Curacao has a population density of 909 people per square mile compared to 310 people in Sierra Leone. Curacao has 30,655 sq ft of land per person vs 89,354 sq ft in Sierra Leone. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Curacao and Sierra Leone are ranked 26th and 77th, 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 0.11% of the population and 0.05% of the land area for Sierra Leone, hence the population density in Curacao is 193.3% higher than in Sierra Leone.
Population density comparison
Curacao
|
Sierra Leone
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 909 ppl/mi² | 310 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 26/197 | 77/197 |
| Population |
155910
|
8961932
|
| Land area | 171.4 sq mi | 27,869 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 30,655 sq ft | 89,902 sq ft |
| Rural population | 11% | 55.2% |
| Urban population | 89% | 44.8% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
Curacao vs Sierra Leone:
Population density chart by year
From 2011 to 2024, population density in Curacao increased by 3.36%, compared to a 35.3% growth in Sierra Leone.
In 2011, Curacao ranked 26th for population density and is in 26th place still. Sierra Leone was 91st in 2011 and ranks 77th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Curacao
|
Sierra Leone
|
|
| 2024 | 909 | 310 |
| 2023 | 909 | 304 |
| 2022 | 875 | 297 |
| 2021 | 889 | 290.5 |
| 2020 | 904 | 283.9 |
| 2019 | 918 | 277.4 |
| 2018 | 929 | 271.1 |
| 2017 | 934 | 264.8 |
| 2016 | 931 | 258.5 |
| 2015 | 922 | 252.5 |
| 2014 | 909 | 246.7 |
| 2013 | 897 | 240.9 |
| 2012 | 887 | 235.1 |
| 2011 | 880 | 229.2 |
| 2010 | - | 223.3 |
| 2009 | - | 217.3 |
| 2008 | - | 211.5 |
| 2007 | - | 206.3 |
| 2006 | - | 201.8 |
| 2005 | - | 197.4 |
| 2004 | - | 192.2 |
| 2003 | - | 185.8 |
| 2002 | - | 178.4 |
| 2001 | - | 168.4 |
| 2000 | - | 158.7 |
| 1999 | - | 154.9 |
| 1998 | - | 154.1 |
| 1997 | - | 152.6 |
| 1996 | - | 150.7 |
| 1995 | - | 150 |
| 1994 | - | 149.7 |
| 1993 | - | 149.2 |
| 1992 | - | 149.5 |
| 1991 | - | 152.4 |
| 1990 | - | 150.6 |
| 1989 | - | 144.8 |
| 1988 | - | 141.2 |
| 1987 | - | 137.4 |
| 1986 | - | 133.8 |
| 1985 | - | 130.6 |
| 1984 | - | 127.7 |
| 1983 | - | 124.9 |
| 1982 | - | 122.3 |
| 1981 | - | 119.8 |
| 1980 | - | 117.4 |
| 1979 | - | 115.1 |
| 1978 | - | 112.9 |
| 1977 | - | 110.7 |
| 1976 | - | 108.7 |
| 1975 | - | 106.7 |
| 1974 | - | 104.8 |
| 1973 | - | 102.9 |
| 1972 | - | 101 |
| 1971 | - | 99.2 |
| 1970 | - | 97.3 |
| 1969 | - | 95.5 |
| 1968 | - | 93.7 |
| 1967 | - | 91.9 |
| 1966 | - | 90.2 |
| 1965 | - | 88.6 |
| 1964 | - | 87 |
| 1963 | - | 85.5 |
| 1962 | - | 84 |
| 1961 | - | 82.7 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Curacao
|
Sierra Leone
|
|
| 2024 | 89% | 44.8% |
| 2023 | 89% | 44.3% |
| 2022 | 89% | 43.8% |
| 2021 | 89% | 43.4% |
| 2020 | 89.1% | 42.9% |
| 2019 | 89.1% | 42.5% |
| 2018 | 89.1% | 42.1% |
| 2017 | 89.2% | 41.6% |
| 2016 | 89.3% | 41.2% |
| 2015 | 89.4% | 40.8% |
| 2014 | 89.4% | 40.4% |
| 2013 | 89.5% | 40% |
| 2012 | 89.7% | 39.6% |
| 2011 | 89.8% | 39.2% |
| 2010 | 89.9% | 38.9% |
| 2009 | 90% | 38.5% |
| 2008 | 90.2% | 38.1% |
| 2007 | 90.3% | 37.7% |
| 2006 | 90.4% | 37.3% |
| 2005 | 90.5% | 36.9% |
| 2004 | 90.7% | 36.6% |
| 2003 | 90.8% | 36.4% |
| 2002 | 90.9% | 36.1% |
| 2001 | 91% | 35.9% |
| 2000 | 90.8% | 35.6% |
| 1999 | 90.2% | 35.4% |
| 1998 | 89.6% | 35.1% |
| 1997 | 89% | 34.9% |
| 1996 | 88.4% | 34.7% |
| 1995 | 87.7% | 34.4% |
| 1994 | 87% | 34.2% |
| 1993 | 86.2% | 34% |
| 1992 | 85.4% | 33.7% |
| 1991 | 84.9% | 33.5% |
| 1990 | 84.7% | 33.3% |
| 1989 | 84.4% | 33% |
| 1988 | 84.1% | 32.8% |
| 1987 | 83.8% | 32.6% |
| 1986 | 83.6% | 32.3% |
| 1985 | 83.3% | 32% |
| 1984 | 83% | 31.6% |
| 1983 | 82.7% | 31.1% |
| 1982 | 82.4% | 30.7% |
| 1981 | 82.1% | 30.2% |
| 1980 | 81.8% | 29.8% |
| 1979 | 81.5% | 29.4% |
| 1978 | 81.1% | 29% |
| 1977 | 80.8% | 28.6% |
| 1976 | 80.5% | 28.1% |
| 1975 | 80.2% | 27.7% |
| 1974 | 79.8% | 27.1% |
| 1973 | 79.5% | 26.3% |
| 1972 | 79.1% | 25.5% |
| 1971 | 78.8% | 24.7% |
| 1970 | 78.4% | 24% |
| 1969 | 78.1% | 23.2% |
| 1968 | 77.7% | 22.5% |
| 1967 | 77.4% | 21.8% |
| 1966 | 77% | 21.1% |
| 1965 | 76.6% | 20.4% |
| 1964 | 76.3% | 19.7% |
| 1963 | 75.9% | 19.1% |
| 1962 | 75.5% | 18.5% |
| 1961 | 75.1% | 17.9% |
| 1960 | 74.7% | 17.4% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 90.7% to 89% in Curacao and from 36.6% to 44.8% in Sierra Leone.
Densely populated cities
|
Sierra Leone
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Freetown | 951K |
| Bo | 234K |
| Kenema | 188K |
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