Urban population (% of total population) in Curacao
Curacao: Urban population (% of total population) was 91.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population in Curacao, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population in Curacao is 91.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population in Curacao peaked at 91.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 75.2%, in 1960.
Curacao ranks 30th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population (% of total population) in Curacao, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 75.2% | — |
| 1961 | 75.6% | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 76.1% | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 76.5% | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 76.9% | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 77.3% | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 77.6% | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 77.9% | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 78.3% | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 78.5% | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 78.8% | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 79.1% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 79.3% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 79.6% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 79.8% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 80.1% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 80.3% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 80.5% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 80.7% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 81.0% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 81.2% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 81.5% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 81.7% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 82.0% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 82.2% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 82.5% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 82.8% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 83.2% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 83.5% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 83.9% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 84.2% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 84.7% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 85.1% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 85.7% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 86.4% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 87.2% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 88.1% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 89.0% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 89.8% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 90.4% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 90.9% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 91.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 91.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 91.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 91.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 91.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 91.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 91.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 91.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 91.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 91.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 91.5% | +0.0% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 91.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.3%, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 91.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 72.0%, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.0% | 75.2% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 79.9% | 78.8% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.4% | 81.2% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.1% | 84.2% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.1% | 90.9% | 91.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 91.2% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.4% | 91.4% | 91.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
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 142,938 (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 156,263 (2025)
- Population growth 0.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population in Curacao?
- Urban population in Curacao was 91.5% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.2% in 1960.
- How does Curacao rank for urban population?
- Curacao ranks 30th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.