Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP in Curaçao
Curaçao: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP was 0 people per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP in Curaçao, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp in Curaçao is 0 people per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp in Curaçao peaked at 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 people per US$ of GDP, in 2024.
That places Curaçao 121st out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP in Curaçao, year by year
| Year | people per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 0 people per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
Curaçao compared with similar countries
- Curaçao's 0 people per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 people per US$ of GDP, 2.6× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Curaçao's 0 people per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP, 93% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 0 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | 5 |
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 unit of gdp in Curaçao?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp in Curaçao was 0 people per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp recorded in Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- How does Curaçao rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp?
- Curaçao ranks 121st out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- 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
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.