Curacao — Population
Population, Total for Curacao, 1960–2025.
Population for Curacao was 156,263 in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 160,175 in 2017. The lowest was 124,826 in 1960 (about 1.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.35% per year.
Curacao ranks 186 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 86%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 3.18 million, so Curacao sits below it. It peaked in 2017 and has fallen 2% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 1%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 30 of 42 economies; Grenada (117,303) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 171st of 216 in 1960 → 173rd of 216 in 1970 → 179th of 216 in 1980 → 182nd of 217 in 1990 → 186th of 217 in 2000 → 186th of 217 in 2010 → 186th of 217 in 2020 → 186th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 156,263 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 155,967 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 154,654 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 153,321 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 153,948 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 155,482 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 157,441 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 159,336 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 160,175 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 159,664 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 157,980 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 155,909 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 153,822 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 152,088 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 150,831 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 148,703 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 146,833 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 145,880 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 144,056 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 141,239 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 137,658 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 134,192 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 131,897 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 129,205 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 129,047 | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 133,860 | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 139,428 | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 144,472 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 146,956 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 146,306 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 145,139 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 144,630 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 144,299 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 143,912 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 144,403 | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 145,400 | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 146,937 | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 149,254 | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 151,456 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 152,662 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 152,711 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 151,940 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 151,159 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 150,101 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 148,629 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 148,041 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 147,851 | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 148,341 | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 149,459 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 149,399 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 149,129 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 148,351 | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 146,912 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 147,710 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 147,389 | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 144,739 | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 142,581 | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 140,298 | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 138,140 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 136,682 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 135,266 | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 133,148 | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 130,860 | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 128,414 | +1.8% |
| 1961 | 126,125 | +1.0% |
| 1960 | 124,826 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Curacao’s Population in 1961?
126,125 (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Curacao’s Population figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — people — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is Curacao’s Population growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +25.2% in total — about 0.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.TOTL. 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: 156,263; 2024: 155,967; 2023: 154,654; 2022: 153,321; 2021: 153,948. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.TOTL — Population, Total. 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.