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Curacao

According to the World Bank, Curacao was home to 155,967 people in 2024 — the 186th most populous of 217 countries, less than 0.01% of everyone on Earth.

REGIONLatin America & Caribbean
INCOME GROUP · WORLD BANKHigh income
CAPITALWillemstad

Curacao by the numbers

METRICVALUEWORLD RANKSHARE
PopulationWorld Bank, 2024155,967186th of 217less than 0.01%
People
Population GrowthWorld Bank, 20240.8%118th of 217
Birth RateWorld Bank, 20247.2 / 1,000200th of 217
Death RateWorld Bank, 202410.1 / 1,00037th of 217
Fertility RateWorld Bank, 20241.40176th of 217
Urban PopulationWorld Bank, 202491.4%30th of 217
Economy
GDP (current US$)World Bank, 2024$3.6B178th of 214less than 0.01%
GDP per capitaWorld Bank, 2024$22.8K70th of 214
GNI per capitaWorld Bank, 2024$22.6K58th of 207
InflationWorld Bank, 20242.6%116th of 193
UnemploymentWorld Bank, 2025no figure
Health
Life ExpectancyWorld Bank, 202477.0 yrs85th of 217
Infant MortalityWorld Bank, 2024no figure
Health SpendingWorld Bank, 2024no figure
PhysiciansWorld Bank, 2023no figure
Environment
CO₂ per capitaWorld Bank, 2024no figure
Forest CoverWorld Bank, 20230.2%205th of 214
Renewable EnergyWorld Bank, 20222.8%175th of 212
Society
Internet UsersWorld Bank, 202568.1%139th of 213
Mobile SubscriptionsWorld Bank, 202493.8 / 1,000153rd of 214
Literacy RateWorld Bank, 2024no figure
Land
Population DensityWorld Bank, 202334833rd of 216
Arable LandWorld Bank, 2023no figure

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