Curaçao Population Pyramid 2020
Year
2020Curaçao in 2020
As of 2020, Curaçao counted 185,018 inhabitants. That is 17.9% more than in 2010, when the population stood at 156,879.
Half of the population was younger than 38.5 years; 16.3% were children under 15 and 14.9% were 65 or older. The pyramid is constrictive: cohorts of children are smaller than those of their parents, reflecting low fertility and an ageing population.
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 | 185,018 | 38.5 | |
| Saint Lucia | 178,251 | 33.6 | |
| Grenada | 116,341 | 32.9 | |
| Aruba | 107,401 | 41.4 | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 103,526 | 34.1 |





