Population of the Caribbean Netherlands up by nearly a thousand in 2023

On 1 January 2024, the population of the Caribbean Netherlands stood at 30,397. That
was an increase of 979 (3 percent) over the previous year. The increase was largely due
to population growth on Bonaire, mainly as a result of migration. On Saba, the population
also grew due to an increase in net immigration. On St. Eustatius, however, net
migration was negative. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports this on the basis of newly
released figures.
Bonaire’s population up by over a thousand in 2023
On 1 January 2024, the population of Bonaire stood at 25,133 inhabitants, which was
1,043 more (4 percent) than one year previously. This was mainly due to the fact that
many more people came to live on the island than departed (941), and to a limited extent
because of natural population growth (98, births minus deaths). The number of people
on Bonaire who were born outside the Caribbean Netherlands rose by more than 1,000.
This was mainly due to more residents who were born in the Dominican Republic,
Colombia, Venezuela and the European Netherlands.