Curaçao Population Pyramid 1981
Year
1981Curaçao in 1981
The population of Curaçao in 1981 was 156,794. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 3.0%, up from 152,182 in 1971.
Half of the population was younger than 23.7 years; 30.5% were children under 15 and 6.0% 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 | 156,795 | 23.7 | |
| Saint Lucia | 121,166 | 17.2 | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 105,074 | 17.9 | |
| United States Virgin Islands | 97,758 | 23.0 | |
| Grenada | 94,052 | 19.4 |





