Curacao has a population density of 909 people per square mile compared to 706 people in the Gambia. Curacao has 30,655 sq ft of land per person vs 44,070 sq ft in the Gambia. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Curacao and the Gambia are ranked 26th and 37th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Curacao has 0.002% of the world's population and 0.0003% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.03% of the population and 0.007% of the land area for the Gambia, hence the population density in Curacao is 28.7% higher than in the Gambia.
Population density comparison
Curacao
|
Gambia
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 909 ppl/mi² | 706 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 26/197 | 37/197 |
| Population |
155910
|
2871879
|
| Land area | 171.4 sq mi | 3,907 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 30,655 sq ft | 39,468 sq ft |
| Rural population | 11% | 34.9% |
| Urban population | 89% | 65.1% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
Curacao vs the Gambia:
Population density chart by year
From 2011 to 2024, population density in Curacao increased by 3.36%, compared to a 39.1% growth in the Gambia.
In 2011, Curacao ranked 26th for population density and is in 26th place still. The Gambia was 48th in 2011 and ranks 37th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Curacao
|
Gambia
|
|
| 2024 | 909 | 706 |
| 2023 | 909 | 690 |
| 2022 | 875 | 675 |
| 2021 | 889 | 659 |
| 2020 | 904 | 644 |
| 2019 | 918 | 629 |
| 2018 | 929 | 614 |
| 2017 | 934 | 599 |
| 2016 | 931 | 584 |
| 2015 | 922 | 569 |
| 2014 | 909 | 554 |
| 2013 | 897 | 538 |
| 2012 | 887 | 523 |
| 2011 | 880 | 508 |
| 2010 | - | 493 |
| 2009 | - | 479 |
| 2008 | - | 465 |
| 2007 | - | 452 |
| 2006 | - | 439 |
| 2005 | - | 427 |
| 2004 | - | 415 |
| 2003 | - | 404 |
| 2002 | - | 393 |
| 2001 | - | 383 |
| 2000 | - | 372 |
| 1999 | - | 362 |
| 1998 | - | 352 |
| 1997 | - | 343 |
| 1996 | - | 333 |
| 1995 | - | 324 |
| 1994 | - | 314 |
| 1993 | - | 304 |
| 1992 | - | 293.2 |
| 1991 | - | 281.5 |
| 1990 | - | 269.9 |
| 1989 | - | 258.8 |
| 1988 | - | 248.3 |
| 1987 | - | 238.3 |
| 1986 | - | 228.8 |
| 1985 | - | 219.8 |
| 1984 | - | 211.3 |
| 1983 | - | 203.3 |
| 1982 | - | 196 |
| 1981 | - | 189.2 |
| 1980 | - | 182.7 |
| 1979 | - | 176.5 |
| 1978 | - | 170.7 |
| 1977 | - | 165.3 |
| 1976 | - | 160.1 |
| 1975 | - | 155.3 |
| 1974 | - | 150.8 |
| 1973 | - | 146.4 |
| 1972 | - | 142.1 |
| 1971 | - | 138 |
| 1970 | - | 134.1 |
| 1969 | - | 130.4 |
| 1968 | - | 126.8 |
| 1967 | - | 123.3 |
| 1966 | - | 119.9 |
| 1965 | - | 116.7 |
| 1964 | - | 113.6 |
| 1963 | - | 110.5 |
| 1962 | - | 107.5 |
| 1961 | - | 104.7 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Curacao
|
Gambia
|
|
| 2024 | 89% | 65.1% |
| 2023 | 89% | 64.5% |
| 2022 | 89% | 63.9% |
| 2021 | 89% | 63.2% |
| 2020 | 89.1% | 62.6% |
| 2019 | 89.1% | 61.9% |
| 2018 | 89.1% | 61.3% |
| 2017 | 89.2% | 60.6% |
| 2016 | 89.3% | 59.9% |
| 2015 | 89.4% | 59.2% |
| 2014 | 89.4% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | 89.5% | 57.8% |
| 2012 | 89.7% | 57.1% |
| 2011 | 89.8% | 56.4% |
| 2010 | 89.9% | 55.7% |
| 2009 | 90% | 54.9% |
| 2008 | 90.2% | 54.2% |
| 2007 | 90.3% | 53.5% |
| 2006 | 90.4% | 52.8% |
| 2005 | 90.5% | 52% |
| 2004 | 90.7% | 51.3% |
| 2003 | 90.8% | 50.6% |
| 2002 | 90.9% | 49.7% |
| 2001 | 91% | 48.8% |
| 2000 | 90.8% | 47.9% |
| 1999 | 90.2% | 47% |
| 1998 | 89.6% | 46.1% |
| 1997 | 89% | 45.2% |
| 1996 | 88.4% | 44.3% |
| 1995 | 87.7% | 43.4% |
| 1994 | 87% | 42.5% |
| 1993 | 86.2% | 41.6% |
| 1992 | 85.4% | 40.5% |
| 1991 | 84.9% | 39.4% |
| 1990 | 84.7% | 38.3% |
| 1989 | 84.4% | 37.2% |
| 1988 | 84.1% | 36.2% |
| 1987 | 83.8% | 35.1% |
| 1986 | 83.6% | 34% |
| 1985 | 83.3% | 33% |
| 1984 | 83% | 32% |
| 1983 | 82.7% | 31% |
| 1982 | 82.4% | 30.1% |
| 1981 | 82.1% | 29.3% |
| 1980 | 81.8% | 28.4% |
| 1979 | 81.5% | 27.6% |
| 1978 | 81.1% | 26.8% |
| 1977 | 80.8% | 26% |
| 1976 | 80.5% | 25.2% |
| 1975 | 80.2% | 24.4% |
| 1974 | 79.8% | 23.7% |
| 1973 | 79.5% | 22.9% |
| 1972 | 79.1% | 21.8% |
| 1971 | 78.8% | 20.6% |
| 1970 | 78.4% | 19.5% |
| 1969 | 78.1% | 18.4% |
| 1968 | 77.7% | 17.4% |
| 1967 | 77.4% | 16.4% |
| 1966 | 77% | 15.4% |
| 1965 | 76.6% | 14.5% |
| 1964 | 76.3% | 13.7% |
| 1963 | 75.9% | 12.9% |
| 1962 | 75.5% | 12.5% |
| 1961 | 75.1% | 12.3% |
| 1960 | 74.7% | 12.1% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 90.7% to 89% in Curacao and from 51.3% to 65.1% in the Gambia.
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