Curaçao vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Curaçao
10,035 people
in 2020
Turks and Caicos Islands
10,372 people
in 2020
Curaçao rank
212th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
211th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Curaçao
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 10,372 people against 10,035 people in Curaçao, a difference of 337 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Curaçao ahead.
Curaçao ranks 212th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 211th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Curaçao averaged higher in 5 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Curaçao | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 18,901 people | 5,086 people | 13,814 people | Curaçao |
| 1960s | 20,967 people | 5,628 people | 15,338 people | Curaçao |
| 1970s | 22,809 people | 6,065 people | 16,744 people | Curaçao |
| 1980s | 27,725 people | 8,542 people | 19,182 people | Curaçao |
| 1990s | 20,947 people | 13,370 people | 7,578 people | Curaçao |
| 2000s | 17,066 people | 21,358 people | 4,293 people | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2010s | 15,882 people | 19,394 people | 3,512 people | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2020s | 10,035 people | 10,372 people | 337.1 people | Turks and Caicos Islands |
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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands, at 10,372 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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 337 people, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Curaçao and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Curaçao and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Curaçao ranks 212th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 211th 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.