Population growth rate in Curacao
Curacao: Population growth rate was -0.895 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.895
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
205th
of 239 countries
All-time high
14.12
in 2018
All-time low
-5.11
in 2019
Years of data
151
1950–2100
Population growth rate in Curacao, 1950–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Curacao recorded -0.895 for population growth rate in 2100.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Curacao peaked at 14.12 in 2018 and was at its lowest, -5.11, in 2019.
Curacao ranks 205th of 239 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Curacao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.52 | — |
| 1951 | 2.59 | +2.7% |
| 1952 | 2.64 | +1.7% |
| 1953 | 2.64 | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 2.68 | +1.5% |
| 1955 | 2.72 | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 2.72 | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 2.72 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 2.73 | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 2.69 | -1.2% |
| 1960 | 1.51 | -43.9% |
| 1961 | 1.66 | +9.5% |
| 1962 | 1.54 | -7.0% |
| 1963 | 1.47 | -4.5% |
| 1964 | 1.41 | -4.3% |
| 1965 | 1.33 | -5.5% |
| 1966 | 1.26 | -5.3% |
| 1967 | 1.19 | -5.1% |
| 1968 | 1.12 | -6.4% |
| 1969 | 1.04 | -7.3% |
| 1970 | 0.924 | -10.8% |
| 1971 | 0.815 | -11.8% |
| 1972 | 0.626 | -23.2% |
| 1973 | 0.413 | -34.0% |
| 1974 | 0.361 | -12.6% |
| 1975 | 0.308 | -14.7% |
| 1976 | 0.24 | -22.1% |
| 1977 | 0.205 | -14.6% |
| 1978 | 0.161 | -21.5% |
| 1979 | 0.127 | -21.1% |
| 1980 | 0.106 | -16.5% |
| 1981 | 0.066 | -37.7% |
| 1982 | -0.004 | -106.1% |
| 1983 | -0.017 | +325.0% |
| 1984 | -0.042 | +147.1% |
| 1985 | -0.063 | +50.0% |
| 1986 | -0.075 | +19.0% |
| 1987 | -0.114 | +52.0% |
| 1988 | -0.132 | +15.8% |
| 1989 | -0.165 | +25.0% |
| 1990 | -0.192 | +16.4% |
| 1991 | -0.184 | -4.2% |
| 1992 | -0.283 | +53.8% |
| 1993 | -0.481 | +70.0% |
| 1994 | -0.588 | +22.2% |
| 1995 | -0.69 | +17.3% |
| 1996 | -0.782 | +13.3% |
| 1997 | -0.901 | +15.2% |
| 1998 | -1.02 | +13.3% |
| 1999 | -1.15 | +12.6% |
| 2000 | -1.22 | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 0.148 | -112.2% |
| 2002 | 1.43 | +866.2% |
| 2003 | 1.31 | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 1.23 | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.792 | -35.3% |
| 2006 | 0.778 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.739 | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.699 | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.653 | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.695 | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 1.44 | +107.2% |
| 2012 | 1.47 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.27 | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 1.07 | -16.0% |
| 2015 | 0.845 | -20.9% |
| 2016 | 0.556 | -34.2% |
| 2017 | 0.317 | -43.0% |
| 2018 | 14.12 | +4354.9% |
| 2019 | -5.11 | -136.2% |
| 2020 | 0.342 | -106.7% |
| 2021 | -0.021 | -106.1% |
| 2022 | 0.053 | -352.4% |
| 2023 | 0.036 | -32.1% |
| 2024 | 0.023 | -36.1% |
| 2025 | -0.017 | -173.9% |
| 2026 | -0.033 | +94.1% |
| 2027 | -0.051 | +54.5% |
| 2028 | -0.075 | +47.1% |
| 2029 | -0.115 | +53.3% |
| 2030 | -0.151 | +31.3% |
| 2031 | -0.163 | +7.9% |
| 2032 | -0.18 | +10.4% |
| 2033 | -0.206 | +14.4% |
| 2034 | -0.237 | +15.0% |
| 2035 | -0.231 | -2.5% |
| 2036 | -0.28 | +21.2% |
| 2037 | -0.278 | -0.7% |
| 2038 | -0.278 | -0.0% |
| 2039 | -0.327 | +17.6% |
| 2040 | -0.335 | +2.4% |
| 2041 | -0.333 | -0.6% |
| 2042 | -0.36 | +8.1% |
| 2043 | -0.356 | -1.1% |
| 2044 | -0.385 | +8.1% |
| 2045 | -0.388 | +0.8% |
| 2046 | -0.381 | -1.8% |
| 2047 | -0.431 | +13.1% |
| 2048 | -0.427 | -0.9% |
| 2049 | -0.445 | +4.2% |
| 2050 | -0.458 | +2.9% |
| 2051 | -0.479 | +4.6% |
| 2052 | -0.495 | +3.3% |
| 2053 | -0.516 | +4.2% |
| 2054 | -0.542 | +5.0% |
| 2055 | -0.549 | +1.3% |
| 2056 | -0.563 | +2.6% |
| 2057 | -0.555 | -1.4% |
| 2058 | -0.531 | -4.3% |
| 2059 | -0.567 | +6.8% |
| 2060 | -0.564 | -0.5% |
| 2061 | -0.571 | +1.2% |
| 2062 | -0.57 | -0.2% |
| 2063 | -0.582 | +2.1% |
| 2064 | -0.575 | -1.2% |
| 2065 | -0.582 | +1.2% |
| 2066 | -0.594 | +2.1% |
| 2067 | -0.594 | -0.0% |
| 2068 | -0.601 | +1.2% |
| 2069 | -0.628 | +4.5% |
| 2070 | -0.625 | -0.5% |
| 2071 | -0.638 | +2.1% |
| 2072 | -0.667 | +4.5% |
| 2073 | -0.675 | +1.2% |
| 2074 | -0.709 | +5.0% |
| 2075 | -0.705 | -0.6% |
| 2076 | -0.72 | +2.1% |
| 2077 | -0.746 | +3.6% |
| 2078 | -0.774 | +3.8% |
| 2079 | -0.805 | +4.0% |
| 2080 | -0.828 | +2.9% |
| 2081 | -0.806 | -2.7% |
| 2082 | -0.868 | +7.7% |
| 2083 | -0.867 | -0.1% |
| 2084 | -0.909 | +4.8% |
| 2085 | -0.909 | -0.0% |
| 2086 | -0.93 | +2.3% |
| 2087 | -0.935 | +0.5% |
| 2088 | -0.937 | +0.2% |
| 2089 | -0.944 | +0.7% |
| 2090 | -0.932 | -1.3% |
| 2091 | -0.942 | +1.1% |
| 2092 | -0.916 | -2.8% |
| 2093 | -0.923 | +0.8% |
| 2094 | -0.927 | +0.4% |
| 2095 | -0.924 | -0.3% |
| 2096 | -0.895 | -3.1% |
| 2097 | -0.906 | +1.2% |
| 2098 | -0.905 | -0.1% |
| 2099 | -0.888 | -1.9% |
| 2100 | -0.895 | +0.8% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's -0.895 is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.343, 2.6× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Curacao's -0.895 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.711, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate in Curacao changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +4354.9% | 0.317 | 14.12 |
| 2002 | +866.2% | 0.148 | 1.43 |
| 2022 | +352.4% | -0.021 | 0.053 |
| 1983 | -325.0% | -0.004 | -0.017 |
| 2025 | -173.9% | 0.023 | -0.017 |
| 1984 | -147.1% | -0.017 | -0.042 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.67 | 2.52 | 2.73 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.35 | 1.04 | 1.66 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.418 | 0.127 | 0.924 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.044 | -0.165 | 0.106 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.6272 | -1.15 | -0.184 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6556 | -1.22 | 1.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.67 | -5.11 | 14.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0142 | -0.115 | 0.342 | 10 |
| 2030s | -0.2331 | -0.327 | -0.151 | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.3841 | -0.445 | -0.333 | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.5255 | -0.567 | -0.458 | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.5861 | -0.628 | -0.564 | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.7064 | -0.805 | -0.625 | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.8933 | -0.944 | -0.806 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.9158 | -0.942 | -0.888 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.895 | -0.895 | -0.895 | 1 |
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More population data for Curacao
- 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)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.8886 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5236 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 271.32 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 3,800 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.895 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.0444 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urbanization vs gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Curacao?
- Population growth rate in Curacao was -0.895 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 14.12 in 2018.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.11 in 2019.
- How does Curacao rank for population growth rate?
- Curacao ranks 205th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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