Total dependency ratio in Curacao
Curacao: Total dependency ratio was 46.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total dependency ratio in Curacao, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 46.0% for total dependency ratio in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total dependency ratio in Curacao peaked at 84.8% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 44.2%, in 2019.
Curacao ranks 189th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 79.0% | 74.1% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 83.7% | 82.0% | 84.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.7% | 61.3% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.7% | 52.8% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.4% | 53.0% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.9% | 48.3% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.6% | 44.2% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.7% | 45.4% | 46.0% | 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 total dependency ratio in Curacao?
- Total dependency ratio in Curacao was 46.0% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total dependency ratio recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 84.8% in 1961.
- What is the lowest total dependency ratio recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.2% in 2019.
- How does Curacao rank for total dependency ratio?
- Curacao ranks 189th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total dependency ratio rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Total dependency ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).