Curacao — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Curacao, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Curacao was 0.19% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 2.57% in 2006. The lowest was -4.08% in 2000 (about -21.5× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.62% per year.
Curacao ranks 162 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 75%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 0.48%, so Curacao sits below it. It peaked in 2006 and has fallen 93% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 86%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 30 of 42 economies; St. Kitts and Nevis (0.17%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 2371% in 1987. That is 820% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 2005.
World ranking. Climbed: 177th of 216 in 1961 → 147th of 216 in 1970 → 201st of 216 in 1980 → 211th of 216 in 1990 → 216th of 217 in 2000 → 102nd of 217 in 2010 → 208th of 217 in 2020 → 162nd of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.19% | -0.7 pp |
| 2024 | 0.85% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 0.87% | +1.3 pp |
| 2022 | -0.41% | +0.6 pp |
| 2021 | -0.99% | +0.3 pp |
| 2020 | -1.25% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | -1.2% | -0.7 pp |
| 2018 | -0.53% | -0.8 pp |
| 2017 | 0.32% | -0.7 pp |
| 2016 | 1.06% | -0.3 pp |
| 2015 | 1.32% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 1.35% | +0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 1.13% | +0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 0.83% | -0.6 pp |
| 2011 | 1.42% | +0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 1.27% | +0.6 pp |
| 2009 | 0.65% | -0.6 pp |
| 2008 | 1.26% | -0.7 pp |
| 2007 | 1.97% | -0.6 pp |
| 2006 | 2.57% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 2.55% | +0.8 pp |
| 2004 | 1.73% | -0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 2.06% | +1.9 pp |
| 2002 | 0.12% | +3.8 pp |
| 2001 | -3.66% | +0.4 pp |
| 2000 | -4.08% | -0.5 pp |
| 1999 | -3.55% | -1.8 pp |
| 1998 | -1.7% | -2.1 pp |
| 1997 | 0.44% | -0.4 pp |
| 1996 | 0.8% | +0.4 pp |
| 1995 | 0.35% | +0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 0.23% | -0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 0.27% | +0.6 pp |
| 1992 | -0.34% | +0.3 pp |
| 1991 | -0.69% | +0.4 pp |
| 1990 | -1.05% | +0.5 pp |
| 1989 | -1.56% | -0.1 pp |
| 1988 | -1.46% | -0.7 pp |
| 1987 | -0.79% | -0.8 pp |
| 1986 | -0.03% | -0.5 pp |
| 1985 | 0.51% | -0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 0.52% | -0.2 pp |
| 1983 | 0.7% | -0.3 pp |
| 1982 | 0.99% | +0.6 pp |
| 1981 | 0.4% | +0.3 pp |
| 1980 | 0.13% | +0.5 pp |
| 1979 | -0.33% | +0.4 pp |
| 1978 | -0.75% | -0.8 pp |
| 1977 | 0.04% | -0.1 pp |
| 1976 | 0.18% | -0.3 pp |
| 1975 | 0.52% | -0.5 pp |
| 1974 | 0.97% | +1.5 pp |
| 1973 | -0.54% | -0.8 pp |
| 1972 | 0.22% | -1.6 pp |
| 1971 | 1.81% | +0.3 pp |
| 1970 | 1.5% | -0.1 pp |
| 1969 | 1.61% | +0.1 pp |
| 1968 | 1.55% | +0.5 pp |
| 1967 | 1.06% | +0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 1.04% | -0.5 pp |
| 1965 | 1.58% | -0.2 pp |
| 1964 | 1.73% | -0.2 pp |
| 1963 | 1.89% | +0.1 pp |
| 1962 | 1.8% | +0.8 pp |
| 1961 | 1.04% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Curacao’s Population growth in 1962?
1.8% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Curacao’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -81.7% in total — about 2.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.19%; 2024: 0.85%; 2023: 0.87%; 2022: -0.41%; 2021: -0.99%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.