Curacao has a population density of 909 people per square mile compared to 1,547 people in Nauru. Curacao has 30,655 sq ft of land per person vs 18,920 sq ft in Nauru. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Curacao and Nauru are ranked 26th and 12th, 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 0.0001% of the population and 0.00001% of the land area for Nauru, hence the population density in Curacao is 41.2% lower than in Nauru.
Population density comparison
Curacao
|
Nauru
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 909 ppl/mi² | 1,547 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 26/197 | 12/197 |
| Population |
155910
|
12088
|
| Land area | 171.4 sq mi | 7.72 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 30,655 sq ft | 18,019 sq ft |
| Rural population | 11% | 0% |
| Urban population | 89% | 100% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
Curacao vs Nauru:
Population density chart by year
From 2011 to 2024, population density in Curacao increased by 3.36%, compared to a 18.3% growth in Nauru.
In 2011, Curacao ranked 26th for population density and is in 26th place still. Nauru was 14th in 2011 and ranks 12th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Curacao
|
Nauru
|
|
| 2024 | 909 | 1,547 |
| 2023 | 909 | 1,538 |
| 2022 | 875 | 1,528 |
| 2021 | 889 | 1,516 |
| 2020 | 904 | 1,508 |
| 2019 | 918 | 1,501 |
| 2018 | 929 | 1,486 |
| 2017 | 934 | 1,466 |
| 2016 | 931 | 1,444 |
| 2015 | 922 | 1,419 |
| 2014 | 909 | 1,391 |
| 2013 | 897 | 1,362 |
| 2012 | 887 | 1,330 |
| 2011 | 880 | 1,308 |
| 2010 | - | 1,301 |
| 2009 | - | 1,297 |
| 2008 | - | 1,296 |
| 2007 | - | 1,298 |
| 2006 | - | 1,299 |
| 2005 | - | 1,301 |
| 2004 | - | 1,303 |
| 2003 | - | 1,303 |
| 2002 | - | 1,306 |
| 2001 | - | 1,312 |
| 2000 | - | 1,317 |
| 1999 | - | 1,319 |
| 1998 | - | 1,321 |
| 1997 | - | 1,321 |
| 1996 | - | 1,319 |
| 1995 | - | 1,316 |
| 1994 | - | 1,313 |
| 1993 | - | 1,308 |
| 1992 | - | 1,298 |
| 1991 | - | 1,276 |
| 1990 | - | 1,246 |
| 1989 | - | 1,216 |
| 1988 | - | 1,187 |
| 1987 | - | 1,159 |
| 1986 | - | 1,132 |
| 1985 | - | 1,107 |
| 1984 | - | 1,085 |
| 1983 | - | 1,064 |
| 1982 | - | 1,041 |
| 1981 | - | 1,015 |
| 1980 | - | 991 |
| 1979 | - | 967 |
| 1978 | - | 945 |
| 1977 | - | 928 |
| 1976 | - | 915 |
| 1975 | - | 905 |
| 1974 | - | 897 |
| 1973 | - | 889 |
| 1972 | - | 882 |
| 1971 | - | 876 |
| 1970 | - | 869 |
| 1969 | - | 852 |
| 1968 | - | 819 |
| 1967 | - | 794 |
| 1966 | - | 783 |
| 1965 | - | 755 |
| 1964 | - | 714 |
| 1963 | - | 677 |
| 1962 | - | 645 |
| 1961 | - | 618 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Curacao
|
Nauru
|
|
| 2024 | 89% | 100% |
| 2023 | 89% | 100% |
| 2022 | 89% | 100% |
| 2021 | 89% | 100% |
| 2020 | 89.1% | 100% |
| 2019 | 89.1% | 100% |
| 2018 | 89.1% | 100% |
| 2017 | 89.2% | 100% |
| 2016 | 89.3% | 100% |
| 2015 | 89.4% | 100% |
| 2014 | 89.4% | 100% |
| 2013 | 89.5% | 100% |
| 2012 | 89.7% | 100% |
| 2011 | 89.8% | 100% |
| 2010 | 89.9% | 100% |
| 2009 | 90% | 100% |
| 2008 | 90.2% | 100% |
| 2007 | 90.3% | 100% |
| 2006 | 90.4% | 100% |
| 2005 | 90.5% | 100% |
| 2004 | 90.7% | 100% |
| 2003 | 90.8% | 100% |
| 2002 | 90.9% | 100% |
| 2001 | 91% | 100% |
| 2000 | 90.8% | 100% |
| 1999 | 90.2% | 100% |
| 1998 | 89.6% | 100% |
| 1997 | 89% | 100% |
| 1996 | 88.4% | 100% |
| 1995 | 87.7% | 100% |
| 1994 | 87% | 100% |
| 1993 | 86.2% | 100% |
| 1992 | 85.4% | 100% |
| 1991 | 84.9% | 100% |
| 1990 | 84.7% | 100% |
| 1989 | 84.4% | 100% |
| 1988 | 84.1% | 100% |
| 1987 | 83.8% | 100% |
| 1986 | 83.6% | 100% |
| 1985 | 83.3% | 100% |
| 1984 | 83% | 100% |
| 1983 | 82.7% | 100% |
| 1982 | 82.4% | 100% |
| 1981 | 82.1% | 100% |
| 1980 | 81.8% | 100% |
| 1979 | 81.5% | 100% |
| 1978 | 81.1% | 100% |
| 1977 | 80.8% | 100% |
| 1976 | 80.5% | 100% |
| 1975 | 80.2% | 100% |
| 1974 | 79.8% | 100% |
| 1973 | 79.5% | 100% |
| 1972 | 79.1% | 100% |
| 1971 | 78.8% | 100% |
| 1970 | 78.4% | 100% |
| 1969 | 78.1% | 100% |
| 1968 | 77.7% | 100% |
| 1967 | 77.4% | 100% |
| 1966 | 77% | 100% |
| 1965 | 76.6% | 100% |
| 1964 | 76.3% | 100% |
| 1963 | 75.9% | 100% |
| 1962 | 75.5% | 100% |
| 1961 | 75.1% | 100% |
| 1960 | 74.7% | 100% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 90.7% to 89% in Curacao and from 100% to 100% in Nauru.
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