Aruba vs Curaçao: Share of population living in rural areas
Aruba
4.7%
in 2020
Curaçao
5.4%
in 2020
Aruba rank
224th
Curaçao rank
222nd
Share of population living in rural areas over time
- Aruba
- Curaçao
How they compare
Curaçao currently reports 5.4% against 4.7% in Aruba, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Curaçao's figure about 1.2 times Aruba's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Aruba ahead.
Aruba ranks 224th and Curaçao ranks 222nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 2 and Curaçao in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Curaçao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 18.5% | 17.4% | 1.1% | Aruba |
| 1960s | 15.4% | 15.3% | 0.1% | Aruba |
| 1970s | 14.5% | 14.9% | 0.4% | Curaçao |
| 1980s | 11.5% | 17.7% | 6.2% | Curaçao |
| 1990s | 9.1% | 13.6% | 4.4% | Curaçao |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 11.5% | 5.2% | Curaçao |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 9.8% | 4.6% | Curaçao |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 5.4% | 0.7% | Curaçao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in rural areas, Aruba or Curaçao?
- Curaçao, at 5.4% against 4.7% in Aruba as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population living in rural areas between Aruba and Curaçao?
- 0.7%, with Curaçao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Curaçao?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Aruba and Curaçao rank globally for share of population living in rural areas?
- Aruba ranks 224th and Curaçao ranks 222nd 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 Share of population living in 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 share of the population living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.