Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes in Curacao
Curacao: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes was 468,300 trips in 2022. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes in Curacao, 1995–2022
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in trips.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes in Curacao is 468,300 trips, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 87.0% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes in Curacao peaked at 468,300 trips in 2022 and was at its lowest, 152,100 trips, in 2000.
That places Curacao 102nd out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes in Curacao, year by year
| Year | trips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 200,000 trips | — |
| 1996 | 190,000 trips | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 196,000 trips | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 195,300 trips | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 166,600 trips | -14.7% |
| 2000 | 152,100 trips | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 162,700 trips | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 184,000 trips | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 195,000 trips | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 202,000 trips | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 207,000 trips | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 218,000 trips | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 287,000 trips | +31.7% |
| 2008 | 384,790 trips | +34.1% |
| 2009 | 333,000 trips | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 304,000 trips | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 360,000 trips | +18.4% |
| 2012 | 394,000 trips | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 409,300 trips | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 417,500 trips | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 436,600 trips | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 415,200 trips | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 369,200 trips | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 408,900 trips | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 443,200 trips | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 170,000 trips | -61.6% |
| 2021 | 250,400 trips | +47.3% |
| 2022 | 468,300 trips | +87.0% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 468,300 trips is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.47 million trips, 19% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 468,300 trips is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 667,148 trips, 70% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes 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 | +87.0% | 250,400 trips | 468,300 trips |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 189,580 trips | 166,600 trips | 200,000 trips | 5 |
| 2000s | 232,559 trips | 152,100 trips | 384,790 trips | 10 |
| 2010s | 395,790 trips | 304,000 trips | 443,200 trips | 10 |
| 2020s | 296,233 trips | 170,000 trips | 468,300 trips | 3 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 99 Guam 538,756 trips compare
- 100 Martinique 515,600 trips compare
- 101 Mozambique 497,200 trips compare
- 103 Thailand 466,300 trips compare
- 104 Reunion 454,600 trips compare
- 105 Guadeloupe 435,000 trips 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 tourists from abroad for personal purposes in Curacao?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes in Curacao was 468,300 trips in 2022, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 468,300 trips in 2022.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 152,100 trips in 2000.
- How does Curacao rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes?
- Curacao ranks 102nd out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of international trips where the main purpose is personal (leisure, visiting friends and relatives, health, etc.) and the visitor stays overnight.