Population, total, annual growth rate in Curaçao
Curaçao: Population, total, annual growth rate was 0.1898 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population, total, annual growth rate in Curaçao, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Curaçao recorded 0.1898 % change on previous year for population, total, annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 77.6% on the previous year and down 85.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total, annual growth rate in Curaçao peaked at 2.6 % change on previous year in 2006 and was at its lowest, -3.99 % change on previous year, in 2000.
Curaçao ranks 162nd of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population, total, annual growth rate in Curaçao, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.04 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 1.81 % change on previous year | +74.4% |
| 1963 | 1.9 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 1.75 % change on previous year | -8.2% |
| 1965 | 1.59 % change on previous year | -9.0% |
| 1966 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -34.2% |
| 1967 | 1.07 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 1.56 % change on previous year | +46.4% |
| 1969 | 1.63 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 1.51 % change on previous year | -7.0% |
| 1971 | 1.83 % change on previous year | +21.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2178 % change on previous year | -88.1% |
| 1973 | -0.5402 % change on previous year | -348.1% |
| 1974 | 0.9795 % change on previous year | -281.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5244 % change on previous year | -46.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1811 % change on previous year | -65.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0402 % change on previous year | -77.8% |
| 1978 | -0.748 % change on previous year | -1962.6% |
| 1979 | -0.3303 % change on previous year | -55.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1285 % change on previous year | -138.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3972 % change on previous year | +209.1% |
| 1982 | 0.9904 % change on previous year | +149.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7049 % change on previous year | -28.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5167 % change on previous year | -26.7% |
| 1985 | 0.5074 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1986 | -0.0321 % change on previous year | -106.3% |
| 1987 | -0.79 % change on previous year | +2362.0% |
| 1988 | -1.45 % change on previous year | +84.0% |
| 1989 | -1.55 % change on previous year | +6.8% |
| 1990 | -1.05 % change on previous year | -32.6% |
| 1991 | -0.6857 % change on previous year | -34.4% |
| 1992 | -0.34 % change on previous year | -50.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2689 % change on previous year | -179.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2294 % change on previous year | -14.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3519 % change on previous year | +53.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8041 % change on previous year | +128.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4443 % change on previous year | -44.7% |
| 1998 | -1.69 % change on previous year | -480.5% |
| 1999 | -3.49 % change on previous year | +106.6% |
| 2000 | -3.99 % change on previous year | +14.4% |
| 2001 | -3.6 % change on previous year | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1224 % change on previous year | -103.4% |
| 2003 | 2.08 % change on previous year | +1601.7% |
| 2004 | 1.74 % change on previous year | -16.5% |
| 2005 | 2.58 % change on previous year | +48.4% |
| 2006 | 2.6 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.99 % change on previous year | -23.3% |
| 2008 | 1.27 % change on previous year | -36.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6533 % change on previous year | -48.4% |
| 2010 | 1.27 % change on previous year | +94.9% |
| 2011 | 1.43 % change on previous year | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8334 % change on previous year | -41.8% |
| 2013 | 1.14 % change on previous year | +36.8% |
| 2014 | 1.36 % change on previous year | +19.0% |
| 2015 | 1.33 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.07 % change on previous year | -19.8% |
| 2017 | 0.32 % change on previous year | -70.0% |
| 2018 | -0.5238 % change on previous year | -263.7% |
| 2019 | -1.19 % change on previous year | +127.1% |
| 2020 | -1.24 % change on previous year | +4.6% |
| 2021 | -0.9866 % change on previous year | -20.7% |
| 2022 | -0.4073 % change on previous year | -58.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8694 % change on previous year | -313.5% |
| 2024 | 0.849 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.1898 % change on previous year | -77.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population, total, annual growth rate in Curaçao 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 | -2362.0% | -0.0321 % change on previous year | -0.79 % change on previous year |
| 1978 | -1962.6% | 0.0402 % change on previous year | -0.748 % change on previous year |
| 2003 | +1601.7% | 0.1224 % change on previous year | 2.08 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | -480.5% | 0.4443 % change on previous year | -1.69 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.49 % change on previous year | 1.04 % change on previous year | 1.9 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3669 % change on previous year | -0.748 % change on previous year | 1.83 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.0583 % change on previous year | -1.55 % change on previous year | 0.9904 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5155 % change on previous year | -3.49 % change on previous year | 0.8041 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5455 % change on previous year | -3.99 % change on previous year | 2.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7036 % change on previous year | -1.19 % change on previous year | 1.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1217 % change on previous year | -1.24 % change on previous year | 0.8694 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Curaçao
- 159 French Polynesia 0.2335 % change on previous year compare
- 160 Saint Lucia 0.2253 % change on previous year compare
- 161 Channel Islands 0.2022 % change on previous year compare
- 163 Slovenia 0.1688 % change on previous year compare
- 164 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.1686 % change on previous year compare
- 165 Greece 0.0855 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Curaçao
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Urban population 91.5% (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Urban population, per capita 0.9147 units per person (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2342 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population 142,938 (2025)
- Population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 156,263 (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total, annual growth rate in Curaçao?
- Population, total, annual growth rate in Curaçao was 0.1898 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6 % change on previous year in 2006.
- What is the lowest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.99 % change on previous year in 2000.
- How does Curaçao rank for population, total, annual growth rate?
- Curaçao ranks 162nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Curaçao data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.