Curacao has a population density of 909 people per square mile compared to the World's average of 141.6 people. Curacao has 30,655 sq ft of land per person. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Curacao ranked 26th out of 197.
Curacao has 0.002% of the world's population and 0.0003% of all countries' land area.
Population density in Curacao compared to the World's average
Curacao
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 909 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 26/197 | N/A |
| Population |
155910
|
8266870341
|
| Land area | 171.4 sq mi | 57,506,055 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 30,655 sq ft | 196,901 sq ft |
| Rural population | 11% | 42.3% |
| Urban population | 89% | 57.7% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 28.6% |
Curacao population density by year chart
The chart below plots how population density in Curacao has been changing over time. From 2011 to 2024, population density increased by 3.36%. The population density rank was 26th 14 years ago and is 26th still.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | Density rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 909 | 26 |
| 2023 | 909 | 26 |
| 2022 | 875 | 28 |
| 2021 | 889 | 28 |
| 2020 | 904 | 26 |
| 2019 | 918 | 25 |
| 2018 | 929 | 25 |
| 2017 | 934 | 26 |
| 2016 | 931 | 25 |
| 2015 | 922 | 25 |
| 2014 | 909 | 25 |
| 2013 | 897 | 26 |
| 2012 | 887 | 26 |
| 2011 | 880 | 26 |
Share of urban population by year chart
The following chart shows the share of the urban population in Curacao from 1960 to 2024: 74.7% of population lived in urban areas in 1960, 90.8% in 2000, and in 2024 the share of the urban population was 89%.
| Year | Urban population | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 89% | 21 |
| 2023 | 89% | 21 |
| 2022 | 89% | 21 |
| 2021 | 89% | 21 |
| 2020 | 89.1% | 20 |
| 2019 | 89.1% | 20 |
| 2018 | 89.1% | 20 |
| 2017 | 89.2% | 18 |
| 2016 | 89.3% | 18 |
| 2015 | 89.4% | 18 |
| 2014 | 89.4% | 18 |
| 2013 | 89.5% | 16 |
| 2012 | 89.7% | 15 |
| 2011 | 89.8% | 15 |
| 2010 | 89.9% | 15 |
| 2009 | 90% | 14 |
| 2008 | 90.2% | 14 |
| 2007 | 90.3% | 14 |
| 2006 | 90.4% | 13 |
| 2005 | 90.5% | 13 |
| 2004 | 90.7% | 14 |
| 2003 | 90.8% | 14 |
| 2002 | 90.9% | 14 |
| 2001 | 91% | 14 |
| 2000 | 90.8% | 14 |
| 1999 | 90.2% | 14 |
| 1998 | 89.6% | 14 |
| 1997 | 89% | 14 |
| 1996 | 88.4% | 16 |
| 1995 | 87.7% | 16 |
| 1994 | 87% | 16 |
| 1993 | 86.2% | 16 |
| 1992 | 85.4% | 16 |
| 1991 | 84.9% | 18 |
| 1990 | 84.7% | 19 |
| 1989 | 84.4% | 19 |
| 1988 | 84.1% | 19 |
| 1987 | 83.8% | 19 |
| 1986 | 83.6% | 19 |
| 1985 | 83.3% | 19 |
| 1984 | 83% | 20 |
| 1983 | 82.7% | 20 |
| 1982 | 82.4% | 20 |
| 1981 | 82.1% | 20 |
| 1980 | 81.8% | 19 |
| 1979 | 81.5% | 19 |
| 1978 | 81.1% | 19 |
| 1977 | 80.8% | 19 |
| 1976 | 80.5% | 19 |
| 1975 | 80.2% | 19 |
| 1974 | 79.8% | 19 |
| 1973 | 79.5% | 20 |
| 1972 | 79.1% | 20 |
| 1971 | 78.8% | 20 |
| 1970 | 78.4% | 20 |
| 1969 | 78.1% | 20 |
| 1968 | 77.7% | 19 |
| 1967 | 77.4% | 20 |
| 1966 | 77% | 19 |
| 1965 | 76.6% | 19 |
| 1964 | 76.3% | 18 |
| 1963 | 75.9% | 17 |
| 1962 | 75.5% | 16 |
| 1961 | 75.1% | 16 |
| 1960 | 74.7% | 16 |
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