Curaçaoans in the Netherlands
Total population | |
---|---|
121,000 (2011) | |
Languages | |
Dutch, Papiamento | |
Religion | |
Christianity |
Curaçaoans in the Netherlands consist of migrants from Curaçao to the Netherlands and their descendants. Until 2010, Curaçao and the other Dutch islands in the Caribbean were called the Netherlands Antilles. As of 2014, figures from Statistics Netherlands showed 142,953 people of Dutch Antillean origin in the Netherlands, which the vast majority are from Curaçao.[1]
Notable people[]
- Patrick van Aanholt, football player
- Vurnon Anita, football player
- Jandino Asporaat, comedian
- Enith Brigitha, swimmer
- Izaline Calister, singer
- Daisy Dee, singer, actress and TV host
- Didi Gregorius, baseball player
- Rangelo Janga, football player
- Andruw Jones, baseball player
- D'Angelo Marshall, kickboxer
- Churandy Martina, sprinter
- Hensley Meulens, baseball player
- Cynthia Ortega, politician
- Jordann Pikeur, kickboxer
- Wendell Roche, kickboxer
- Endy Semeleer, kickboxer
- Sherman Smith (musician)
- Jetro Willems, football player
- Errol Zimmerman, kickboxer
References[]
- ^ "CBS Statline". opendata.cbs.nl.
Categories:
- Ethnic groups in the Netherlands
- Curaçao diaspora
- Dutch people of Curaçao descent
- Netherlands stubs