Curaçao vs Saint Lucia: The global population hockey stick
Curaçao
185,437 people
in 2023
Saint Lucia
179,291 people
in 2023
Curaçao rank
191st
Saint Lucia rank
192nd
The global population hockey stick over time
- Curaçao
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Curaçao 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 Curaçao ahead.
Curaçao ranks 191st and Saint Lucia ranks 192nd of 239 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Curaçao averaged higher in 6 and Saint Lucia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Curaçao | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 114,997 people | 93,539 people | 21,457 people | Curaçao |
| 1960s | 141,219 people | 97,082 people | 44,136 people | Curaçao |
| 1970s | 154,474 people | 110,112 people | 44,362 people | Curaçao |
| 1980s | 156,601 people | 128,094 people | 28,507 people | Curaçao |
| 1990s | 152,524 people | 147,135 people | 5,389 people | Curaçao |
| 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 | Curaçao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Curaçao or Saint Lucia?
- Curaçao, at 185,437 people against 179,291 people in Saint Lucia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Curaçao and Saint Lucia?
- 6,146 people, with Curaçao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Curaçao and Saint Lucia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Curaçao and Saint Lucia rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Curaçao ranks 191st and Saint Lucia ranks 192nd 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.