Curaçao Population Pyramid 1991
Year
1991Curaçao in 1991
The population of Curaçao in 1991 was 155,447. A decade earlier, in 1981, the population was still 156,794; it has declined by 0.9% since.
Half of the population was younger than 28.7 years; 27.8% were children under 15 and 7.0% were 65 or older. The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
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 | 155,447 | 28.7 | |
| Saint Lucia | 139,520 | 20.3 | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 112,222 | 20.9 | |
| United States Virgin Islands | 103,337 | 28.6 | |
| Grenada | 100,793 | 23.9 |





