Age dependency ratio projected to 2100 in Curacao
Curacao: Age dependency ratio projected to 2100 was 46.04 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
46.04
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
189th
of 236 countries
All-time high
84.8
in 1961
All-time low
44.16
in 2019
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Age dependency ratio projected to 2100 in Curacao, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 46.04 for age dependency ratio projected to 2100 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, age dependency ratio projected to 2100 in Curacao peaked at 84.8 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 44.16, 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.
Age dependency ratio projected to 2100 in Curacao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 74.09 | — |
| 1951 | 75.08 | +1.3% |
| 1952 | 76.16 | +1.4% |
| 1953 | 77.29 | +1.5% |
| 1954 | 78.47 | +1.5% |
| 1955 | 79.66 | +1.5% |
| 1956 | 80.83 | +1.5% |
| 1957 | 81.88 | +1.3% |
| 1958 | 82.76 | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 83.4 | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 84.23 | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 84.8 | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 84.7 | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 84.41 | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 83.98 | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 83.64 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 83.42 | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 83.11 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 82.65 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 81.99 | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 81.02 | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 79.69 | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 77.84 | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 75.6 | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 73.2 | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 70.77 | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 68.3 | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 65.87 | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 63.53 | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 61.32 | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 59.32 | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 57.56 | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 56.06 | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 54.85 | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 53.94 | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 53.34 | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 53.02 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 52.89 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 52.84 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 52.87 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 52.98 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 53.22 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 53.59 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 54.02 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 54.41 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 54.79 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 55.11 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 55.34 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 55.46 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 55.49 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 55.47 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 55.36 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 54.67 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 53.49 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 52.3 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 51.2 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 50.25 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 49.48 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 48.83 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 48.32 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 48.02 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 47.65 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 47.49 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 47.76 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 48.13 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 48.55 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 48.94 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 49.22 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 45.85 | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 44.16 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 45.45 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 45.52 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 45.73 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 46.04 | +0.7% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 46.04 is below the median for high income countries, which is 52.7, 87% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 46.04 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 49.59, 93% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 78.96 | 74.09 | 83.4 | 10 |
| 1960s | 83.69 | 81.99 | 84.8 | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.71 | 61.32 | 81.02 | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.67 | 52.84 | 59.32 | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.44 | 52.98 | 55.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.94 | 48.32 | 55.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.58 | 44.16 | 49.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.69 | 45.45 | 46.04 | 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 projected to 2100 in Curacao?
- Age dependency ratio projected to 2100 in Curacao was 46.04 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio projected to 2100 recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 84.8 in 1961.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio projected to 2100 recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.16 in 2019.
- How does Curacao rank for age dependency ratio projected to 2100?
- Curacao ranks 189th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is age dependency ratio projected to 2100 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Age dependency ratio projected to 2100. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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