Urban population, annual growth rate in Curaçao
Curaçao: Urban population, annual growth rate was 0.2342 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Urban population, annual growth rate in Curaçao, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population, annual growth rate in Curaçao stood at 0.2342 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 73.3% on the previous year and down 82.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, annual growth rate in Curaçao peaked at 2.62 % change on previous year in 2006 and was at its lowest, -3.51 % change on previous year, in 2000.
Curaçao ranks 171st of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban population, annual growth rate in Curaçao, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.68 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 2.42 % change on previous year | +43.7% |
| 1963 | 2.46 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 2.27 % change on previous year | -7.8% |
| 1965 | 2.08 % change on previous year | -8.5% |
| 1966 | 1.5 % change on previous year | -27.8% |
| 1967 | 1.49 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 1.96 % change on previous year | +31.6% |
| 1969 | 2.01 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 1.87 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 1971 | 2.17 % change on previous year | +16.1% |
| 1972 | 0.5396 % change on previous year | -75.2% |
| 1973 | -0.2329 % change on previous year | -143.2% |
| 1974 | 1.28 % change on previous year | -650.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8183 % change on previous year | -36.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4691 % change on previous year | -42.7% |
| 1977 | 0.326 % change on previous year | -30.5% |
| 1978 | -0.4654 % change on previous year | -242.8% |
| 1979 | -0.0434 % change on previous year | -90.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4218 % change on previous year | -1071.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6978 % change on previous year | +65.4% |
| 1982 | 1.3 % change on previous year | +86.5% |
| 1983 | 1.03 % change on previous year | -21.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8522 % change on previous year | -17.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8594 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3356 % change on previous year | -61.0% |
| 1987 | -0.4049 % change on previous year | -220.6% |
| 1988 | -1.05 % change on previous year | +159.3% |
| 1989 | -1.12 % change on previous year | +7.2% |
| 1990 | -0.59 % change on previous year | -47.6% |
| 1991 | -0.2 % change on previous year | -66.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1767 % change on previous year | -188.3% |
| 1993 | 0.9268 % change on previous year | +424.5% |
| 1994 | 1.08 % change on previous year | +16.7% |
| 1995 | 1.32 % change on previous year | +22.4% |
| 1996 | 1.82 % change on previous year | +37.8% |
| 1997 | 1.43 % change on previous year | -21.4% |
| 1998 | -0.8168 % change on previous year | -157.0% |
| 1999 | -2.79 % change on previous year | +241.6% |
| 2000 | -3.51 % change on previous year | +25.9% |
| 2001 | -3.39 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1634 % change on previous year | -104.8% |
| 2003 | 2.12 % change on previous year | +1196.3% |
| 2004 | 1.77 % change on previous year | -16.5% |
| 2005 | 2.61 % change on previous year | +47.3% |
| 2006 | 2.62 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 2.01 % change on previous year | -23.3% |
| 2008 | 1.28 % change on previous year | -36.3% |
| 2009 | 0.668 % change on previous year | -47.9% |
| 2010 | 1.29 % change on previous year | +92.9% |
| 2011 | 1.45 % change on previous year | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8507 % change on previous year | -41.2% |
| 2013 | 1.16 % change on previous year | +35.9% |
| 2014 | 1.37 % change on previous year | +18.8% |
| 2015 | 1.34 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.08 % change on previous year | -19.6% |
| 2017 | 0.334 % change on previous year | -69.1% |
| 2018 | -0.5105 % change on previous year | -252.9% |
| 2019 | -1.18 % change on previous year | +130.6% |
| 2020 | -1.23 % change on previous year | +4.7% |
| 2021 | -0.9762 % change on previous year | -20.8% |
| 2022 | -0.3973 % change on previous year | -59.3% |
| 2023 | 0.877 % change on previous year | -320.7% |
| 2024 | 0.8757 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.2342 % change on previous year | -73.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +1196.3% | 0.1634 % change on previous year | 2.12 % change on previous year |
| 1980 | +1071.6% | -0.0434 % change on previous year | 0.4218 % change on previous year |
| 1974 | +650.0% | -0.2329 % change on previous year | 1.28 % change on previous year |
| 1993 | +424.5% | 0.1767 % change on previous year | 0.9268 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.99 % change on previous year | 1.49 % change on previous year | 2.46 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6737 % change on previous year | -0.4654 % change on previous year | 2.17 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2917 % change on previous year | -1.12 % change on previous year | 1.3 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.237 % change on previous year | -2.79 % change on previous year | 1.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6334 % change on previous year | -3.51 % change on previous year | 2.62 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7186 % change on previous year | -1.18 % change on previous year | 1.45 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1032 % change on previous year | -1.23 % change on previous year | 0.877 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Curaçao
- 168 France 0.3032 % change on previous year compare
- 169 French Polynesia 0.2972 % change on previous year compare
- 170 Greenland 0.2789 % change on previous year compare
- 172 Nepal 0.2288 % change on previous year compare
- 173 Antigua and Barbuda 0.2274 % change on previous year compare
- 174 Saint Lucia 0.2218 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Curaçao
- 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)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Urban population 91.5% (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 156,263 (2025)
- Urban population 142,938 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, annual growth rate in Curaçao?
- Urban population, annual growth rate in Curaçao was 0.2342 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 2.62 % change on previous year in 2006.
- What is the lowest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.51 % change on previous year in 2000.
- How does Curaçao rank for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Curaçao ranks 171st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.6%. 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 Urban population, 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 Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization 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 Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.