 64 years 2 Intermediate education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 480 100
Male 55 to 64 years 3 Higher education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 290 80
Male 55 to 64 years Unknown Caribbean Netherlands 2022 50 10
Male 65 to 74 years Total Caribbean Netherlands 2022 1,250 1,000
Male 65 to 74 years 1 Lower education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 730 600
Male 65 to 74 years 2 Intermediate education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 220 170
Male 65 to 74 years 3 Higher education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 280 240
Male 65 to 74 years Unknown Caribbean Netherlands 2022 20 0
Female 15 to 74 years Total Caribbean Netherlands 2022 10,400 2,870
Female 15 to 74 years 1 Lower education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 4,650 1,650
Female 15 to 74 years 2 Intermediate education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 3,350 760
Female 15 to 74 years 3 Higher education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 2,200 410
Female 15 to 74 years Unknown Caribbean Netherlands 2022 190 50
Female 15 to 24 years Total Caribbean Netherlands 2022 1,440 650
Female 15 to 24 years 1 Lower education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 640 360
Female 15 to 24 years 2 Intermediate education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 760 250
Female 15 to 24 years 3 Higher education Caribbean Netherlands 2022 50 40
Female 15 to 24 years Unknown Caribbean Netherlands 2022 0 0
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table contains yearly figures on labour participation for the special municipalities Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba (the Caribbean Netherlands). The population of 15 to 74 years of age (excluding the institutionalized population) is divided into the employed labour force, the unemployed labour force and those not in the labour force. The employed labour force is subdivided on the basis of the professional status, and the average working hours. A division by sex, age and level of education is available.

Data available from: 2012

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are final.

Changes as of 30 October 2024:
The number of self-employed for the reporting years 2020 and 2022 has been corrected. The correction concerns a slight upward revision of the number of self-employed persons. The cause was an error in the software that deduces whether someone is self-employed based on the answers in the questionnaire. As a result, for some records the position in the job remained unknown, whereas it should have been self-employed (with employees). This has now been corrected.

Changes as of 26 April 2019:
The figures of 2018 are added.
The figures about the highest level of education have been revised. The revision concerns people who attended common years of education (avo). Where they previously had an intermediate level of education, they now receive a low level of education, following the format used for the European Netherlands.

When will new figures be published?
New figures will be published every two years.

Description topics

Labour force and not in the labour force
People who are part of the employed labour force, the unemployed labour force or who are not in the labour force.

This definition concerns people who live in the Caribbean Netherlands (excluding the institutionalized population). The figures are usually presented for the population aged 15 to 74 years old.

Not in the labour force
People who don’t have paid work, who haven’t recently looked for work recently or are not directly available for it.

This definition concerns people who live in the Caribbean Netherlands (excluding the institutionalized population). The figures are usually presented for the population aged 15 to 74 years old. Paid work is regardless of the hours worked.