Housing
Between 2015 and 2019, Central Bureau of Statistics Curaçao (CBS) carried out two sub-surveys as part of a comprehensive survey of the housing market, namely a housing need survey and a housing count survey. These studies have provided information about essential characteristics of the demand and supply side of the housing market. From the knowledge acquired from these studies, an analyses has been done about another fundamental aspect of the housing market, namely whether there is a shortage or surplus of housing. On this page you can find information about all three aspects of the housing market.
Key figures
Component |
Variable |
2008 |
2017 |
Increase/
|
Increase/
|
Demand side |
Housing |
63.018 |
78.728 |
15.710 |
2.8% |
Housing need | 21% | 26% | 5589 | 5.0 percent points | |
Supply side | Housing supply | 58.321 | 71.037 | 13.716 | 2,6 per annum |
Housing vacancy | 8.0% | 4.0% | 1869 | 4.0 percent points | |
Confrontation demand and supply | Housing shortage | 7.4%*** | 8.5%*** | 2200 | 1.1 percent points |
Tables
Housing Need Survey tables & graphics 2016
Housing with housing needs 2016
Housing need per household size 2016
Housing need by reason (%) 2016
Housing need by income (%) 2016
Housing need by gender (%) 2016
Housing need by economic status (%) 2016
Housing need by desired type of living accomodation (%) 2016
Housing need by desired rent in Antillean Guilders (%) 2016
Housing need by desired property (%) 2016
Housing need by desired number of bedrooms (%) 2016
Housing need by desired number of bathrooms (%) 2016
Housing need by civil status (%) 2016
Current size in m2 of the living accommodation of the Housing needy (%) 2016
Current number of bedrooms available to the Housing Needy (%) 2016
Current number of bathrooms available to the Housing needy (%) 2016