Age dependency ratio old in Curacao
Curacao: Age dependency ratio old was 23.78 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
23.78
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
69th
of 236 countries
All-time high
23.78
in 2023
All-time low
7.71
in 1959
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Age dependency ratio old in Curacao, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 23.78 for age dependency ratio old 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, age dependency ratio old in Curacao peaked at 23.78 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.71, 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.
Age dependency ratio old in Curacao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 8.7 | — |
| 1951 | 8.5 | -2.3% |
| 1952 | 8.33 | -2.1% |
| 1953 | 8.17 | -1.9% |
| 1954 | 8.04 | -1.7% |
| 1955 | 7.93 | -1.4% |
| 1956 | 7.85 | -1.1% |
| 1957 | 7.78 | -0.8% |
| 1958 | 7.74 | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 7.71 | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 7.75 | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 7.84 | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 7.92 | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 8.02 | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 8.12 | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 8.22 | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 8.35 | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 8.47 | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 8.6 | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 8.73 | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 8.85 | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 8.94 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 9.05 | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 9.2 | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 9.34 | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 9.45 | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 9.53 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 9.56 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 9.55 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 9.51 | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 9.47 | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 9.43 | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 9.43 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 9.47 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 9.56 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 9.68 | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 9.82 | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 9.98 | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 10.14 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 10.31 | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 10.49 | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 10.7 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 10.93 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 11.22 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 11.54 | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 11.89 | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 12.28 | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 12.71 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 13.18 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 13.69 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 14.21 | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 14.63 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 14.87 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 15.04 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 15.22 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 15.46 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 15.75 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 16.13 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 16.58 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 17.08 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 17.67 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 18.28 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 18.84 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 19.4 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 20.03 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 20.69 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 21.38 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 22.08 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 20.79 | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 20.39 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 21.71 | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 22.33 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 23.02 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 23.78 | +3.3% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 23.78 is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.91, 92% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 23.78 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.72, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.08 | 7.71 | 8.7 | 10 |
| 1960s | 8.2 | 7.75 | 8.73 | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.3 | 8.85 | 9.56 | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.73 | 9.43 | 10.31 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.86 | 10.49 | 13.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.5 | 14.21 | 17.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.95 | 17.67 | 22.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.71 | 21.71 | 23.78 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
More reference data data for Curacao
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate 0.0444 % change on previous year (2025)
- Consumer price index 115.53 (2019)
- Urban vs rural majority, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled 45,974 (2023)
- Contribution temp rise degrees, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Asylum seekers and refugees 0 (2024)
- How have things changed?, annual growth rate 8.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- How have things changed?, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Landline phone subscriptions, per capita 0.2973 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio old in Curacao?
- Age dependency ratio old in Curacao was 23.78 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio old recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 23.78 in 2023.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio old recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.71 in 1959.
- How does Curacao rank for age dependency ratio old?
- Curacao ranks 69th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is age dependency ratio old 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Age dependency ratio old. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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