🇨🇼 Curaçao Population 2026
As of 2026, the population of Curaçao is 185,440, ranking #190 in the world (0.00% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is shrinking at -0.03% per year. The biggest city is Willemstad with 125,000 inhabitants.
Live estimate
185,439
Growth rate
-0.03%
Density
437
people / km² (1133 / mi²)
Median age
39.0
Fertility rate
1.07
births per woman
Life expectancy
77.3
years
Curaçao population 1950–2100
By 2050, the population of Curaçao is projected to reach 173,498, and 120,454 by 2100.
Curaçao population by year
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 185,440 | -0.03% | 437.4 | 39.0 |
| 2025 | 185,487 | -0.02% | 437.5 | 38.7 |
| 2024 | 185,482 | 0.02% | 437.5 | 38.5 |
| 2023 | 185,427 | 0.04% | 437.3 | 38.2 |
| 2022 | 185,345 | 0.05% | 437.1 | 38.0 |
| 2021 | 185,315 | -0.02% | 437.1 | 37.7 |
| 2020 | 185,018 | 0.34% | 436.4 | 37.5 |
| 2019 | 189,543 | -5.11% | 447.0 | 36.6 |
| 2018 | 181,583 | 14.12% | 428.3 | 37.4 |
| 2017 | 168,516 | 0.32% | 397.4 | 39.2 |
| 2016 | 167,782 | 0.56% | 395.7 | 39.1 |
| 2015 | 166,612 | 0.84% | 393.0 | 39.0 |
| 2014 | 165,027 | 1.07% | 389.2 | 38.9 |
| 2013 | 163,109 | 1.27% | 384.7 | 38.9 |
| 2012 | 160,890 | 1.47% | 379.5 | 38.9 |
| 2011 | 158,566 | 1.44% | 374.0 | 38.6 |
| 2010 | 156,879 | 0.69% | 370.0 | 38.0 |
| 2009 | 155,825 | 0.65% | 367.5 | 37.5 |
| 2008 | 154,775 | 0.70% | 365.0 | 37.0 |
| 2007 | 153,666 | 0.74% | 362.4 | 36.5 |
| 2006 | 152,505 | 0.78% | 359.7 | 36.0 |
| 2005 | 151,313 | 0.79% | 356.9 | 35.4 |
| 2004 | 149,797 | 1.23% | 353.3 | 34.9 |
| 2003 | 147,911 | 1.31% | 348.8 | 34.3 |
| 2002 | 145,901 | 1.43% | 344.1 | 33.7 |
| 2001 | 144,751 | 0.15% | 341.4 | 33.2 |
| 2000 | 145,529 | -1.22% | 343.2 | 32.7 |
| 1999 | 147,260 | -1.15% | 347.3 | 32.1 |
| 1998 | 148,867 | -1.02% | 351.1 | 31.5 |
| 1997 | 150,304 | -0.90% | 354.5 | 30.9 |
| 1996 | 151,573 | -0.78% | 357.5 | 30.3 |
| 1995 | 152,692 | -0.69% | 360.1 | 29.8 |
| 1994 | 153,671 | -0.59% | 362.4 | 29.3 |
| 1993 | 154,494 | -0.48% | 364.4 | 28.8 |
| 1992 | 155,084 | -0.28% | 365.8 | 28.3 |
| 1991 | 155,447 | -0.18% | 366.6 | 27.7 |
| 1990 | 155,739 | -0.19% | 367.3 | 27.2 |
| 1989 | 156,018 | -0.17% | 368.0 | 26.7 |
| 1988 | 156,250 | -0.13% | 368.5 | 26.1 |
| 1987 | 156,443 | -0.11% | 369.0 | 25.6 |
| 1986 | 156,590 | -0.07% | 369.3 | 25.1 |
| 1985 | 156,698 | -0.06% | 369.6 | 24.6 |
| 1984 | 156,781 | -0.04% | 369.8 | 24.1 |
| 1983 | 156,827 | -0.02% | 369.9 | 23.6 |
| 1982 | 156,843 | -0.00% | 369.9 | 23.1 |
| 1981 | 156,794 | 0.07% | 369.8 | 22.6 |
| 1980 | 156,660 | 0.11% | 369.5 | 22.1 |
| 1979 | 156,478 | 0.13% | 369.1 | 21.7 |
| 1978 | 156,254 | 0.16% | 368.5 | 21.2 |
| 1977 | 155,968 | 0.20% | 367.8 | 20.8 |
| 1976 | 155,621 | 0.24% | 367.0 | 20.4 |
| 1975 | 155,195 | 0.31% | 366.0 | 20.0 |
| 1974 | 154,677 | 0.36% | 364.8 | 19.7 |
| 1973 | 154,080 | 0.41% | 363.4 | 19.3 |
| 1972 | 153,282 | 0.63% | 361.5 | 19.1 |
| 1971 | 152,182 | 0.81% | 358.9 | 18.9 |
| 1970 | 150,865 | 0.92% | 355.8 | 18.8 |
| 1969 | 149,394 | 1.04% | 352.3 | 18.7 |
| 1968 | 147,796 | 1.12% | 348.6 | 18.6 |
| 1967 | 146,098 | 1.19% | 344.6 | 18.6 |
| 1966 | 144,318 | 1.26% | 340.4 | 18.5 |
| 1965 | 142,464 | 1.33% | 336.0 | 18.4 |
| 1964 | 140,530 | 1.41% | 331.4 | 18.4 |
| 1963 | 138,524 | 1.47% | 326.7 | 18.4 |
| 1962 | 136,457 | 1.54% | 321.8 | 18.4 |
| 1961 | 134,296 | 1.66% | 316.7 | 18.5 |
| 1960 | 132,185 | 1.51% | 311.8 | 18.8 |
| 1959 | 129,443 | 2.69% | 305.3 | 19.0 |
| 1958 | 125,981 | 2.73% | 297.1 | 19.2 |
| 1957 | 122,596 | 2.72% | 289.1 | 19.5 |
| 1956 | 119,308 | 2.72% | 281.4 | 19.7 |
| 1955 | 116,107 | 2.72% | 273.8 | 19.9 |
| 1954 | 113,012 | 2.68% | 266.5 | 20.2 |
| 1953 | 110,042 | 2.64% | 259.5 | 20.4 |
| 1952 | 107,174 | 2.64% | 252.8 | 20.6 |
| 1951 | 104,408 | 2.59% | 246.2 | 20.8 |
| 1950 | 101,770 | 2.52% | 240.0 | 20.9 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 185,363 | -0.05% | 437.2 | 39.2 |
| 2028 | 185,246 | -0.07% | 436.9 | 39.5 |
| 2029 | 185,071 | -0.12% | 436.5 | 39.7 |
| 2030 | 184,826 | -0.15% | 435.9 | 40.0 |
| 2031 | 184,536 | -0.16% | 435.2 | 40.3 |
| 2032 | 184,220 | -0.18% | 434.5 | 40.7 |
| 2033 | 183,864 | -0.21% | 433.6 | 41.0 |
| 2034 | 183,458 | -0.24% | 432.7 | 41.4 |
| 2035 | 183,029 | -0.23% | 431.7 | 41.8 |
| 2036 | 182,562 | -0.28% | 430.6 | 42.2 |
| 2037 | 182,054 | -0.28% | 429.4 | 42.7 |
| 2038 | 181,548 | -0.28% | 428.2 | 43.1 |
| 2039 | 181,000 | -0.33% | 426.9 | 43.5 |
| 2040 | 180,402 | -0.34% | 425.5 | 44.0 |
| 2041 | 179,801 | -0.33% | 424.1 | 44.4 |
| 2042 | 179,179 | -0.36% | 422.6 | 44.8 |
| 2043 | 178,540 | -0.36% | 421.1 | 45.2 |
| 2044 | 177,880 | -0.39% | 419.5 | 45.5 |
| 2045 | 177,194 | -0.39% | 417.9 | 45.9 |
| 2046 | 176,513 | -0.38% | 416.3 | 46.2 |
| 2047 | 175,798 | -0.43% | 414.6 | 46.5 |
| 2048 | 175,045 | -0.43% | 412.8 | 46.8 |
| 2049 | 174,283 | -0.45% | 411.0 | 47.0 |
| 2050 | 173,498 | -0.46% | 409.2 | 47.3 |
| 2051 | 172,686 | -0.48% | 407.3 | 47.5 |
| 2052 | 171,847 | -0.49% | 405.3 | 47.7 |
| 2053 | 170,981 | -0.52% | 403.3 | 48.0 |
| 2054 | 170,078 | -0.54% | 401.1 | 48.2 |
| 2055 | 169,153 | -0.55% | 398.9 | 48.4 |
| 2056 | 168,215 | -0.56% | 396.7 | 48.6 |
| 2057 | 167,278 | -0.56% | 394.5 | 48.8 |
| 2058 | 166,371 | -0.53% | 392.4 | 49.1 |
| 2059 | 165,461 | -0.57% | 390.2 | 49.3 |
| 2060 | 164,528 | -0.56% | 388.0 | 49.5 |
| 2061 | 163,597 | -0.57% | 385.8 | 49.8 |
| 2062 | 162,666 | -0.57% | 383.6 | 50.0 |
| 2063 | 161,731 | -0.58% | 381.4 | 50.3 |
| 2064 | 160,798 | -0.57% | 379.2 | 50.7 |
| 2065 | 159,870 | -0.58% | 377.1 | 51.0 |
| 2066 | 158,933 | -0.59% | 374.8 | 51.3 |
| 2067 | 157,992 | -0.59% | 372.6 | 51.6 |
| 2068 | 157,050 | -0.60% | 370.4 | 51.9 |
| 2069 | 156,088 | -0.63% | 368.1 | 52.1 |
| 2070 | 155,113 | -0.63% | 365.8 | 52.3 |
| 2071 | 154,136 | -0.64% | 363.5 | 52.5 |
| 2072 | 153,133 | -0.67% | 361.2 | 52.7 |
| 2073 | 152,108 | -0.68% | 358.7 | 52.7 |
| 2074 | 151,060 | -0.71% | 356.3 | 52.7 |
| 2075 | 149,995 | -0.70% | 353.8 | 52.7 |
| 2076 | 148,930 | -0.72% | 351.3 | 52.7 |
| 2077 | 147,842 | -0.75% | 348.7 | 52.7 |
| 2078 | 146,724 | -0.77% | 346.0 | 52.6 |
| 2079 | 145,570 | -0.81% | 343.3 | 52.6 |
| 2080 | 144,386 | -0.83% | 340.5 | 52.6 |
| 2081 | 143,211 | -0.81% | 337.8 | 52.6 |
| 2082 | 142,018 | -0.87% | 334.9 | 52.6 |
| 2083 | 140,792 | -0.87% | 332.1 | 52.6 |
| 2084 | 139,548 | -0.91% | 329.1 | 52.6 |
| 2085 | 138,286 | -0.91% | 326.1 | 52.6 |
| 2086 | 137,020 | -0.93% | 323.2 | 52.6 |
| 2087 | 135,749 | -0.94% | 320.2 | 52.6 |
| 2088 | 134,484 | -0.94% | 317.2 | 52.6 |
| 2089 | 133,226 | -0.94% | 314.2 | 52.6 |
| 2090 | 131,982 | -0.93% | 311.3 | 52.6 |
| 2091 | 130,751 | -0.94% | 308.4 | 52.6 |
| 2092 | 129,542 | -0.92% | 305.5 | 52.6 |
| 2093 | 128,357 | -0.92% | 302.7 | 52.6 |
| 2094 | 127,174 | -0.93% | 299.9 | 52.6 |
| 2095 | 126,003 | -0.92% | 297.2 | 52.7 |
| 2096 | 124,862 | -0.90% | 294.5 | 52.7 |
| 2097 | 123,743 | -0.91% | 291.8 | 52.7 |
| 2098 | 122,627 | -0.91% | 289.2 | 52.8 |
| 2099 | 121,532 | -0.89% | 286.6 | 52.9 |
| 2100 | 120,454 | -0.90% | 284.1 | 52.9 |
Biggest cities in Curaçao
| # | City | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willemstad capital | — | 125,000 |
| 2 | Bandariba | — | 20,838 |
FAQ
What is the population of Curaçao in 2026?
The population of Curaçao is 185,440 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).
What is the biggest city in Curaçao?
Willemstad is the biggest city in Curaçao with 125,000 inhabitants and it is also the capital.
Is the population of Curaçao growing or shrinking?
The population of Curaçao is shrinking at -0.03% per year.
Sources
- Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-06.
- City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-06.
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