Age dependency breakdown in Curacao
Curacao: Age dependency breakdown was 23.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Age dependency breakdown in Curacao, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency breakdown in Curacao is 23.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency breakdown in Curacao peaked at 23.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 1959.
That places Curacao 69th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.1% | 7.7% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 1960s | 8.2% | 7.7% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.3% | 8.8% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.7% | 9.4% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.9% | 10.5% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 14.2% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 17.7% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 21.7% | 23.8% | 4 |
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More reference data data for Curacao
- Consumer price index 115.53 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 78.0% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 1 metric tons (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 90.8% (2024)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.6% (2024)
- Land area in square kilometres 444 sq. km (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 29.97 years (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.07 live births per woman (2023)
- Land area in hectares 44,400 hectares (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.07 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency breakdown in Curacao?
- Age dependency breakdown in Curacao was 23.8% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age dependency breakdown recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest age dependency breakdown recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 1959.
- How does Curacao rank for age dependency breakdown?
- Curacao ranks 69th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is age dependency breakdown rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Age dependency breakdown. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).