Curaçao Population Pyramid 2018
Year
2018Curaçao in 2018
As of 2018, Curaçao counted 181,584 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 2008, the population was 154,775; it has grown by 17.3% since.
With a median age of 38.4 years, Curaçao had a youth dependency ratio of 25.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 20.8 per 100 people of working age. This is a constrictive pyramid — its base is narrower than its middle, the signature of sustained low birth rates and population ageing.
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 | 181,584 | 38.4 | |
| Saint Lucia | 177,017 | 32.8 | |
| Grenada | 115,691 | 32.0 | |
| Aruba | 106,432 | 40.7 | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 104,926 | 33.2 |





