Share of the population living in urban areas vs gdp per capita in Curacao
Curacao: Share of the population living in urban areas vs gdp per capita was 94.58 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
94.58
World rank
15th
of 236 countries
All-time high
94.58
in 2020
All-time low
81.81
in 1980
Years of data
15
1950–2020
Share of the population living in urban areas vs gdp per capita in Curacao, 1950–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 94.58 for share of the population living in urban areas vs gdp per capita in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living in urban areas vs gdp per capita in Curacao peaked at 94.58 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 81.81, in 1980.
Curacao ranks 15th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Share of the population living in urban areas vs gdp per capita in Curacao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 81.97 | — |
| 1955 | 83.24 | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 84.5 | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 84.95 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 85.17 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 85.02 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 81.81 | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 82.8 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 86.11 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 86.73 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 87.48 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 89.48 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 90.31 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 90.06 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 94.58 | +5.0% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 94.58 is above the median for high income countries, which is 76.24, 1.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 94.58 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 76.35, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 82.61 | 81.97 | 83.24 | 2 |
| 1960s | 84.72 | 84.5 | 84.95 | 2 |
| 1970s | 85.1 | 85.02 | 85.17 | 2 |
| 1980s | 82.3 | 81.81 | 82.8 | 2 |
| 1990s | 86.42 | 86.11 | 86.73 | 2 |
| 2000s | 88.48 | 87.48 | 89.48 | 2 |
| 2010s | 90.18 | 90.06 | 90.31 | 2 |
| 2020s | 94.58 | 94.58 | 94.58 | 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 the population living in urban areas vs gdp per capita in Curacao?
- Share of the population living in urban areas vs gdp per capita in Curacao was 94.58 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population living in urban areas vs gdp per capita recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 94.58 in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of the population living in urban areas vs gdp per capita recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.81 in 1980.
- How does Curacao rank for share of the population living in urban areas vs gdp per capita?
- Curacao ranks 15th out of 236 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of the population living in urban areas vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population living in urban areas vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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