Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Curacao
Curacao: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 19.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Curacao, 2011–2020
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Curacao is 19.1%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 42.2% on the previous year and up 95.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Curacao peaked at 19.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2011.
Curacao ranks 7th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Curacao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 9.8% | — |
| 2013 | 13.0% | +33.3% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | +14.7% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | +42.2% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 19.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.9%, 3.9× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 19.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.3%, 3.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.1% | 9.8% | 13.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 19.1% | 19.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
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, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (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)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.6% (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, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Curacao?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Curacao was 19.1% in 2020, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2011.
- How does Curacao rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Curacao ranks 7th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.