Old-age dependency ratio in Curacao
Curacao: Old-age dependency ratio was 23.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
23.8%
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
69th
of 236 countries
All-time high
23.8%
in 2023
All-time low
7.7%
in 1959
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Old-age dependency ratio in Curacao, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 23.8% for old-age dependency ratio in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, old-age dependency ratio in Curacao peaked at 23.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 1959.
Curacao ranks 69th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Old-age dependency ratio in Curacao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 8.7% | — |
| 1951 | 8.5% | -2.3% |
| 1952 | 8.3% | -2.1% |
| 1953 | 8.2% | -1.9% |
| 1954 | 8.0% | -1.7% |
| 1955 | 7.9% | -1.4% |
| 1956 | 7.8% | -1.1% |
| 1957 | 7.8% | -0.8% |
| 1958 | 7.7% | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 7.7% | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 7.7% | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 7.8% | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 7.9% | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 8.0% | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 8.1% | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 8.2% | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 8.3% | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 8.5% | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 8.6% | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 8.7% | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 8.8% | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 8.9% | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 9.1% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 9.2% | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 9.3% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 9.5% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 9.5% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 9.6% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 9.6% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 9.5% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 9.5% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 9.4% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 9.5% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 9.6% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 9.7% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 9.8% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 10.0% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 10.1% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 10.3% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 10.5% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 10.7% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 10.9% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 11.2% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 11.5% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 11.9% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 12.3% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 12.7% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 13.2% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 13.7% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 14.2% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 14.6% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 14.9% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 15.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 15.2% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 15.5% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 16.6% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 17.1% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 18.8% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 20.7% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 22.1% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 22.3% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 23.0% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 23.8% | +3.3% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 23.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.9%, 92% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 23.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.7%, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
More reference data data for Curacao
- Consumer price index 115.53 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.6% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita 0 metric tons per person (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 78.0% (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 90.8% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 1 metric tons (2024)
- Land area in hectares, per capita 0.2871 hectares per person (2023)
- Land area in hectares, per square kilometre 100 hectares per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is old-age dependency ratio in Curacao?
- Old-age dependency ratio in Curacao was 23.8% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest old-age dependency ratio recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest old-age dependency ratio recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 1959.
- How does Curacao rank for old-age dependency ratio?
- Curacao ranks 69th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is old-age dependency ratio 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 Old-age dependency ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).