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Data not available Publisher * Provisional figure Statistics Netherlands Henri Faasdreef 312, 2492 JP The Hague ** Revised provisional figure (but not definite) www.cbs.nl X Publication prohibited (confidential figure) – Nil Bulevar Gobernador Nicolaas Debrot #67 unit 9 Kralendijk, Bonaire – (Between two figures) inclusive Telephone: +599 717 8676 0 (0.0) Less than half of unit concerned empty cell Not applicable Prepress: CCN Creatie en Media, The Hague Design: Edenspiekermann 2018–2019 2018 to 2019 inclusive Printed by: Sumis, Amstelveen 2018/2019 Average for 2018 to 2019 inclusive Photography: 2018/’19 Crop year, financial year, school year, etc., beginning in – Cover: Alexis Gonzalez – Bonaire: Rijksdienst Caribisch Nederland 2018 and ending in 2019 – Saba: Z.ePhotography 2017/’18– – St Eustatius: Mega D Youth Foundation 2018/’19 Crop year, financial year, etc., 2017/’18 to 2018/’19 Information inclusive Telephone +31 88 570 7070 Via contact form: www.cbs.nl/infoservice Due to rounding, some totals may not correspond to the sum of the separate figures. © Statistics Netherlands, The Hague/Heerlen/Bonaire, 2019. Reproduction is permitted, provided Statistics Netherlands is quoted as the source. Foreword Trends in the Caribbean Netherlands opendata.cbs.nl/), on our Facebook page 2019 provides updated as well as new (www.facebook.com/statistiekcbs.cn) and on information, covering many aspects of life in our Twitter account (@statisticscbs). the Caribbean Netherlands. I hope you find Trends in the Caribbean The edition before you thus includes data Netherlands 2019 a useful, enjoyable source on all three islands with topics including of information. consumer prices, energy, income, nature and environment and health of people of the Director General, Caribbean Netherlands. Dr T.B.P.M. Tjin-A-Tsoi This edition, unlike previous editions, gives The Hague/Heerlen/Bonaire, December 2019 a more concise compilation of statistics covering key aspects of life in the Caribbean Netherlands. This year we have chosen for a less elaborate version however with more explanatory notes. The information can also easily be accessed through our press releases, available on our website, www.cbs.nl/caribisch-nederland. In addition, all our key figures can be found in our online database StatLine (https:// Foreword 3 Contents 1. Bonaire 7 2.1 Saba 2 3. St Eustatius 35 Labour 7 Labour 21 Labour 35 Population 10 Population 24 Population 38 Energy 12 Energy 26 Energy 40 Health 13 Health 27 Health 41 Income 14 Income 28 Income 42 Nature 17 Nature 31 Nature 45 Prices 18 Prices 32 Prices 46 Contents 5 1. Bonaire Labour The size of the working age population Population not in the labour force (15 to 74 years) on Bonaire is 15.4 thousand, (15 to 74 years), 2018 with 73.1 percent in employment. The labour force participation rate is higher among men: Unavailable or not 74.9 percent of the men are employed versus looking 71.1 percent of the women. Participation is Available but not relatively low among young people. Almost looking for work 70 percent of lower educated people are in Looking but not available for work employment, versus almost 80 percent of Not available and not those with an intermediate education level looking for work and just over three quarters of the highly Wants to work educated. Bonaire’s unemployment rate Unwilling/unable to work is just over 3 percent. This is equivalent to due to almost 370 unemployed who are actively Care looking and available for work. Education Almost 3.8 thousand Bonaire residents do not form part of the local labour force. They Retirement/old age are not looking, nor are they available for Illness, disability, work; in most cases, a combination of both. poor health A large group (35 percent) are people who Other reason are unwilling or unable to work due to old 0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 Bonaire 7 age or retirement. For 22 percent of those Employee jobs by economic activity, 2018* not in the labour force – young residents in 13.6 % particular – education is the predominant 22.1 % reason why they are unwilling or unavailable for work. Other smaller groups include people who are unable to work due to illness 11.8 % or disability (11 percent) or because they have to take care of family (6 percent). 7.3 % Net labour participation, 2018 15.5 % 9.3 % 10.0 % 10.4 % Total Wholesale and retail trade Male Public administration and services Female Accommodation and food serving 15 to 24 yrs Business services 25 to 44 yrs Health and social work activities Culture, recreation, other services 45 to 74 yrs Construction Education level Other Low Intermediate High 0 20 40 60 80 100 % of population 8 Trends in the Caribbean Netherlands 2019 Jobs of employees Average annual wage of jobs by age, 2018* There were 9.8 thousand employee jobs on x 1,000 USD Bonaire in 2018. The sector with the largest 30 number of jobs is accommodation and food 25 services followed by wholesale and retail 20 trade and the public sector. 15 10 5 Wages of employees 0 The average annual wage on Bonaire was 15 to 25 to 35 to 45 to 55 to 65 to 25 yrs 35 yrs 45 yrs 55 yrs 65 yrs 75 yrs 24.6 thousand US dollars in 2018, an increase of 1 percent relative to 2017. The median wage was 20.0 thousand US dollars. This means that half of all employed people earned wages lower than this level and for the Wages vary widely depending on other half wages were higher. characteristics and type of work. In 2018, women’s wages were 8 percent lower than men’s. This gap is narrowing. In 2011, the difference was 18 percent. Aa 24.6 thousand US dollars was the average annual wage in 2018* Bonaire 9 Population Young adults (17 to 26 years) from high- Population dynamics Bonaire, 2014–2018 income households, i.e. in the highest Between the beginning of 2014 and the income half, are more likely to migrate to 6,413 end of 2018, Bonaire’s population grew the European Netherlands than those from by 1.6 thousand to reach 20 thousand. This families in the lowest income half. Many of was mainly due to more immigration than them settle in the European Netherlands for emigration, while natural population growth their education. contributed as well. +1,640 Young adults, income, emigration, Since 2011, the share of residents born in the 2013–2017 European Netherlands has risen from 11 percent 965 to 15 percent. The population share born in South and Central America has seen a rise. At Highest-income half the beginning of 2019, Bonaire had relatively fewer residents born in the former Netherlands Lowest-income half Antilles and Aruba than in 2011. Births Deaths Immigration Emigration Population growth 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Bonaire residents by native region % Emigrated to the European Netherlands Non-emigrated 448 2011 2019 At the beginning of this year, Bonaire had 0 20 40 60 80 100 3 thousand inhabitants who were born in the % European Netherlands, up from 1.7 thousand Netherlands Antilles and Aruba European Netherlands in 2011. According to the most recent South and Central America Other demographic forecast, this will have risen to North America 4.9 thousand by the year 2050. In relative 5,290 10 Trends in the Caribbean Netherlands 2019 Population dynamics Bonaire, 2014–2018 6,413 +1,640 965 Births Deaths Immigration Emigration Population growth 448 5,290 Bonaire 11 terms as well, the share of Dutch-born Energy residents is increasing: from 11 percent in 2011 to 15 percent in 2019, with a projected 22 percent in 2050. Water production x 1,000 m3 2,000 Bonaire residents by native region 1,600 x 1,000 1,200 30 25 800 20 400 15 10 0 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 5 0 2011 2019 2030 2050 Other European Netherlands Electricity production million kWh 125 100 75 50 25 0 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Fossil Renewable 12 Trends in the Caribbean Netherlands 2019 Health Half of the population of Bonaire aged 4 years and over meet the Dutch Physical On Bonaire, approximately three-quarters Activity Guidelines. The share meeting this of the population aged 15 years and over standard is higher among men (60 percent) say they are in good or very good health than among women (38 percent). (2017/2018). Overall, men feel healthier than women. Around 80 percent of men and Meets the physical activity standard, 70 percent of women report that they are in 4 years and over, 2017 good health. In (very) good health, 15 years and over, Men 2017/2018 % 100 Woman 80 60 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 40 % 20 Source: CBS, RIVM, Health Survey CN. 0 Total Men Women Six in ten residents of Bonaire are overweight, Source: CBS, Omnibus survey. of whom half are obese. Women and men are equally likely to be overweight, but obesity is relatively more common among women: 35 percent, as against 26 percent of men. Bonaire 13 Overweight, 2 years and over, 2017 Income % In 2017, the median disposable income of 80 60 households on Bonaire stood at 24.6 thousand 40 US dollars. A gradual increase in the median 20 income from 2012 up to and including 2016 0 was followed by a decline of nearly 4 percent Men Women in 2017.