The latest officially reported population of Curacao was 155,900 in 2024 vs 5,572,272 people in Norway in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Curacao's population is 155,910 people compared to 5,642,662 in Norway.
Population statistics:
- Norway's population is 36.2 times bigger than Curacao's.
- Curacao is ranked the 179th most populous country in the world, while Norway is the 119th.
- The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.002% for Curacao vs 0.07% for Norway.
- For the last 10 years, Curacao has had an average growth rate of +0.14% per year vs +0.85% in Norway.
- Since 2005, the population of Curacao has increased from 138K people to 156K (13.3% growth), while Norway has grown from 4.62M to 5.64M (22% growth).
- Norway is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 5.9M people, while Curacao's population already peaked in 2017 at 160K people and is projected to decrease to 101K people by 2100.
Curacao vs Norway: live population counter
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| Current population |
155910
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5642662
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| Population rank | 179/197 | 119/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.002% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
3.65 days
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9.98 minutes
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| One birth every |
7.5 hours
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10.1 minutes
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| One death every |
5.8 hours
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12.1 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
17.1 hours
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11.8 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +513 | +44,356 |
| Daily growth/decline | +0 | +144 |
| Annual growth/decline | +100 | +52,678 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.06% | +0.95% |
| Population growth rate rank | 160/197 | 107/197 |
Curacao and Norway: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 124,826 | 3,581,239 | - | - |
| 1961 | 126,125 | 3,609,800 | 1.04% | 0.8% |
| 1962 | 128,414 | 3,638,918 | 1.81% | 0.81% |
| 1963 | 130,860 | 3,666,537 | 1.9% | 0.76% |
| 1964 | 133,148 | 3,694,339 | 1.75% | 0.76% |
| 1965 | 135,266 | 3,723,168 | 1.59% | 0.78% |
| 1966 | 136,682 | 3,753,012 | 1.05% | 0.8% |
| 1967 | 138,140 | 3,784,539 | 1.07% | 0.84% |
| 1968 | 140,298 | 3,816,486 | 1.56% | 0.84% |
| 1969 | 142,581 | 3,847,707 | 1.63% | 0.82% |
| 1970 | 144,739 | 3,875,763 | 1.51% | 0.73% |
| 1971 | 147,389 | 3,903,039 | 1.83% | 0.7% |
| 1972 | 147,710 | 3,933,004 | 0.22% | 0.77% |
| 1973 | 146,912 | 3,960,612 | -0.54% | 0.7% |
| 1974 | 148,351 | 3,985,258 | 0.98% | 0.62% |
| 1975 | 149,129 | 4,007,313 | 0.52% | 0.55% |
| 1976 | 149,399 | 4,026,152 | 0.18% | 0.47% |
| 1977 | 149,459 | 4,043,205 | 0.04% | 0.42% |
| 1978 | 148,341 | 4,058,671 | -0.75% | 0.38% |
| 1979 | 147,851 | 4,072,517 | -0.33% | 0.34% |
| 1980 | 148,041 | 4,085,620 | 0.13% | 0.32% |
| 1981 | 148,629 | 4,099,702 | 0.4% | 0.34% |
| 1982 | 150,101 | 4,114,787 | 0.99% | 0.37% |
| 1983 | 151,159 | 4,128,432 | 0.7% | 0.33% |
| 1984 | 151,940 | 4,140,099 | 0.52% | 0.28% |
| 1985 | 152,711 | 4,152,516 | 0.51% | 0.3% |
| 1986 | 152,662 | 4,167,354 | -0.03% | 0.36% |
| 1987 | 151,456 | 4,186,905 | -0.79% | 0.47% |
| 1988 | 149,254 | 4,209,488 | -1.45% | 0.54% |
| 1989 | 146,937 | 4,226,901 | -1.55% | 0.41% |
| 1990 | 145,400 | 4,241,473 | -1.05% | 0.34% |
| 1991 | 144,403 | 4,261,732 | -0.69% | 0.48% |
| 1992 | 143,912 | 4,286,401 | -0.34% | 0.58% |
| 1993 | 144,299 | 4,311,991 | 0.27% | 0.6% |
| 1994 | 144,630 | 4,336,613 | 0.23% | 0.57% |
| 1995 | 145,139 | 4,359,184 | 0.35% | 0.52% |
| 1996 | 146,306 | 4,381,336 | 0.8% | 0.51% |
| 1997 | 146,956 | 4,405,157 | 0.44% | 0.54% |
| 1998 | 144,472 | 4,431,464 | -1.69% | 0.6% |
| 1999 | 139,428 | 4,461,913 | -3.49% | 0.69% |
| 2000 | 133,860 | 4,490,967 | -3.99% | 0.65% |
| 2001 | 129,047 | 4,513,751 | -3.6% | 0.51% |
| 2002 | 129,205 | 4,538,159 | 0.12% | 0.54% |
| 2003 | 131,897 | 4,564,855 | 2.08% | 0.59% |
| 2004 | 134,192 | 4,591,910 | 1.74% | 0.59% |
| 2005 | 137,658 | 4,623,291 | 2.58% | 0.68% |
| 2006 | 141,239 | 4,660,677 | 2.6% | 0.81% |
| 2007 | 144,056 | 4,709,153 | 1.99% | 1.04% |
| 2008 | 145,880 | 4,768,212 | 1.27% | 1.25% |
| 2009 | 146,833 | 4,828,726 | 0.65% | 1.27% |
| 2010 | 148,703 | 4,889,252 | 1.27% | 1.25% |
| 2011 | 150,831 | 4,953,088 | 1.43% | 1.31% |
| 2012 | 152,088 | 5,018,573 | 0.83% | 1.32% |
| 2013 | 153,822 | 5,079,623 | 1.14% | 1.22% |
| 2014 | 155,909 | 5,137,232 | 1.36% | 1.13% |
| 2015 | 157,980 | 5,188,607 | 1.33% | 1% |
| 2016 | 159,664 | 5,234,519 | 1.07% | 0.88% |
| 2017 | 160,175 | 5,276,968 | 0.32% | 0.81% |
| 2018 | 159,336 | 5,311,916 | -0.52% | 0.66% |
| 2019 | 157,441 | 5,347,896 | -1.19% | 0.68% |
| 2020 | 154,947 | 5,379,475 | -1.58% | 0.59% |
| 2021 | 152,369 | 5,408,320 | -1.66% | 0.54% |
| 2022 | 149,996 | 5,457,127 | -1.56% | 0.9% |
| 2023 | 155,800 | 5,519,594 | 3.87% | 1.14% |
| 2024 | 155,900 | 5,572,272 | 0.06% | 0.95% |
| 2025 | 155,910 | 5,618,653 | 0.007% | 0.83% |
| 2026 | 155,878 | 5,648,542 | -0.02% | 0.53% |
| 2027 | 155,806 | 5,669,085 | -0.05% | 0.36% |
| 2028 | 155,710 | 5,688,775 | -0.06% | 0.35% |
| 2029 | 155,558 | 5,707,206 | -0.1% | 0.32% |
| 2030 | 155,356 | 5,724,586 | -0.13% | 0.3% |
| 2031 | 155,112 | 5,741,140 | -0.16% | 0.29% |
| 2032 | 154,845 | 5,756,663 | -0.17% | 0.27% |
| 2033 | 154,546 | 5,771,048 | -0.19% | 0.25% |
| 2034 | 154,200 | 5,784,408 | -0.22% | 0.23% |
| 2035 | 153,844 | 5,796,851 | -0.23% | 0.22% |
| 2036 | 153,444 | 5,808,721 | -0.26% | 0.2% |
| 2037 | 153,028 | 5,819,995 | -0.27% | 0.19% |
| 2038 | 152,600 | 5,830,604 | -0.28% | 0.18% |
| 2039 | 152,140 | 5,840,493 | -0.3% | 0.17% |
| 2040 | 151,635 | 5,849,273 | -0.33% | 0.15% |
| 2041 | 151,130 | 5,857,345 | -0.33% | 0.14% |
| 2042 | 150,608 | 5,864,766 | -0.35% | 0.13% |
| 2043 | 150,071 | 5,870,957 | -0.36% | 0.11% |
| 2044 | 149,519 | 5,876,291 | -0.37% | 0.09% |
| 2045 | 148,941 | 5,881,391 | -0.39% | 0.09% |
| 2046 | 148,367 | 5,885,772 | -0.39% | 0.07% |
| 2047 | 147,763 | 5,889,156 | -0.41% | 0.06% |
| 2048 | 147,130 | 5,892,131 | -0.43% | 0.05% |
| 2049 | 146,495 | 5,894,300 | -0.43% | 0.04% |
| 2050 | 145,829 | 5,895,192 | -0.45% | 0.02% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Curacao increased by 20,322 people (a 14.8% growth), while Norway gained 565,316 people (a 12.2% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Curacao lost -2,070 (a 1.31% decline), while Norway's population increased by 454,055 (a 8.75% growth).
Curacao was ranked 179th most populous country in 2005 and is still 179th in 2025. Norway was ranked 116th in 2005 and ranked 119th 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 Norway will increase by 4.48% to 5,895,192 people and rank change from 119th to 121st.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Willemstad | 150K |
| Barber | 2.42K |
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Population differences between Curacao and Norway
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| Life expectancy | 77.2 years | 83.6 years |
| Average age | 40.8 years | 41.3 years |
| Median age | 39.5 years | 40.7 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.6:52.4 | 50.4:49.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.2 births per woman | 1.4 births per woman |
| Population density | 909 ppl/mi² | 39.6 ppl/mi² |
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