Arrivals of same-day visitors from abroad per 1,000 people in Curacao
Curacao: Arrivals of same-day visitors from abroad per 1,000 people was 2,938 arrivals per 1,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of same-day visitors from abroad per 1,000 people in Curacao, 1995–2022
Source: UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in arrivals per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 2,938 arrivals per 1,000 people for arrivals of same-day visitors from abroad per 1,000 people in 2022.
The figure is up 255.0% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of same-day visitors from abroad per 1,000 people in Curacao peaked at 4,373 arrivals per 1,000 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 827.74 arrivals per 1,000 people, in 2021.
That places Curacao 15th out of 136 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Arrivals of same-day visitors from abroad per 1,000 people in Curacao, year by year
| Year | arrivals per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1,126 arrivals per 1,000 people | — |
| 1996 | 1,141 arrivals per 1,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 1,444 arrivals per 1,000 people | +26.5% |
| 1998 | 1,605 arrivals per 1,000 people | +11.2% |
| 1999 | 1,596 arrivals per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 2,212 arrivals per 1,000 people | +38.7% |
| 2001 | 2,169 arrivals per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 2,241 arrivals per 1,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 1,933 arrivals per 1,000 people | -13.7% |
| 2004 | 1,529 arrivals per 1,000 people | -20.9% |
| 2005 | 1,903 arrivals per 1,000 people | +24.5% |
| 2006 | 2,216 arrivals per 1,000 people | +16.4% |
| 2007 | 2,369 arrivals per 1,000 people | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 2,352 arrivals per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 2,830 arrivals per 1,000 people | +20.3% |
| 2010 | 2,677 arrivals per 1,000 people | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 2,819 arrivals per 1,000 people | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 3,027 arrivals per 1,000 people | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 3,862 arrivals per 1,000 people | +27.6% |
| 2014 | 4,102 arrivals per 1,000 people | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 3,625 arrivals per 1,000 people | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 2,992 arrivals per 1,000 people | -17.5% |
| 2017 | 3,910 arrivals per 1,000 people | +30.7% |
| 2018 | 4,284 arrivals per 1,000 people | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 4,373 arrivals per 1,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 1,411 arrivals per 1,000 people | -67.7% |
| 2021 | 827.74 arrivals per 1,000 people | -41.3% |
| 2022 | 2,938 arrivals per 1,000 people | +255.0% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 2,938 arrivals per 1,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 593.12 arrivals per 1,000 people, 5.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 2,938 arrivals per 1,000 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 265.02 arrivals per 1,000 people, 11.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of same-day visitors from abroad per 1,000 people 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +255.0% | 827.74 arrivals per 1,000 people | 2,938 arrivals per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,382 arrivals per 1,000 people | 1,126 arrivals per 1,000 people | 1,605 arrivals per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 2000s | 2,175 arrivals per 1,000 people | 1,529 arrivals per 1,000 people | 2,830 arrivals per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,567 arrivals per 1,000 people | 2,677 arrivals per 1,000 people | 4,373 arrivals per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,726 arrivals per 1,000 people | 827.74 arrivals per 1,000 people | 2,938 arrivals per 1,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 12 United States Virgin Islands 4,443 arrivals per 1,000 people compare
- 13 Hungary 3,929 arrivals per 1,000 people compare
- 14 Hong Kong 3,042 arrivals per 1,000 people compare
- 16 Denmark 2,938 arrivals per 1,000 people compare
- 17 Dominica 2,603 arrivals per 1,000 people compare
- 18 Saint Lucia 2,002 arrivals per 1,000 people compare
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 arrivals of same-day visitors from abroad per 1,000 people in Curacao?
- Arrivals of same-day visitors from abroad per 1,000 people in Curacao was 2,938 arrivals per 1,000 people in 2022, according to UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arrivals of same-day visitors from abroad per 1,000 people recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 4,373 arrivals per 1,000 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest arrivals of same-day visitors from abroad per 1,000 people recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 827.74 arrivals per 1,000 people in 2021.
- How does Curacao rank for arrivals of same-day visitors from abroad per 1,000 people?
- Curacao ranks 15th out of 136 countries with data for 2022.
- Is arrivals of same-day visitors from abroad per 1,000 people rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arrivals of same-day visitors from abroad per 1,000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of trips by visitors who arrive from abroad and depart within the same day, per 1,000 people in the destination country’s population.