Curaçao became a country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 2010 when the Netherlands Antilles were disbanded.
Island
The population of Curaçao Island according to census results and latest official estimates.
| Name | Abbr. | Area A (km²) | Population Census (C) 1981-02-01 | Population Census (C) 1992-01-27 | Population Census (C) 2001-01-29 | Population Census (C) 2011-03-26 | Population Census (C) 2023-09-02 | Population Estimate (E) 2025-01-01 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curaçao | CUW | 444 | 147,388 | 144,097 | 130,627 | 150,563 | 155,826 | 156,115 |
- Central Bureau of Statistics, Curaçao.
Contents: Places
The population of places on Curaçao by census years.
| Name | Population Census (C) 2001-01-09 | Population Census (C) 2011-03-26 | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barber (incl. Leliënberg, Flip) | 3,541 | 4,385 | 1596 | |
| Grote Berg | ... | 841 | 108 | → |
| Lagun | 277 | 321 | 1165 | → |
| Sint Willibrordus | 446 | 588 | 2352 | → |
| Soto (incl. Pannekoek) | 2,214 | 2,598 | 3247 | |
| Tera Cora (Tera Korá) | ... | 3,547 | 1816 | → |
| Westpunt | 751 | 738 | 1372 | → |
| Willemstad | 118,800 | 136,660 | 14358 |
- The demarcation of Willemstad and the other places is done by »City Population«; they consist of one or several neighborhoods or geozones.
- Central Bureau of Statistics, Netherlands Antilles.
Population Structure
Further information about the population structure.
| Gender (E 2025) | |
|---|---|
| Males | 70,310 |
| Females | 85,805 |
| Age Groups (E 2025) | |
|---|---|
| 0-14 years | 21,789 |
| 15-64 years | 94,874 |
| 65+ years | 39,452 |
| Age Pyramid (E 2025) | |
|---|---|
| 90+ years | 1,425 |
| 80-89 years | 7,379 |
| 70-79 years | 18,603 |
| 60-69 years | 25,398 |
| 50-59 years | 23,439 |
| 40-49 years | 18,622 |
| 30-39 years | 17,262 |
| 20-29 years | 13,626 |
| 10-19 years | 17,102 |
| 0-9 years | 13,259 |