How many people live in Caribbean Netherlands right now?
Right now, according to UN estimates
32,072
| Today | In 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Births | · | · |
| Deaths | · | · |
| Net migration | · | · |
| Growth | · | · |
2026 figures
- Rank by population
- 222 of 237
- Share of world population
- 0.0004%
- Median age
- 39.7 years
- Children per woman
- 1.44
- Life expectancy
- 78.0 years
- People per km²
- 97
According to UN estimates, about 32,072 people live in Caribbean Netherlands right now. It ranks 222nd out of 237 countries and territories by population, between San Marino and Saint Martin, and it is home to one in every 259,000 people on the planet.
Every year, about 300 people are born there and about 270 die. More people arrive than leave: net migration adds about 510 people a year. Overall, it gains about 530 people a year.
In 1950, about 6,995 people lived there. Today there are 4.6 times as many. The UN expects it to peak around 2045, at about 34,928, and then begin to fall. By 2050 it is projected to have about 34,742 people (8% more than today), and by 2100 about 27,860.
Half of its people are younger than 40 (worldwide, 31). Women have an average of 1.44 children each, below the 2.1 needed for each generation to replace the one before, and life expectancy at birth is 78 years (worldwide, 74). There are 97 people per square kilometer.
UN estimates up to today and projections (medium variant) from today onward.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the population of Caribbean Netherlands in 2026?
- Caribbean Netherlands has about 32,072 people right now, according to the UN's World Population Prospects 2024. On July 1, 2026, there were 31,913.
- How many people are born each day in Caribbean Netherlands?
- Very few: about 300 a year. About 270 people die each year.
- Is the population of Caribbean Netherlands growing?
- Yes: it grows by 1.65% a year, or about 530 people.
- What will the population of Caribbean Netherlands be in 2050?
- According to the UN projection (medium variant), about 34,742, with a peak around 2045 at about 34,928.
- Why doesn't this figure match the country's official statistics?
- The UN estimates the population of every country with the same method, based on censuses, surveys and registers, and projects it year by year. Each national statistics office uses its own censuses and registers, which may be more up to date or count foreign residents differently. That is why the figures can differ slightly.
Countries with a similar population
- Monaco 38,018
- Marshall Islands 34,723
- San Marino 33,616
- Saint Martin 23,607
- Palau 17,598
- Anguilla 14,835
More countries in the Americas
- United States 349,570,541
- Brazil 213,783,509
- Mexico 133,319,747
- Colombia 54,089,627
- Argentina 46,051,045
- Canada 40,567,032
- Peru 35,027,398
- Venezuela 28,673,180
- Chile 19,971,238
- Guatemala 19,055,560
- Ecuador 18,493,692
- Bolivia 12,801,705
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Where these figures come from
The figures are estimates from the United Nations Population Division, published in World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant): the reference used by international organizations and by most population counters. The UN estimates how many people there are on July 1 of each year and how many are born, die and migrate; between one date and the next, this counter spreads the change continuously, second by second.
It is not a real-time headcount: nobody can count every person in a country at once. It is the best available estimate, and it may differ slightly from the figures of each country's statistics office, which use their own censuses and population registers.