The latest officially reported population of Curacao was 155,900 in 2024 vs 83,510,950 people in Germany in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Curacao's population is 155,910 people compared to 83,039,665 in Germany.
Population statistics:
- Germany's population is 533 times bigger than Curacao's.
- Curacao is ranked the 179th most populous country in the world, while Germany is the 19th.
- The countries together account for 1.01% of the world: 0.002% for Curacao vs 1% for Germany.
- For the last 10 years, Curacao has had an average growth rate of +0.14% per year vs +0.32% in Germany.
- Since 2005, the population of Curacao has increased from 138K people to 156K (13.3% growth), while Germany has grown from 82.5M to 83M (0.69% growth).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 19.1% of the population in Curacao and 13.4% in Germany.
Curacao vs Germany: live population counter
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| Current population |
155910
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83039665
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| Population rank | 179/197 | 19/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.002% | 1% |
| One net population change |
3.65 days
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1.34 minutes
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| One birth every |
7.5 hours
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45.3 seconds
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| One death every |
5.8 hours
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30.6 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
17.1 hours
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14.2 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +513 | +36,954 |
| Daily growth/decline | +0 | -1,071 |
| Annual growth/decline | +100 | -390,973 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.06% | -0.47% |
| Population growth rate rank | 160/197 | 184/197 |
Curacao and Germany: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 124,826 | 72,814,900 | - | - |
| 1961 | 126,125 | 73,377,632 | 1.04% | 0.77% |
| 1962 | 128,414 | 74,025,784 | 1.81% | 0.88% |
| 1963 | 130,860 | 74,714,353 | 1.9% | 0.93% |
| 1964 | 133,148 | 75,318,337 | 1.75% | 0.81% |
| 1965 | 135,266 | 75,963,695 | 1.59% | 0.86% |
| 1966 | 136,682 | 76,600,311 | 1.05% | 0.84% |
| 1967 | 138,140 | 76,951,336 | 1.07% | 0.46% |
| 1968 | 140,298 | 77,294,314 | 1.56% | 0.45% |
| 1969 | 142,581 | 77,909,682 | 1.63% | 0.8% |
| 1970 | 144,739 | 78,169,289 | 1.51% | 0.33% |
| 1971 | 147,389 | 78,312,842 | 1.83% | 0.18% |
| 1972 | 147,710 | 78,688,452 | 0.22% | 0.48% |
| 1973 | 146,912 | 78,936,666 | -0.54% | 0.32% |
| 1974 | 148,351 | 78,967,433 | 0.98% | 0.04% |
| 1975 | 149,129 | 78,673,554 | 0.52% | -0.37% |
| 1976 | 149,399 | 78,336,950 | 0.18% | -0.43% |
| 1977 | 149,459 | 78,159,814 | 0.04% | -0.23% |
| 1978 | 148,341 | 78,091,820 | -0.75% | -0.09% |
| 1979 | 147,851 | 78,126,350 | -0.33% | 0.04% |
| 1980 | 148,041 | 78,288,576 | 0.13% | 0.21% |
| 1981 | 148,629 | 78,407,907 | 0.4% | 0.15% |
| 1982 | 150,101 | 78,333,366 | 0.99% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 151,159 | 78,128,282 | 0.7% | -0.26% |
| 1984 | 151,940 | 77,858,685 | 0.52% | -0.35% |
| 1985 | 152,711 | 77,684,873 | 0.51% | -0.22% |
| 1986 | 152,662 | 77,720,436 | -0.03% | 0.05% |
| 1987 | 151,456 | 77,839,920 | -0.79% | 0.15% |
| 1988 | 149,254 | 78,144,619 | -1.45% | 0.39% |
| 1989 | 146,937 | 78,751,283 | -1.55% | 0.78% |
| 1990 | 145,400 | 79,433,029 | -1.05% | 0.87% |
| 1991 | 144,403 | 80,013,896 | -0.69% | 0.73% |
| 1992 | 143,912 | 80,624,598 | -0.34% | 0.76% |
| 1993 | 144,299 | 81,156,363 | 0.27% | 0.66% |
| 1994 | 144,630 | 81,438,348 | 0.23% | 0.35% |
| 1995 | 145,139 | 81,678,051 | 0.35% | 0.29% |
| 1996 | 146,306 | 81,914,831 | 0.8% | 0.29% |
| 1997 | 146,956 | 82,034,771 | 0.44% | 0.15% |
| 1998 | 144,472 | 82,047,195 | -1.69% | 0.02% |
| 1999 | 139,428 | 82,100,243 | -3.49% | 0.06% |
| 2000 | 133,860 | 82,211,508 | -3.99% | 0.14% |
| 2001 | 129,047 | 82,349,925 | -3.6% | 0.17% |
| 2002 | 129,205 | 82,488,495 | 0.12% | 0.17% |
| 2003 | 131,897 | 82,534,176 | 2.08% | 0.06% |
| 2004 | 134,192 | 82,516,260 | 1.74% | -0.02% |
| 2005 | 137,658 | 82,469,422 | 2.58% | -0.06% |
| 2006 | 141,239 | 82,376,451 | 2.6% | -0.11% |
| 2007 | 144,056 | 82,266,372 | 1.99% | -0.13% |
| 2008 | 145,880 | 82,110,097 | 1.27% | -0.19% |
| 2009 | 146,833 | 81,902,307 | 0.65% | -0.25% |
| 2010 | 148,703 | 81,776,930 | 1.27% | -0.15% |
| 2011 | 150,831 | 80,274,983 | 1.43% | -1.84% |
| 2012 | 152,088 | 80,425,823 | 0.83% | 0.19% |
| 2013 | 153,822 | 80,645,605 | 1.14% | 0.27% |
| 2014 | 155,909 | 80,982,500 | 1.36% | 0.42% |
| 2015 | 157,980 | 81,686,611 | 1.33% | 0.87% |
| 2016 | 159,664 | 82,348,669 | 1.07% | 0.81% |
| 2017 | 160,175 | 82,657,002 | 0.32% | 0.37% |
| 2018 | 159,336 | 82,905,782 | -0.52% | 0.3% |
| 2019 | 157,441 | 83,092,962 | -1.19% | 0.23% |
| 2020 | 154,947 | 83,160,871 | -1.58% | 0.08% |
| 2021 | 152,369 | 83,196,078 | -1.66% | 0.04% |
| 2022 | 149,996 | 83,797,985 | -1.56% | 0.72% |
| 2023 | 155,800 | 83,901,923 | 3.87% | 0.12% |
| 2024 | 155,900 | 83,510,950 | 0.06% | -0.47% |
| 2025 | 155,910 | 83,039,665 | 0.007% | -0.56% |
| 2026 | 155,878 | 82,614,154 | -0.02% | -0.51% |
| 2027 | 155,806 | 82,415,087 | -0.05% | -0.24% |
| 2028 | 155,710 | 82,204,095 | -0.06% | -0.26% |
| 2029 | 155,558 | 81,983,207 | -0.1% | -0.27% |
| 2030 | 155,356 | 81,761,486 | -0.13% | -0.27% |
| 2031 | 155,112 | 81,535,782 | -0.16% | -0.28% |
| 2032 | 154,845 | 81,309,833 | -0.17% | -0.28% |
| 2033 | 154,546 | 81,088,671 | -0.19% | -0.27% |
| 2034 | 154,200 | 80,874,239 | -0.22% | -0.26% |
| 2035 | 153,844 | 80,664,119 | -0.23% | -0.26% |
| 2036 | 153,444 | 80,440,400 | -0.26% | -0.28% |
| 2037 | 153,028 | 80,216,687 | -0.27% | -0.28% |
| 2038 | 152,600 | 79,996,530 | -0.28% | -0.27% |
| 2039 | 152,140 | 79,775,309 | -0.3% | -0.28% |
| 2040 | 151,635 | 79,559,716 | -0.33% | -0.27% |
| 2041 | 151,130 | 79,356,179 | -0.33% | -0.26% |
| 2042 | 150,608 | 79,162,051 | -0.35% | -0.24% |
| 2043 | 150,071 | 78,957,628 | -0.36% | -0.26% |
| 2044 | 149,519 | 78,737,840 | -0.37% | -0.28% |
| 2045 | 148,941 | 78,512,825 | -0.39% | -0.29% |
| 2046 | 148,367 | 78,288,289 | -0.39% | -0.29% |
| 2047 | 147,763 | 78,060,952 | -0.41% | -0.29% |
| 2048 | 147,130 | 77,820,753 | -0.43% | -0.31% |
| 2049 | 146,495 | 77,573,634 | -0.43% | -0.32% |
| 2050 | 145,829 | 77,330,385 | -0.45% | -0.31% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Curacao increased by 20,322 people (a 14.8% growth), while Germany lost 782,811 people (a 0.95% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Curacao lost -2,070 (a 1.31% decline), while Germany's population increased by 1,353,054 (a 1.66% growth).
Curacao was ranked 179th most populous country in 2005 and is still 179th in 2025. Germany was ranked 13th in 2005 and ranked 19th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Curacao's population will shrink by 6.47% to 145,829 people with a rank change from 179th to 180th. The population of Germany will decrease by 6.88% to 77,330,385 people and rank change from 19th to 24th.
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Population differences between Curacao and Germany
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| Life expectancy | 77.2 years | 81.7 years |
| Average age | 40.8 years | 45 years |
| Median age | 39.5 years | 46.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.6:52.4 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.2 births per woman | 1.39 births per woman |
| Population density | 909 ppl/mi² | 619 ppl/mi² |
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