Curacao vs South Africa Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Curacao vs South Africa

Table

Year	Median age
	Curacao	South Africa
1960	19.8	19
1961	19.6	19
1962	19.5	18.9
1963	19.4	18.9
1964	19.4	18.9
1965	19.5	18.8
1966	19.5	18.8
1967	19.6	18.8
1968	19.7	18.8
1969	19.7	18.8
1970	19.8	18.8
1971	19.9	18.8
1972	20.1	18.8
1973	20.4	18.8
1974	20.8	18.9
1975	21.2	18.9
1976	21.6	19
1977	22	19.1
1978	22.4	19.2
1979	22.8	19.3
1980	23.3	19.4
1981	23.7	19.6
1982	24.1	19.8
1983	24.6	20
1984	25.1	20.2
1985	25.6	20.4
1986	26.1	20.5
1987	26.6	20.7
1988	27.1	20.9
1989	27.7	21.1
1990	28.2	21.3
1991	28.7	21.5
1992	29.2	21.5
1993	29.8	21.9
1994	30.3	22
1995	30.8	21.5
1996	31.3	21.2
1997	31.8	21.2
1998	32.4	21.4
1999	33	21.6
2000	33.6	21.9
2001	34.1	22.2
2002	34.6	22.4
2003	35.3	22.8
2004	35.8	23.1
2005	36.3	23.3
2006	36.8	23.5
2007	37.3	23.8
2008	37.9	24
2009	38.4	24.3
2010	39	24.6
2011	39.5	25
2012	39.9	25.3
2013	39.9	25.7
2014	39.9	26
2015	40	26.4
2016	40.1	26.7
2017	40.2	27
2018	38.4	27.5
2019	37.6	27.9
2020	38.5	28.3
2021	38.7	28.6
2022	39	28.9
2023	39.2	29.2
2024	39.5	29.5
2025	39.7	29.7
2026	40	29.9
2027	40.2	30.1
2028	40.5	30.3
2029	40.7	30.4
2030	41	30.6
2031	41.3	30.7
2032	41.7	30.9
2033	42	31
2034	42.4	31
2035	42.8	31.2
2036	43.3	31.3
2037	43.7	31.5
2038	44.1	31.6
2039	44.5	31.8
2040	45	32
2041	45.4	32.2
2042	45.8	32.3
2043	46.1	32.5
2044	46.5	32.6
2045	46.9	32.8
2046	47.2	32.9
2047	47.5	33
2048	47.8	33.1
2049	48	33.2
2050	48.3	33.3

In 1960, the median age in Curacao was 19.8 years compared to 19 years in South Africa. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 39.5 years in Curacao and to 29.5 years in South Africa.

According to United Nations projections, the median age in Curacao is expected to increased to around 48.3 years by 2050 compared to 33.3 years in South Africa. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Curacao		South Africa
	Male	Female	Male	Female
0-4	1.94%	1.85%	4.65%	4.58%
5-9	2.62%	2.52%	4.19%	4.17%
10-14	3.06%	2.95%	4.16%	4.14%
15-19	2.88%	2.78%	4.21%	4.16%
20-24	3.59%	3.17%	4.04%	3.93%
25-29	4.64%	3.84%	4.34%	4.37%
30-34	4.47%	3.81%	4.42%	4.52%
35-39	3.42%	3.12%	4.2%	4.25%
40-44	2.98%	3.15%	3.64%	3.66%
45-49	2.77%	3.26%	2.77%	2.86%
50-54	2.95%	3.6%	2.18%	2.44%
55-59	3.02%	3.87%	1.76%	2.17%
60-64	2.97%	4%	1.51%	1.96%
65-69	2.38%	3.47%	1.14%	1.55%
70-74	1.82%	2.78%	0.74%	1.11%
75-79	1.23%	2.06%	0.36%	0.63%
80+	0.86%	2.17%	0.34%	0.81%

The chart above is a variation of a population pyramid and represents a comparison of age and gender structure. Curacao has low demographic potential with 44.1% of people in the 0-34 age group compared to 59.9% and average potential in South Africa.

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Curacao			South Africa
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	84.2%	76.5%	7.74%	83.4%	77.2%	6.22%
1961	84.8%	77%	7.83%	83.4%	77.2%	6.2%
1962	84.7%	76.8%	7.92%	83.4%	77.2%	6.18%
1963	84.4%	76.4%	8.01%	83.3%	77.1%	6.19%
1964	84%	75.9%	8.11%	83.3%	77.1%	6.22%
1965	83.6%	75.4%	8.21%	83.5%	77.2%	6.26%
1966	83.4%	75.1%	8.34%	83.8%	77.5%	6.32%
1967	83.1%	74.6%	8.47%	84%	77.7%	6.39%
1968	82.6%	74.1%	8.59%	84.3%	77.8%	6.46%
1969	82%	73.3%	8.72%	84.5%	77.9%	6.54%
1970	81%	72.2%	8.84%	84.6%	78%	6.61%
1971	79.7%	70.7%	8.93%	84.7%	78%	6.67%
1972	77.8%	68.8%	9.04%	84.6%	77.9%	6.72%
1973	75.6%	66.4%	9.19%	84.5%	77.7%	6.76%
1974	73.2%	63.9%	9.33%	84.3%	77.5%	6.79%
1975	70.8%	61.3%	9.45%	84%	77.2%	6.83%
1976	68.3%	58.8%	9.53%	83.7%	76.9%	6.85%
1977	65.9%	56.3%	9.56%	83.3%	76.4%	6.87%
1978	63.5%	54%	9.55%	82.6%	75.7%	6.88%
1979	61.3%	51.8%	9.51%	82%	75.1%	6.89%
1980	59.3%	49.9%	9.46%	80.9%	74%	6.88%
1981	57.6%	48.1%	9.42%	79.6%	72.7%	6.87%
1982	56.1%	46.6%	9.42%	78.4%	71.5%	6.88%
1983	54.8%	45.4%	9.47%	77.5%	70.6%	6.91%
1984	53.9%	44.4%	9.56%	76.7%	69.8%	6.95%
1985	53.3%	43.7%	9.67%	76%	69%	6.98%
1986	53%	43.2%	9.81%	75.2%	68.2%	6.98%
1987	52.9%	42.9%	9.97%	74.4%	67.4%	6.96%
1988	52.8%	42.7%	10.1%	73.5%	66.6%	6.93%
1989	52.9%	42.6%	10.3%	72.6%	65.7%	6.86%
1990	53%	42.5%	10.5%	71.5%	64.7%	6.78%
1991	53.2%	42.5%	10.7%	70.9%	64.1%	6.74%
1992	53.6%	42.7%	10.9%	71.1%	64.3%	6.82%
1993	54%	42.8%	11.2%	70.2%	63.4%	6.79%
1994	54.4%	42.9%	11.5%	70.2%	63.3%	6.89%
1995	54.8%	42.9%	11.9%	71.5%	64.3%	7.18%
1996	55.1%	42.8%	12.3%	72%	64.6%	7.46%
1997	55.3%	42.6%	12.7%	71.6%	63.9%	7.69%
1998	55.5%	42.3%	13.2%	69.8%	62%	7.79%
1999	55.5%	41.8%	13.7%	67.8%	60%	7.84%
2000	55.5%	41.3%	14.2%	65.7%	57.8%	7.87%
2001	55.4%	40.7%	14.6%	63.5%	55.7%	7.88%
2002	54.7%	39.8%	14.9%	61.4%	53.5%	7.88%
2003	53.5%	38.4%	15%	59.5%	51.6%	7.9%
2004	52.3%	37.1%	15.2%	57.9%	49.9%	7.93%
2005	51.2%	35.7%	15.4%	56.7%	48.7%	7.98%
2006	50.3%	34.5%	15.8%	55.7%	47.7%	8.03%
2007	49.5%	33.3%	16.1%	54.8%	46.8%	8.05%
2008	48.8%	32.3%	16.6%	54.2%	46.1%	8.07%
2009	48.3%	31.2%	17.1%	53.7%	45.6%	8.07%
2010	48%	30.4%	17.7%	53%	45%	8.03%
2011	47.7%	29.4%	18.3%	52.4%	44.4%	7.99%
2012	47.5%	28.6%	18.8%	51.9%	43.9%	7.97%
2013	47.8%	28.4%	19.4%	51.5%	43.5%	8.01%
2014	48.1%	28.1%	20%	51.1%	43.1%	8.06%
2015	48.6%	27.9%	20.7%	50.8%	42.7%	8.1%
2016	48.9%	27.6%	21.4%	51.1%	42.8%	8.27%
2017	49.2%	27.1%	22.1%	51.3%	42.8%	8.51%
2018	45.8%	25.1%	20.8%	50.7%	42%	8.7%
2019	44.2%	23.8%	20.4%	50.1%	41.2%	8.92%
2020	45.4%	23.7%	21.7%	49.5%	40.4%	9.13%
2021	45.5%	23.2%	22.3%	48.9%	39.6%	9.28%
2022	45.7%	22.7%	23%	48.6%	39.1%	9.45%
2023	46%	22.3%	23.8%	48.4%	38.7%	9.67%
2024	46.4%	21.9%	24.6%	48.3%	38.4%	9.92%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64.

Age dependency in Curacao decreased from 52.3% to 46.4% between 2004 and 2024.

In South Africa, the ratio of dependent people decreased from 57.9% to 48.3% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of young people and an increased proportion of people aged 65+.

Working age demographic

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Curacao	South Africa
1960	54.3%	54.5%
1961	54.1%	54.5%
1962	54.1%	54.5%
1963	54.2%	54.6%
1964	54.4%	54.6%
1965	54.5%	54.5%
1966	54.5%	54.4%
1967	54.6%	54.3%
1968	54.7%	54.3%
1969	55%	54.2%
1970	55.2%	54.2%
1971	55.7%	54.2%
1972	56.2%	54.2%
1973	57%	54.2%
1974	57.7%	54.3%
1975	58.6%	54.3%
1976	59.4%	54.4%
1977	60.3%	54.6%
1978	61.2%	54.8%
1979	62%	55%
1980	62.8%	55.3%
1981	63.5%	55.7%
1982	64.1%	56.1%
1983	64.6%	56.3%
1984	65%	56.6%
1985	65.2%	56.8%
1986	65.4%	57.1%
1987	65.4%	57.3%
1988	65.4%	57.6%
1989	65.4%	57.9%
1990	65.4%	58.3%
1991	65.3%	58.5%
1992	65.1%	58.4%
1993	64.9%	58.8%
1994	64.8%	58.8%
1995	64.6%	58.3%
1996	64.5%	58.1%
1997	64.4%	58.3%
1998	64.3%	58.9%
1999	64.3%	59.6%
2000	64.3%	60.3%
2001	64.4%	61.1%
2002	64.7%	62%
2003	65.2%	62.7%
2004	65.7%	63.3%
2005	66.1%	63.8%
2006	66.6%	64.2%
2007	66.9%	64.6%
2008	67.2%	64.9%
2009	67.4%	65.1%
2010	67.6%	65.3%
2011	67.7%	65.6%
2012	67.8%	65.8%
2013	67.7%	66%
2014	67.5%	66.2%
2015	67.3%	66.3%
2016	67.1%	66.2%
2017	67%	66.1%
2018	68.6%	66.4%
2019	69.4%	66.6%
2020	68.8%	66.9%
2021	68.7%	67.2%
2022	68.6%	67.3%
2023	68.5%	67.4%
2024	68.3%	67.4%
2025	68.1%	67.4%
2026	67.9%	67.3%
2027	67.8%	67.3%
2028	67.7%	67.2%
2029	67.6%	67.2%
2030	67.5%	67.1%
2031	67.4%	67%
2032	67.2%	67%
2033	67.1%	67.1%
2034	66.9%	67.2%
2035	66.6%	67.4%
2036	66.3%	67.6%
2037	66.1%	67.7%
2038	65.8%	67.9%
2039	65.6%	68%
2040	65.5%	68.1%
2041	65.4%	68.1%
2042	65.3%	68.2%
2043	65.2%	68.2%
2044	65.2%	68.1%
2045	65.2%	68%
2046	65.1%	67.9%
2047	65%	67.8%
2048	64.9%	67.6%
2049	64.8%	67.4%
2050	64.7%	67.2%

Between 2004 and 2024, the share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 changed from 65.7% to 68.3% in Curacao and from 63.3% to 67.4% in South Africa.

Share of young demographic (0-14 years old)

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Curacao	South Africa
1960	41.5%	42.1%
1961	41.6%	42.1%
1962	41.6%	42.1%
1963	41.4%	42.1%
1964	41.2%	42.1%
1965	41.1%	42.1%
1966	40.9%	42.1%
1967	40.8%	42.2%
1968	40.5%	42.2%
1969	40.3%	42.2%
1970	39.9%	42.3%
1971	39.4%	42.2%
1972	38.7%	42.2%
1973	37.8%	42.1%
1974	36.9%	42%
1975	35.9%	41.9%
1976	34.9%	41.8%
1977	33.9%	41.7%
1978	33%	41.5%
1979	32.1%	41.3%
1980	31.3%	40.9%
1981	30.5%	40.5%
1982	29.9%	40.1%
1983	29.3%	39.8%
1984	28.8%	39.5%
1985	28.5%	39.2%
1986	28.2%	38.9%
1987	28.1%	38.7%
1988	27.9%	38.4%
1989	27.8%	38.1%
1990	27.8%	37.7%
1991	27.8%	37.5%
1992	27.8%	37.6%
1993	27.8%	37.3%
1994	27.8%	37.2%
1995	27.7%	37.5%
1996	27.6%	37.5%
1997	27.4%	37.2%
1998	27.2%	36.5%
1999	26.9%	35.7%
2000	26.5%	34.9%
2001	26.2%	34%
2002	25.7%	33.2%
2003	25%	32.3%
2004	24.3%	31.6%
2005	23.6%	31.1%
2006	23%	30.6%
2007	22.3%	30.2%
2008	21.7%	29.9%
2009	21.1%	29.7%
2010	20.5%	29.4%
2011	19.9%	29.1%
2012	19.4%	28.9%
2013	19.2%	28.7%
2014	19%	28.5%
2015	18.8%	28.3%
2016	18.5%	28.3%
2017	18.2%	28.3%
2018	17.2%	27.9%
2019	16.5%	27.4%
2020	16.3%	27%
2021	15.9%	26.6%
2022	15.6%	26.3%
2023	15.2%	26.1%
2024	14.9%	25.9%
2025	14.6%	25.7%
2026	14.2%	25.6%
2027	13.8%	25.4%
2028	13.3%	25.3%
2029	12.9%	25.2%
2030	12.5%	25.2%
2031	12.2%	25.1%
2032	12%	25%
2033	11.8%	24.8%
2034	11.7%	24.5%
2035	11.7%	24.3%
2036	11.7%	23.9%
2037	11.7%	23.6%
2038	11.7%	23.4%
2039	11.7%	23.1%
2040	11.7%	22.9%
2041	11.7%	22.7%
2042	11.6%	22.5%
2043	11.6%	22.4%
2044	11.6%	22.2%
2045	11.6%	22.1%
2046	11.5%	21.9%
2047	11.5%	21.8%
2048	11.5%	21.7%
2049	11.5%	21.6%
2050	11.4%	21.5%

The share of young people aged below 15 is 14.9% in Curacao and 25.9% in South Africa. Birth rates in Curacao compared to South Africa .

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Curacao	South Africa
1960	4.2%	3.39%
1961	4.24%	3.38%
1962	4.29%	3.37%
1963	4.34%	3.38%
1964	4.41%	3.39%
1965	4.47%	3.41%
1966	4.55%	3.44%
1967	4.62%	3.47%
1968	4.71%	3.51%
1969	4.79%	3.54%
1970	4.88%	3.58%
1971	4.97%	3.61%
1972	5.09%	3.64%
1973	5.23%	3.66%
1974	5.39%	3.69%
1975	5.53%	3.71%
1976	5.66%	3.73%
1977	5.76%	3.75%
1978	5.84%	3.77%
1979	5.89%	3.79%
1980	5.94%	3.8%
1981	5.98%	3.83%
1982	6.04%	3.86%
1983	6.12%	3.89%
1984	6.21%	3.93%
1985	6.31%	3.97%
1986	6.41%	3.98%
1987	6.52%	3.99%
1988	6.63%	3.99%
1989	6.74%	3.98%
1990	6.86%	3.95%
1991	6.98%	3.95%
1992	7.12%	3.99%
1993	7.28%	3.99%
1994	7.47%	4.05%
1995	7.68%	4.19%
1996	7.92%	4.34%
1997	8.18%	4.48%
1998	8.48%	4.59%
1999	8.8%	4.67%
2000	9.14%	4.75%
2001	9.41%	4.82%
2002	9.61%	4.88%
2003	9.8%	4.95%
2004	9.99%	5.02%
2005	10.2%	5.1%
2006	10.5%	5.15%
2007	10.8%	5.2%
2008	11.1%	5.24%
2009	11.5%	5.25%
2010	11.9%	5.25%
2011	12.4%	5.24%
2012	12.8%	5.25%
2013	13.1%	5.29%
2014	13.5%	5.33%
2015	13.9%	5.37%
2016	14.4%	5.47%
2017	14.8%	5.63%
2018	14.3%	5.78%
2019	14.1%	5.95%
2020	14.9%	6.11%
2021	15.3%	6.23%
2022	15.8%	6.36%
2023	16.3%	6.52%
2024	16.8%	6.69%
2025	17.3%	6.89%
2026	17.8%	7.08%
2027	18.4%	7.26%
2028	18.9%	7.44%
2029	19.4%	7.61%
2030	19.9%	7.76%
2031	20.4%	7.89%
2032	20.8%	8.01%
2033	21.1%	8.14%
2034	21.4%	8.26%
2035	21.7%	8.39%
2036	22%	8.52%
2037	22.2%	8.64%
2038	22.5%	8.76%
2039	22.7%	8.88%
2040	22.9%	9.01%
2041	23%	9.15%
2042	23.1%	9.3%
2043	23.2%	9.48%
2044	23.2%	9.68%
2045	23.3%	9.9%
2046	23.3%	10.1%
2047	23.4%	10.4%
2048	23.6%	10.7%
2049	23.7%	11%
2050	23.9%	11.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over is 16.8% in Curacao and 6.69% in South Africa. Life expectancy in Curacao compared to South Africa .