What is the difference in population between Curacao and Saint Lucia?

6,146 people, with Curacao ahead.

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

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 Saint Lucia: Population

Curacao

185,437 people

in 2023

Saint Lucia

179,291 people

in 2023

Curacao rank

190th

Saint Lucia rank

191st

Population over time

Curacao
Saint Lucia

How they compare

Curacao currently reports 185,437 people against 179,291 people in Saint Lucia, a difference of 6,146 people.

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

Curacao ranks 190th and Saint Lucia ranks 191st of 238 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Curacao averaged higher in 6 and Saint Lucia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Curacao	Saint Lucia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	114,997 people	93,539 people	21,457 people	Curacao
1960s	141,219 people	97,082 people	44,136 people	Curacao
1970s	154,474 people	110,112 people	44,362 people	Curacao
1980s	156,601 people	128,094 people	28,507 people	Curacao
1990s	152,524 people	147,135 people	5,389 people	Curacao
2000s	150,206 people	164,634 people	14,428 people	Saint Lucia
2010s	167,860 people	174,448 people	6,589 people	Saint Lucia
2020s	185,285 people	178,722 people	6,564 people	Curacao

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Curacao or Saint Lucia?: Curacao, at 185,437 people against 179,291 people in Saint Lucia as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Curacao and Saint Lucia?: 6,146 people, with Curacao ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Curacao and Saint Lucia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Curacao and Saint Lucia rank globally for population?: Curacao ranks 190th and Saint Lucia ranks 191st 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.