Average length of stay of international visitors in Curacao
Curacao: Average length of stay of international visitors was 9.5 days in 2022. ▲ Rising
Average length of stay of international visitors in Curacao, 1995–2022
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2022, average length of stay of international visitors in Curacao stood at 9.5 days.
That represents a change of down 12.0% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average length of stay of international visitors in Curacao peaked at 10.8 days in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.89 days, in 1997.
Curacao ranks 15th of 152 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Average length of stay of international visitors in Curacao, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6.33 days | — |
| 1996 | 6.28 days | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 5.89 days | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 8.6 days | +46.0% |
| 2000 | 8.24 days | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 8.39 days | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 8.38 days | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 8.56 days | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 8.59 days | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 8.82 days | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 9.2 days | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 8.54 days | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 7.28 days | -14.8% |
| 2009 | 7.18 days | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 8.5 days | +18.4% |
| 2011 | 8.2 days | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 8.8 days | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 8.52 days | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 8.81 days | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 8.14 days | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 7.9 days | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 8.06 days | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 7.94 days | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 8.2 days | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 9.4 days | +14.6% |
| 2021 | 10.8 days | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 9.5 days | -12.0% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 9.5 days is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.6 days, 3.7× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 9.5 days is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.1 days, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average length of stay of international visitors in Curacao changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +46.0% | 5.89 days | 8.6 days |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.78 days | 5.89 days | 8.6 days | 4 |
| 2000s | 8.32 days | 7.18 days | 9.2 days | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.31 days | 7.9 days | 8.81 days | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9 days | 9.4 days | 10.8 days | 3 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
More reference data data for Curacao
- Consumer price index 115.53 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 90.8% (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)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 1 metric tons (2024)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.6% (2024)
- Land area in square kilometers, per capita 0.0029 sq. km per person (2023)
- Land area in hectares, per square kilometre 100 hectares per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average length of stay of international visitors in Curacao?
- Average length of stay of international visitors in Curacao was 9.5 days in 2022, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average length of stay of international visitors recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8 days in 2021.
- What is the lowest average length of stay of international visitors recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.89 days in 1997.
- How does Curacao rank for average length of stay of international visitors?
- Curacao ranks 15th out of 152 countries with data for 2022.
- Is average length of stay of international visitors rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average length of stay of international visitors. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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