The latest officially reported population of Curacao was 155,967 in 2024 vs 40,450 people in Liechtenstein in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Curacao's population is 155,945 people compared to 40,951 in Liechtenstein.
Population statistics:
- Curacao's population is 3.81 times bigger than Liechtenstein's.
- Curacao is ranked the 179th most populous country in the world, while Liechtenstein is the 190th.
- The countries together account for 0.002% of the world: 0.002% for Curacao vs 0.0005% for Liechtenstein.
- For the last 10 years, Curacao has had an average growth rate of +0.13% per year vs +0.82% in Liechtenstein.
- Since 2006, the population of Curacao has increased from 141K people to 156K (10.4% growth), while Liechtenstein has grown from 35K to 41K (16.9% growth).
- Liechtenstein is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 44.2K people, while Curacao's population already peaked in 2017 at 160K people and is projected to decrease to 101K people by 2100.
Curacao vs Liechtenstein: live population counter
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| Current population |
155945
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40951
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| Population rank | 179/197 | 190/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.002% | 0.0005% |
| One net population change |
6.67 hours
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14.5 hours
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| One birth every |
7.56 hours
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1.01 days
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| One death every |
5.84 hours
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1.35 days
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| One migration net change every |
17.1 hours
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1.77 days
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| Annual migration change | +513 | +206 |
| Daily growth/decline | +4 | +2 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,313 | +604 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.85% | +1.52% |
| Population growth rate rank | 113/197 | 72/197 |
Curacao and Liechtenstein: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 124,826 | 16,451 | - | - |
| 1961 | 126,125 | 16,877 | 1.04% | 2.59% |
| 1962 | 128,414 | 17,443 | 1.81% | 3.35% |
| 1963 | 130,860 | 18,093 | 1.9% | 3.73% |
| 1964 | 133,148 | 18,755 | 1.75% | 3.66% |
| 1965 | 135,266 | 19,195 | 1.59% | 2.35% |
| 1966 | 136,682 | 19,610 | 1.05% | 2.16% |
| 1967 | 138,140 | 20,175 | 1.07% | 2.88% |
| 1968 | 140,298 | 20,835 | 1.56% | 3.27% |
| 1969 | 142,581 | 21,084 | 1.63% | 1.2% |
| 1970 | 144,739 | 21,140 | 1.51% | 0.27% |
| 1971 | 147,389 | 21,600 | 1.83% | 2.18% |
| 1972 | 147,710 | 22,132 | 0.22% | 2.46% |
| 1973 | 146,912 | 22,785 | -0.54% | 2.95% |
| 1974 | 148,351 | 23,451 | 0.98% | 2.92% |
| 1975 | 149,129 | 23,846 | 0.52% | 1.68% |
| 1976 | 149,399 | 24,058 | 0.18% | 0.89% |
| 1977 | 149,459 | 24,442 | 0.04% | 1.6% |
| 1978 | 148,341 | 25,028 | -0.75% | 2.4% |
| 1979 | 147,851 | 25,575 | -0.33% | 2.19% |
| 1980 | 148,041 | 25,512 | 0.13% | -0.25% |
| 1981 | 148,629 | 25,673 | 0.4% | 0.63% |
| 1982 | 150,101 | 26,255 | 0.99% | 2.27% |
| 1983 | 151,159 | 26,446 | 0.7% | 0.73% |
| 1984 | 151,940 | 26,596 | 0.52% | 0.57% |
| 1985 | 152,711 | 26,878 | 0.51% | 1.06% |
| 1986 | 152,662 | 27,238 | -0.03% | 1.34% |
| 1987 | 151,456 | 27,557 | -0.79% | 1.17% |
| 1988 | 149,254 | 27,948 | -1.45% | 1.42% |
| 1989 | 146,937 | 28,317 | -1.55% | 1.32% |
| 1990 | 145,400 | 28,742 | -1.05% | 1.5% |
| 1991 | 144,403 | 29,209 | -0.69% | 1.62% |
| 1992 | 143,912 | 29,627 | -0.34% | 1.43% |
| 1993 | 144,299 | 30,089 | 0.27% | 1.56% |
| 1994 | 144,630 | 30,470 | 0.23% | 1.27% |
| 1995 | 145,139 | 30,776 | 0.35% | 1% |
| 1996 | 146,306 | 31,033 | 0.8% | 0.84% |
| 1997 | 146,956 | 31,232 | 0.44% | 0.64% |
| 1998 | 144,472 | 31,668 | -1.69% | 1.4% |
| 1999 | 139,428 | 32,221 | -3.49% | 1.75% |
| 2000 | 133,860 | 32,645 | -3.99% | 1.32% |
| 2001 | 129,047 | 33,194 | -3.6% | 1.68% |
| 2002 | 129,205 | 33,694 | 0.12% | 1.51% |
| 2003 | 131,897 | 34,079 | 2.08% | 1.14% |
| 2004 | 134,192 | 34,447 | 1.74% | 1.08% |
| 2005 | 137,658 | 34,753 | 2.58% | 0.89% |
| 2006 | 141,239 | 35,037 | 2.6% | 0.82% |
| 2007 | 144,056 | 35,262 | 1.99% | 0.64% |
| 2008 | 145,880 | 35,473 | 1.27% | 0.6% |
| 2009 | 146,833 | 35,742 | 0.65% | 0.76% |
| 2010 | 148,703 | 36,022 | 1.27% | 0.78% |
| 2011 | 150,831 | 36,312 | 1.43% | 0.81% |
| 2012 | 152,088 | 36,657 | 0.83% | 0.95% |
| 2013 | 153,822 | 36,984 | 1.14% | 0.89% |
| 2014 | 155,909 | 37,248 | 1.36% | 0.71% |
| 2015 | 157,980 | 37,494 | 1.33% | 0.66% |
| 2016 | 159,664 | 37,716 | 1.07% | 0.59% |
| 2017 | 160,175 | 37,962 | 0.32% | 0.65% |
| 2018 | 159,336 | 38,246 | -0.52% | 0.75% |
| 2019 | 157,441 | 38,563 | -1.19% | 0.83% |
| 2020 | 155,482 | 38,901 | -1.24% | 0.88% |
| 2021 | 153,948 | 39,182 | -0.99% | 0.72% |
| 2022 | 153,321 | 39,493 | -0.41% | 0.79% |
| 2023 | 154,654 | 39,846 | 0.87% | 0.89% |
| 2024 | 155,967 | 40,450 | 0.85% | 1.52% |
| 2025 | 155,977 | 40,712 | 0.007% | 0.65% |
| 2026 | 155,945 | 40,949 | -0.02% | 0.58% |
| 2027 | 155,873 | 41,185 | -0.05% | 0.57% |
| 2028 | 155,776 | 41,396 | -0.06% | 0.51% |
| 2029 | 155,625 | 41,602 | -0.1% | 0.5% |
| 2030 | 155,422 | 41,799 | -0.13% | 0.47% |
| 2031 | 155,179 | 41,992 | -0.16% | 0.46% |
| 2032 | 154,912 | 42,165 | -0.17% | 0.41% |
| 2033 | 154,613 | 42,323 | -0.19% | 0.38% |
| 2034 | 154,266 | 42,470 | -0.22% | 0.35% |
| 2035 | 153,910 | 42,613 | -0.23% | 0.34% |
| 2036 | 153,509 | 42,736 | -0.26% | 0.29% |
| 2037 | 153,094 | 42,844 | -0.27% | 0.25% |
| 2038 | 152,666 | 42,957 | -0.28% | 0.26% |
| 2039 | 152,205 | 43,058 | -0.3% | 0.24% |
| 2040 | 151,700 | 43,147 | -0.33% | 0.2% |
| 2041 | 151,195 | 43,228 | -0.33% | 0.19% |
| 2042 | 150,673 | 43,302 | -0.35% | 0.17% |
| 2043 | 150,136 | 43,370 | -0.36% | 0.16% |
| 2044 | 149,583 | 43,427 | -0.37% | 0.13% |
| 2045 | 149,005 | 43,474 | -0.39% | 0.11% |
| 2046 | 148,431 | 43,516 | -0.39% | 0.1% |
| 2047 | 147,827 | 43,556 | -0.41% | 0.09% |
| 2048 | 147,194 | 43,584 | -0.43% | 0.06% |
| 2049 | 146,558 | 43,608 | -0.43% | 0.06% |
| 2050 | 145,892 | 43,622 | -0.45% | 0.03% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Curacao increased by 18,425 people (a 13% growth), while Liechtenstein gained 2,679 people (a 7.65% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Curacao lost -3,719 (a 2.33% decline), while Liechtenstein's population increased by 3,235 (a 8.58% growth).
Curacao was ranked 179th most populous country in 2006 and is still 179th in 2026. Liechtenstein was ranked 191st in 2006 and ranked 190th 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 Liechtenstein will increase by 6.52% to 43,622 people and will still be ranked 190th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Willemstad | 150K |
| Barber | 2.42K |
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| City | Population |
| Schaan | 6K |
| Vaduz | 5.67K |
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Population differences between Curacao and Liechtenstein
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| Life expectancy | 77.3 years | 84.1 years |
| Average age | 40.8 years | 43.8 years |
| Median age | 39.5 years | 45.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.6:52.4 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.2 births per woman | 1.45 births per woman |
| Population density | 910 ppl/mi² | 655 ppl/mi² |
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