Population growth in Curacao
From 1960 to 2019 the population of Curacao increased from 124,826.00 to 157,538.00 people. This is a growth by 26.2 percent in 59 years. The highest increase in Curacao was recorded in 2006 with 2.60%. The biggest decrease in 2000 with -3.99%.In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 152.9 percent.
Around 89% of the inhabitants live in the country's larger cities. This trend of urbanization is declining, decreasing by -1.2% per year.
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Population development in Curacao since 1960
(Data given in 1000 inhabitants)| Year | Population Curacao | Change | Birthrate | Deathrate | Population World | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 126,000 | 1.04 % | 3,075 M | 1.35 % | |||
| 1962 | 128,000 | 1.81 % | 3,128 M | 1.72 % | |||
| 1963 | 131,000 | 1.90 % | 3,193 M | 2.07 % | |||
| 1964 | 133,000 | 1.75 % | 3,258 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1965 | 135,000 | 1.59 % | 3,325 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1966 | 137,000 | 1.05 % | 3,395 M | 2.10 % | |||
| 1967 | 138,000 | 1.07 % | 3,464 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1968 | 140,000 | 1.56 % | 3,535 M | 2.03 % | |||
| 1969 | 143,000 | 1.63 % | 3,609 M | 2.11 % | |||
| 1970 | 145,000 | 1.51 % | 3,685 M | 2.09 % | |||
| 1971 | 147,000 | 1.83 % | 3,762 M | 2.10 % | |||
| 1972 | 148,000 | 0.22 % | 3,839 M | 2.04 % | |||
| 1973 | 147,000 | -0.54 % | 3,915 M | 1.98 % | |||
| 1974 | 148,000 | 0.98 % | 3,991 M | 1.96 % | |||
| 1975 | 149,000 | 0.52 % | 4,066 M | 1.87 % | |||
| 1976 | 149,000 | 0.18 % | 4,139 M | 1.79 % | |||
| 1977 | 149,000 | 0.04 % | 4,212 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1978 | 148,000 | -0.75 % | 4,286 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1979 | 148,000 | -0.33 % | 4,358 M | 1.68 % | |||
| 1980 | 148,000 | 0.13 % | 4,434 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1981 | 149,000 | 0.40 % | 4,512 M | 1.76 % | |||
| 1982 | 150,000 | 0.99 % | 4,593 M | 1.80 % | |||
| 1983 | 151,000 | 0.70 % | 4,675 M | 1.78 % | |||
| 1984 | 152,000 | 0.52 % | 4,757 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1985 | 153,000 | 0.51 % | 4,840 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1986 | 153,000 | -0.03 % | 4,926 M | 1.77 % | |||
| 1987 | 151,000 | -0.79 % | 5,014 M | 1.78 % | |||
| 1988 | 149,000 | -1.45 % | 5,102 M | 1.77 % | |||
| 1989 | 147,000 | -1.55 % | 5,191 M | 1.74 % | |||
| 1990 | 145,000 | -1.05 % | 5,281 M | 1.74 % | |||
| 1991 | 144,000 | -0.69 % | 5,369 M | 1.66 % | |||
| 1992 | 144,000 | -0.34 % | 5,453 M | 1.57 % | |||
| 1993 | 144,000 | 0.27 % | 5,538 M | 1.56 % | |||
| 1994 | 145,000 | 0.23 % | 5,623 M | 1.52 % | |||
| 1995 | 145,000 | 0.35 % | 5,708 M | 1.51 % | |||
| 1996 | 146,000 | 0.80 % | 5,790 M | 1.45 % | |||
| 1997 | 147,000 | 0.44 % | 5,873 M | 1.43 % | |||
| 1998 | 144,000 | -1.69 % | 5,955 M | 1.39 % | |||
| 1999 | 139,000 | -3.49 % | 6,035 M | 1.35 % | |||
| 2000 | 134,000 | -3.99 % | 6,115 M | 1.32 % | |||
| 2001 | 129,000 | -3.60 % | 6,194 M | 1.30 % | |||
| 2002 | 129,000 | 0.12 % | 6,274 M | 1.28 % | |||
| 2003 | 132,000 | 2.08 % | 6,353 M | 1.26 % | |||
| 2004 | 134,000 | 1.74 % | 6,432 M | 1.25 % | |||
| 2005 | 138,000 | 2.58 % | 6,513 M | 1.25 % | |||
| 2006 | 141,000 | 2.60 % | 13.6 ‰ | 8.0 ‰ | 6,594 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2007 | 144,000 | 1.99 % | 13.4 ‰ | 7.9 ‰ | 6,675 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2008 | 146,000 | 1.27 % | 13.8 ‰ | 8.6 ‰ | 6,758 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2009 | 147,000 | 0.65 % | 13.0 ‰ | 7.9 ‰ | 6,841 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2010 | 149,000 | 1.27 % | 13.6 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | 6,922 M | 1.19 % | |
| 2011 | 151,000 | 1.43 % | 13.1 ‰ | 8.5 ‰ | 7,003 M | 1.17 % | |
| 2012 | 152,000 | 0.83 % | 13.4 ‰ | 8.2 ‰ | 7,086 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2013 | 154,000 | 1.14 % | 12.7 ‰ | 8.1 ‰ | 7,170 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2014 | 156,000 | 1.36 % | 12.6 ‰ | 8.8 ‰ | 7,254 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2015 | 158,000 | 1.33 % | 11.9 ‰ | 8.8 ‰ | 7,339 M | 1.17 % | |
| 2016 | 160,000 | 1.07 % | 11.2 ‰ | 9.3 ‰ | 7,424 M | 1.16 % | |
| 2017 | 160,000 | 0.32 % | 9.7 ‰ | 8.9 ‰ | 7,509 M | 1.14 % | |
| 2018 | 160,000 | -0.23 % | 10.8 ‰ | 8.8 ‰ | 7,592 M | 1.10 % | |
| 2019 | 158,000 | -1.42 % | 7,674 M | 1.07 % |
Birth- and deathrate in Curacao
Population growth is the result of the birth rate, the mortality rate and the migration rate. The example of the year 2018 in the graph: The population in Curacao decreased by about 380 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 8.8 per 1000 people (~ 1,410 deaths) and the birth rate was 10.8 per 1000 people (~ 1,730 births). As a result, around 700 inhabitants have migrated to other countries.Over the past 10 years, the number of average deaths per year was 1,326 in Curacao. The number of births was 1,881 annually.
The development of births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1000 inhabitants.
Birthrate Deathrate