Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Curacao
Curacao: Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 90.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
90.8%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
54th
of 215 countries
All-time high
90.8%
in 2024
All-time low
70.1%
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Curacao, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2024, share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Curacao stood at 90.8%. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Curacao peaked at 90.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.1%, in 1960.
That places Curacao 54th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Curacao, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 70.1% | — |
| 1961 | 70.6% | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 71.1% | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 71.6% | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 72.1% | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 72.6% | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 73.1% | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 73.7% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 74.1% | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 74.6% | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 75.2% | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 75.8% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 76.3% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 76.8% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 77.4% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 77.9% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 78.4% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 78.9% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 79.2% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 79.8% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 80.2% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 80.6% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 80.9% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 81.3% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 81.6% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 81.8% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 82.0% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 82.3% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 82.5% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 82.2% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 82.9% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 83.1% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 83.3% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 83.4% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 83.6% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 83.8% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 84.0% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 84.2% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 84.4% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 84.6% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 84.8% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 85.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 85.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 85.4% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 85.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 85.9% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 86.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 86.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 86.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 86.7% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 87.8% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 88.7% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 89.2% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 89.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 89.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 90.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 90.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 90.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 90.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 90.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 89.2% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 90.6% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 90.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 90.8% | +0.2% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 90.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.2%, 99% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 90.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.4%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.4% | 70.1% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 77.6% | 75.2% | 79.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.5% | 80.2% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.7% | 82.9% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.8% | 84.8% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 87.8% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 89.2% | 90.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 51 United States Virgin Islands 91.3% compare
- 52 Costa Rica 91.0% compare
- 53 Bahrain 90.8% compare
- 55 Chile 90.8% compare
- 56 British Virgin Islands 90.7% compare
- 57 Slovakia 90.7% compare
More reference data data for Curacao
- Consumer price index 115.53 2010 = 100 (2019)
- How have things changed?, per capita 0.0157 metric tons per person (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 1 metric tons (2024)
- Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled 45,974 (2023)
- Landline phone subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Landline phone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita 0 metric tons per person (2024)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.6% (2024)
- Landline phone subscriptions, per capita 0.2973 units per person (2023)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Curacao?
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Curacao was 90.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 90.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.1% in 1960.
- How does Curacao rank for share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Curacao ranks 54th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65 if subject to the current age specific mortality rates.