| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 23 Aug 2021 |
As of 2021, the population of Caribbean Netherlands is projected at 26.4 thousand, up by 0.85% compared with 26.2 thousand in 2020. Caribbean Netherlands is ranked 221st in terms of population and 123rd in terms of population growth rate.
19.86 thousand people are living in urban areas, which is 75.14% of Caribbean Netherlands population. Caribbean Netherlands is ranked 84th in terms of urbanization.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7,129 | - |
| 1955 | 7,668 | 0.76 |
| 1960 | 8,078 | 1.62 |
| 1965 | 9,126 | 2.68 |
| 1970 | 10,359 | 2.08 |
| 1975 | 11,026 | 0.64 |
| 1980 | 11,209 | 0.66 |
| 1985 | 12,024 | 1.53 |
| 1990 | 13,010 | 2.37 |
| 1995 | 15,101 | 1.64 |
| 2000 | 14,387 | -1.67 |
| 2005 | 14,399 | 3.69 |
| 2010 | 20,941 | 6.58 |
| 2015 | 24,571 | 2.09 |
| 2016 | 25,017 | 1.82 |
| 2017 | 25,399 | 1.53 |
| 2018 | 25,709 | 1.22 |
| 2019 | 25,983 | 1.07 |
| 2020 | 26,221 | 0.92 |
| 2021 | 26,445 | 0.85 |
| Year | Population | Urbanization | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | growth rate (%) | Urban (%) | |
| 1950 | 5,045 | 2,077 | - | 70.831 |
| 1955 | 5,568 | 2,102 | 1.29 | 72.596 |
| 1960 | 5,999 | 2,075 | 2.01 | 74.294 |
| 1965 | 6,935 | 2,199 | 3.29 | 75.921 |
| 1970 | 8,026 | 2,333 | 2.56 | 77.476 |
| 1975 | 8,641 | 2,386 | 0.88 | 78.358 |
| 1980 | 8,851 | 2,359 | 0.82 | 78.960 |
| 1985 | 9,427 | 2,598 | 1.30 | 78.398 |
| 1990 | 10,111 | 2,908 | 2.33 | 77.665 |
| 1995 | 11,548 | 3,559 | 1.25 | 76.443 |
| 2000 | 10,787 | 3,606 | -2.07 | 74.947 |
| 2005 | 10,767 | 3,636 | 3.66 | 74.755 |
| 2010 | 15,650 | 5,290 | 6.58 | 74.738 |
| 2015 | 18,368 | 6,202 | 2.10 | 74.759 |
| 2020 | 19,672 | 6,540 | 1.04 | 75.048 |
| 2021 | 19,862 | 6,571 | 0.97 | 75.142 |