# Afro-Dutch people

Afro-Dutch or Black Dutch people are Dutch people who are of Sub-Saharan African ancestry. The majority of Afro-Dutch in the continental Netherlands are Afro-Caribbean and hail from the former and present Dutch overseas territories Suriname and the former Netherlands Antilles; now Curaçao, Aruba, Bonaire, Sint Maarten, Sint Eustatius and Saba. Of the approximately 500,000 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.

## Demographics

Source:
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 | | 8,827 |
| Sudan | | 8,744 |
| Sierra Leone | West Africa | 5,869 |
| Kenya | | 5,182 |
| Guinea | West Africa | 4,854 |
| Cameroon | | 3,481 |
| Burundi | | 3,374 |
| Liberia | West Africa | 3,080 |
| Zimbabwe | Southern Africa | 2,660 |
| Tanzania | | 2,479 |
| Senegal | West Africa | 2,164 |
| Ivory Coast | West Africa | 2,057 |
| Togo | West Africa | 1,966 |
| Gambia | West Africa | 1,940 |
| Rwanda | | 1,755 |
| Zambia | Southern Africa | 1,732 |
| Republic of the Congo | | 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 | | 313 |
| Botswana | Southern Africa | 298 |
| Djibouti | East Africa | 267 |
| Chad | | 194 |
| Gabon | | 166 |
| Eswatini | Southern Africa | 154 |
| Lesotho | Southern Africa | 140 |
| Seychelles | | 129 |
| Central African Republic | | 106 |
| Equatorial Guinea | | 79 |
| South Sudan | | 30 |
| Comoros | | 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 | 29,069 |
| Bonaire Sint Eustatius Saba | Afro-Bonairians, Afro-Statians and Afro-Sabans | Papiamentu and English | 6,080 |
| Sint Maarten | Afro-Sint Maarteners | English | 4,904 |
| Total: | Total: | Total: | 171,413 |
Afro-Caribbean people :
| Country | Ethnic group | Native languages | |
| Dominican Republic | Afro-Dominicans | Dominican Spanish | 16,303 |
| Cuba | Afro-Cubans | | 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 | | | 454 |
| Puerto Rico | Afro–Puerto Ricans | | 256 |
| Barbados | Afro-Barbadians | Barbadian English and Bajan Creole | 164 |
| Dominica | Afro-Dominicans | | 143 |
| Martinique | | | 129 |
| Saint Lucia | Afro-Saint Lucians | | 118 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Afro-Kittitians and Nevisians | | 116 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Afro-Vincentians | | 116 |
| The Bahamas | Afro-Bahamians | | 113 |
| Grenada | Afro-Grenadians | English, Grenadian Creole English and Grenadian Creole French | 68 |
| Bermuda | Afro-Bermudians | | 65 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Afro-Antiguans and Barbudans | English and Antiguan and Barbudan Creole | 55 |
| United States Virgin Islands | | | 31 |
| Anguilla | Afro-Anguillians | | 28 |
| Cayman Islands | Afro-Caymanian | | 24 |
| British Virgin Islands | | | 22 |
| Montserrat | | | 12 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Afro-Turks and Caicos Islanders | English and Turks and Caicos Creole | 1 |
| Total: | Total: | Total: | |

## Notable Afro-Dutch people

* Aliyah Kolf
* Amourricho van Axel Dongen
* Abel Tamata
* Ahmad Mendes Moreira
* Alfons Fosu-Mensah
* Andro Franca
* Arnaut Danjuma
* Ayouba Kosiah
* Bradley Martis
* Calvin Stengs
* Charlton Vicento
* Cecílio Lopes
* Dabney dos Santos
* Trevor Doornbusch
* Danny Hoesen
* Devyne Rensch
* Deabeas Owusu-Sekyere
* Diego Biseswar
* Djenairo Daniels
* Dominique Kivuvu
* Donyell Malen
* Danzell Gravenberch
* Derwin Martina
* Deroy Duarte
* Dillon Hoogewerf
* Dwayne Green
* Dylan Timber
* Eloy Room
* Elvis Manu
* Emanuel Emegha
* Ernest Poku
* Erol Erdal Alkan
* Felitciano Zschusschen
* Fernando Lewis
* Ferne Snoyl
* Fodé Fofana
* Genaro Snijders
* Gerson Sheotahul
* Gervane Kastaneer
* Gévero Markiet
* Gregor Breinburg
* Gianni dos Santos
* Gino Coutinho
* Gigli Ndefe
* Glynor Plet
* Hennos Asmelash
* Iman Griffith
* Joël Donald
* Joël Zwarts
* Justin Lonwijk
* Kay Tejan
* Kenny Teijsse
* Kevin Felida
* Kyvon Leidsman
* Laros Duarte
* Lerin Duarte
* Lassana Faye
* Nathan Aké
* Lorenzo Burnet, footballer
* Patrick van Aanholt, footballer
* Pele van Anholt
* Romano Denneboom
* Clark Accord, novelist
* Afrojack, DJ
* Jandino Asporaat, comedian
* Sergio Babb, footballer
* Ryan Babel, footballer
* Winston Bogarde, footballer
* Enith Brigitha, swimmer
* Paul Fosu-Mensah
* Remy Bonjasky, kickboxer
* Jeffrey Sarpong
* Jerson Cabral, footballer
* Ellery Cairo, footballer
* Derrick Luckassen
* Don Ceder, parliamentarian
* Nelli Cooman, athlete
* Dyron Daal, footballer
* Manu Dagher, footballer
* Edgar Davids, footballer
* Memphis Depay, footballer
* Def Rhymz, rapper
* Virgil van Dijk, footballer
* Royston Drenthe, footballer
* Anita Doth, lead singer of 2 Unlimited
* Denzel Dumfries, footballer
* Boy Ecury, member of the Dutch Resistance in World War II
* Dwight Eind, footballer
* Dwight Eli, footballer
* Francisco Elson, basketball player
* Winston Faerber, footballer
* Raymond Fafiani, footballer
* Ronnie Flex, rapper
* Timothy Fosu-Mensah, footballer
* Dan Gadzuric, basketball player
* Cody Gakpo, footballer of Togolese and Ghanaian descent
* Quinsy Gario, activist
* Leroy George, footballer
* Luc Castaignos
* Ulrich van Gobbel, footballer
* Glennis Grace, singer
* Ryan Gravenberch, footballer
* Laetitia Griffith, politician
* Murthel Groenhart, kickboxer
* Ruud Gullit, footballer
* Hanne Hagary, footballer
* Warner Hahn, footballer
* Sifan Hassan, middle- and long-distance runner
* Youssouf Hersi, footballer
* Ayaan Hirsi Ali, politician
* Ernesto Hoost, kickboxer
* Habtamu de Hoop, parliamentarian
* Raily Ignacio, footballer
* Ruth Jacott, singer
* Quentin Jakoba, footballer
* Luciano van Kallen, footballer
* Leandro Kappel, footballer
* Kempi, rapper
* Justin Kluivert, footballer
* Patrick Kluivert, footballer
* Anton de Kom, resistance fighter and author
* Natalie La Rose, singer
* Darryl Lachman, footballer
* Michael Lamey, footballer
* Jeroen Lumu, Footballer
* Lepejou, former slave
* Darren Maatsen, footballer
* Ian Maatsen
* Ingmar Maayen, footballer
* Lils Mackintosh, jazz and blues singer
* Melvin Manhoef, kickboxer and mixed martial artist
* Churandy Martina, athlete
* Bruno Martins Indi, footballer
* Stanley Menzo, footballer
* Humphrey Mijnals, footballer
* Kenneth Monkou, footballer
* Kiki Musampa, footballer
* Furdjel Narsingh, footballer
* Luciano Narsingh, footballer
* Dai Dai N'tab, long track speed skater
* Marcel Oerlemans, footballer
* Alistair Overeem, mixed martial artist and kickboxer
* Valentijn Overeem, mixed martial artist and kickboxer
* Shane Parris, footballer
* Raffaela Paton, singer
* Mr Probz, singer
* Quincy Promes, footballer
* Prince Rajcomar, footballer
* Jörgen Raymann, cabaretier, stand-up comedian and TV presenter
* Carlos Ramos, footballer
* Frank Rijkaard, footballer
* Lucia Rijker, kickboxer
* Kamohelo Mokotjo, footballer
* Lesley de Sa, footballer
* Clarence Seedorf, footballer
* Eva Simons, singer
* Sylvana Simons, politician and television presenter
* Ricardo Talu, footballer
* Humberto Tan, television presenter and sports journalist
* Patrick Tilon, rapper
* Regilio Tuur, boxer
* Mikal Tseggai, politician
* Typhoon, rapper
* Rodney Ubbergen, footballer
* U-Niq, rapper
* Guus Uhlenbeek, footballer
* João Varela (politician), politician and journalist
* Jahri Valentijn, footballer
* Arsenio Valpoort, footballer
* Byron Ward, baseball player
* Boy Waterman, footballer
* Franc Weerwind, politician
* Georginio Wijnaldum, footballer
* Jason Wilnis, kickboxer
* Jahfarr Wilnis, kickboxer
* Jetro Willems, footballer
* Winne, rapper
* Jorien Wuite, parliamentarian
* Lily Yohannes, footballer
* Gilbert Yvel, mixed martial artist and kickboxer
* Melvin Zaalman, footballer
* Genero Zeefuik, footballer
* Errol Zimmerman, kickboxer
* Alain Clark, singer
* Pablo Rosario, Footballer of Dominican descent
* Armando Obispo, Footballer
* Ché Nunnely, Footballer
* Xavier Mbuyamba, Footballer
* Franc Weerwind, First Black cabinet minister
* Jahnoah Markelo
* Jermaine Windster
* Kilian Nikiema
* Crysencio Summerville
* Jayden Oosterwolde
* Jeffrey Bruma
* Jordan Teze
* Kew Jaliens
* Mitchell Piqué
* Noa Lang
* Gibson Yah
* Owen Wijndal
* Quincy Owusu-Abeyie
* Regillio Simons
* Regillio Nooitmeer
* Riechedly Bazoer
* Shaquille Pinas
* Tonny Vilhena
* Tyronne Ebuehi
* Xavi Simons
* Jaïro Riedewald
* Jaron Vicario
* Jerry St. Juste
* Joshua Brenet
* Josh Zirkzee
* Kenny Tete
* Leandro Fernandes
* Rashaan Fernandes
* Tyrell Malacia
* Melvin Kingsale
* Michael Reiziger
* Endy Opoku Bernadina
* Jay-Roy Grot
* Juan Castillo
* Liban Abdulahi
* Hamdi Akujobi
* Nathangelo Markelo
* Noah Ohio
* Quilindschy Hartman
* Rydell Poepon
* Stevy Okitokandjo
* Stefano Denswil
* Ibad Muhamadu
* Immanuel Pherai
* Ki-Jana Hoever
* Kyle Ebecilio
* Mitchell Donald
* Roly Bonevacia
* Ridgeciano Haps
* Sergiño Dest
* Shurandy Sambo
* Steven Bergwijn
* Jean-Paul Boëtius
* Jeremie Frimpong
* Maceo Rigters
* Mario Melchiot
* Pierre Van Hooijdonk
* Ramon Leeuwin
* Rodney Kongolo
* Roland Alberg
* Harvey Esajas
* Daishawn Redan
* Iwan Redan
* Jarchinio Antonia
* Jurriën Timber
* Marino Promes
* Quinten Timber
* Ryan Koolwijk
* Sylla Sow
* Myron Boadu
* Nigel Lonwijk
* Virgil Misidjan
* Lorenzo Ebecilio
* Luciano Slagveer
* Sydney van Hooijdonk
* William Troost-Ekong
* Million Manhoef
* Terrence Douglas
* Marvin Zeegelaar
* Milano Koenders
* Milan van Ewijk
* Navajo Bakboord
* Rajiv van La Parra
* Ricardo van Rhijn
* Willie Overtoom
* Edwin Gyasi
* Raymond Gyasi
* Javairô Dilrosun
* Johan Kappelhof
* Lorenzo Piqué
* Richairo Živković
* Serginho Greene
* Sheraldo Becker
* Sontje Hansen
* Tjaronn Chery
* Henk Bos
* Jorrel Hato
* Kevin Bobson
* Mawouna Amevor
* Nuelson Wau
* Robin Nelisse