Curaçao Population
Curaçao had an estimated population of 156,263 in mid-2025 (World Bank), making it the 186th most populous of 217 countries and territories, with 0.00% of everyone alive. The counter above projects that figure forward at the current growth rate of +0.19% a year.
Curaçao at a glance
How Curaçao's population is changing
Curaçao's population is roughly stable: +0.19% a year, which works out to about +296 people per year, or +1 a day. Births (7.2 per 1,000) and deaths (10.1 per 1,000) alone would give −0.29% a year; net migration adds about 470 people a year (+0.30%). Roughly one in every 52,574 people on Earth lives in Curaçao.
Population of Curaçao since 1960
In 1960, Curaçao had 124,826 people. By 2025 that was 156,263 — 1.3× larger. The population peaked in 2017 at 160,175 and has declined since. The fastest growth came between 2002 and 2012, when the population rose by 18%.
| Year | Population | Change vs previous row |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 124,826 | — |
| 1970 | 144,739 | +16.0% |
| 1980 | 148,041 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 145,400 | −1.8% |
| 2000 | 133,860 | −7.9% |
| 2010 | 148,703 | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 155,482 | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 156,263 | +0.5% |
Curaçao from 1800 to 2100
The series for Curaçao begins in 1950 at 101,781; the UN estimates 185,495 in 2025 and projects 120,466 for 2100 in its medium scenario. The population is projected to peak around 2019 at 189,555 and decline afterwards.
| Year | Population | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 101,781 | UN estimate |
| 2000 | 145,540 | UN estimate |
| 2025 | 185,495 | UN projection |
| 2050 | 173,500 | UN projection |
| 2075 | 150,005 | UN projection |
| 2100 | 120,466 | UN projection |
Country live/base figures use World Bank estimates; this historical/future chart uses a separate UN series and need not match the World Bank base in overlapping years. Before 1950: HYDE 3.3 / Gapminder reconstructions via Our World in Data — historical modelling, not censuses. 1950–2023: UN World Population Prospects 2024. 2024–2100: UN medium projection. Open the time machine to see the whole map in any year.
Largest listed places in Curaçao
5 records sorted by displayed base population. Definitions vary (province/administrative unit, UN urban centre or GeoNames settlement); this is not a harmonised city ranking. Shares use World Bank 2025 country population 156,263. Dates and boundaries may differ. Overlapping entities are not summed.
| # | Place | Population | Definition | Share | Source / reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willemstad | 125,000 | GeoNames settlement | 79.99% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 2 | Bandariba | 20,838 | GeoNames settlement | 13.34% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 3 | Bandabou | 13,125 | GeoNames settlement | 8.40% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 4 | St. Michiel | 5,732 | GeoNames settlement | 3.67% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 5 | Santa Rosa | 5,198 | GeoNames settlement | 3.33% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
How Curaçao compares
Curaçao has almost the same population as Channel Islands (168,466).
| Rank | Country | Population | vs Curaçao | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #184 |  Guam | 168,999 | +8% | compare → |
| #185 | CHI Channel Islands | 168,466 | +8% | compare → |
| #187 |  Kiribati | 136,488 | −13% | compare → |
| #188 |  Seychelles | 122,730 | −21% | compare → |
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Nearest countries
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In its region
Curaçao is the 30th most populous of the 42 economies in Latin America & Caribbean, holding 0.0% of the region's 666,592,570 people.
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Cities
Willemstad, Bandariba, Bandabou, St. Michiel, Santa Rosa — all Curaçao's cities on the map.
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Population, growth, birth and death rates, migration, density, age structure, life expectancy, fertility and GDP per capita come from the World Bank Indicators API (latest available year shown beside each figure). The live counter applies the annual growth rate continuously from 1 July 2025 — a model, not a measurement. City populations are the latest census or official estimate held by GeoNames and are not projected. Sub-city units are folded into their parent city.
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