Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Curaçao
Curaçao: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 1.09 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Curaçao, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Curaçao recorded 1.09 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Curaçao peaked at 1.1 people per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.796 people per person, in 1960.
Curaçao ranks 1st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Curaçao, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.796 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.8055 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 0.8086 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.8099 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.8117 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.8138 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.8195 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.8244 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.8244 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.823 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.8216 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.8166 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.8233 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.8347 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.8323 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.8331 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.8363 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8402 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.8505 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.857 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.8594 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.8593 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8538 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.8505 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.8487 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8469 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.8497 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.859 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8741 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.8905 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.9024 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9114 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9171 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.9171 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9179 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9176 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9128 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.91 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9249 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.955 people per person | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9879 people per person | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 1.02 people per person | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 1.03 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.02 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.02 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9847 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9729 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9678 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9682 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9627 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9594 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9656 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9681 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9665 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9631 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9598 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.961 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.04 people per person | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 1.1 people per person | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 1.09 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.1 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.1 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.1 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.09 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 1.09 people per person | -0.1% |
Curaçao compared with similar countries
- Curaçao's 1.09 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 1.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Curaçao's 1.09 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7204 people per person, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8137 people per person | 0.796 people per person | 0.8244 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8346 people per person | 0.8166 people per person | 0.857 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8592 people per person | 0.8469 people per person | 0.8905 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9186 people per person | 0.9024 people per person | 0.955 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9973 people per person | 0.9678 people per person | 1.03 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9847 people per person | 0.9594 people per person | 1.1 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 people per person | 1.09 people per person | 1.1 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Curaçao
More population data for Curaçao
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.8886 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -7.88 % change on previous year (2050)
- World population growth -0.9% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3,800 people (2100)
- Population density 271.32 people per km² (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.9% (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.8886 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5236 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Total population (thousands), annual growth rate 0.0232 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Curaçao?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Curaçao was 1.09 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 people per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.796 people per person in 1960.
- How does Curaçao rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Curaçao ranks 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curaçao data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.