Curaçao vs Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia has 1.2× the population of Curaçao: 180,149 vs 156,263, a gap of 23,886. Both are growing at almost the same pace (+0.19% vs +0.23% a year). At these source-year rates the modelled relative population gap is widening. Curaçao is the older society: 17.3% aged 65+ against 10.0% in Saint Lucia, while Saint Lucia has more children (17.2% under 15 vs 14.6%). People in Curaçao live 4.1 years longer on average (77.0 vs 72.8). GDP per capita is 1.5× higher in Curaçao ($22,833 vs $14,746).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Curaçao) and 2025 (Saint Lucia); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Curaçao vs Saint Lucia — side by side
 Curaçao |  Saint Lucia | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 156,2632025 | 180,1492025 |
| Growth rate / yr | +0.19%2025 | +0.23%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 7.22024 | 11.22024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 10.12024 | 8.72024 |
| Children per woman | 1.402024 | 1.392024 |
| Life expectancy | 77.0 yrs2024 | 72.8 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 14.6%2025 | 17.2%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 17.3%2025 | 10.0%2025 |
| Density | 348.3 /km²2023 | 293.9 /km²2023 |
| Area | 444 km²2023 | 620 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 91.5%2025 | 29.1%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | +4702025 | -232025 |
| GDP per capita | $22,8332024 | $14,7462025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #186 | #183 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Curaçao: 1.3× from 1960 to 2025; Saint Lucia: 1.9× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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