Urban population growth (annual %) in Curacao
Curacao: Urban population growth (annual %) was 0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Urban population growth in Curacao, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population growth in Curacao stood at 0.2%.
That represents a change of down 73.2% on the previous year and down 82.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population growth in Curacao peaked at 2.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -3.6%, in 2000.
That places Curacao 171st out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban population growth (annual %) in Curacao, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.7% | — |
| 1962 | 2.4% | +43.2% |
| 1963 | 2.4% | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 2.2% | -7.7% |
| 1965 | 2.1% | -8.5% |
| 1966 | 1.5% | -27.6% |
| 1967 | 1.5% | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 1.9% | +31.3% |
| 1969 | 2.0% | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 1.9% | -6.7% |
| 1971 | 2.1% | +15.9% |
| 1972 | 0.5% | -75.0% |
| 1973 | -0.2% | -143.3% |
| 1974 | 1.3% | -645.9% |
| 1975 | 0.8% | -36.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5% | -42.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | -30.5% |
| 1978 | -0.5% | -243.3% |
| 1979 | -0.0% | -90.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4% | -1069.3% |
| 1981 | 0.7% | +65.2% |
| 1982 | 1.3% | +86.0% |
| 1983 | 1.0% | -20.9% |
| 1984 | 0.8% | -17.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | -60.8% |
| 1987 | -0.4% | -221.1% |
| 1988 | -1.1% | +160.1% |
| 1989 | -1.1% | +7.2% |
| 1990 | -0.6% | -47.7% |
| 1991 | -0.2% | -66.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -188.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | +422.6% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | +16.6% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | +22.2% |
| 1996 | 1.8% | +37.4% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | -21.2% |
| 1998 | -0.8% | -157.6% |
| 1999 | -2.8% | +245.0% |
| 2000 | -3.6% | +26.4% |
| 2001 | -3.5% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -104.7% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +1183.8% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -16.3% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +46.7% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -23.1% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -36.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -47.7% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +92.3% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -41.1% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +35.7% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +18.6% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -19.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -69.0% |
| 2018 | -0.5% | -253.5% |
| 2019 | -1.2% | +131.4% |
| 2020 | -1.2% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | -1.0% | -20.9% |
| 2022 | -0.4% | -59.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -319.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | -73.2% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6%, 37% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 0.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 32% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population growth (annual %) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +1183.8% | 0.2% | 2.1% |
| 1980 | +1069.3% | -0.0% | 0.4% |
| 1974 | +645.9% | -0.2% | 1.3% |
| 1993 | +422.6% | 0.2% | 0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 2.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7% | -0.5% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | -1.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | -2.8% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | -3.6% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | -1.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -1.2% | 0.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
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More climate change data for Curacao
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2342 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.1898 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- 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 91.5% (2025)
- Urban population 142,938 (2025)
- Population, total 156,263 (2025)
- Population growth 0.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population growth in Curacao?
- Urban population growth in Curacao was 0.2% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population growth recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest urban population growth recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.6% in 2000.
- How does Curacao rank for urban population growth?
- Curacao ranks 171st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population growth rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual urban population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear urban population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank total population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.