Curaçaoans in the Netherlands (Dutch: Curaçaoënaars in Nederland} are 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]
Total population | |
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121,000 (2011) | |
Languages | |
Dutch, Papiamento | |
Religion | |
Christianity |
Notable people
edit- 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
- Endy Semeleer, kickboxer
- Sherman Smith (musician)
- Jetro Willems, football player
- Errol Zimmerman, kickboxer
- Gregory van der Wiel
- Jaron Vicario
- Ozzie Albies, baseball player
- Kenley Jansen, baseball player
References
edit- ^ "CBS Statline". opendata.cbs.nl.