The latest officially reported population of Curacao was 155,967 in 2024 vs 1,892,516 people in Equatorial Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Curacao's population is 155,945 people compared to 1,984,968 in Equatorial Guinea.
Population statistics:
- Equatorial Guinea's population is 12.7 times bigger than Curacao's.
- Curacao is ranked the 179th most populous country in the world, while Equatorial Guinea is the 148th.
- The countries together account for 0.03% of the world: 0.002% for Curacao vs 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea.
- For the last 10 years, Curacao has had an average growth rate of +0.13% per year vs +3.15% in Equatorial Guinea.
- Since 2006, the population of Curacao has increased from 141K people to 156K (10.4% growth), while Equatorial Guinea has grown from 990K to 1.98M (100.4% growth).
- Equatorial Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5M people, while Curacao's population already peaked in 2017 at 160K people and is projected to decrease to 101K people by 2100.
Curacao vs Equatorial Guinea: live population counter
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| Current population |
155945
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1984968
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| Population rank | 179/197 | 148/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.002% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
6.67 hours
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11.7 minutes
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| One birth every |
7.56 hours
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9.61 minutes
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| One death every |
5.84 hours
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36.1 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
17.1 hours
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2.25 hours
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| Annual migration change | +513 | +3,891 |
| Daily growth/decline | +4 | +123 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,313 | +44,967 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.85% | +2.43% |
| Population growth rate rank | 113/197 | 30/197 |
Curacao and Equatorial Guinea: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 124,826 | 269,807 | - | - |
| 1961 | 126,125 | 274,896 | 1.04% | 1.89% |
| 1962 | 128,414 | 280,286 | 1.81% | 1.96% |
| 1963 | 130,860 | 285,965 | 1.9% | 2.03% |
| 1964 | 133,148 | 291,942 | 1.75% | 2.09% |
| 1965 | 135,266 | 298,238 | 1.59% | 2.16% |
| 1966 | 136,682 | 304,859 | 1.05% | 2.22% |
| 1967 | 138,140 | 311,805 | 1.07% | 2.28% |
| 1968 | 140,298 | 318,849 | 1.56% | 2.26% |
| 1969 | 142,581 | 322,517 | 1.63% | 1.15% |
| 1970 | 144,739 | 320,803 | 1.51% | -0.53% |
| 1971 | 147,389 | 315,940 | 1.83% | -1.52% |
| 1972 | 147,710 | 309,468 | 0.22% | -2.05% |
| 1973 | 146,912 | 302,281 | -0.54% | -2.32% |
| 1974 | 148,351 | 294,953 | 0.98% | -2.42% |
| 1975 | 149,129 | 287,901 | 0.52% | -2.39% |
| 1976 | 149,399 | 281,031 | 0.18% | -2.39% |
| 1977 | 149,459 | 276,779 | 0.04% | -1.51% |
| 1978 | 148,341 | 276,531 | -0.75% | -0.09% |
| 1979 | 147,851 | 279,846 | -0.33% | 1.2% |
| 1980 | 148,041 | 288,644 | 0.13% | 3.14% |
| 1981 | 148,629 | 303,252 | 0.4% | 5.06% |
| 1982 | 150,101 | 322,216 | 0.99% | 6.25% |
| 1983 | 151,159 | 343,421 | 0.7% | 6.58% |
| 1984 | 151,940 | 364,899 | 0.52% | 6.25% |
| 1985 | 152,711 | 385,547 | 0.51% | 5.66% |
| 1986 | 152,662 | 404,728 | -0.03% | 4.98% |
| 1987 | 151,456 | 422,522 | -0.79% | 4.4% |
| 1988 | 149,254 | 439,651 | -1.45% | 4.05% |
| 1989 | 146,937 | 456,808 | -1.55% | 3.9% |
| 1990 | 145,400 | 474,274 | -1.05% | 3.82% |
| 1991 | 144,403 | 492,217 | -0.69% | 3.78% |
| 1992 | 143,912 | 510,770 | -0.34% | 3.77% |
| 1993 | 144,299 | 530,023 | 0.27% | 3.77% |
| 1994 | 144,630 | 550,138 | 0.23% | 3.8% |
| 1995 | 145,139 | 571,264 | 0.35% | 3.84% |
| 1996 | 146,306 | 593,492 | 0.8% | 3.89% |
| 1997 | 146,956 | 616,893 | 0.44% | 3.94% |
| 1998 | 144,472 | 641,474 | -1.69% | 3.98% |
| 1999 | 139,428 | 667,214 | -3.49% | 4.01% |
| 2000 | 133,860 | 703,279 | -3.99% | 5.41% |
| 2001 | 129,047 | 749,836 | -3.6% | 6.62% |
| 2002 | 129,205 | 797,957 | 0.12% | 6.42% |
| 2003 | 131,897 | 847,862 | 2.08% | 6.25% |
| 2004 | 134,192 | 899,917 | 1.74% | 6.14% |
| 2005 | 137,658 | 947,367 | 2.58% | 5.27% |
| 2006 | 141,239 | 990,343 | 2.6% | 4.54% |
| 2007 | 144,056 | 1,036,044 | 1.99% | 4.61% |
| 2008 | 145,880 | 1,084,530 | 1.27% | 4.68% |
| 2009 | 146,833 | 1,135,673 | 0.65% | 4.72% |
| 2010 | 148,703 | 1,189,085 | 1.27% | 4.7% |
| 2011 | 150,831 | 1,241,835 | 1.43% | 4.44% |
| 2012 | 152,088 | 1,293,483 | 0.83% | 4.16% |
| 2013 | 153,822 | 1,346,218 | 1.14% | 4.08% |
| 2014 | 155,909 | 1,399,828 | 1.36% | 3.98% |
| 2015 | 157,980 | 1,453,923 | 1.33% | 3.86% |
| 2016 | 159,664 | 1,508,186 | 1.07% | 3.73% |
| 2017 | 160,175 | 1,562,396 | 0.32% | 3.59% |
| 2018 | 159,336 | 1,616,422 | -0.52% | 3.46% |
| 2019 | 157,441 | 1,670,177 | -1.19% | 3.33% |
| 2020 | 155,482 | 1,716,468 | -1.24% | 2.77% |
| 2021 | 153,948 | 1,758,786 | -0.99% | 2.47% |
| 2022 | 153,321 | 1,803,545 | -0.41% | 2.54% |
| 2023 | 154,654 | 1,847,549 | 0.87% | 2.44% |
| 2024 | 155,967 | 1,892,516 | 0.85% | 2.43% |
| 2025 | 155,977 | 1,938,427 | 0.007% | 2.43% |
| 2026 | 155,945 | 1,984,463 | -0.02% | 2.37% |
| 2027 | 155,873 | 2,030,749 | -0.05% | 2.33% |
| 2028 | 155,776 | 2,077,253 | -0.06% | 2.29% |
| 2029 | 155,625 | 2,123,699 | -0.1% | 2.24% |
| 2030 | 155,422 | 2,170,434 | -0.13% | 2.2% |
| 2031 | 155,179 | 2,218,077 | -0.16% | 2.2% |
| 2032 | 154,912 | 2,267,025 | -0.17% | 2.21% |
| 2033 | 154,613 | 2,315,991 | -0.19% | 2.16% |
| 2034 | 154,266 | 2,364,847 | -0.22% | 2.11% |
| 2035 | 153,910 | 2,414,263 | -0.23% | 2.09% |
| 2036 | 153,509 | 2,463,880 | -0.26% | 2.06% |
| 2037 | 153,094 | 2,513,955 | -0.27% | 2.03% |
| 2038 | 152,666 | 2,564,843 | -0.28% | 2.02% |
| 2039 | 152,205 | 2,615,417 | -0.3% | 1.97% |
| 2040 | 151,700 | 2,665,575 | -0.33% | 1.92% |
| 2041 | 151,195 | 2,715,477 | -0.33% | 1.87% |
| 2042 | 150,673 | 2,764,764 | -0.35% | 1.82% |
| 2043 | 150,136 | 2,813,769 | -0.36% | 1.77% |
| 2044 | 149,583 | 2,862,511 | -0.37% | 1.73% |
| 2045 | 149,005 | 2,911,227 | -0.39% | 1.7% |
| 2046 | 148,431 | 2,959,088 | -0.39% | 1.64% |
| 2047 | 147,827 | 3,005,551 | -0.41% | 1.57% |
| 2048 | 147,194 | 3,051,480 | -0.43% | 1.53% |
| 2049 | 146,558 | 3,097,625 | -0.43% | 1.51% |
| 2050 | 145,892 | 3,143,719 | -0.45% | 1.49% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Curacao increased by 18,425 people (a 13% growth), while Equatorial Guinea gained 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Curacao lost -3,719 (a 2.33% decline), while Equatorial Guinea's population increased by 476,782 (a 31.6% growth).
Curacao was ranked 179th most populous country in 2006 and is still 179th in 2026. Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th in 2006 and ranked 148th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Curacao's population will shrink by 6.45% to 145,892 people with a rank change from 179th to 180th. The population of Equatorial Guinea will increase by 58.4% to 3,143,719 people and rank change from 148th to 140th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Willemstad | 150K |
| Barber | 2.42K |
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| City | Population |
| Malabo | 297K |
| Bata | 290K |
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Population differences between Curacao and Equatorial Guinea
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| Life expectancy | 77.3 years | 64.3 years |
| Average age | 40.8 years | 25.9 years |
| Median age | 39.5 years | 22 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.6:52.4 | 52.7:47.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.2 births per woman | 4.08 births per woman |
| Population density | 910 ppl/mi² | 174.7 ppl/mi² |
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