Curaçao Population Pyramid 1973
Year
1973Curaçao in 1973
In 1973, Curaçao had a total population of 154,080 people. That is 11.2% more than in 1963, when the population stood at 138,525.
Half of the population was younger than 20.4 years; 37.8% were children under 15 and 5.2% were 65 or older. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Curaçao was 1.20 births per woman in 2023, under the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 76.8 years in 2023: 80.8 for women and 72.5 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
73,756 immigrants live in Curaçao, 39.8% of the population.
| Venezuela | 23,078 |
| Netherlands | 14,772 |
| Dominican Republic | 9,322 |
| Colombia | 7,075 |
| Haiti | 3,210 |
8,518 people born in Curaçao live in other countries.
| Aruba | 3,764 |
| Netherlands | 3,159 |
| Venezuela | 646 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 278 |
| Bolivia | 207 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curaçao | 154,080 | 20.4 | |
| Saint Lucia | 107,498 | 14.9 | |
| Bahamas | 200,791 | 20.7 | |
| Grenada | 98,709 | 17.4 | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 98,691 | 17.0 |





