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Population in Curacao compared to the Philippines: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Curacao was 155,967 in 2024 vs 115,843,670 people in the Philippines in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Curacao's population is 155,976 people compared to 117,991,570 in the Philippines.

Population statistics:

  • The Philippines' population is 756 times bigger than Curacao's.
  • Curacao is ranked the 179th most populous country in the world, while the Philippines is the 14th.
  • The countries together account for 1.43% of the world: 0.002% for Curacao vs 1.42% for the Philippines.
  • For the last 10 years, Curacao has had an average growth rate of +0.13% per year vs +1.16% in the Philippines.
  • Since 2006, the population of Curacao has increased from 141K people to 156K (10.4% growth), while the Philippines has grown from 89.5M to 118M (31.8% growth).

Curacao vs Philippines: population by year and forecast

Curacao
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Curacao Philippines
2100 101,751 115,065,514
2099 102,659 115,822,085
2098 103,592 116,579,642
2097 104,535 117,339,735
2096 105,475 118,106,310
2095 106,454 118,872,671
2094 107,446 119,632,784
2093 108,442 120,394,127
2092 109,440 121,153,505
2091 110,476 121,910,997
2090 111,510 122,658,317
2089 112,567 123,398,001
2088 113,627 124,128,536
2087 114,694 124,849,376
2086 115,765 125,558,475
2085 116,823 126,253,074
2084 117,889 126,925,232
2083 118,915 127,573,007
2082 119,951 128,202,586
2081 120,921 128,806,308
2080 121,927 129,391,229
2079 122,913 129,944,270
2078 123,867 130,476,671
2077 124,795 130,988,299
2076 125,697 131,462,248
2075 126,586 131,906,358
2074 127,487 132,328,468
2073 128,351 132,719,174
2072 129,210 133,084,836
2071 130,038 133,419,916
2070 130,853 133,733,411
2069 131,677 134,020,647
2068 132,471 134,283,663
2067 133,261 134,528,603
2066 134,055 134,744,843
2065 134,837 134,949,800
2064 135,615 135,128,431
2063 136,407 135,285,603
2062 137,188 135,425,056
2061 137,973 135,539,763
2060 138,753 135,631,085
2059 139,542 135,698,075
2058 140,285 135,730,163
2057 141,066 135,736,069
2056 141,863 135,720,219
2055 142,643 135,665,249
2054 143,418 135,570,794
2053 144,161 135,440,724
2052 144,877 135,273,857
2051 145,572 135,054,258
2050 146,241 134,793,554
2049 146,893 134,483,048
2048 147,522 134,131,716
2047 148,160 133,731,695
2046 148,726 133,281,676
2045 149,303 132,787,906
2044 149,880 132,252,742
2043 150,414 131,678,840
2042 150,956 131,067,112
2041 151,459 130,419,312
2040 151,967 129,735,394
2039 152,464 129,020,366
2038 152,889 128,266,374
2037 153,315 127,482,230
2036 153,745 126,671,125
2035 154,100 125,841,025
2034 154,465 124,990,553
2033 154,784 124,123,848
2032 155,062 123,246,040
2031 155,316 122,359,182
2030 155,550 121,453,322
2029 155,729 120,538,221
2028 155,845 119,609,503
2027 155,924 118,675,486
2026 155,976 117,737,984
2025 156,003 116,792,787
2024 155,967 115,843,670
2023 154,654 114,891,199
2022 153,321 113,964,338
2021 153,948 113,100,950
2020 155,482 112,081,264
2019 157,441 110,804,683
2018 159,336 109,465,287
2017 160,175 108,119,693
2016 159,664 106,735,719
2015 157,980 105,312,992
2014 155,909 103,767,130
2013 153,822 102,076,336
2012 152,088 100,175,512
2011 150,831 98,248,614
2010 148,703 96,337,125
2009 146,833 94,384,250
2008 145,880 92,699,095
2007 144,056 91,075,184
2006 141,239 89,508,986
2005 137,658 88,015,962
2004 134,192 86,394,504
2003 131,897 84,731,835
2002 129,205 83,068,889
2001 129,047 81,401,488
2000 133,860 79,625,397
1999 139,428 77,753,257
1998 144,472 75,791,024
1997 146,956 73,908,810
1996 146,306 72,190,242
1995 145,139 70,546,246
1994 144,630 69,019,291
1993 144,299 67,530,621
1992 143,912 65,926,125
1991 144,403 64,382,249
1990 145,400 62,854,666
1989 146,937 61,265,260
1988 149,254 59,739,052
1987 151,456 58,157,496
1986 152,662 56,645,077
1985 152,711 55,213,006
1984 151,940 53,726,181
1983 151,159 52,194,620
1982 150,101 50,695,707
1981 148,629 49,311,727
1980 148,041 48,043,740
1979 147,851 46,807,103
1978 148,341 45,575,281
1977 149,459 44,367,962
1976 149,399 43,201,488
1975 149,129 42,120,826
1974 148,351 41,174,341
1973 146,912 40,294,130
1972 147,710 39,408,560
1971 147,389 38,518,659
1970 144,739 37,622,204
1969 142,581 36,660,799
1968 140,298 35,638,342
1967 138,140 34,621,320
1966 136,682 33,617,170
1965 135,266 32,625,316
1964 133,148 31,643,032
1963 130,860 30,674,731
1962 128,414 29,723,536
1961 126,125 28,792,621
1960 124,826 27,891,897

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/curacao/philippines | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Curacao increased by 18,425 people (a 13% growth), while the Philippines gained 17,226,733 people (a 19.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Curacao lost 3,688 people (a 2.31% decline), while the Philippines' population increased by 11,255,851 people (a 10.5% growth).

Curacao was ranked 179th most populous country in 2006 and is still 179th in 2026. The Philippines was ranked 12th in 2006 and ranked 14th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Curacao's population will shrink by 6.24% to 146,241 people with a rank change from 179th to 180th. The population of the Philippines will increase by 14.2% to 134,793,554 people and rank change from 14th to 13th.

The Philippines is projected to reach its peak in 2057 at 136M people, while Curacao's population already peaked in 2017 at 160K people and is projected to decrease to 102K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Curacao
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Curacao Philippines
2100 -0.88% -0.65%
2099 -0.9% -0.65%
2098 -0.9% -0.65%
2097 -0.89% -0.65%
2096 -0.92% -0.64%
2095 -0.92% -0.64%
2094 -0.92% -0.63%
2093 -0.91% -0.63%
2092 -0.94% -0.62%
2091 -0.93% -0.61%
2090 -0.94% -0.6%
2089 -0.93% -0.59%
2088 -0.93% -0.58%
2087 -0.93% -0.56%
2086 -0.9% -0.55%
2085 -0.9% -0.53%
2084 -0.86% -0.51%
2083 -0.86% -0.49%
2082 -0.8% -0.47%
2081 -0.82% -0.45%
2080 -0.8% -0.43%
2079 -0.77% -0.41%
2078 -0.74% -0.39%
2077 -0.72% -0.36%
2076 -0.7% -0.34%
2075 -0.71% -0.32%
2074 -0.67% -0.29%
2073 -0.67% -0.27%
2072 -0.64% -0.25%
2071 -0.62% -0.23%
2070 -0.63% -0.21%
2069 -0.6% -0.2%
2068 -0.59% -0.18%
2067 -0.59% -0.16%
2066 -0.58% -0.15%
2065 -0.57% -0.13%
2064 -0.58% -0.12%
2063 -0.57% -0.1%
2062 -0.57% -0.08%
2061 -0.56% -0.07%
2060 -0.57% -0.05%
2059 -0.53% -0.02%
2058 -0.55% -0.004%
2057 -0.56% 0.01%
2056 -0.55% 0.04%
2055 -0.54% 0.07%
2054 -0.52% 0.1%
2053 -0.49% 0.12%
2052 -0.48% 0.16%
2051 -0.46% 0.19%
2050 -0.44% 0.23%
2049 -0.43% 0.26%
2048 -0.43% 0.3%
2047 -0.38% 0.34%
2046 -0.39% 0.37%
2045 -0.38% 0.4%
2044 -0.36% 0.44%
2043 -0.36% 0.47%
2042 -0.33% 0.5%
2041 -0.33% 0.53%
2040 -0.33% 0.55%
2039 -0.28% 0.59%
2038 -0.28% 0.62%
2037 -0.28% 0.64%
2036 -0.23% 0.66%
2035 -0.24% 0.68%
2034 -0.21% 0.7%
2033 -0.18% 0.71%
2032 -0.16% 0.72%
2031 -0.15% 0.75%
2030 -0.11% 0.76%
2029 -0.08% 0.78%
2028 -0.05% 0.79%
2027 -0.03% 0.8%
2026 -0.02% 0.81%
2025 0.02% 0.82%
2024 0.85% 0.83%
2023 0.87% 0.81%
2022 -0.41% 0.76%
2021 -0.99% 0.91%
2020 -1.24% 1.15%
2019 -1.19% 1.22%
2018 -0.52% 1.24%
2017 0.32% 1.3%
2016 1.07% 1.35%
2015 1.33% 1.49%
2014 1.36% 1.66%
2013 1.14% 1.9%
2012 0.83% 1.96%
2011 1.43% 1.98%
2010 1.27% 2.07%
2009 0.65% 1.82%
2008 1.27% 1.78%
2007 1.99% 1.75%
2006 2.6% 1.7%
2005 2.58% 1.88%
2004 1.74% 1.96%
2003 2.08% 2%
2002 0.12% 2.05%
2001 -3.6% 2.23%
2000 -3.99% 2.41%
1999 -3.49% 2.59%
1998 -1.69% 2.55%
1997 0.44% 2.38%
1996 0.8% 2.33%
1995 0.35% 2.21%
1994 0.23% 2.2%
1993 0.27% 2.43%
1992 -0.34% 2.4%
1991 -0.69% 2.43%
1990 -1.05% 2.59%
1989 -1.55% 2.55%
1988 -1.45% 2.72%
1987 -0.79% 2.67%
1986 -0.03% 2.59%
1985 0.51% 2.77%
1984 0.52% 2.93%
1983 0.7% 2.96%
1982 0.99% 2.81%
1981 0.4% 2.64%
1980 0.13% 2.64%
1979 -0.33% 2.7%
1978 -0.75% 2.72%
1977 0.04% 2.7%
1976 0.18% 2.57%
1975 0.52% 2.3%
1974 0.98% 2.18%
1973 -0.54% 2.25%
1972 0.22% 2.31%
1971 1.83% 2.38%
1970 1.51% 2.62%
1969 1.63% 2.87%
1968 1.56% 2.94%
1967 1.07% 2.99%
1966 1.05% 3.04%
1965 1.59% 3.1%
1964 1.75% 3.16%
1963 1.9% 3.2%
1962 1.81% 3.23%
1961 1.04% 3.23%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Curacao grew by 0.85%, while the Philippines' population grew by 0.83%.

Live population counters

Curacao Philippines
Current population
155976
117991570
Population rank 179/197 14/197
Percent of world population 0.002% 1.42%
One net population change
6.67 hours
33.1 seconds
One birth every
7.56 hours
17.1 seconds
One death every
5.84 hours
44 seconds
Daily growth/decline +4 +2,610
Annual growth/decline +1,313 +952,471
Annual growth/decline rate +0.85% +0.83%
Population growth rate rank 112/197 113/197
One migration net change every
18.7 hours
3.53 minutes
Annual migration change +470 -149,315
Net migration rank 68/196 185/196
Foreign-born residents 80,020 87,212
Foreign-born residents rank 138/195 135/195
Foreign-born share of population 43.1% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 12/195 195/195

Natural population change vs migration

Curacao
Natural

Migration
Philippines
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Curacao Philippines
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 470 - -149,315
2024 - 513 - -160,373
2023 -341 518 1,123,981 -164,284
2022 -337 518 1,115,825 -221,754
2021 -385 503 917,928 -85,185
2020 -93 992 1,253,741 -47,014
2019 205 -9,595 1,352,703 -6,208
2018 271 25,592 1,495,843 -163,602
2017 128 537 1,622,444 -263,593
2016 304 645 1,718,232 -309,251
2015 489 842 1,827,180 -390,702
2014 593 1,063 1,851,828 -196,524
2013 708 1,283 1,944,758 -218,439
2012 790 1,469 1,979,568 95,702
2011 693 1,516 2,018,419 -240,005
2010 773 242 2,030,979 13,556
2009 749 484 2,025,580 -164,411
2008 759 541 2,007,584 -498,480
2007 792 533 1,964,673 -225,977
2006 791 489 1,960,246 -566,647
2005 693 438 1,918,484 -326,063
2004 742 1,006 1,924,265 -273,743
2003 827 1,014 1,922,904 -248,066
2002 919 1,035 1,919,556 -268,520
2001 1,066 -982 1,931,169 -247,496
2000 1,136 -2,995 1,902,330 -33,868
1999 1,207 -2,963 1,894,147 -18,323
1998 1,358 -2,931 1,870,371 178,274
1997 1,517 -2,900 1,861,098 -145,334
1996 1,628 -2,872 1,849,587 -128,251
1995 1,715 -2,847 1,846,900 -280,327
1994 1,805 -2,829 1,813,827 -326,539
1993 1,894 -2,776 1,788,414 -298,337
1992 1,980 -2,574 1,769,259 -50,338
1991 1,989 -2,428 1,782,165 -413,300
1990 1,985 -2,419 1,749,622 -63,296
1989 2,013 -2,405 1,728,354 -235,884
1988 2,085 -2,391 1,707,402 -147,523
1987 2,143 -2,381 1,671,330 -68,149
1986 2,186 -2,364 1,631,491 -209,835
1985 2,206 -2,351 1,614,042 -171,539
1984 2,193 -2,327 1,579,872 -48,739
1983 2,175 -2,295 1,542,194 -10,229
1982 2,142 -2,248 1,485,790 -19,912
1981 2,102 -2,116 1,436,599 -134,484
1980 2,079 -2,026 1,413,735 -179,832
1979 2,077 -2,001 1,394,056 -154,684
1978 2,112 -1,972 1,364,661 -140,372
1977 2,171 -1,949 1,314,002 -123,608
1976 2,220 -1,928 1,258,286 -115,730
1975 2,279 -1,901 1,239,069 -220,296
1974 2,331 -1,870 1,218,884 -344,674
1973 2,355 -1,841 1,206,285 -320,091
1972 2,421 -1,553 1,206,414 -321,491
1971 2,558 -1,401 1,210,256 -315,363
1970 2,679 -1,392 1,198,944 -300,923
1969 2,792 -1,384 1,186,306 -161,517
1968 2,904 -1,405 1,172,146 -152,017
1967 3,015 -1,446 1,166,704 -152,812
1966 3,109 -1,460 1,156,498 -162,127
1965 3,202 -1,477 1,146,094 -156,782
1964 3,240 -1,454 1,131,586 -156,342
1963 3,271 -1,431 1,116,591 -155,267
1962 3,286 -1,381 1,091,953 -150,903
1961 3,305 -1,306 1,064,377 -143,597
1960 3,336 -1,530 1,036,017 -155,354

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 3.72% of the population change in Curacao is from natural causes (a gain of 834 people) and 96.3% is from migration (a gain of 21,615 people). In the Philippines 88.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 14,279,705 people) and 11.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,848,117 people).

As of 2024, 80,020 residents or 43.1% of the population were not native-born in Curacao, compared to 87,212 people or 0.1% in the Philippines.

Biggest cities by population

Curacao
City Population
Willemstad 150K
Barber 2.42K
Philippines
City Population
Quezon 3.08M
Manila 1.9M
Davao 1.85M
Caloocan 1.71M
Taguig 1.31M
Zamboanga 1.02M
Palawan 969K
Cebu 965K
Antipolo 914K
Pasig 853K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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