Population, total in Curacao
Curacao: Population, total was 156,263 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
156,263
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
187th
of 218 countries
All-time high
160,175
in 2017
All-time low
124,826
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, total in Curacao, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
In 2025, population, total in Curacao stood at 156,263.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total in Curacao peaked at 160,175 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 124,826, in 1960.
That places Curacao 187th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population, total in Curacao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 124,826 | — |
| 1961 | 126,125 | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 128,414 | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 130,860 | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 133,148 | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 135,266 | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 136,682 | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 138,140 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 140,298 | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 142,581 | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 144,739 | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 147,389 | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 147,710 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 146,912 | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 148,351 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 149,129 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 149,399 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 149,459 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 148,341 | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 147,851 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 148,041 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 148,629 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 150,101 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 151,159 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 151,940 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 152,711 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 152,662 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 151,456 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 149,254 | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 146,937 | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 145,400 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 144,403 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 143,912 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 144,299 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 144,630 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 145,139 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 146,306 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 146,956 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 144,472 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 139,428 | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 133,860 | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 129,047 | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 129,205 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 131,897 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 134,192 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 137,658 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 141,239 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 144,056 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 145,880 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 146,833 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 148,703 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 150,831 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 152,088 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 153,822 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 155,909 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 157,980 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 159,664 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 160,175 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 159,336 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 157,441 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 155,482 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 153,948 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 153,321 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 154,654 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 155,967 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 156,263 | +0.2% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 156,263 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.97 million, 5% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 156,263 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.01 million, 5% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 133,634 | 124,826 | 142,581 | 10 |
| 1970s | 147,928 | 144,739 | 149,459 | 10 |
| 1980s | 150,289 | 146,937 | 152,711 | 10 |
| 1990s | 144,494 | 139,428 | 146,956 | 10 |
| 2000s | 137,387 | 129,047 | 146,833 | 10 |
| 2010s | 155,595 | 148,703 | 160,175 | 10 |
| 2020s | 154,939 | 153,321 | 156,263 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 184 Saint Lucia 180,149 compare
- 185 Guam 168,999 compare
- 186 Channel Islands 168,466 compare
- 188 Kiribati 136,488 compare
- 189 Seychelles 122,730 compare
- 190 Grenada 117,303 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 growth 0.2% (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, total in Curacao?
- Population, total in Curacao was 156,263 in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population, total recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 160,175 in 2017.
- What is the lowest population, total recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 124,826 in 1960.
- How does Curacao rank for population, total?
- Curacao ranks 187th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.