Caribbean Netherlands; population, births, deaths, migration
| Caribbean Netherlands | Periods | Population dynamics Population on 1 January (number) | Population dynamics Live born children (number) | Population dynamics Deaths (number) | Population dynamics Natural increase (number) | Population dynamics Other corrections (number) | Population dynamics Population on 31 December (number) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caribbean Netherlands | 2023 | 29,418 | 282 | 169 | 113 | -34 | 30,397 |
| Bonaire | 2023 | 24,090 | 237 | 139 | 98 | 4 | 25,133 |
| St. Eustatius | 2023 | 3,293 | 30 | 17 | 13 | -1 | 3,204 |
| Saba | 2023 | 2,035 | 15 | 13 | 2 | -37 | 2,060 |
| Source: CBS. | |||||||
Table explanation
This table contains information about population developments due to birth, mortality and foreign migration on the islands of Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius.
Since 10 October 2010, the islands of Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius have the status of 'special municipalities' of the Netherlands.
Data available from: 2011
Status of the figures:
All figures presented in the table are final.
Changes as from 30 May 2024:
Figures for 2023 have been added.
When will new figures be published?
Final figures for 2024 will be published in the second quarter of 2025.
Description topics
- Population dynamics
- Changes in size, composition and / or location of the population.
Population:
The total number of people residing in a given area.
The total number of people residing in the CaribbeanNetherlands. In the population statistics compiled by Statistics Netherlands the inhabitants are the people registered in the population register of a CN municipality.
The population registers do not include persons living in the Caribbean Netherlands who fall under exemption provisions regarding inclusion in the population registers (e.g. diplomats) and persons who do not legally reside in the Caribbean Netherlands.
Caribbean Netherlands
Residents of a municipality in the Caribbean Netherlands.
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba has had the status of a 'special municipality' of the Netherlands since 10 October 2010.- Population on 1 January
- Population refer to 1 January
Population:
The total number of people residing in a given area.
The total number of people residing in the Caribbean Netherlands. In the population statistics compiled by Statistics Netherlands the inhabitants are the people registered in the population register of a CN municipality.
The population registers do not include persons living in the Caribbean Netherlands who fall under exemption provisions regarding inclusion in the population registers (e.g. diplomats) and persons who do not legally reside in the Caribbean Netherlands.
Caribbean Netherlands
Residents of a municipality in the Caribbean Netherlands.
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba has had the status of a 'special municipality' of the Netherlands since 10 October 2010.
- Live born children
- Live born child:
A baby showing some sign of life after birth, regardless of the duration of pregnancy.
On the islands of St. Eustatius and Saba, medical facilities for births are limited. Therefore, expectant mothers are often sent to the island of St. Maarten before delivery. Immigrants younger than 46 days are counted as births on the island where the parents migrated.
- Deaths
- Death:
Person declared dead by an authorized doctor.
Deaths are counted according to the municipality where they last resided, not the municipality where the death occurred.
- Natural increase
- The number of live births minus the number of deaths.
Live born child:
A baby showing some sign of life after birth, regardless of the duration of pregnancy.
Death:
Person declared dead by an authorized doctor.
- Other corrections
- Changes on personal data in the municipal population registers which does not exactly match the difference between the size and composition of the population in two subsequent years.
- Population on 31 December
- Population at the end of the year
Population:
The total number of people residing in Caribbean Netherlands.
In the population statistics compiled by Statistics Netherlands the inhabitants of a given area are the people registered in the population register, whose address is located in that area.