The latest officially reported population of Curacao was 155,967 in 2024 vs 83,516,593 people in Germany in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Curacao's population is 155,945 people compared to 82,619,736 in Germany.
Population statistics:
- Germany's population is 530 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% of the world: 0.002% for Curacao vs 1% for Germany.
- For the last 10 years, Curacao has had an average growth rate of +0.13% per year vs +0.32% in Germany.
- Since 2006, the population of Curacao has increased from 141K people to 156K (10.4% growth), while Germany has grown from 82.4M to 82.6M (0.3% growth).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 19.7% of the population in Curacao and 13.1% in Germany.
Curacao vs Germany: live population counter
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| Current population |
155945
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82619736
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| Population rank | 179/197 | 19/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.002% | 1% |
| One net population change |
6.67 hours
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2.29 minutes
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| One birth every |
7.56 hours
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45.6 seconds
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| One death every |
5.84 hours
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30.8 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 | +4 | +628 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,313 | +229,320 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.85% | +0.28% |
| Population growth rate rank | 113/197 | 152/197 |
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 | 155,482 | 83,160,871 | -1.24% | 0.08% |
| 2021 | 153,948 | 83,196,078 | -0.99% | 0.04% |
| 2022 | 153,321 | 83,177,813 | -0.41% | -0.02% |
| 2023 | 154,654 | 83,287,273 | 0.87% | 0.13% |
| 2024 | 155,967 | 83,516,593 | 0.85% | 0.28% |
| 2025 | 155,977 | 83,045,276 | 0.007% | -0.56% |
| 2026 | 155,945 | 82,619,736 | -0.02% | -0.51% |
| 2027 | 155,873 | 82,420,656 | -0.05% | -0.24% |
| 2028 | 155,776 | 82,209,650 | -0.06% | -0.26% |
| 2029 | 155,625 | 81,988,746 | -0.1% | -0.27% |
| 2030 | 155,422 | 81,767,011 | -0.13% | -0.27% |
| 2031 | 155,179 | 81,541,291 | -0.16% | -0.28% |
| 2032 | 154,912 | 81,315,327 | -0.17% | -0.28% |
| 2033 | 154,613 | 81,094,150 | -0.19% | -0.27% |
| 2034 | 154,266 | 80,879,704 | -0.22% | -0.26% |
| 2035 | 153,910 | 80,669,570 | -0.23% | -0.26% |
| 2036 | 153,509 | 80,445,835 | -0.26% | -0.28% |
| 2037 | 153,094 | 80,222,108 | -0.27% | -0.28% |
| 2038 | 152,666 | 80,001,936 | -0.28% | -0.27% |
| 2039 | 152,205 | 79,780,699 | -0.3% | -0.28% |
| 2040 | 151,700 | 79,565,092 | -0.33% | -0.27% |
| 2041 | 151,195 | 79,361,541 | -0.33% | -0.26% |
| 2042 | 150,673 | 79,167,400 | -0.35% | -0.24% |
| 2043 | 150,136 | 78,962,964 | -0.36% | -0.26% |
| 2044 | 149,583 | 78,743,160 | -0.37% | -0.28% |
| 2045 | 149,005 | 78,518,131 | -0.39% | -0.29% |
| 2046 | 148,431 | 78,293,579 | -0.39% | -0.29% |
| 2047 | 147,827 | 78,066,226 | -0.41% | -0.29% |
| 2048 | 147,194 | 77,826,011 | -0.43% | -0.31% |
| 2049 | 146,558 | 77,578,876 | -0.43% | -0.32% |
| 2050 | 145,892 | 77,335,610 | -0.45% | -0.31% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Curacao increased by 18,425 people (a 13% growth), while Germany lost 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Curacao lost -3,719 (a 2.33% decline), while Germany's population increased by 271,067 (a 0.33% growth).
Curacao was ranked 179th most populous country in 2006 and is still 179th in 2026. Germany was ranked 14th in 2006 and ranked 19th 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 Germany will decrease by 6.4% to 77,335,610 people and rank change from 19th to 24th.
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Population differences between Curacao and Germany
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| Life expectancy | 77.3 years | 81.9 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 | 910 ppl/mi² | 619 ppl/mi² |
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