Share of population urban in Curaçao
Curaçao: Share of population urban was 91.47 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
91.47
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
35th
of 229 countries
All-time high
91.47
in 2025
All-time low
67.5
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Share of population urban in Curaçao, 1950–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Curaçao recorded 91.47 for share of population urban in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population urban in Curaçao peaked at 91.47 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 67.5, in 1950.
Curaçao ranks 35th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 71.38 | 67.5 | 74.65 | 10 |
| 1960s | 77 | 75.17 | 78.54 | 10 |
| 1970s | 79.92 | 78.82 | 80.98 | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.45 | 81.22 | 83.86 | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.05 | 84.25 | 90.42 | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.13 | 90.87 | 91.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.31 | 91.25 | 91.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.41 | 91.38 | 91.47 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Curaçao
More population data for Curaçao
- Population density 271.32 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.895 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 3,800 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5236 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.895 (2100)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception, annual growth rate 7.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.4 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.4 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 0 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.4 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population urban in Curaçao?
- Share of population urban in Curaçao was 91.47 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population urban recorded in Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 91.47 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population urban recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.5 in 1950.
- How does Curaçao rank for share of population urban?
- Curaçao ranks 35th out of 229 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population urban rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curaçao data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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