Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Curaçao
Curaçao: Share of population living in urban and rural areas was 94.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Curaçao, 1950–2020
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living in urban and rural areas in Curaçao is 94.6%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban and rural areas in Curaçao peaked at 94.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 81.8%, in 1980.
That places Curaçao 15th out of 236 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Curaçao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 82.0% | — |
| 1955 | 83.2% | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 84.5% | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 84.9% | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 85.2% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 85.0% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 81.8% | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 82.8% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 86.1% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 86.7% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 87.5% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 89.5% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 90.3% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 90.1% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 94.6% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 82.6% | 82.0% | 83.2% | 2 |
| 1960s | 84.7% | 84.5% | 84.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 85.1% | 85.0% | 85.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 82.3% | 81.8% | 82.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 86.4% | 86.1% | 86.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 88.5% | 87.5% | 89.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 90.2% | 90.1% | 90.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 94.6% | 94.6% | 1 |
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More reference data data for Curaçao
- 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 1 metric tons (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 90.8% (2024)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.6% (2024)
- Land area in hectares 44,400 hectares (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 29.97 years (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.07 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.07 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.07 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban and rural areas in Curaçao?
- Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Curaçao was 94.6% in 2020, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban and rural areas recorded in Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 94.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban and rural areas recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.8% in 1980.
- How does Curaçao rank for share of population living in urban and rural areas?
- Curaçao ranks 15th out of 236 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population living in urban and rural areas rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curaçao data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated share of the population living in urban areas (the sum of cities and towns and suburbs). Urban areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.