Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre in Curacao
Curacao: Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre was 0.067 thousands per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre in Curacao, 2011–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in thousands per square kilometre.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 0.067 thousands per square kilometre for population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre in Curacao peaked at 0.067 thousands per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0431 thousands per square kilometre, in 2011.
That places Curacao 22nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre in Curacao, year by year
| Year | thousands per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.0431 thousands per square kilometre | — |
| 2012 | 0.0453 thousands per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0472 thousands per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0492 thousands per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0513 thousands per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0533 thousands per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0552 thousands per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0571 thousands per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0595 thousands per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0612 thousands per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0632 thousands per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0649 thousands per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.067 thousands per square kilometre | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0512 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0431 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0595 thousands per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0641 thousands per square kilometre | 0.0612 thousands per square kilometre | 0.067 thousands per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 19 Belgium 0.0765 thousands per square kilometre compare
- 20 Maldives 0.0741 thousands per square kilometre compare
- 21 Bahrain 0.0679 thousands per square kilometre compare
- 23 Germany 0.0546 thousands per square kilometre compare
- 24 Lebanon 0.0544 thousands per square kilometre compare
- 25 United States Virgin Islands 0.0542 thousands per square kilometre compare
More population data for Curacao
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5236 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 271.32 (2100)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.8886 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 3,800 (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -7.88 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.895 (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.8886 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.895 (2100)
- Population aged 25-64 years (thousands), per unit of GDP 0 thousands per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre in Curacao?
- Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre in Curacao was 0.067 thousands per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.067 thousands per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0431 thousands per square kilometre in 2011.
- How does Curacao rank for population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre?
- Curacao ranks 22nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population aged 65 years or older (thousands) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population aged 65 years or older (thousands) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population aged 65 years or older UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population aged 65 years or older (thousands) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.