Curacao has a population density of 909 people per square mile compared to 1,497 people in Rwanda. Curacao has 30,655 sq ft of land per person vs 19,886 sq ft in Rwanda. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Curacao and Rwanda are ranked 26th and 13th, 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 0.18% of the population and 0.02% of the land area for Rwanda, hence the population density in Curacao is 39.2% lower than in Rwanda.
Population density comparison
Curacao
|
Rwanda
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 909 ppl/mi² | 1,497 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 26/197 | 13/197 |
| Population |
155910
|
14826674
|
| Land area | 171.4 sq mi | 9,525 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 30,655 sq ft | 18,626 sq ft |
| Rural population | 11% | 81.9% |
| Urban population | 89% | 18.1% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 8.11% |
Curacao vs Rwanda:
Population density chart by year
From 2011 to 2024, population density in Curacao increased by 3.36%, compared to a 34.8% growth in Rwanda.
In 2011, Curacao ranked 26th for population density and is in 26th place still. Rwanda was 17th in 2011 and ranks 13th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Curacao
|
Rwanda
|
|
| 2024 | 909 | 1,497 |
| 2023 | 909 | 1,465 |
| 2022 | 875 | 1,433 |
| 2021 | 889 | 1,402 |
| 2020 | 904 | 1,372 |
| 2019 | 918 | 1,341 |
| 2018 | 929 | 1,311 |
| 2017 | 934 | 1,281 |
| 2016 | 931 | 1,251 |
| 2015 | 922 | 1,222 |
| 2014 | 909 | 1,193 |
| 2013 | 897 | 1,165 |
| 2012 | 887 | 1,137 |
| 2011 | 880 | 1,110 |
| 2010 | - | 1,083 |
| 2009 | - | 1,056 |
| 2008 | - | 1,029 |
| 2007 | - | 1,003 |
| 2006 | - | 976 |
| 2005 | - | 951 |
| 2004 | - | 926 |
| 2003 | - | 901 |
| 2002 | - | 882 |
| 2001 | - | 870 |
| 2000 | - | 862 |
| 1999 | - | 855 |
| 1998 | - | 848 |
| 1997 | - | 814 |
| 1996 | - | 704 |
| 1995 | - | 596 |
| 1994 | - | 713 |
| 1993 | - | 838 |
| 1992 | - | 807 |
| 1991 | - | 790 |
| 1990 | - | 774 |
| 1989 | - | 754 |
| 1988 | - | 732 |
| 1987 | - | 709 |
| 1986 | - | 686 |
| 1985 | - | 663 |
| 1984 | - | 641 |
| 1983 | - | 620 |
| 1982 | - | 600 |
| 1981 | - | 580 |
| 1980 | - | 562 |
| 1979 | - | 545 |
| 1978 | - | 529 |
| 1977 | - | 513 |
| 1976 | - | 498 |
| 1975 | - | 484 |
| 1974 | - | 470 |
| 1973 | - | 456 |
| 1972 | - | 443 |
| 1971 | - | 430 |
| 1970 | - | 418 |
| 1969 | - | 405 |
| 1968 | - | 393 |
| 1967 | - | 381 |
| 1966 | - | 370 |
| 1965 | - | 359 |
| 1964 | - | 350 |
| 1963 | - | 342 |
| 1962 | - | 334 |
| 1961 | - | 326 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Curacao
|
Rwanda
|
|
| 2024 | 89% | 18.1% |
| 2023 | 89% | 17.9% |
| 2022 | 89% | 17.7% |
| 2021 | 89% | 17.6% |
| 2020 | 89.1% | 17.4% |
| 2019 | 89.1% | 17.3% |
| 2018 | 89.1% | 17.2% |
| 2017 | 89.2% | 17.1% |
| 2016 | 89.3% | 17.1% |
| 2015 | 89.4% | 17% |
| 2014 | 89.4% | 17% |
| 2013 | 89.5% | 16.9% |
| 2012 | 89.7% | 16.9% |
| 2011 | 89.8% | 16.9% |
| 2010 | 89.9% | 16.9% |
| 2009 | 90% | 16.9% |
| 2008 | 90.2% | 16.9% |
| 2007 | 90.3% | 16.9% |
| 2006 | 90.4% | 16.9% |
| 2005 | 90.5% | 16.9% |
| 2004 | 90.7% | 16.9% |
| 2003 | 90.8% | 16.9% |
| 2002 | 90.9% | 16.8% |
| 2001 | 91% | 15.8% |
| 2000 | 90.8% | 14.9% |
| 1999 | 90.2% | 14.1% |
| 1998 | 89.6% | 13.2% |
| 1997 | 89% | 12.5% |
| 1996 | 88.4% | 11.4% |
| 1995 | 87.7% | 9.84% |
| 1994 | 87% | 8.49% |
| 1993 | 86.2% | 7.31% |
| 1992 | 85.4% | 6.29% |
| 1991 | 84.9% | 5.49% |
| 1990 | 84.7% | 5.42% |
| 1989 | 84.4% | 5.34% |
| 1988 | 84.1% | 5.27% |
| 1987 | 83.8% | 5.2% |
| 1986 | 83.6% | 5.13% |
| 1985 | 83.3% | 5.06% |
| 1984 | 83% | 4.99% |
| 1983 | 82.7% | 4.92% |
| 1982 | 82.4% | 4.85% |
| 1981 | 82.1% | 4.79% |
| 1980 | 81.8% | 4.72% |
| 1979 | 81.5% | 4.66% |
| 1978 | 81.1% | 4.57% |
| 1977 | 80.8% | 4.37% |
| 1976 | 80.5% | 4.18% |
| 1975 | 80.2% | 4% |
| 1974 | 79.8% | 3.82% |
| 1973 | 79.5% | 3.65% |
| 1972 | 79.1% | 3.49% |
| 1971 | 78.8% | 3.34% |
| 1970 | 78.4% | 3.19% |
| 1969 | 78.1% | 3.13% |
| 1968 | 77.7% | 3.07% |
| 1967 | 77.4% | 3% |
| 1966 | 77% | 2.94% |
| 1965 | 76.6% | 2.88% |
| 1964 | 76.3% | 2.82% |
| 1963 | 75.9% | 2.77% |
| 1962 | 75.5% | 2.71% |
| 1961 | 75.1% | 2.65% |
| 1960 | 74.7% | 2.6% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 90.7% to 89% in Curacao and from 16.9% to 18.1% in Rwanda.
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