Curaçao Population (LIVE)

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Curaçao Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Curaçao is 185,484 as of Saturday, December 21, 2024, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Curaçao 2024 population is estimated at 185,482 people at mid year.
  • Curaçao population is equivalent to 0% of the total world population.
  • Curaçao ranks number 189 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Curaçao is 418 per Km2 (1,082 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 444 Km2 (171 sq. miles).
  • 80.3 % of the population is urban (148,991 people in 2024).
  • The median age in Curaçao is 38.5 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Curaçao (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationCuraçao
Global Rank
2024 185,482 0.03 % 55 513 38.5 1.07 418 80.3 % 148,991 0.00 % 8,161,972,572 189
2023 185,427 0.04 % 82 518 38.2 1.07 418 79.9 % 148,134 0.00 % 8,091,734,930 189
2022 185,345 0.02 % 30 518 38.0 1.07 417 79.5 % 147,273 0.00 % 8,021,407,192 189
2020 185,018 -2.39 % -4,525 992 37.5 1.10 417 78.7 % 145,612 0.00 % 7,887,001,292 189
2015 166,612 1.21 % 1,947 842 39.0 1.90 375 84.7 % 141,185 0.00 % 7,470,491,872 190
2010 156,879 0.73 % 1,113 242 38.0 2.19 353 84.6 % 132,708 0.00 % 7,021,732,148 191
2005 151,313 0.78 % 1,157 438 35.4 2.04 341 77.4 % 117,145 0.00 % 6,586,970,132 191
2000 145,529 -0.96 % -1,433-2,995 32.7 2.34 328 82.4 % 119,883 0.00 % 6,171,702,993 190
1995 152,692 -0.39 % -609 -2,847 29.8 2.42 344 82.6 % 126,158 0.00 % 5,758,878,982 186
1990 155,739 -0.12 % -192 -2,419 27.2 2.30 351 79.7 % 124,198 0.00 % 5,327,803,110 185
1985 156,698 0.00 % 8 -2,351 24.6 2.24 353 79.9 % 125,225 0.00 % 4,868,943,465 184
1980 156,660 0.19 % 293 -2,026 22.1 2.27 353 77.2 % 121,016 0.00 % 4,447,606,236 181
1975 155,195 0.57 % 866 -1,901 20.0 2.66 350 77.6 % 120,448 0.00 % 4,070,735,277 179
1970 150,865 1.15 % 1,680 -1,392 18.8 3.40 340 74.7 % 112,678 0.00 % 3,694,683,794 176
1965 142,464 1.51 % 2,056 -1,477 18.4 4.48 321 72.0 % 102,592 0.00 % 3,334,533,703 174
1960 132,185 2.63 % 3,216 -1,530 18.8 5.13 298 71.7 % 94,838 0.00 % 3,015,470,894 174
1955 116,107 2.67 % 2,867 0 19.9 5.16 262 73.2 % 84,982 0.00 % 2,740,213,792 174
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Curaçao Population Forecast

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationCuraçao
Global Rank
2025 185,487 0.05 % 94 470 38.7 1.07 418 80.8 % 149,822 0.00 % 8,231,613,070 189
2030 184,826 -0.07 % -132 359 40.0 1.10 416 83.2 % 153,800 0.00 % 8,569,124,911 189
2035 183,029 -0.20 % -359 381 41.8 1.13 412 86.1 % 157,525 0.00 % 8,885,210,181 189
2040 180,402 -0.29 % -525 355 44.0 1.17 406 89.2 % 160,932 0.00 % 9,177,190,203 190
2045 177,194 -0.36 % -642 366 45.9 1.20 399 92.5 % 163,894 0.00 % 9,439,639,668 190
2050 173,498 -0.42 % -739   47.3 1.22 391 96.0 % 166,564 0.00 % 9,664,378,587 191
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Curacao Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Curaçao
Life Expectancy
76.99 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
View by sex and historical chart
Infant Mortality
8.3
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
9.9
(per 1,000 live births)
View historical chart

Main Cities by Population in Curaçao

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Willemstad 125,000

See also

Notes

The Curaçao Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Curaçao delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Curaçao (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Curaçao in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.