Curacao has a population density of 909 people per square mile compared to 1,373 people in South Korea. Curacao has 30,655 sq ft of land per person vs 20,861 sq ft in South Korea. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Curacao and South Korea are ranked 26th and 18th, 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 0.64% of the population and 0.07% of the land area for South Korea, hence the population density in Curacao is 33.8% lower than in South Korea.
Population density comparison
Curacao
|
South Korea
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 909 ppl/mi² | 1,373 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 26/197 | 18/197 |
| Population |
155910
|
51700480
|
| Land area | 171.4 sq mi | 37,684 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 30,655 sq ft | 20,300 sq ft |
| Rural population | 11% | 18.5% |
| Urban population | 89% | 81.5% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 52% |
Curacao vs South Korea:
Population density chart by year
From 2011 to 2024, population density in Curacao increased by 3.36%, compared to a 3.2% growth in South Korea.
In 2011, Curacao ranked 26th for population density and is in 26th place still. South Korea was 13th in 2011 and ranks 18th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Curacao
|
South Korea
|
|
| 2024 | 909 | 1,373 |
| 2023 | 909 | 1,372 |
| 2022 | 875 | 1,371 |
| 2021 | 889 | 1,374 |
| 2020 | 904 | 1,376 |
| 2019 | 918 | 1,374 |
| 2018 | 929 | 1,370 |
| 2017 | 934 | 1,364 |
| 2016 | 931 | 1,361 |
| 2015 | 922 | 1,356 |
| 2014 | 909 | 1,349 |
| 2013 | 897 | 1,341 |
| 2012 | 887 | 1,336 |
| 2011 | 880 | 1,331 |
| 2010 | - | 1,320 |
| 2009 | - | 1,316 |
| 2008 | - | 1,310 |
| 2007 | - | 1,301 |
| 2006 | - | 1,295 |
| 2005 | - | 1,289 |
| 2004 | - | 1,286 |
| 2003 | - | 1,281 |
| 2002 | - | 1,275 |
| 2001 | - | 1,268 |
| 2000 | - | 1,262 |
| 1999 | - | 1,252 |
| 1998 | - | 1,243 |
| 1997 | - | 1,234 |
| 1996 | - | 1,222 |
| 1995 | - | 1,211 |
| 1994 | - | 1,199 |
| 1993 | - | 1,187 |
| 1992 | - | 1,175 |
| 1991 | - | 1,163 |
| 1990 | - | 1,151 |
| 1989 | - | 1,140 |
| 1988 | - | 1,129 |
| 1987 | - | 1,118 |
| 1986 | - | 1,107 |
| 1985 | - | 1,096 |
| 1984 | - | 1,085 |
| 1983 | - | 1,072 |
| 1982 | - | 1,056 |
| 1981 | - | 1,040 |
| 1980 | - | 1,024 |
| 1979 | - | 1,008 |
| 1978 | - | 993 |
| 1977 | - | 978 |
| 1976 | - | 963 |
| 1975 | - | 947 |
| 1974 | - | 932 |
| 1973 | - | 916 |
| 1972 | - | 900 |
| 1971 | - | 883 |
| 1970 | - | 866 |
| 1969 | - | 847 |
| 1968 | - | 828 |
| 1967 | - | 809 |
| 1966 | - | 790 |
| 1965 | - | 771 |
| 1964 | - | 751 |
| 1963 | - | 732 |
| 1962 | - | 712 |
| 1961 | - | 692 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Curacao
|
South Korea
|
|
| 2024 | 89% | 81.5% |
| 2023 | 89% | 81.5% |
| 2022 | 89% | 81.4% |
| 2021 | 89% | 81.4% |
| 2020 | 89.1% | 81.4% |
| 2019 | 89.1% | 81.4% |
| 2018 | 89.1% | 81.5% |
| 2017 | 89.2% | 81.5% |
| 2016 | 89.3% | 81.6% |
| 2015 | 89.4% | 81.6% |
| 2014 | 89.4% | 81.7% |
| 2013 | 89.5% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | 89.7% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | 89.8% | 81.9% |
| 2010 | 89.9% | 81.9% |
| 2009 | 90% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | 90.2% | 81.7% |
| 2007 | 90.3% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | 90.4% | 81.5% |
| 2005 | 90.5% | 81.3% |
| 2004 | 90.7% | 81% |
| 2003 | 90.8% | 80.7% |
| 2002 | 90.9% | 80.3% |
| 2001 | 91% | 79.9% |
| 2000 | 90.8% | 79.6% |
| 1999 | 90.2% | 79.4% |
| 1998 | 89.6% | 79.1% |
| 1997 | 89% | 78.9% |
| 1996 | 88.4% | 78.7% |
| 1995 | 87.7% | 78.2% |
| 1994 | 87% | 77.5% |
| 1993 | 86.2% | 76.6% |
| 1992 | 85.4% | 75.8% |
| 1991 | 84.9% | 75% |
| 1990 | 84.7% | 73.8% |
| 1989 | 84.4% | 72.1% |
| 1988 | 84.1% | 70.4% |
| 1987 | 83.8% | 68.6% |
| 1986 | 83.6% | 66.7% |
| 1985 | 83.3% | 64.9% |
| 1984 | 83% | 63.3% |
| 1983 | 82.7% | 61.7% |
| 1982 | 82.4% | 60.1% |
| 1981 | 82.1% | 58.4% |
| 1980 | 81.8% | 56.7% |
| 1979 | 81.5% | 55% |
| 1978 | 81.1% | 53.2% |
| 1977 | 80.8% | 51.5% |
| 1976 | 80.5% | 49.7% |
| 1975 | 80.2% | 48% |
| 1974 | 79.8% | 46.6% |
| 1973 | 79.5% | 45.1% |
| 1972 | 79.1% | 43.7% |
| 1971 | 78.8% | 42.3% |
| 1970 | 78.4% | 40.7% |
| 1969 | 78.1% | 38.8% |
| 1968 | 77.7% | 36.8% |
| 1967 | 77.4% | 35% |
| 1966 | 77% | 33.3% |
| 1965 | 76.6% | 32.4% |
| 1964 | 76.3% | 31.4% |
| 1963 | 75.9% | 30.4% |
| 1962 | 75.5% | 29.5% |
| 1961 | 75.1% | 28.5% |
| 1960 | 74.7% | 27.7% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 90.7% to 89% in Curacao and from 81% to 81.5% in South Korea.
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