Population and Housing Census 2001

Table H.7
Bonaire
Households by the most spoken language in the household
Most spoken language	households		persons
	absolute	%	absolute	%
Papiamentu	2659	72.3	8059	74.7
English	146	4.0	306	2.8
Dutch	384	10.4	952	8.8
Spanish	421	11.4	1272	11.8
Portuguese	7	0.2	12	0.1
Creole	2	0.1	8	0.1
French	5	0.1	15	0.1
Chinese	26	0.7	100	0.9
Other	15	0.4	32	0.3
Unknown	12	0.3	35	0.3
Total	3677	100.0	10791	100.0

Table H.7
Curaçao
Households by the most spoken language in the household
Most spoken language	households		persons
	absolute	%	absolute	%
Papiamentu	34677	80.3	106054	81.2
English	1514	3.5	3851	2.9
Dutch	4002	9.3	10503	8.0
Spanish	1999	4.6	5281	4.0
Portuguese	233	0.5	706	0.5
Creole	114	0.3	253	0.2
French	24	0.1	52	-
Chinese	165	0.4	657	0.5
Other	178	0.4	560	0.4
Unknown	255	0.6	2710	2.1
Total	43161	100.0	130627	100.0

Table H.7
Sint Eustatius
Households by the most spoken language in the household
Most spoken language	households		persons
	absolute	%	absolute	%
Papiamentu	14	1.6	34	1.5
English	759	84.1	1896	82.7
Dutch	39	4.3	97	4.2
Spanish	50	5.5	132	5.8
Portuguese	-	-	-	-
Creole	3	0.3	8	0.3
French	3	0.3	6	0.3
Chinese	8	0.9	23	1.0
Other	12	1.3	25	1.1
Unknown	14	1.6	71	3.1
Total	902	100.0	2292	100.0

Table H.7
Saba
Households by the most spoken language in the household
Most spoken language	households		persons
	absolute	%	absolute	%
Papiamentu	3	0.5	7	0.5
English	502	89.0	1191	88.3
Dutch	11	2.0	20	1.5
Spanish	25	4.4	71	5.3
Portuguese	-	-	-	-
Creole	7	1.2	17	1.3
French	2	0.4	4	0.3
Chinese	1	0.2	3	0.2
Other	11	2.0	22	1.6
Unknown	2	0.4	14	1.0
Total	564	100.0	1349	100.0

Table H.7
Sint Maarten
Households by the most spoken language in the household
Most spoken language	households		persons
	absolute	%	absolute	%
Papiamentu	270	2.3	681	2.2
English	7541	64.3	20648	67.5
Dutch	491	4.2	1284	4.2
Spanish	1741	14.8	3943	12.9
Portuguese	1	-	1	-
Creole	1173	10.0	2519	8.2
French	205	1.7	468	1.5
Chinese	49	0.4	202	0.7
Other	164	1.4	506	1.7
Unknown	92	0.8	342	1.1
Total	11727	100.0	30594	100.0