How much internet usage in the Caribbean Netherlands?

Nearly 85 percent of the residents of the Caribbean Netherlands had access to the internet in 2017/2018. Of the people who used the internet in the three months prior to the study, 93 percent were online (virtually) daily. Internet use is highest among young people and higher educated people. The internet is most commonly used for sending text messages, e-mailing and calling.

Most internet users online almost every day

In 2017/2018, 85 percent of the residents of the Caribbean Netherlands had an internet connection at home. Of the Caribbean Netherlands population aged 15 years and older, 94 percent had used internet in the three months prior to the study, and of this group 93 percent used it daily or almost every day. Young people and higher educated people use the internet more than older people and lower educated people. The internet is used more frequently in Saba and Bonaire than in St Eustatius. A relatively large number of young people and higher educated people live in Saba because of the presence of a university degree programme (Saba University).

Show table(Almost) daily internet usage, 2017/2018 (%)Hide table(Almost) daily internet usage, 2017/2018 (%)

(Almost) daily internet usage, 2017/2018 (%)

Regio	(Almost) daily
Caribbean Netherlands	93.0
Bonaire	96.4
St Eustatius	80.7
Saba	95.4

Mainly text messages, calls and social networks

People in the Caribbean Netherlands mainly use the internet for communication and entertainment. Nearly 9 in 10 Caribbean Netherlands residents exchange text messages. Around three-quarters call via the internet or use social networks such as Facebook or Twitter. More than 7 in 10 internet users send and receive email and follow the news online. In Saba there are relatively more people engaged in these internet activities than in the other two islands. Furthermore, a larger share of internet users in Saba make online purchases (61 percent) compared to Bonaire (36 percent) and St Eustatius (53 percent).

Caribbean Netherlands residents between the ages of 15 and 24 more frequently sent text messages and downloaded games, films or music than people aged 25 and over.

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Internet activities in the past 3 months, 2017/2018 (%)

Internetactiviteit	Bonaire	St Eustatius	Saba
Exchanging text messages	92.8	80.4	90.8
Making phone calls	81.6	65.7	74.6
Using social networks (Facebook,Twitter)	76.1	62.6	77.3
Sending emails	69.3	73.9	86.1
Online banking	52.7	48.4	58.2
Downloading games, films or music	47.8	46.2	56.5
Online shopping	36.1	52.9	61.2

The questions

1. How does CBS calculate the figures?
2. How do we use our land?
3. How fast is the population growing?
4. How are the various animal species doing?
5. What are our top concerns?
6. Where do the emigrants go?
7. Who use social media the most?
8. How isolated do we feel?
9. What are our favourite wedding dates? What about partnership registrations?
10. How many under-18s are receiving youth assistance?
11. What about cyber crime?
12. What are the most popular majors?
13. What are the major religions?
14. How many overnight stays?
15. How many people shop online? And the items they buy...
16. Who are eligible to vote?
17. What are young people doing online?
18. How many adults smoke or have smoked?
19. Where were people in the Caribbean Netherlands originally born?
20. Where do Caribbean Dutch children live?
21. How much internet usage in the Caribbean Netherlands?
22. How many people (never) work from home?
23. How many millionaires in the Netherlands?
24. Has our purchasing power gone up or down?
25. Which jobs have the highest levels of mental fatigue?
26. How many employees are members of a trade union?
27. How many passengers flying into and out of the Netherlands?
28. How much nitrogen is emitted at livestock farms?
29. How many dwellings in the Netherlands?
30. How much is our average mileage in electric cars?
31. What do we import from China?
32. Which prices are up, which are down?
33. What is our production of frozen fries?
34. How many enterprises in the Netherlands?
35. How much energy do we get from biomass?
36. How much do we recycle?
37. Which flower bulbs are most common?
38. What is the impact of coronavirus?