Trends in the Caribbean Netherlands 2019 provides updated as well as new information, covering many aspects of life in the Caribbean Netherlands.

The edition before you thus includes data on all three islands with topics including consumer prices, energy, income, nature and environment and health of people of the Caribbean Netherlands.

This edition, unlike previous editions, gives 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://opendata.cbs.nl/), on our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/statistiekcbs.cn) and on our Twitter account (@statisticscbs).

I hope you find Trends in the Caribbean Netherlands 2019 a useful, enjoyable source of information.

Director General, Dr T.B.P.M. Tjin-A-Tsoi

The Hague/Heerlen/Bonaire, December 2019