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Afro-Dutch people

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This article is about the Black population of the Netherlands. For the ethnonym in the United States, see Black Dutch (genealogy). For the extinct Creole language, see Negerhollands.

Black Dutch

Zwarte Nederlanders

Regions with significant populations
Primarily urban centers in South Holland, North Holland, Flevoland and Utrecht
Languages
Primarily Dutch, Papiamentu, Sranan Tongo, English, Creole Languages
Religion
Majority Christianity, minorities Islam, Irreligion and Traditional African religions

Afro-Dutch or Black Dutch people are Dutch people who are of Sub-Saharan African ancestry. The majority of Afro-Dutch in the Netherlands are Afro-Caribbean and hail from the former and present Dutch overseas territories Suriname and the former Netherlands Antilles (mostly from Curaçao, Aruba and St Maarten).[1] Of the approximately 500,000[when?] Afro-Dutch people, about 300,000 people, or 60%, are from these territories. Whilst only a minority of Black Dutch citizens are of Sub-Saharan African migrant background, there is a sizable population of Cape Verdean, Ghanaian, Nigerian, Somali, Angolan and other African communities of more recent immigrants. The majority of Afro-Dutch people migrated to the Netherlands from the 1970s onwards, most of the recent migrants arriving either as political refugees seeking freedom or, more often, to escape regional conflicts, such as from Eritrea.[2]

Source:[3]

Sub-Saharan African population in 2021
Somalia East Africa 41,064
South Africa Southern Africa 31,693
Ethiopia East Africa 28,635
Ghana West Africa 26,694
Eritrea East Africa 25,080
Cape Verde West Africa 23,150
Nigeria West Africa 16,140
Angola Southern Africa 9,363
Democratic Republic of the Congo Central Africa 8,827
Sudan North Africa 8,744
Sierra Leone West Africa 5,869
Kenya East Africa 5,182
Guinea West Africa 4,854
Cameroon Central Africa 3,481
Burundi East Africa 3,374
Liberia West Africa 3,080
Zimbabwe Southern Africa 2,660
Tanzania East Africa 2,479
Senegal West Africa 2,164
Ivory Coast West Africa 2,057
Togo West Africa 1,966
Gambia West Africa 1,940
Rwanda East Africa 1,755
Zambia Southern Africa 1,732
Republic of the Congo Central Africa 1,545
Mozambique Southern Africa 1,137
Mauritius Southern Africa 732
Burkina Faso West Africa 715
Malawi Southern Africa 546
Benin West Africa 494
Guinea-Bissau West Africa 473
Mauritania West Africa 434
Niger West Africa 409
Mali West Africa 381
Madagascar Southern Africa 347
São Tomé and Príncipe Central Africa 313
Botswana Southern Africa 298
Djibouti East Africa 267
Chad North Africa 194
Gabon Central Africa 166
Eswatini Southern Africa 154
Lesotho Southern Africa 140
Seychelles East Africa 129
Central African Republic Central Africa 106
Equatorial Guinea Central Africa 79
South Sudan East Africa 30
Comoros East Africa 22
Total: 266,216
Country Ethnic group Native languages
Suriname Afro-Surinamese Sranan Tongo and Surinamese Dutch (Maroons: Ndyuka, Saramaccan, Kwinti, Aluku) 170,565
Former Netherlands Antilles
Country Ethnic group Native languages
Curaçao Afro-Curaçaoans Papiamentu 131,360
Aruba Afro-Arubans Papiamento 4,360
Bonaire Sint Eustatius Saba Papiamentu (Bonaire) and English (Saba and Sint Eustatius) 6,080
Sint Maarten Afro-Sint Maarteners Saint Martin English 4,904
Total: 146,704
Afro-Caribbean people
Country Ethnic group Native languages
Dominican Republic Afro-Dominicans Dominican Spanish 16,303
Cuba Afro-Cubans Cuban Spanish 2,645
Jamaica Afro-Jamaicans Jamaican English and Jamaican Patois 1,917
Trinidad and Tobago Afro–Trinidadians and Tobagonians Trinidadian and Tobagonian English, Trinidadian Creole and Tobagonian Creole 1,203
Haiti Afro-Haitians Haitian French and Haitian Creole 984
Guadeloupe French and Antillean Creole 454
Puerto Rico Afro–Puerto Ricans Puerto Rican Spanish 256
Barbados Afro-Barbadians Barbadian English and Bajan Creole 164
Dominica Afro-Dominicans Dominican English and Dominican Creole 143
Martinique French and Antillean Creole 129
Saint Lucia Afro–Saint Lucians Saint Lucian English and Saint Lucian Creole 118
Saint Kitts and Nevis Afro–Kittitians and Nevisians Saint Kitts and Nevis English and Creole 116
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Afro-Vincentians Vincentian English and Vincentian Creole 116
The Bahamas Afro-Bahamians Bahamian English and Bahamian Creole 113
Grenada Afro-Grenadians Grenadian English and Grenadian Creole English 68
Bermuda Afro-Bermudians Bermudian English 65
Antigua and Barbuda Afro–Antiguans and Barbudans English and Antiguan and Barbudan Creole 55
United States Virgin Islands Virgin Islands English and Virgin Islands Creole 31
Anguilla Afro-Anguillians Anguillian English and Anguillian Creole 28
Cayman Islands Afro-Caymanian Caymanian English 24
British Virgin Islands Virgin Islands English and Virgin Islands Creole 22
Montserrat Montserratian English 12
Turks and Caicos Islands Afro-Turks and Caicos Islanders English and Turks and Caicos Creole 1
Total:

Notable Afro-Dutch people

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  1. ^ Statistiek, Centraal Bureau voor de (13 January 2023). "Bevolking; geslacht, lft, generatie en migr.achtergrond, 1 jan; 1996-2022". Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  2. ^ Appiah, Anthony (2005). Africana. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-517055-9.
  3. ^ "Ranglijsten" (in Dutch). 29 May 2024.