Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Curacao
Curacao: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita was 91.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
91.5%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
37th
of 236 countries
All-time high
91.5%
in 2025
All-time low
67.5%
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Curacao, 1950–2025
Source: 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 vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. gdp per capita in Curacao peaked at 91.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 67.5%, in 1950.
Curacao ranks 37th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Curacao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 67.5% | — |
| 1951 | 68.5% | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 69.4% | +1.4% |
| 1953 | 70.3% | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 71.2% | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 72.0% | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 72.7% | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 73.4% | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 74.1% | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 74.6% | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 75.2% | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 75.6% | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 76.1% | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 76.5% | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 76.9% | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 77.3% | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 77.6% | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 77.9% | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 78.3% | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 78.5% | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 78.8% | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 79.1% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 79.3% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 79.6% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 79.8% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 80.1% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 80.3% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 80.5% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 80.7% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 81.0% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 81.2% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 81.5% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 81.7% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 82.0% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 82.2% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 82.5% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 82.8% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 83.2% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 83.5% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 83.9% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 84.2% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 84.7% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 85.1% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 85.7% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 86.4% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 87.2% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 88.1% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 89.0% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 89.8% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 90.4% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 90.9% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 91.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 91.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 91.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 91.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 91.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 91.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 91.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 91.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 91.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 91.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 91.5% | +0.0% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 91.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.3%, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 91.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 72.0%, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
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)
- World population growth -0.9% (2100)
- Population density 271.32 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3,800 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.9% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 0.0472 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Curacao?
- Share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Curacao was 91.5% in 2025, according to 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 vs. gdp per capita recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.5% in 1950.
- How does Curacao rank for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita?
- Curacao ranks 37th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita 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 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.