Curaçao vs Palau: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Curaçao
10,035 people
in 2020
Palau
10,802 people
in 2020
Curaçao rank
212th
Palau rank
209th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Curaçao
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 10,802 people against 10,035 people in Curaçao, a difference of 767 people.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times Curaçao's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Curaçao ahead.
Curaçao ranks 212th and Palau ranks 209th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Curaçao averaged higher in 7 and Palau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Curaçao | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 18,901 people | 5,190 people | 13,711 people | Curaçao |
| 1960s | 20,967 people | 3,343 people | 17,624 people | Curaçao |
| 1970s | 22,809 people | 3,976 people | 18,833 people | Curaçao |
| 1980s | 27,725 people | 3,988 people | 23,736 people | Curaçao |
| 1990s | 20,947 people | 4,553 people | 16,394 people | Curaçao |
| 2000s | 17,066 people | 7,269 people | 9,797 people | Curaçao |
| 2010s | 15,882 people | 7,673 people | 8,209 people | Curaçao |
| 2020s | 10,035 people | 10,802 people | 766.9 people | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Curaçao or Palau?
- Palau, at 10,802 people against 10,035 people in Curaçao as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Curaçao and Palau?
- 767 people, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Curaçao and Palau?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Curaçao and Palau rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Curaçao ranks 212th and Palau ranks 209th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.