International tourist trips in Curacao
Curacao: International tourist trips was 489,600 in 2022. ▲ Rising
International tourist trips in Curacao, 1995–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourist trips in Curacao is 489,600, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 84.8% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourist trips in Curacao peaked at 489,600 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 175,000, in 2020.
Curacao ranks 127th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
International tourist trips in Curacao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 224,000 | — |
| 1996 | 214,000 | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 205,000 | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 199,000 | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 198,000 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 191,000 | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 205,000 | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 218,000 | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 221,000 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 223,000 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 222,000 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 234,000 | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 300,000 | +28.2% |
| 2008 | 409,000 | +36.3% |
| 2009 | 367,000 | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 342,000 | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 390,000 | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 421,000 | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 441,000 | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 452,000 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 468,000 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 441,000 | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 399,000 | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 432,000 | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 464,000 | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 175,000 | -62.3% |
| 2021 | 265,000 | +51.4% |
| 2022 | 489,600 | +84.8% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 489,600 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.67 million, 13% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 489,600 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 770,950, 64% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourist trips 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 | +84.8% | 265,000 | 489,600 |
| 2020 | -62.3% | 464,000 | 175,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 208,000 | 198,000 | 224,000 | 5 |
| 2000s | 259,000 | 191,000 | 409,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 425,000 | 342,000 | 468,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 309,867 | 175,000 | 489,600 | 3 |
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 international tourist trips in Curacao?
- International tourist trips in Curacao was 489,600 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest international tourist trips recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 489,600 in 2022.
- What is the lowest international tourist trips recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 175,000 in 2020.
- How does Curacao rank for international tourist trips?
- Curacao ranks 127th out of 203 countries with data for 2022.
- Is international tourist trips rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of International tourist trips. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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