Population growth in Curacao
Curacao: Population growth was 0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population growth in Curacao, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 0.2% for population growth in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 77.6% on the previous year and down 85.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Curacao peaked at 2.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -4.1%, in 2000.
That places Curacao 162nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth in Curacao, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.0% | — |
| 1962 | 1.8% | +73.7% |
| 1963 | 1.9% | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 1.7% | -8.1% |
| 1965 | 1.6% | -8.9% |
| 1966 | 1.0% | -34.0% |
| 1967 | 1.1% | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 1.6% | +46.1% |
| 1969 | 1.6% | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 1.5% | -6.9% |
| 1971 | 1.8% | +20.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | -88.0% |
| 1973 | -0.5% | -349.0% |
| 1974 | 1.0% | -279.9% |
| 1975 | 0.5% | -46.3% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | -65.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -77.8% |
| 1978 | -0.8% | -1970.0% |
| 1979 | -0.3% | -55.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | -138.8% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | +208.7% |
| 1982 | 1.0% | +148.6% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | -28.7% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | -26.6% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | -1.8% |
| 1986 | -0.0% | -106.3% |
| 1987 | -0.8% | +2371.4% |
| 1988 | -1.5% | +84.7% |
| 1989 | -1.6% | +6.8% |
| 1990 | -1.1% | -32.8% |
| 1991 | -0.7% | -34.6% |
| 1992 | -0.3% | -50.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -178.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -14.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +53.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | +128.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -44.6% |
| 1998 | -1.7% | -484.6% |
| 1999 | -3.6% | +108.5% |
| 2000 | -4.1% | +14.7% |
| 2001 | -3.7% | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -103.3% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +1585.3% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -16.3% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +47.8% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -23.1% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -36.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -48.2% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +94.3% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -41.6% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +36.6% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +18.9% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -19.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -69.9% |
| 2018 | -0.5% | -264.4% |
| 2019 | -1.2% | +127.8% |
| 2020 | -1.3% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | -1.0% | -20.8% |
| 2022 | -0.4% | -58.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -312.1% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | -77.6% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 42% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 0.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 40% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth in Curacao changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | -2371.4% | -0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1978 | -1970.0% | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | +1585.3% | 0.1% | 2.1% |
| 1998 | -484.6% | 0.4% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4% | -0.8% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.1% | -1.6% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5% | -3.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | -4.1% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | -1.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -1.3% | 0.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 159 French Polynesia 0.2% compare
- 160 Saint Lucia 0.2% compare
- 161 Channel Islands 0.2% compare
- 163 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.2% compare
- 164 Slovenia 0.2% compare
- 165 Greece 0.1% compare
More climate change data for Curacao
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.1898 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.9147 units per person (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2342 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Urban population 142,938 (2025)
- Population, total 156,263 (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per capita 3,411 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Curacao?
- Population growth in Curacao was 0.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.1% in 2000.
- How does Curacao rank for population growth?
- Curacao ranks 162nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.