Population · Other · 2025 data
Curacao Population
Curacao had a population of 156,263 in 2025, ranking #185 of 216 countries and territories (0.00% of the world). The population fell by 1.1% over the past ten years and peaked in 2017 at 160,175.
Population of Curacao, 1960–2025
Values in people · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 156,263 | +0.19% |
| 2024 | 155,967 | +0.85% |
| 2023 | 154,654 | +0.87% |
| 2022 | 153,321 | -0.41% |
| 2021 | 153,948 | -0.99% |
| 2020 | 155,482 | -1.24% |
| 2019 | 157,441 | -1.19% |
| 2018 | 159,336 | -0.52% |
| 2017 | 160,175 | +0.32% |
| 2016 | 159,664 | +1.07% |
| 2015 | 157,980 | +1.33% |
| 2014 | 155,909 | +1.36% |
| 2013 | 153,822 | +1.14% |
| 2012 | 152,088 | +0.83% |
| 2011 | 150,831 | +1.43% |
| 2010 | 148,703 | +1.27% |
| 2009 | 146,833 | +0.65% |
| 2008 | 145,880 | +1.27% |
| 2007 | 144,056 | +1.99% |
| 2006 | 141,239 | +2.60% |
| 2005 | 137,658 | +2.58% |
| 2004 | 134,192 | +1.74% |
| 2003 | 131,897 | +2.08% |
| 2002 | 129,205 | +0.12% |
| 2001 | 129,047 | -3.60% |
| 2000 | 133,860 | -3.99% |
| 1999 | 139,428 | -3.49% |
| 1998 | 144,472 | -1.69% |
| 1997 | 146,956 | +0.44% |
| 1996 | 146,306 | +0.80% |
| 1995 | 145,139 | +0.35% |
| 1994 | 144,630 | +0.23% |
| 1993 | 144,299 | +0.27% |
| 1992 | 143,912 | -0.34% |
| 1991 | 144,403 | -0.69% |
| 1990 | 145,400 | -1.05% |
| 1989 | 146,937 | -1.55% |
| 1988 | 149,254 | -1.45% |
| 1987 | 151,456 | -0.79% |
| 1986 | 152,662 | -0.03% |
| 1985 | 152,711 | +0.51% |
| 1984 | 151,940 | +0.52% |
| 1983 | 151,159 | +0.70% |
| 1982 | 150,101 | +0.99% |
| 1981 | 148,629 | +0.40% |
| 1980 | 148,041 | +0.13% |
| 1979 | 147,851 | -0.33% |
| 1978 | 148,341 | -0.75% |
| 1977 | 149,459 | +0.04% |
| 1976 | 149,399 | +0.18% |
| 1975 | 149,129 | +0.52% |
| 1974 | 148,351 | +0.98% |
| 1973 | 146,912 | -0.54% |
| 1972 | 147,710 | +0.22% |
| 1971 | 147,389 | +1.83% |
| 1970 | 144,739 | +1.51% |
| 1969 | 142,581 | +1.63% |
| 1968 | 140,298 | +1.56% |
| 1967 | 138,140 | +1.07% |
| 1966 | 136,682 | +1.05% |
| 1965 | 135,266 | +1.59% |
| 1964 | 133,148 | +1.75% |
| 1963 | 130,860 | +1.90% |
| 1962 | 128,414 | +1.81% |
| 1961 | 126,125 | +1.04% |
| 1960 | 124,826 | — |
Demographics of Curacao
Ethnic groups
Curacaoan 75.4%, Dutch 6%, Dominican 3.6%, Colombian 3%, Bonairean, Sint Eustatian, Saban 1.5%, Haitian 1.2%, Surinamese 1.2%, Venezuelan 1.1%, Aruban 1.1%, other 5%, unspecified 0.9% (2011 est.)
Languages
Papiamento (official) (a creole language that is a mixture of Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, English, and, to a lesser extent, French, as well as elements of African languages and the language of the Arawak) 80%, Dutch (official) 8.8%, Spanish 5.6%, English (official) 3.1%, other 2.3%, unspecified 0.3% (2011 est.)
Religions
Roman Catholic 72.8%, Pentecostal 6.6%, Protestant 3.2%, Adventist 3%, Jehovah's Witness 2%, Evangelical 1.9%, other 3.8%, none 6%, unspecified 0.6% (2011 est.)
Where people live
Urban population: 89% of total population (2023).
Largest cities
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).