Curaçao Population Pyramid 2028
Year
2028Curaçao in 2028
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Curaçao at 185,246 in 2028. Ten years before, in 2018, the projected population is 181,584 — 2.0% lower.
With a projected median age of 40.5 years, Curaçao would have a youth dependency ratio of 19.7 and an old-age dependency ratio of 27.9 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 | 185,247 | 40.5 | |
| Saint Lucia | 181,004 | 37.1 | |
| Grenada | 117,424 | 36.8 | |
| Aruba | 108,086 | 43.2 | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 97,985 | 36.4 |





