The latest officially reported population of Curacao was 155,967 in 2024 vs 7,381,023 people in Libya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Curacao's population is 155,945 people compared to 7,540,799 in Libya.
Population statistics:
- Libya's population is 48.4 times bigger than Curacao's.
- Curacao is ranked the 179th most populous country in the world, while Libya is the 105th.
- The countries together account for 0.09% of the world: 0.002% for Curacao vs 0.09% for Libya.
- For the last 10 years, Curacao has had an average growth rate of +0.13% per year vs +1.44% in Libya.
- Since 2006, the population of Curacao has increased from 141K people to 156K (10.4% growth), while Libya has grown from 5.98M to 7.54M (26.1% growth).
- Libya is projected to reach its peak in 2086 at 9.97M people, while Curacao's population already peaked in 2017 at 160K people and is projected to decrease to 101K people by 2100.
Curacao vs Libya: live population counter
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| Current population |
155945
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7540799
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| Population rank | 179/197 | 105/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.002% | 0.09% |
| One net population change |
6.67 hours
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6.97 minutes
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| One birth every |
7.56 hours
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4.23 minutes
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| One death every |
5.84 hours
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10.8 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
17.1 hours
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2.54 hours
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| Annual migration change | +513 | +3,448 |
| Daily growth/decline | +4 | +206 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,313 | +75,364 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.85% | +1.03% |
| Population growth rate rank | 113/197 | 100/197 |
Curacao and Libya: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 124,826 | 1,492,890 | - | - |
| 1961 | 126,125 | 1,555,699 | 1.04% | 4.21% |
| 1962 | 128,414 | 1,621,960 | 1.81% | 4.26% |
| 1963 | 130,860 | 1,690,457 | 1.9% | 4.22% |
| 1964 | 133,148 | 1,753,691 | 1.75% | 3.74% |
| 1965 | 135,266 | 1,804,015 | 1.59% | 2.87% |
| 1966 | 136,682 | 1,849,063 | 1.05% | 2.5% |
| 1967 | 138,140 | 1,898,199 | 1.07% | 2.66% |
| 1968 | 140,298 | 1,952,781 | 1.56% | 2.88% |
| 1969 | 142,581 | 2,014,293 | 1.63% | 3.15% |
| 1970 | 144,739 | 2,082,589 | 1.51% | 3.39% |
| 1971 | 147,389 | 2,153,534 | 1.83% | 3.41% |
| 1972 | 147,710 | 2,226,091 | 0.22% | 3.37% |
| 1973 | 146,912 | 2,314,193 | -0.54% | 3.96% |
| 1974 | 148,351 | 2,432,211 | 0.98% | 5.1% |
| 1975 | 149,129 | 2,571,556 | 0.52% | 5.73% |
| 1976 | 149,399 | 2,721,237 | 0.18% | 5.82% |
| 1977 | 149,459 | 2,881,533 | 0.04% | 5.89% |
| 1978 | 148,341 | 3,052,526 | -0.75% | 5.93% |
| 1979 | 147,851 | 3,233,846 | -0.33% | 5.94% |
| 1980 | 148,041 | 3,424,378 | 0.13% | 5.89% |
| 1981 | 148,629 | 3,621,486 | 0.4% | 5.76% |
| 1982 | 150,101 | 3,724,765 | 0.99% | 2.85% |
| 1983 | 151,159 | 3,718,961 | 0.7% | -0.16% |
| 1984 | 151,940 | 3,773,633 | 0.52% | 1.47% |
| 1985 | 152,711 | 3,898,745 | 0.51% | 3.32% |
| 1986 | 152,662 | 4,017,403 | -0.03% | 3.04% |
| 1987 | 151,456 | 4,129,739 | -0.79% | 2.8% |
| 1988 | 149,254 | 4,237,755 | -1.45% | 2.62% |
| 1989 | 146,937 | 4,342,920 | -1.55% | 2.48% |
| 1990 | 145,400 | 4,445,239 | -1.05% | 2.36% |
| 1991 | 144,403 | 4,544,400 | -0.69% | 2.23% |
| 1992 | 143,912 | 4,640,352 | -0.34% | 2.11% |
| 1993 | 144,299 | 4,733,045 | 0.27% | 2% |
| 1994 | 144,630 | 4,822,037 | 0.23% | 1.88% |
| 1995 | 145,139 | 4,906,843 | 0.35% | 1.76% |
| 1996 | 146,306 | 4,987,393 | 0.8% | 1.64% |
| 1997 | 146,956 | 5,064,639 | 0.44% | 1.55% |
| 1998 | 144,472 | 5,140,704 | -1.69% | 1.5% |
| 1999 | 139,428 | 5,218,038 | -3.49% | 1.5% |
| 2000 | 133,860 | 5,305,021 | -3.99% | 1.67% |
| 2001 | 129,047 | 5,403,639 | -3.6% | 1.86% |
| 2002 | 129,205 | 5,508,410 | 0.12% | 1.94% |
| 2003 | 131,897 | 5,619,398 | 2.08% | 2.01% |
| 2004 | 134,192 | 5,736,693 | 1.74% | 2.09% |
| 2005 | 137,658 | 5,858,798 | 2.58% | 2.13% |
| 2006 | 141,239 | 5,980,211 | 2.6% | 2.07% |
| 2007 | 144,056 | 6,104,380 | 1.99% | 2.08% |
| 2008 | 145,880 | 6,235,430 | 1.27% | 2.15% |
| 2009 | 146,833 | 6,366,686 | 0.65% | 2.11% |
| 2010 | 148,703 | 6,497,839 | 1.27% | 2.06% |
| 2011 | 150,831 | 6,343,203 | 1.43% | -2.38% |
| 2012 | 152,088 | 6,179,328 | 0.83% | -2.58% |
| 2013 | 153,822 | 6,304,628 | 1.14% | 2.03% |
| 2014 | 155,909 | 6,427,252 | 1.36% | 1.94% |
| 2015 | 157,980 | 6,531,819 | 1.33% | 1.63% |
| 2016 | 159,664 | 6,632,126 | 1.07% | 1.54% |
| 2017 | 160,175 | 6,738,770 | 0.32% | 1.61% |
| 2018 | 159,336 | 6,849,055 | -0.52% | 1.64% |
| 2019 | 157,441 | 6,951,033 | -1.19% | 1.49% |
| 2020 | 155,482 | 7,045,399 | -1.24% | 1.36% |
| 2021 | 153,948 | 7,135,175 | -0.99% | 1.27% |
| 2022 | 153,321 | 7,223,805 | -0.41% | 1.24% |
| 2023 | 154,654 | 7,305,659 | 0.87% | 1.13% |
| 2024 | 155,967 | 7,381,023 | 0.85% | 1.03% |
| 2025 | 155,977 | 7,458,547 | 0.007% | 1.05% |
| 2026 | 155,945 | 7,539,842 | -0.02% | 1.09% |
| 2027 | 155,873 | 7,627,487 | -0.05% | 1.16% |
| 2028 | 155,776 | 7,716,839 | -0.06% | 1.17% |
| 2029 | 155,625 | 7,802,209 | -0.1% | 1.11% |
| 2030 | 155,422 | 7,885,801 | -0.13% | 1.07% |
| 2031 | 155,179 | 7,969,103 | -0.16% | 1.06% |
| 2032 | 154,912 | 8,048,491 | -0.17% | 1% |
| 2033 | 154,613 | 8,126,634 | -0.19% | 0.97% |
| 2034 | 154,266 | 8,206,611 | -0.22% | 0.98% |
| 2035 | 153,910 | 8,283,950 | -0.23% | 0.94% |
| 2036 | 153,509 | 8,357,480 | -0.26% | 0.89% |
| 2037 | 153,094 | 8,431,722 | -0.27% | 0.89% |
| 2038 | 152,666 | 8,506,595 | -0.28% | 0.89% |
| 2039 | 152,205 | 8,579,849 | -0.3% | 0.86% |
| 2040 | 151,700 | 8,651,409 | -0.33% | 0.83% |
| 2041 | 151,195 | 8,719,609 | -0.33% | 0.79% |
| 2042 | 150,673 | 8,786,619 | -0.35% | 0.77% |
| 2043 | 150,136 | 8,854,384 | -0.36% | 0.77% |
| 2044 | 149,583 | 8,920,015 | -0.37% | 0.74% |
| 2045 | 149,005 | 8,983,943 | -0.39% | 0.72% |
| 2046 | 148,431 | 9,043,667 | -0.39% | 0.66% |
| 2047 | 147,827 | 9,098,399 | -0.41% | 0.61% |
| 2048 | 147,194 | 9,154,058 | -0.43% | 0.61% |
| 2049 | 146,558 | 9,208,602 | -0.43% | 0.6% |
| 2050 | 145,892 | 9,260,603 | -0.45% | 0.56% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Curacao increased by 18,425 people (a 13% growth), while Libya gained 651,915 people (a 10.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Curacao lost -3,719 (a 2.33% decline), while Libya's population increased by 908,673 (a 13.7% growth).
Curacao was ranked 179th most populous country in 2006 and is still 179th in 2026. Libya was ranked 104th in 2006 and ranked 105th 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 Libya will increase by 22.8% to 9,260,603 people and will still be ranked 105th.
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Population differences between Curacao and Libya
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| Life expectancy | 77.3 years | 75.2 years |
| Average age | 40.8 years | 30.7 years |
| Median age | 39.5 years | 28.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.6:52.4 | 50.8:49.2 |
| Fertility rate | 1.2 births per woman | 2.36 births per woman |
| Population density | 910 ppl/mi² | 10.9 ppl/mi² |
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