Curacao has a population density of 910 people per square mile compared to 199.1 people in Yemen. Curacao has 30,642 sq ft of land per person vs 147,203 sq ft in Yemen. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Curacao and Yemen are ranked 26th and 115th, 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 0.5% of the population and 0.35% of the land area for Yemen, hence the population density in Curacao is 357% higher than in Yemen.
Population density comparison
Curacao
|
Yemen
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 910 ppl/mi² | 199.1 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 26/197 | 115/197 |
| Population |
155945
|
42974589
|
| Land area | 171.4 sq mi | 203,850 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 30,642 sq ft | 140,034 sq ft |
| Rural population | 8.57% | 63.2% |
| Urban population | 91.4% | 36.8% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 7.29% |
Curacao vs Yemen:
Population density chart by year
From 2011 to 2024, population density in Curacao increased by 3.41%, compared to a 47.1% growth in Yemen.
In 2011, Curacao ranked 26th for population density and is in 26th place still. Yemen was 125th in 2011 and ranks 115th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Curacao
|
Yemen
|
|
| 2024 | 910 | 199.1 |
| 2023 | 902 | 193.2 |
| 2022 | 894 | 187.5 |
| 2021 | 898 | 182.2 |
| 2020 | 907 | 177.3 |
| 2019 | 918 | 172.2 |
| 2018 | 929 | 167.2 |
| 2017 | 934 | 162.3 |
| 2016 | 931 | 157.5 |
| 2015 | 922 | 152.9 |
| 2014 | 909 | 148.3 |
| 2013 | 897 | 143.8 |
| 2012 | 887 | 139.5 |
| 2011 | 880 | 135.3 |
| 2010 | - | 131.2 |
| 2009 | - | 127.2 |
| 2008 | - | 123.2 |
| 2007 | - | 119.3 |
| 2006 | - | 115.5 |
| 2005 | - | 111.8 |
| 2004 | - | 108.4 |
| 2003 | - | 105.3 |
| 2002 | - | 102.2 |
| 2001 | - | 99.2 |
| 2000 | - | 96.3 |
| 1999 | - | 93.3 |
| 1998 | - | 90.5 |
| 1997 | - | 87.7 |
| 1996 | - | 84.9 |
| 1995 | - | 82.1 |
| 1994 | - | 79.2 |
| 1993 | - | 76.3 |
| 1992 | - | 73.5 |
| 1991 | - | 70.8 |
| 1990 | - | 68.1 |
| 1989 | - | 65.6 |
| 1988 | - | 63.1 |
| 1987 | - | 60.7 |
| 1986 | - | 58.4 |
| 1985 | - | 56.2 |
| 1984 | - | 54.1 |
| 1983 | - | 52.1 |
| 1982 | - | 50.2 |
| 1981 | - | 48.5 |
| 1980 | - | 46.8 |
| 1979 | - | 45.2 |
| 1978 | - | 43.8 |
| 1977 | - | 42.4 |
| 1976 | - | 41.1 |
| 1975 | - | 39.9 |
| 1974 | - | 38.7 |
| 1973 | - | 37.6 |
| 1972 | - | 36.6 |
| 1971 | - | 35.6 |
| 1970 | - | 34.7 |
| 1969 | - | 33.7 |
| 1968 | - | 32.8 |
| 1967 | - | 32 |
| 1966 | - | 31.2 |
| 1965 | - | 30.4 |
| 1964 | - | 29.7 |
| 1963 | - | 29 |
| 1962 | - | 28.4 |
| 1961 | - | 27.7 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Curacao
|
Yemen
|
|
| 2024 | 91.4% | 36.8% |
| 2023 | 91.4% | 36.6% |
| 2022 | 91.4% | 36.3% |
| 2021 | 91.4% | 36.1% |
| 2020 | 91.4% | 35.7% |
| 2019 | 91.4% | 34.9% |
| 2018 | 91.4% | 34.2% |
| 2017 | 91.3% | 33.6% |
| 2016 | 91.3% | 33% |
| 2015 | 91.3% | 32.4% |
| 2014 | 91.3% | 31.9% |
| 2013 | 91.3% | 31.4% |
| 2012 | 91.3% | 31.2% |
| 2011 | 91.3% | 30.9% |
| 2010 | 91.2% | 30.6% |
| 2009 | 91.2% | 30.3% |
| 2008 | 91.2% | 30% |
| 2007 | 91.2% | 29.6% |
| 2006 | 91.2% | 29.2% |
| 2005 | 91.2% | 28.9% |
| 2004 | 91.2% | 28.5% |
| 2003 | 91.1% | 28% |
| 2002 | 91.1% | 27.6% |
| 2001 | 91.1% | 27.1% |
| 2000 | 90.9% | 26.6% |
| 1999 | 90.4% | 26.1% |
| 1998 | 89.8% | 25.5% |
| 1997 | 89% | 25% |
| 1996 | 88.1% | 24.4% |
| 1995 | 87.2% | 23.8% |
| 1994 | 86.4% | 23.2% |
| 1993 | 85.7% | 22.5% |
| 1992 | 85.1% | 21.8% |
| 1991 | 84.7% | 21% |
| 1990 | 84.2% | 20.2% |
| 1989 | 83.9% | 19.4% |
| 1988 | 83.5% | 18.6% |
| 1987 | 83.2% | 17.8% |
| 1986 | 82.8% | 17% |
| 1985 | 82.5% | 16.3% |
| 1984 | 82.2% | 15.5% |
| 1983 | 82% | 14.7% |
| 1982 | 81.7% | 14% |
| 1981 | 81.5% | 13.2% |
| 1980 | 81.2% | 12.4% |
| 1979 | 81% | 11.6% |
| 1978 | 80.7% | 10.8% |
| 1977 | 80.5% | 10.1% |
| 1976 | 80.3% | 9.35% |
| 1975 | 80.1% | 8.67% |
| 1974 | 79.8% | 8.03% |
| 1973 | 79.6% | 7.43% |
| 1972 | 79.3% | 6.9% |
| 1971 | 79.1% | 6.42% |
| 1970 | 78.8% | 6.02% |
| 1969 | 78.5% | 5.67% |
| 1968 | 78.3% | 5.34% |
| 1967 | 77.9% | 5.03% |
| 1966 | 77.6% | 4.75% |
| 1965 | 77.3% | 4.49% |
| 1964 | 76.9% | 4.24% |
| 1963 | 76.5% | 4.02% |
| 1962 | 76.1% | 3.8% |
| 1961 | 75.6% | 3.59% |
| 1960 | 75.2% | 3.4% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 91.2% to 91.4% in Curacao and from 28.5% to 36.8% in Yemen.
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