Curaçao Population Pyramid 2029
Year
2029Curaçao in 2029
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Curaçao at 185,071 in 2029. Ten years before, in 2019, the projected population is still 189,543 — a ten-year decline of 2.4%.
The median age is projected at 40.8 years, with 19.1 children under 15 and 28.7 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people of working age (15–64). The narrow base of the pyramid marks a constrictive age structure: fertility below replacement level and a rising share of older people.
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 | 185,071 | 40.8 | |
| Saint Lucia | 181,202 | 37.5 | |
| Grenada | 117,445 | 37.2 | |
| Aruba | 107,991 | 43.4 | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 97,410 | 36.7 |





