Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Curacao
Curacao: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 was 91.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Curacao, 1950–2025
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 91.5% for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Curacao peaked at 91.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 67.5%, in 1950.
Curacao ranks 37th of 238 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 | 71.4% | 67.5% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 77.0% | 75.2% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 79.9% | 78.8% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.4% | 81.2% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.1% | 84.2% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.1% | 90.9% | 91.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 91.2% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.4% | 91.4% | 91.5% | 6 |
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More population data for Curacao
- Population density 271.32 people per km² (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.9% (2100)
- World population growth -0.9% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3,800 people (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.4 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.4 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.4 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 0 people (2024)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.06 children per women (2023)
- Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children 1.07 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Curacao?
- Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Curacao was 91.5% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.5% in 1950.
- How does Curacao rank for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Curacao ranks 37th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.