The latest officially reported population of Curacao was 155,900 in 2024 vs 36,554,707 people in Poland in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Curacao's population is 155,910 people compared to 36,176,920 in Poland.
Population statistics:
- Poland's population is 232 times bigger than Curacao's.
- Curacao is ranked the 179th most populous country in the world, while Poland is the 46th.
- The countries together account for 0.44% of the world: 0.002% for Curacao vs 0.44% for Poland.
- For the last 10 years, Curacao has had an average growth rate of +0.14% per year vs -0.36% in Poland.
- Since 2005, the population of Curacao has increased from 138K people to 156K (13.3% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.2M to 36.2M (5.21% decline).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 19.1% of the population in Curacao and 33.1% in Poland.
Curacao vs Poland: live population counter
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| Current population |
155910
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36176920
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| Population rank | 179/197 | 46/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.002% | 0.44% |
| One net population change |
3.65 days
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3.96 minutes
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| One birth every |
7.5 hours
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1.94 minutes
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| One death every |
5.8 hours
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1.29 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
17.1 hours
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2.21 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +513 | -238,062 |
| Daily growth/decline | +0 | -363 |
| Annual growth/decline | +100 | -132,646 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.06% | -0.36% |
| Population growth rate rank | 160/197 | 179/197 |
Curacao and Poland: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 124,826 | 29,637,450 | - | - |
| 1961 | 126,125 | 29,964,000 | 1.04% | 1.1% |
| 1962 | 128,414 | 30,308,500 | 1.81% | 1.15% |
| 1963 | 130,860 | 30,712,000 | 1.9% | 1.33% |
| 1964 | 133,148 | 31,139,450 | 1.75% | 1.39% |
| 1965 | 135,266 | 31,444,950 | 1.59% | 0.98% |
| 1966 | 136,682 | 31,681,000 | 1.05% | 0.75% |
| 1967 | 138,140 | 31,987,155 | 1.07% | 0.97% |
| 1968 | 140,298 | 32,294,655 | 1.56% | 0.96% |
| 1969 | 142,581 | 32,548,300 | 1.63% | 0.79% |
| 1970 | 144,739 | 32,664,300 | 1.51% | 0.36% |
| 1971 | 147,389 | 32,783,500 | 1.83% | 0.36% |
| 1972 | 147,710 | 33,055,650 | 0.22% | 0.83% |
| 1973 | 146,912 | 33,357,200 | -0.54% | 0.91% |
| 1974 | 148,351 | 33,678,899 | 0.98% | 0.96% |
| 1975 | 149,129 | 34,015,199 | 0.52% | 1% |
| 1976 | 149,399 | 34,356,300 | 0.18% | 1% |
| 1977 | 149,459 | 34,689,050 | 0.04% | 0.97% |
| 1978 | 148,341 | 34,965,600 | -0.75% | 0.8% |
| 1979 | 147,851 | 35,247,217 | -0.33% | 0.81% |
| 1980 | 148,041 | 35,574,150 | 0.13% | 0.93% |
| 1981 | 148,629 | 35,898,587 | 0.4% | 0.91% |
| 1982 | 150,101 | 36,230,481 | 0.99% | 0.92% |
| 1983 | 151,159 | 36,571,808 | 0.7% | 0.94% |
| 1984 | 151,940 | 36,904,134 | 0.52% | 0.91% |
| 1985 | 152,711 | 37,201,885 | 0.51% | 0.81% |
| 1986 | 152,662 | 37,456,119 | -0.03% | 0.68% |
| 1987 | 151,456 | 37,668,045 | -0.79% | 0.57% |
| 1988 | 149,254 | 37,824,487 | -1.45% | 0.42% |
| 1989 | 146,937 | 37,961,529 | -1.55% | 0.36% |
| 1990 | 145,400 | 38,110,782 | -1.05% | 0.39% |
| 1991 | 144,403 | 38,246,193 | -0.69% | 0.36% |
| 1992 | 143,912 | 38,363,667 | -0.34% | 0.31% |
| 1993 | 144,299 | 38,461,408 | 0.27% | 0.25% |
| 1994 | 144,630 | 38,542,652 | 0.23% | 0.21% |
| 1995 | 145,139 | 38,594,998 | 0.35% | 0.14% |
| 1996 | 146,306 | 38,624,370 | 0.8% | 0.08% |
| 1997 | 146,956 | 38,649,660 | 0.44% | 0.07% |
| 1998 | 144,472 | 38,663,481 | -1.69% | 0.04% |
| 1999 | 139,428 | 38,660,271 | -3.49% | -0.008% |
| 2000 | 133,860 | 38,258,629 | -3.99% | -1.04% |
| 2001 | 129,047 | 38,248,076 | -3.6% | -0.03% |
| 2002 | 129,205 | 38,230,364 | 0.12% | -0.05% |
| 2003 | 131,897 | 38,204,570 | 2.08% | -0.07% |
| 2004 | 134,192 | 38,182,222 | 1.74% | -0.06% |
| 2005 | 137,658 | 38,165,445 | 2.58% | -0.04% |
| 2006 | 141,239 | 38,141,267 | 2.6% | -0.06% |
| 2007 | 144,056 | 38,120,560 | 1.99% | -0.05% |
| 2008 | 145,880 | 38,125,759 | 1.27% | 0.01% |
| 2009 | 146,833 | 38,151,603 | 0.65% | 0.07% |
| 2010 | 148,703 | 38,042,794 | 1.27% | -0.29% |
| 2011 | 150,831 | 38,063,255 | 1.43% | 0.05% |
| 2012 | 152,088 | 38,063,164 | 0.83% | -0% |
| 2013 | 153,822 | 38,040,196 | 1.14% | -0.06% |
| 2014 | 155,909 | 38,011,735 | 1.36% | -0.07% |
| 2015 | 157,980 | 37,986,412 | 1.33% | -0.07% |
| 2016 | 159,664 | 37,970,087 | 1.07% | -0.04% |
| 2017 | 160,175 | 37,974,826 | 0.32% | 0.01% |
| 2018 | 159,336 | 37,974,750 | -0.52% | -0% |
| 2019 | 157,441 | 37,965,475 | -1.19% | -0.02% |
| 2020 | 154,947 | 37,515,748 | -1.58% | -1.18% |
| 2021 | 152,369 | 36,981,559 | -1.66% | -1.42% |
| 2022 | 149,996 | 36,821,749 | -1.56% | -0.43% |
| 2023 | 155,800 | 36,687,353 | 3.87% | -0.36% |
| 2024 | 155,900 | 36,554,707 | 0.06% | -0.36% |
| 2025 | 155,910 | 36,176,920 | 0.007% | -1.03% |
| 2026 | 155,878 | 35,894,534 | -0.02% | -0.78% |
| 2027 | 155,806 | 35,753,988 | -0.05% | -0.39% |
| 2028 | 155,710 | 35,605,295 | -0.06% | -0.42% |
| 2029 | 155,558 | 35,447,860 | -0.1% | -0.44% |
| 2030 | 155,356 | 35,283,068 | -0.13% | -0.46% |
| 2031 | 155,112 | 35,111,838 | -0.16% | -0.49% |
| 2032 | 154,845 | 34,934,626 | -0.17% | -0.5% |
| 2033 | 154,546 | 34,753,118 | -0.19% | -0.52% |
| 2034 | 154,200 | 34,567,292 | -0.22% | -0.53% |
| 2035 | 153,844 | 34,377,478 | -0.23% | -0.55% |
| 2036 | 153,444 | 34,183,187 | -0.26% | -0.57% |
| 2037 | 153,028 | 33,984,777 | -0.27% | -0.58% |
| 2038 | 152,600 | 33,782,992 | -0.28% | -0.59% |
| 2039 | 152,140 | 33,577,269 | -0.3% | -0.61% |
| 2040 | 151,635 | 33,368,049 | -0.33% | -0.62% |
| 2041 | 151,130 | 33,156,329 | -0.33% | -0.63% |
| 2042 | 150,608 | 32,941,367 | -0.35% | -0.65% |
| 2043 | 150,071 | 32,722,775 | -0.36% | -0.66% |
| 2044 | 149,519 | 32,501,991 | -0.37% | -0.67% |
| 2045 | 148,941 | 32,278,695 | -0.39% | -0.69% |
| 2046 | 148,367 | 32,052,771 | -0.39% | -0.7% |
| 2047 | 147,763 | 31,824,481 | -0.41% | -0.71% |
| 2048 | 147,130 | 31,593,911 | -0.43% | -0.72% |
| 2049 | 146,495 | 31,360,713 | -0.43% | -0.74% |
| 2050 | 145,829 | 31,124,396 | -0.45% | -0.75% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Curacao increased by 20,322 people (a 14.8% growth), while Poland lost 179,033 people (a 0.47% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Curacao lost -2,070 (a 1.31% decline), while Poland's population decreased by -1,809,492 (a 4.76% decline).
Curacao was ranked 179th most populous country in 2005 and is still 179th in 2025. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2005 and ranked 46th 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 Poland will decrease by 14% to 31,124,396 people and rank change from 46th to 61st.
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Population differences between Curacao and Poland
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| Life expectancy | 77.2 years | 79 years |
| Average age | 40.8 years | 42.7 years |
| Median age | 39.5 years | 42.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.6:52.4 | 48.4:51.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.2 births per woman | 1.16 births per woman |
| Population density | 909 ppl/mi² | 309 ppl/mi² |
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