What is the difference in population between Curacao and Kiribati?

52,897 people, with Curacao ahead.

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

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 Kiribati: Population

Curacao

185,437 people

in 2023

Kiribati

132,540 people

in 2023

Curacao rank

190th

Kiribati rank

193rd

Population over time

Curacao
Kiribati

How they compare

Curacao currently reports 185,437 people against 132,540 people in Kiribati, a difference of 52,897 people.

That makes Curacao's figure about 1.4 times Kiribati's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Curacao has been ahead every year.

Curacao ranks 190th and Kiribati ranks 193rd of 238 countries.

Curacao has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Curacao	Kiribati	Difference	Ahead
1950s	114,997 people	41,753 people	73,244 people	Curacao
1960s	141,219 people	52,285 people	88,934 people	Curacao
1970s	154,474 people	60,012 people	94,462 people	Curacao
1980s	156,601 people	66,483 people	90,118 people	Curacao
1990s	152,524 people	80,866 people	71,658 people	Curacao
2000s	150,206 people	97,242 people	52,965 people	Curacao
2010s	167,860 people	116,248 people	51,611 people	Curacao
2020s	185,285 people	129,380 people	55,905 people	Curacao

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Curacao or Kiribati?: Curacao, at 185,437 people against 132,540 people in Kiribati as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Curacao and Kiribati?: 52,897 people, with Curacao ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Curacao and Kiribati?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Curacao and Kiribati rank globally for population?: Curacao ranks 190th and Kiribati ranks 193rd of 238 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: 07 August 2026

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