Share of population living in rural areas in Curacao
Curacao: Share of population living in rural areas was 5.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of population living in rural areas in Curacao, 1950–2020
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 5.4% 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 18.2% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 18.0% | — |
| 1955 | 16.8% | -7.1% |
| 1960 | 15.5% | -7.5% |
| 1965 | 15.1% | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 14.8% | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 15.0% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 18.2% | +21.4% |
| 1985 | 17.2% | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 13.9% | -19.2% |
| 1995 | 13.3% | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 12.5% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 10.5% | -16.0% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | -45.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.4% | 16.8% | 18.0% | 2 |
| 1960s | 15.3% | 15.1% | 15.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 14.9% | 14.8% | 15.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 17.7% | 17.2% | 18.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 13.6% | 13.3% | 13.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 10.5% | 12.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 9.7% | 9.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in rural areas in Curacao?
- Share of population living in rural areas in Curacao was 5.4% in 2020, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in rural areas recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 1980.
- What is the lowest share of population living in rural areas recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% 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 European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by 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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Estimated share of the population living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.