Share of population living in urban areas in Curacao
Curacao: Share of population living in urban areas was 94.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban areas in Curacao, 1950–2020
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of population living in urban areas in Curacao stood at 94.6%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban areas in Curacao peaked at 94.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 81.8%, in 1980.
Curacao ranks 15th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
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 Curacao
- 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)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.6% (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 90.8% (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.07 live births per woman (2023)
- Land area in square kilometres 444 sq. km (2023)
- Land area in hectares 44,400 hectares (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.07 live births per woman (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 29.97 years (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban areas in Curacao?
- Share of population living in urban areas in Curacao 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 areas recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 94.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.8% in 1980.
- How does Curacao rank for share of population living in urban areas?
- Curacao ranks 15th out of 236 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population living in urban areas rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curacao 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 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.