Curaçao vs Netherlands Antilles: The global population hockey stick
Curaçao
185,437 people
in 2023
Netherlands Antilles
198,009 people
in 2010
Curaçao rank
191st
Netherlands Antilles rank
190th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Curaçao
- Netherlands Antilles
How they compare
Netherlands Antilles currently reports 198,009 people against 185,437 people in Curaçao, a difference of 12,572 people.
That makes Netherlands Antilles's figure about 1.1 times Curaçao's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Netherlands Antilles has been ahead every year.
Curaçao ranks 191st and Netherlands Antilles ranks 190th of 239 countries.
Netherlands Antilles has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Curaçao | Netherlands Antilles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 114,997 people | 120,064 people | 5,067 people | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1960s | 141,219 people | 143,450 people | 2,232 people | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1970s | 154,474 people | 163,397 people | 8,923 people | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1980s | 156,601 people | 178,773 people | 22,172 people | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1990s | 152,524 people | 186,462 people | 33,938 people | Netherlands Antilles |
| 2000s | 150,206 people | 184,431 people | 34,224 people | Netherlands Antilles |
| 2010s | 156,881 people | 198,009 people | 41,128 people | Netherlands Antilles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Curaçao or Netherlands Antilles?
- Netherlands Antilles, at 198,009 people against 185,437 people in Curaçao as of 2010.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Curaçao and Netherlands Antilles?
- 12,572 people, with Netherlands Antilles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Curaçao and Netherlands Antilles?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2010.
- How do Curaçao and Netherlands Antilles rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Curaçao ranks 191st and Netherlands Antilles ranks 190th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.