The latest officially reported population of Curacao was 155,967 in 2024 vs 10,405,134 people in Greece in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Curacao's population is 155,945 people compared to 10,249,082 in Greece.
Population statistics:
- Greece's population is 65.7 times bigger than Curacao's.
- Curacao is ranked the 179th most populous country in the world, while Greece is the 96th.
- The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.002% for Curacao vs 0.12% for Greece.
- For the last 10 years, Curacao has had an average growth rate of +0.13% per year vs -0.47% in Greece.
- Since 2006, the population of Curacao has increased from 141K people to 156K (10.4% growth), while Greece has declined from 11M to 10.2M (7% decline).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 19.7% of the population in Curacao and 27% in Greece.
Curacao vs Greece: live population counter
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| Current population |
155945
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10249082
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| Population rank | 179/197 | 96/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.002% | 0.12% |
| One net population change |
6.67 hours
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3.95 hours
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| One birth every |
7.56 hours
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7.43 minutes
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| One death every |
5.84 hours
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4.14 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
17.1 hours
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4.28 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +513 | -122,772 |
| Daily growth/decline | +4 | -6 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,313 | -2,217 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.85% | -0.02% |
| Population growth rate rank | 113/197 | 166/197 |
Curacao and Greece: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 124,826 | 8,331,725 | - | - |
| 1961 | 126,125 | 8,398,050 | 1.04% | 0.8% |
| 1962 | 128,414 | 8,448,233 | 1.81% | 0.6% |
| 1963 | 130,860 | 8,479,625 | 1.9% | 0.37% |
| 1964 | 133,148 | 8,510,429 | 1.75% | 0.36% |
| 1965 | 135,266 | 8,550,333 | 1.59% | 0.47% |
| 1966 | 136,682 | 8,613,651 | 1.05% | 0.74% |
| 1967 | 138,140 | 8,684,088 | 1.07% | 0.82% |
| 1968 | 140,298 | 8,740,765 | 1.56% | 0.65% |
| 1969 | 142,581 | 8,772,764 | 1.63% | 0.37% |
| 1970 | 144,739 | 8,792,806 | 1.51% | 0.23% |
| 1971 | 147,389 | 8,831,036 | 1.83% | 0.43% |
| 1972 | 147,710 | 8,888,628 | 0.22% | 0.65% |
| 1973 | 146,912 | 8,929,086 | -0.54% | 0.46% |
| 1974 | 148,351 | 8,962,022 | 0.98% | 0.37% |
| 1975 | 149,129 | 9,046,541 | 0.52% | 0.94% |
| 1976 | 149,399 | 9,188,150 | 0.18% | 1.57% |
| 1977 | 149,459 | 9,308,479 | 0.04% | 1.31% |
| 1978 | 148,341 | 9,429,959 | -0.75% | 1.31% |
| 1979 | 147,851 | 9,548,258 | -0.33% | 1.25% |
| 1980 | 148,041 | 9,642,505 | 0.13% | 0.99% |
| 1981 | 148,629 | 9,729,350 | 0.4% | 0.9% |
| 1982 | 150,101 | 9,789,513 | 0.99% | 0.62% |
| 1983 | 151,159 | 9,846,627 | 0.7% | 0.58% |
| 1984 | 151,940 | 9,895,801 | 0.52% | 0.5% |
| 1985 | 152,711 | 9,934,300 | 0.51% | 0.39% |
| 1986 | 152,662 | 9,967,213 | -0.03% | 0.33% |
| 1987 | 151,456 | 10,000,595 | -0.79% | 0.33% |
| 1988 | 149,254 | 10,036,983 | -1.45% | 0.36% |
| 1989 | 146,937 | 10,089,498 | -1.55% | 0.52% |
| 1990 | 145,400 | 10,196,792 | -1.05% | 1.06% |
| 1991 | 144,403 | 10,319,927 | -0.69% | 1.21% |
| 1992 | 143,912 | 10,399,061 | -0.34% | 0.77% |
| 1993 | 144,299 | 10,460,415 | 0.27% | 0.59% |
| 1994 | 144,630 | 10,512,922 | 0.23% | 0.5% |
| 1995 | 145,139 | 10,562,153 | 0.35% | 0.47% |
| 1996 | 146,306 | 10,608,800 | 0.8% | 0.44% |
| 1997 | 146,956 | 10,661,259 | 0.44% | 0.49% |
| 1998 | 144,472 | 10,720,509 | -1.69% | 0.56% |
| 1999 | 139,428 | 10,761,698 | -3.49% | 0.38% |
| 2000 | 133,860 | 10,805,808 | -3.99% | 0.41% |
| 2001 | 129,047 | 10,862,132 | -3.6% | 0.52% |
| 2002 | 129,205 | 10,902,022 | 0.12% | 0.37% |
| 2003 | 131,897 | 10,928,070 | 2.08% | 0.24% |
| 2004 | 134,192 | 10,955,141 | 1.74% | 0.25% |
| 2005 | 137,658 | 10,987,314 | 2.58% | 0.29% |
| 2006 | 141,239 | 11,020,362 | 2.6% | 0.3% |
| 2007 | 144,056 | 11,048,473 | 1.99% | 0.26% |
| 2008 | 145,880 | 11,077,841 | 1.27% | 0.27% |
| 2009 | 146,833 | 11,107,017 | 0.65% | 0.26% |
| 2010 | 148,703 | 11,121,341 | 1.27% | 0.13% |
| 2011 | 150,831 | 11,104,899 | 1.43% | -0.15% |
| 2012 | 152,088 | 11,045,011 | 0.83% | -0.54% |
| 2013 | 153,822 | 10,965,211 | 1.14% | -0.72% |
| 2014 | 155,909 | 10,892,413 | 1.36% | -0.66% |
| 2015 | 157,980 | 10,820,883 | 1.33% | -0.66% |
| 2016 | 159,664 | 10,775,971 | 1.07% | -0.42% |
| 2017 | 160,175 | 10,754,679 | 0.32% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 159,336 | 10,732,882 | -0.52% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 157,441 | 10,721,582 | -1.19% | -0.11% |
| 2020 | 155,482 | 10,698,599 | -1.24% | -0.21% |
| 2021 | 153,948 | 10,569,207 | -0.99% | -1.21% |
| 2022 | 153,321 | 10,436,882 | -0.41% | -1.25% |
| 2023 | 154,654 | 10,407,351 | 0.87% | -0.28% |
| 2024 | 155,967 | 10,405,134 | 0.85% | -0.02% |
| 2025 | 155,977 | 10,292,291 | 0.007% | -1.08% |
| 2026 | 155,945 | 10,249,082 | -0.02% | -0.42% |
| 2027 | 155,873 | 10,204,400 | -0.05% | -0.44% |
| 2028 | 155,776 | 10,159,146 | -0.06% | -0.44% |
| 2029 | 155,625 | 10,113,475 | -0.1% | -0.45% |
| 2030 | 155,422 | 10,067,720 | -0.13% | -0.45% |
| 2031 | 155,179 | 10,021,773 | -0.16% | -0.46% |
| 2032 | 154,912 | 9,974,701 | -0.17% | -0.47% |
| 2033 | 154,613 | 9,927,344 | -0.19% | -0.47% |
| 2034 | 154,266 | 9,880,848 | -0.22% | -0.47% |
| 2035 | 153,910 | 9,834,216 | -0.23% | -0.47% |
| 2036 | 153,509 | 9,787,786 | -0.26% | -0.47% |
| 2037 | 153,094 | 9,741,790 | -0.27% | -0.47% |
| 2038 | 152,666 | 9,695,855 | -0.28% | -0.47% |
| 2039 | 152,205 | 9,650,459 | -0.3% | -0.47% |
| 2040 | 151,700 | 9,605,475 | -0.33% | -0.47% |
| 2041 | 151,195 | 9,560,641 | -0.33% | -0.47% |
| 2042 | 150,673 | 9,516,502 | -0.35% | -0.46% |
| 2043 | 150,136 | 9,472,263 | -0.36% | -0.46% |
| 2044 | 149,583 | 9,426,737 | -0.37% | -0.48% |
| 2045 | 149,005 | 9,380,458 | -0.39% | -0.49% |
| 2046 | 148,431 | 9,333,671 | -0.39% | -0.5% |
| 2047 | 147,827 | 9,284,541 | -0.41% | -0.53% |
| 2048 | 147,194 | 9,233,189 | -0.43% | -0.55% |
| 2049 | 146,558 | 9,180,074 | -0.43% | -0.58% |
| 2050 | 145,892 | 9,125,443 | -0.45% | -0.6% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Curacao increased by 18,425 people (a 13% growth), while Greece lost 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Curacao lost -3,719 (a 2.33% decline), while Greece's population decreased by -526,889 (a 4.89% decline).
Curacao was ranked 179th most populous country in 2006 and is still 179th in 2026. Greece was ranked 74th in 2006 and ranked 96th 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 Greece will decrease by 11% to 9,125,443 people and rank change from 96th to 106th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Willemstad | 150K |
| Barber | 2.42K |
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| City | Population |
| Athens | 643K |
| Crete | 623K |
| Thessaloniki | 310K |
| Piraeus | 168K |
| Larissa | 146K |
| Peristeri | 134K |
| Glyfada | 89.6K |
| Nikaia | 88.1K |
| Nea Smyrni | 72.9K |
| Palaio Faliro | 64.9K |
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Population differences between Curacao and Greece
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| Life expectancy | 77.3 years | 82.4 years |
| Average age | 40.8 years | 45.5 years |
| Median age | 39.5 years | 47.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.6:52.4 | 48.4:51.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.2 births per woman | 1.32 births per woman |
| Population density | 910 ppl/mi² | 209.1 ppl/mi² |
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