Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius became part of the Netherlands as special municipalities after the Netherlands Antilles were disbanded in 2010.
Special Municipalities
The population of the municipalities of the Caribbean Netherlands according to census results and latest official estimates.
| Name | Abbr. | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Census (C) 1981-02-01 | Population Census (C) 1992-01-27 | Population Census (C) 2001-01-29 | Population Estimate (E) 2010-01-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2015-01-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2020-01-01 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caribbean Netherlands | BES | 322 | 11,076 | 13,156 | 14,432 | 20,882 | 24,593 | 25,987 | |||
| Bonaire | BON | Kralendijk | 288 | 8,753 | 10,187 | 10,791 | 15,518 | 18,905 | 20,915 | 28800 | |
| Saba | SAB | The Bottom | 13 | 965 | 1,130 | 1,349 | 1,781 | 1,811 | 1,933 | 1300 | |
| Sint Eustatius (Statia) | EUS | Oranjestad | 21 | 1,358 | 1,839 | 2,292 | 3,583 | 3,877 | 3,139 | 2100 |
- (1981) Encyclopedie van Curaçao (web).
(1992) The Statesman's Year-Book '95/96.
(2001) Central Bureau of Statistics, Netherlands Antilles (web).
(2010) (2015) (2020) Central Bureau of Statistics, Netherlands (web).
Contents: Settlements
The population of the settlements of the Caribbean Netherlands according to the results of the 2001 census.
| Name | Adm. | Population Census (C) 2001-01-29 | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kralendijk (incl. surrounding geozones) | BON | 9,161 | 0 | |
| Oranjestad (incl. Concordia) | EUS | 2,292 | 0 | |
| Rincon | BON | 1,543 | 0 | |
| Saint Johns | SAB | 186 | 0 | |
| The Bottom | SAB | 462 | 0 | |
| Windwardside | SAB | 418 | 0 | |
| Zions Hill (Hell's Gate) | SAB | 283 | 0 |
- Central Bureau of Statistics, Netherlands Antilles (web).