Curacao People 2024, CIA World Factbook

152,849 (2023 est.)

Nationality

noun: Curacaoan

adjective: Curacaoan; Dutch

Ethnic groups

Curacaoan 75.4%, Dutch 6%, Dominican 3.6%, Colombian 3%, Bonairean, Sint Eustatian, Saban 1.5%, Haitian 1.2%, Surinamese 1.2%, Venezuelan 1.1%, Aruban 1.1%, other 5%, unspecified 0.9% (2011 est.)

Papiamento (official) (a creole language that is a mixture of Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, English, and, to a lesser extent, French, as well as elements of African languages and the language of the Arawak) 80%, Dutch (official) 8.8%, Spanish 5.6%, English (official) 3.1%, other 2.3%, unspecified 0.3% (2011 est.)

note: data represent most spoken language in household

Religions

Roman Catholic 72.8%, Pentecostal 6.6%, Protestant 3.2%, Adventist 3%, Jehovah's Witness 2%, Evangelical 1.9%, other 3.8%, none 6%, unspecified 0.6% (2011 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 19.3% (male 15,107/female 14,390)

15-64 years: 62.7% (male 47,299/female 48,538)

65 years and over: 18% (2023 est.) (male 11,096/female 16,419)

2023 population pyramid:

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 47

youth dependency ratio: 25.6

elderly dependency ratio: 21.4

potential support ratio: 4.7 (2021 est.)

Median age

total: 37.5 years (2023 est.)

male: 35.3 years

female: 40 years

Population growth rate

0.3% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

13.1 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

8.8 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Net migration rate

-1.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Population distribution

largest concentration on the island is Willemstad; smaller settlements near the coast can be found throughout the island, particularly in the northwest

Urbanization

urban population: 89% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 0.57% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Major urban areas - population

144,000 WILLEMSTAD (capital) (2018)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female

total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 7.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

male: 8.5 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 6.9 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 79.7 years (2023 est.)

male: 77.3 years

female: 82.1 years

Total fertility rate

1.97 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

0.96 (2023 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

N/A

Drinking water source

improved: total: 100% of population

unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017)

Current health expenditure

N/A

Physicians density

N/A

Sanitation facility access