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ISBN 978-90-357-2238-5 ISSN 6467-9569 © Statistics Netherlands, The Hague/Heerlen/Bonaire, 2018. Reproduction is permitted, provided Statistics Netherlands is quoted as the source. Foreword What was the number of inhabitants on inbound tourism by air, international trade, Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba in 2017? nature and environment, life style and the How many children attended primary school, young people of the Caribbean Netherlands. and how many students were in secondary education? What were the main trends in This publication gives an impression of the the local labour market, and how many diversity in facts and figures provided by tourists visited the islands? The answers to Statistics Netherlands. The information can also these and more questions can be found in easily be accessed through our press releases, this new edition of Trends in the Caribbean available on our website, www.cbs.nl/nl-nl/ Netherlands 2018. This edition further dossier/caribisch-nederland. In addition, all our includes two broad thematic chapters, which key figures can be found in our online database discuss migration to and from the Caribbean StatLine (statline.cbs.nl), on our Facebook page Netherlands and the structure of the local (www.facebook.com/statistiekcbs.cn) and on education system on the three islands. our Twitter account (@statisticscbs). Growing demand from the Dutch central I hope you find Trends in the Caribbean government has resulted in the compilation Netherlands 2018 a useful, enjoyable source of of new statistics and an increase in available information. data. Trends in the Caribbean Netherlands provides updated as well as new information, Director General, covering many aspects of life in the Dr T.B.P.M. Tjin-A-Tsoi Caribbean Netherlands. The edition before you includes data on all three islands with The Hague/Heerlen/Bonaire, December 2018 topics including consumer prices, firefighting, Foreword 3 Contents Population dynamics 7 2. Saba 45 Climate 45 Education system 11 Education 45 Energy 48 1. Bonaire 15 Firefighting 48 Climate 15 Income 49 Education 15 International trade 52 Energy 18 Labour 53 Firefighting 18 Lifestyle 55 Income 19 Macroeconomics 57 International trade 22 Nature 58 Labour 23 Population 59 Lifestyle 25 Prices 62 Macroeconomics 28 Tourism 63 Nature 29 Youth 65 Population 31 Prices 35 Security 36 Tourism 38 Youth 40 Contents 5 3. St Eustatius 69 Climate 69 Education 69 Energy 72 Firefighting 72 Income 73 International trade 76 Labour 77 Lifestyle 79 Macroeconomics 81 Nature 82 Population 83 Prices 86 Tourism 87 Youth 89 6 Trends in the Caribbean Netherlands 2018 Population dynamics Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba became is relatively small. On 1 January 2018, special municipalities of the Netherlands on Bonaire had 19.5 thousand inhabitants. 10 October 2010. Since then, the population of Bonaire has grown by almost 4 thousand People from the European part of the or 25 percent. The number of inhabitants Netherlands formed the largest group has dropped on St Eustatius, while on Saba of migrants. In the period 2011–2017, the population has increased by 20 percent. 4.3 thousand settled on Bonaire and In all three municipalities, external migration 3.3 thousand left to return to the (European is the main factor in the local population part of the) Netherlands. They accounted changes. for one-third of all external migration and 26 percent of the population growth on Bonaire Bonaire. Most of them are Dutch-born. Population dynamics on Bonaire are The number of Antillean-born persons dominated by external migration. (born on Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, St Maarten, Between 2011 and 2017, nearly 10 thousand St Eustatius or Saba) migrating to the persons settled there while close to European part of the Netherlands is as large 7 thousand persons left the island. In the as the group remigrating. Most of them same period, there were 1.3 thousand live pursue studies there and return after a few births and 0.6 thousand deaths. Given the years. low number of births and deaths, the impact of natural increase on population growth Population dynamics 7 The second largest migrant group were people Bonaire, migration by country of birth, 2011–2017 moving to and from Curaçao: 1.6 thousand Former Netherlands Curaçao residents moved to Bonaire, while Antilles and Aruba Central and 1.0 thousand went in the opposite direction. South America The main reasons for migration to Curaçao United States were enrolment in education and work. Most and Canada of the migrants are Antillean-born. Netherlands Other countries The third largest group were people from 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 other countries in Central and South America: Immigration Emigration 1.8 thousand moved to Bonaire, while only 0.2 thousand left for Central and South the United States and Canada who enrolled America. Most migrants came from the for at least five semesters (2.5 years) at the Dominican Republic, Venezuela and Colombia. Saba University School of Medicine, leaving Saba for their home country after graduation. Saba Migration to and from the European part of On 1 January 2018, Saba had 2.2 thousand the Netherlands was limited. inhabitants. Between 1 January 2011 and 1 January 2018, 2.5 thousand persons Most external migration from Saba by settled on Saba while almost 2.1 thousand Antillean-born persons concerned migration to persons left the island. In the same period, and from St Maarten. The number of Antillean- Saba recorded 95 live births and 90 deaths. born persons moving between Saba and the Population change on Saba was therefore European part of the Netherlands was limited: almost exclusively external migration. The bulk 64 Antillean-born Sabans moved to the of immigration consisted of students from European Netherlands while 54 returned. 8 Trends in the Caribbean Netherlands 2018 Saba, migration by country of birth, 2011–2017 St Eustatius Between 1 January 2011 and 1 January 2018, Former Netherlands Antilles and Aruba on balance 346 inhabitants left St Eustatius Central and South America because of external migration. Natural United States and increase did not compensate for their Canada departure, as 224 babies were born and Netherlands 111 persons died in the same period. The Other countries number of inhabitants was therefore lower by 263 on 1 January 2018 compared to seven 0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 Immigration Emigration years previously. Saba’s population increased by 0.4 thousand For most countries of birth, migration to in the period 2011–2017. Part of this and from St Eustatius balances out, except growth was on account of Canadian and for the United States and to a lesser extent American students. The second largest Canada and Trinidad and Tobago. The number contribution to population growth was made of persons born in the US, Canada and by migrants from Central and South America. Trinidad and Tobago is smaller now than it A minor group added to the population was before. In 2015, the island’s population (67 persons) concerned people born in the register was cleaned up; a large number European part of the Netherlands. of US citizens were no longer counted as residents of St Eustatius and were removed from the register as non-reported emigrants. Population dynamics 9 The number of Antillean-born persons from control may lead to a higher number of St Eustatius moving to and from the European inhabitants. In 2012/2013, the number part of the Netherlands was limited, with of inhabitants on Saba fell by almost 167 Antillean-born Statians moving to Europe 200 because of the register clean-up; and 181 leaving in the opposite direction. in 2014/2015, the number of inhabitants on St Eustatius dropped by 800 for the same Quality of population figures reason. In 2016, Bonaire’s register clean-up On all three islands of the Caribbean resulted in a net decrease of 220 inhabitants. Netherlands, local population figures have been affected by a register clean In 2018, the official number of inhabitants up. The basis for population figures is the on Saba rose by 135. This number is not Population Register PIVA. Removal of entries definitive, however, as not all medical from the register results in a lower total students who returned home actually population, while relaxation of quality reported their emigration. St Eustatius, migration by country of birth, 2011–2017 Former Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Central and South America United States and Canada Netherlands Other countries 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 Immigration Emigration 10 Trends in the Caribbean Netherlands 2018 Education system As of 10 October 2010, education in the aged 16 to 17 years must continue education Caribbean Netherlands forms part of the until they are 18, as long as they have not Dutch national education system.