Updated on July 16, 2023 with the latest
July 2023-July 2024 estimates from the 2022 U.N. Revision

Curaçao Population (LIVE)

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Curaçao Population (1950 - 2023)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)

The current population of Curaçao is 192,305 as of Tuesday, October 3, 2023, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data ¹.
Curaçao 2023 population is estimated at 192,077 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 433 per Km² (1,120 people per mi²).
The total land area is 444 Km2 (171 sq. miles)
77.1 % of the population is urban (148,134 people in 2023)
The median age in Curaçao is 36.2 years.

1. Updated on July 16, 2023 with the latest July 2023-July 2024 estimates from the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Curaçao (2023 and historical)

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	World Population	Curaçao Global Rank
2023	192,077	0.48 %	914	515	36.2	1.64	433	77.1 %	148,134	8,045,311,447	189
2022	191,163	0.43 %	825	515	36.1	1.65	431	77.0 %	147,273	7,975,105,156	189
2020	189,288	-1.98 %	-3,819	997	35.9	1.65	426	76.9 %	145,612	7,840,952,880	189
2015	169,572	1.25 %	2,038	844	37.7	1.90	382	83.3 %	141,185	7,426,597,537	190
2010	159,380	1.59 %	2,423	1,499	37.2	2.19	359	83.3 %	132,708	6,985,603,105	191
2005	147,263	0.81 %	1,168	1,460	35.2	2.24	332	79.5 %	117,145	6,558,176,119	191
2000	141,424	-1.25 %	-1,834	-2,632	33.2	2.19	319	84.8 %	119,883	6,148,898,975	191
1995	150,592	-0.63 %	-971	-3,075	29.9	2.19	339	83.8 %	126,158	5,743,219,454	187
1990	155,446	-0.15 %	-239	-2,447	27.1	2.30	350	79.9 %	124,198	5,316,175,862	185
1985	156,639	-0.03 %	-42	-2,427	24.5	2.26	353	79.9 %	125,225	4,861,730,613	184
1980	156,851	0.22 %	340	-1,997	22.1	2.31	353	77.2 %	121,016	4,444,007,706	182
1975	155,151	0.63 %	953	-1,889	20.0	2.60	349	77.6 %	120,448	4,069,437,231	180
1970	150,385	1.29 %	1,867	-1,044	18.8	3.32	339	74.9 %	112,678	3,695,390,336	176
1965	141,049	1.45 %	1,955	-1,031	18.6	4.12	318	72.7 %	102,592	3,337,111,983	174
1960	131,274	2.74 %	3,323	-1,530	19.0	4.80	296	72.2 %	94,838	3,019,233,434	175
1955	114,659	2.76 %	2,918	-22	20.7	5.21	258	74.1 %	84,982	2,746,072,141	174

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Curaçao Population Forecast

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Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	World Population	Curaçao Global Rank
2025	193,837	0.48 %	910	515	36.5	1.64	437	77.3 %	149,822	8,191,988,453	189
2030	197,829	0.41 %	798	515	37.6	1.63	446	77.7 %	153,800	8,546,141,327	189
2035	200,869	0.31 %	608	515	39.3	1.64	452	78.4 %	157,525	8,879,397,401	189
2040	202,802	0.19 %	387	515	40.9	1.64	457	79.4 %	160,932	9,188,250,492	189
2045	203,744	0.09 %	188	515	42.3	1.63	459	80.4 %	163,894	9,467,543,575	189
2050	204,084	0.03 %	68		43.5	1.64	460	81.6 %	166,564	9,709,491,761	189

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Curacao Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Curaçao

Life Expectancy

76.82 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality

7.6

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5

9.1

(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Curaçao

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

#	CITY NAME	POPULATION
1	Willemstad	125,000

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 2022 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.