Which has higher population, Curacao or Guam?

Curacao, at 185,437 people against 166,522 people in Guam as of 2023.

What is the difference in population between Curacao and Guam?

18,915 people, with Curacao ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Curacao and Guam?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Curacao vs Guam: Population

Curacao

185,437 people

in 2023

Guam

166,522 people

in 2023

Curacao rank

191st

Guam rank

193rd

Population over time

Curacao
Guam

How they compare

Curacao currently reports 185,437 people against 166,522 people in Guam, a difference of 18,915 people.

That makes Curacao's figure about 1.1 times Guam's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Curacao ahead.

Curacao ranks 191st and Guam ranks 193rd of 239 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Curacao averaged higher in 7 and Guam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Curacao	Guam	Difference	Ahead
1950s	114,997 people	64,000 people	50,996 people	Curacao
1960s	141,219 people	77,974 people	63,245 people	Curacao
1970s	154,474 people	97,988 people	56,486 people	Curacao
1980s	156,601 people	122,824 people	33,777 people	Curacao
1990s	152,524 people	148,768 people	3,756 people	Curacao
2000s	150,206 people	163,710 people	13,503 people	Guam
2010s	167,860 people	164,807 people	3,053 people	Curacao
2020s	185,285 people	164,406 people	20,879 people	Curacao

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Curacao or Guam?: Curacao, at 185,437 people against 166,522 people in Guam as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Curacao and Guam?: 18,915 people, with Curacao ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Curacao and Guam?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Curacao and Guam rank globally for population?: Curacao ranks 191st and Guam ranks 193rd of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Population
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.