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Curaçao

CuraçaoKòrsou

DependencyLatin America and the Caribbean, Americas

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Outline of Curaçao

Population

185,471

· UN WPPProjection

GDP

$3.56 billion

· World Bank WDIActual

GDP / capita

$22,833

· World Bank WDIActual

Life expectancy

77.3 years

· UN WPPProjection

Area

444 km²

· World Bank WDIActual

UN WPP 2024 Revision (estimates through 2023; 2024–2100 medium-variant projections). World Bank WDI, 13 July 2026 release. UNDP HDR HDR 2025. UNESCO UIS UIS February 2026. ILOSTAT ILOSTAT December 2025. IMF WEO WEO April 2026. OWID CO₂ OWID CO₂ December 2025.

Overview

Curaçao is dependency in Latin America and the Caribbean, Americas.

Every figure names its source, year, and whether it is an actual value, an estimate, or a projection. Missing values stay missing.

ISO alpha-2
CW
ISO alpha-3
CUW
UN M49
531
Wikidata
Q25279

People

Population stocks and demographic rates are from the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium variant unless another source is named. Years from 2024 onward are projections.

PopulationProjection
185,471

2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium

Population (1 July)Projection
185,440

2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium

Population growth rateProjection
−0 percent

2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium

Population densityProjection
437.4 persons per km²

2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium

Curaçao’s density is above the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 102.3 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 90.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

Median ageProjection
39 years

2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium

Curaçao’s median age is above the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 35.7 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 29.8 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

Population sex ratioProjection
91.2 males per 100 females

2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium

Total fertility rateProjection
1.1 live births per woman

2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium

Curaçao’s tfr is below the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 1.6 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 2 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

Crude birth rateProjection
7.6 per 1,000 population

2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium

Net number of migrantsProjection
462

2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium

Net migration rateProjection
2.5 per 1,000 population

2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium

Urban population
91.5%

2025 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators

Curaçao’s urban is above the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 72% (42 profiles with 2025 data), and above the median of 63.4% among 194 core profiles with 2025 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

Population ages 0–14
14.6%

2025 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators

Population ages 15–64
68.1%

2025 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators

Population ages 65 and above
17.3%

2025 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators

Curaçao’s ages 65+ is above the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 10.8% (42 profiles with 2025 data), and above the median of 7.4% among 194 core profiles with 2025 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

Population of Curaçao, 1950 to 2100 UN World Population Prospects medium variant. Estimates through 2023; dashed line marks projections from 2024. 80,000100,000120,000140,000160,000180,000 19601980200020202040206020802100 Projection
Population of Curaçao. Solid line: estimates (1950–2023). Dashed line: medium-variant projections (2024–2100). UN WPP, WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium.
Data table
YearPopulationStatus
1950100,485estimate
1960131,187estimate
1970150,168estimate
1980156,577estimate
1990155,889estimate
2000146,413estimate
2010156,334estimate
2020184,702estimate
2030184,965projection
2040180,704projection
2050173,895projection
2060164,992projection
2070155,598projection
2080144,984projection
2090132,597projection
2100120,993projection
2101119,915projection
Age structure of Curaçao Share of population by broad age group, World Bank World Development Indicators. 196019932025 Ages 0–14Ages 15–64Ages 65+
Age structure of Curaçao as a share of population. World Bank WDI, World Development Indicators.
Data table
YearAges 65+Status
19604.2% aged 65+actual
19654.5% aged 65+actual
19704.9% aged 65+actual
19755.5% aged 65+actual
19805.9% aged 65+actual
19856.3% aged 65+actual
19906.9% aged 65+actual
19957.7% aged 65+actual
20009.1% aged 65+actual
200510.2% aged 65+actual
201011.9% aged 65+actual
201513.9% aged 65+actual
202014.9% aged 65+actual
202517.3% aged 65+actual

Economy

National accounts and related World Bank series. Totals are not comparable as “averages” across countries; rates such as GDP per capita include same-year cohort medians where coverage allows.

Gross domestic product
$3.56 billion

2024 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators

GDP per capita
$22,833

2024 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators

Curaçao’s gdp / capita is below the Latin America and the Caribbean median of $38,591 (5 profiles with 2024 data). Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

GDP, PPP
Int’l $5.11 billion

2024 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators

GDP per capita, PPP
Int’l $32,741

2024 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators

Curaçao’s gdp / capita (ppp) is below the Latin America and the Caribbean median of Int’l $41,258 (5 profiles with 2024 data). Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

GDP growth
5 percent

2024 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators

Curaçao’s gdp growth is above the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 4.4 (6 profiles with 2024 data). Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

GNI per capita
$22,570

2024 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators

Curaçao’s gni / capita is below the Latin America and the Caribbean median of $36,890 (6 profiles with 2024 data). Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

Inflation, consumer prices
2.6 percent

2019 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators

Trade
155.3 percent of GDP

2018 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators

Access to electricity
100%

2024 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators

Individuals using the Internet
68.1%

2017 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators

GDP of Curaçao (current US$) Gross domestic product in current US dollars, World Bank World Development Indicators. $1.5 billion$2 billion$2.5 billion$3 billion$3.5 billion 20002005201020152020
GDP of Curaçao in current US dollars. World Bank WDI, World Development Indicators.
Data table
YearGDPStatus
2000$2.12 billionactual
2002$2.16 billionactual
2004$2.24 billionactual
2006$2.46 billionactual
2008$2.83 billionactual
2010$2.95 billionactual
2012$3.01 billionactual
2014$3.06 billionactual
2016$3.02 billionactual
2018$3.05 billionactual
2020$2.53 billionactual
2022$3.08 billionactual
2024$3.56 billionactual

Development

Human development indices are published only from the latest UNDP HDR series. This build does not invent a substitute index.

Human Development Index
No comparable data

No internationally comparable figure in this build.

Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index
No comparable data

No internationally comparable figure in this build.

Gender Development Index
No comparable data

No internationally comparable figure in this build.

Gender Inequality Index
No comparable data

No internationally comparable figure in this build.

Multidimensional Poverty Index
No comparable data

No internationally comparable figure in this build.

Health and education

Life expectancy and mortality are UN WPP series unless labelled otherwise. Education figures are UNESCO UIS (CC BY-SA, isolated) where a comparable series exists; otherwise they stay missing.

Life expectancy at birthProjection
77.3 years

2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium

Curaçao’s life expectancy is close to Latin America and the Caribbean median of 76.7 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 74.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

Crude death rateProjection
10.4 per 1,000 population

2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium

Life expectancy at birth (male)Projection
73.1 years

2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium

Curaçao’s life exp. male is close to Latin America and the Caribbean median of 74.1 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 70.9 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

Life expectancy at birth (female)Projection
81.2 years

2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium

Curaçao’s life exp. female is close to Latin America and the Caribbean median of 79.7 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 77.4 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

Infant mortality rateProjection
7.8 per 1,000 live births

2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium

Curaçao’s infant mortality is below the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 9.7 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 11.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

Under-five mortality rateProjection
9.3 per 1,000 live births

2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium

Curaçao’s u5mr is below the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 11.7 (50 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 12.9 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

Prevalence of undernourishment
No comparable data

No internationally comparable figure in this build.

Adult literacy rate
No comparable data

No internationally comparable figure in this build.

Youth literacy rate
No comparable data

No internationally comparable figure in this build.

Mean years of schooling
11.9 years

2020 · UNESCO UIS · Actual · UIS Bulk Data Download Service (February 2026)

Curaçao’s mean years school is above the median of 11.1 among 18 core profiles with 2020 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

School life expectancy
18.5 years

2013 · UNESCO UIS · Actual · UIS Bulk Data Download Service (February 2026)

Life expectancy at birth, Curaçao Life expectancy at birth. Estimates through 2023; dashed line marks UN WPP medium-variant projections from 2024. 50607080 19601980200020202040206020802100 Projection
Life expectancy at birth in Curaçao. Dashed line marks medium-variant projections. UN WPP, WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium.
Data table
YearYearsStatus
195060.3estimate
196065.4estimate
197068.2estimate
198071estimate
199072.4estimate
200073.3estimate
201075.1estimate
202076.5estimate
203078projection
204079.6projection
205081.1projection
206082.4projection
207083.7projection
208084.9projection
209086.1projection
210087.2projection

Environment

Forest cover is World Bank WDI. CO₂ is the Global Carbon Project series via Our World in Data — not IEA-EDGAR.

Land area
444 km²

2023 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators

Surface area
444 km²

2023 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators

Forest area
0.2%

2023 · World Bank WDI · Actual · World Development Indicators

Curaçao’s forest is below the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 44.6% (42 profiles with 2023 data), and below the median of 31.8% among 194 core profiles with 2023 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

CO₂ emissions
2.3 million tonnes

2024 · OWID / Global Carbon Project · Actual · OWID CO2 data (Global Carbon Project)

CO₂ emissions per capita
12.3 tonnes per person

2024 · OWID / Global Carbon Project · Actual · OWID CO2 data (Global Carbon Project)

Curaçao’s co₂ / capita is above the Latin America and the Caribbean median of 3 (41 profiles with 2024 data), and above the median of 2.8 among 192 core profiles with 2024 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

CO₂ emissions, Curaçao Annual CO₂ emissions from the Global Carbon Project via Our World in Data. Not IEA-EDGAR. 051015 19401960198020002020
CO₂ emissions of Curaçao. Global Carbon Project via Our World in Data. OWID / Global Carbon Project, OWID CO2 data (Global Carbon Project).
Data table
YearMillion tonnesStatus
19260actual
19330actual
19400actual
19470actual
195413.1actual
19619.7actual
19689.5actual
19758.5actual
19829.3actual
19894.5actual
19964.3actual
20034.9actual
20104actual
20175actual
20242.3actual

Geography

Region
Americas
Subregion
Latin America and the Caribbean
Intermediate region
Caribbean
Natural Earth ADM0_A3
CUW
Cartographic size
Tiny state on the 50m globe (point or small polygon)
Outline of Curaçao
Outline from Natural Earth 50m Admin 0. Made with Natural Earth. Not a locator map.

Government

Classification is descriptive and is not a recognition of legal claims.Map and status policy.

Status
Dependency
Publication tier
Additional profile
Related ISO alpha-3
NLD
SIDS
Small island developing State

Sources

United Nations World Population Prospects

WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium. Vintage 2024 Revision. CC BY 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

  • Population (2026, projection; series TPopulation1Jan)
  • Life expectancy at birth (2026, projection; series LEx)
  • Population (1 July) (2026, projection; series TPopulation1July)
  • Population growth rate (2026, projection; series PopGrowthRate)
  • Population density (2026, projection; series PopDensity)
  • Median age (2026, projection; series MedianAgePop)
  • Population sex ratio (2026, projection; series PopSexRatio)
  • Total fertility rate (2026, projection; series TFR)
  • Crude birth rate (2026, projection; series CBR)
  • Crude death rate (2026, projection; series CDR)
  • Life expectancy at birth (male) (2026, projection; series LExMale)
  • Life expectancy at birth (female) (2026, projection; series LExFemale)
  • Infant mortality rate (2026, projection; series IMR)
  • Under-five mortality rate (2026, projection; series Q5)
  • Net number of migrants (2026, projection; series NetMigrations)
  • Net migration rate (2026, projection; series CNMR)

World Bank World Development Indicators

World Development Indicators. Vintage 13 July 2026. CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

  • Gross domestic product (2024, actual; series NY.GDP.MKTP.CD)
  • GDP per capita (2024, actual; series NY.GDP.PCAP.CD)
  • Land area (2023, actual; series AG.LND.TOTL.K2)
  • GDP, PPP (2024, actual; series NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD)
  • GDP per capita, PPP (2024, actual; series NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD)
  • GDP growth (2024, actual; series NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG)
  • GNI per capita (2024, actual; series NY.GNP.PCAP.CD)
  • Inflation, consumer prices (2019, actual; series FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG)
  • Trade (2018, actual; series NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS)
  • Urban population (2025, actual; series SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS)
  • Population ages 0–14 (2025, actual; series SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS)
  • Population ages 15–64 (2025, actual; series SP.POP.1564.TO.ZS)
  • Population ages 65 and above (2025, actual; series SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS)
  • Surface area (2023, actual; series AG.SRF.TOTL.K2)
  • Access to electricity (2024, actual; series EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS)
  • Individuals using the Internet (2017, actual; series IT.NET.USER.ZS)
  • Forest area (2023, actual; series AG.LND.FRST.ZS)
  • Alternate: Population (2025, actual; series SP.POP.TOTL)
  • Alternate: Life expectancy at birth (2024, actual; series SP.DYN.LE00.IN)
  • Alternate: Population growth rate (2025, actual; series SP.POP.GROW)
  • Alternate: Population density (2023, actual; series EN.POP.DNST)
  • Alternate: Total fertility rate (2024, actual; series SP.DYN.TFRT.IN)
  • Alternate: Crude birth rate (2024, actual; series SP.DYN.CBRT.IN)
  • Alternate: Crude death rate (2024, actual; series SP.DYN.CDRT.IN)
  • Alternate: Life expectancy at birth (male) (2024, actual; series SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN)
  • Alternate: Life expectancy at birth (female) (2024, actual; series SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN)
  • Alternate: Net number of migrants (2025, actual; series SM.POP.NETM)

UNESCO Institute for Statistics

UIS Bulk Data Download Service (February 2026). Vintage UIS February 2026. CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

  • Mean years of schooling (2020, actual; series MYS.1T8.AG25T99)
  • School life expectancy (2013, actual; series SLE.1T8)

Our World in Data (Global Carbon Project)

OWID CO2 data (Global Carbon Project). Vintage OWID CO₂ December 2025. CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

  • CO₂ emissions (2024, actual; series co2)
  • CO₂ emissions per capita (2024, actual; series co2_per_capita)

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