Share of population living in rural areas in Curacao
Curacao: Share of population living in rural areas was 5.42 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of population living in rural areas in Curacao, 1950–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 5.42 for share of population living in rural areas in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in rural areas in Curacao peaked at 18.19 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 5.42, in 2020.
That places Curacao 222nd out of 236 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Share of population living in rural areas in Curacao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 18.03 | — |
| 1955 | 16.76 | -7.1% |
| 1960 | 15.5 | -7.5% |
| 1965 | 15.05 | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 14.83 | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 14.98 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 18.19 | +21.4% |
| 1985 | 17.2 | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 13.89 | -19.2% |
| 1995 | 13.27 | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 12.52 | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 10.52 | -16.0% |
| 2010 | 9.69 | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 9.94 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 5.42 | -45.4% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 5.42 is below the median for high income countries, which is 23.76, 23% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 5.42 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.65, 23% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of population living in rural areas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -45.4% | 9.94 | 5.42 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.39 | 16.76 | 18.03 | 2 |
| 1960s | 15.28 | 15.05 | 15.5 | 2 |
| 1970s | 14.9 | 14.83 | 14.98 | 2 |
| 1980s | 17.7 | 17.2 | 18.19 | 2 |
| 1990s | 13.58 | 13.27 | 13.89 | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.52 | 10.52 | 12.52 | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.82 | 9.69 | 9.94 | 2 |
| 2020s | 5.42 | 5.42 | 5.42 | 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 growth rate -0.895 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in rural areas in Curacao?
- Share of population living in rural areas in Curacao was 5.42 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in rural areas recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 18.19 in 1980.
- What is the lowest share of population living in rural areas recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.42 in 2020.
- How does Curacao rank for share of population living in rural areas?
- Curacao ranks 222nd out of 236 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population living in rural areas rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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