Demographics of Curacao

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date15 Sep 2024

As of 2024, the population of Curaçao is projected at 185.5k, compared to 184.4k in 2023. It ranks 190th in the world by population and 21st in North America. The population growth rate in 2024 is projected at 0.02 percent, the 175th highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.

There are 88.3k males and 97.2k females in Curaçao. The percentage of the male population is 47.59%, compared to 52.41% of the female population. Curaçao has 8,924 more females than males. The sex ratio in Curaçao in 2024 will be 90.820 males per 100 females. Curaçao is in the 25th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Gender

Curaçao population

Year Population Growth (%) M per 100 F
MaleFemaleTotal
195049,67552,095101,7702.5295.355
195557,32358,784116,1072.7297.515
196065,68366,503132,1851.5198.767
196570,49671,968142,4641.3397.955
197074,34676,519150,8650.9297.160
197575,95379,243155,1950.3195.848
198076,04780,613156,6600.1194.336
198575,43081,269156,698-0.0692.815
199074,31881,421155,739-0.1991.276
199572,13580,557152,692-0.6989.545
200067,82877,701145,529-1.2287.294
200569,73081,583151,3130.7985.471
201071,50585,374156,8790.6983.755
201576,30890,305166,6120.8484.500
202087,92897,090185,0180.3490.563
202188,11797,198185,315-0.0290.657
202288,14097,204185,3450.0590.675
202388,19897,229185,4270.0490.712
202488,27997,203185,4820.0290.819
  • Life expectancy
  • Median age
  • Fertility rate

Demographics Indicators

YearLife expectancy Median ageFertility rate
195060.29120.9184.981
195563.26119.9495.155
196065.40618.7525.130
196566.86218.4174.475
197068.23018.8033.397
197569.67220.0312.662
198070.95122.1132.272
198571.86724.5662.242
199072.43927.1912.303
199572.83129.8042.419
200073.28332.6952.342
200573.87335.4452.037
201075.11738.0092.185
201576.48239.0171.896
202076.50137.4691.099
202175.68637.6921.077
202276.72937.9541.074
202376.80038.2311.073
202476.98938.4901.071
  • Total
  • Crude

Curaçao death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
19501,1803,76211.59636.968
19551,0934,2479.41536.583
19601,0574,5918.00034.728
19651,0314,4037.23630.904
19701,0063,7986.66925.178
19759893,3616.37321.655
19809983,1976.36720.409
19851,0293,2926.56621.010
19901,0743,2016.89920.552
19951,1222,9267.34519.165
20001,1632,3987.98916.479
20051,2642,0268.35713.391
20101,3542,2058.63414.058
20151,4592,0208.76012.125
20201,7371,3889.3907.503
20211,9321,37710.4267.431
20221,7991,3859.7087.471
20231,8441,3949.9427.519
20241,8701,39910.0817.543
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of Curaçao

Year Population Urban (%)
UrbanRural
195070,69229,48770.566
195584,98231,93472.687
196094,83832,10374.710
1965102,59231,28676.631
1970112,67830,95678.448
1975120,44829,81080.161
1980121,01626,98081.769
1985125,22525,15283.274
1990124,19822,47384.678
1995126,15817,72687.680
2000119,88312,21690.752
2005117,14512,24990.534
2010132,70814,90089.905
2015141,18516,82589.352
2020145,61217,88389.062
2021146,42918,02989.038
2022147,27318,15789.025
2023148,13418,26689.023
2024148,99118,35289.033
  • Population pyramid
  • Gender ratio

Curaçao population by Age Group (2024)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 3,590 3,425 7,015 3.78 104.818
05-09 4,856 4,672 9,528 5.14 103.938
10-14 5,678 5,468 11,146 6.01 103.841
15-19 5,340 5,155 10,495 5.66 103.589
20-24 6,663 5,886 12,550 6.77 113.201
25-29 8,599 7,120 15,719 8.47 120.772
30-34 8,296 7,069 15,366 8.28 117.357
35-39 6,346 5,787 12,133 6.54 109.660
40-44 5,520 5,844 11,364 6.13 94.456
45-49 5,129 6,054 11,183 6.03 84.721
50-54 5,474 6,678 12,152 6.55 81.971
55-59 5,605 7,183 12,787 6.89 78.031
60-64 5,503 7,415 12,918 6.96 74.214
65-69 4,420 6,431 10,851 5.85 68.730
70-74 3,378 5,160 8,539 4.60 65.465
75-79 2,278 3,824 6,101 3.29 59.571
80-84 1,115 2,378 3,493 1.88 46.888
85-89 397 1,151 1,548 0.83 34.492
90-94 83 409 492 0.27 20.293
95-99 7 86 94 0.05 8.140
100+ 0 9 9 0.00 0.000
Total 88,277 97,204 185,483 90.816