Median age in Curacao
Curacao: Median age was 38.23 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
38.23
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
71st
of 236 countries
All-time high
39.23
in 2017
All-time low
18.37
in 1963
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Median age in Curacao, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 38.23 for median age in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median age in Curacao peaked at 39.23 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 18.37, in 1963.
That places Curacao 71st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Median age in Curacao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 20.92 | — |
| 1951 | 20.75 | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 20.57 | -0.9% |
| 1953 | 20.38 | -0.9% |
| 1954 | 20.17 | -1.0% |
| 1955 | 19.95 | -1.1% |
| 1956 | 19.71 | -1.2% |
| 1957 | 19.47 | -1.2% |
| 1958 | 19.24 | -1.2% |
| 1959 | 19.01 | -1.2% |
| 1960 | 18.75 | -1.4% |
| 1961 | 18.53 | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 18.42 | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 18.37 | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 18.37 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 18.42 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 18.48 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 18.56 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 18.64 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 18.72 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 18.8 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 18.9 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 19.07 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 19.35 | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 19.68 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 20.03 | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 20.41 | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 20.8 | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 21.22 | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 21.66 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 22.11 | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 22.58 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 23.06 | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 23.55 | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 24.06 | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 24.57 | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 25.08 | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 25.6 | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 26.13 | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 26.66 | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 27.19 | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 27.72 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 28.25 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 28.77 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 29.28 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 29.8 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 30.34 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 30.9 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 31.48 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 32.08 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 32.7 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 33.18 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 33.67 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 34.28 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 34.89 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 35.45 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 35.95 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 36.46 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 36.97 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 37.48 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 38.01 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 38.57 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 38.87 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 38.9 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 38.95 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 39.02 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 39.11 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 39.23 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 37.36 | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 36.57 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 37.47 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 37.69 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 37.95 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 38.23 | +0.7% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 38.23 is below the median for high income countries, which is 39.36, 97% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 38.23 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.82, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20.02 | 19.01 | 20.92 | 10 |
| 1960s | 18.53 | 18.37 | 18.75 | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.99 | 18.8 | 21.66 | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.34 | 22.11 | 26.66 | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.58 | 27.19 | 32.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.1 | 32.7 | 37.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.46 | 36.57 | 39.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.84 | 37.47 | 38.23 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 68 Ireland 38.42 compare
- 69 Macao 38.31 compare
- 70 Turks and Caicos Islands 38.3 compare
- 72 United States 38.02 compare
- 73 Anguilla 38.01 compare
- 74 Cayman Islands 37.88 compare
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 median age in Curacao?
- Median age in Curacao was 38.23 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median age recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 39.23 in 2017.
- What is the lowest median age recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.37 in 1963.
- How does Curacao rank for median age?
- Curacao ranks 71st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is median age rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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