The latest officially reported population of Curacao was 155,967 in 2024 vs 46,843 people in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Curacao's population is 155,945 people compared to 46,992 in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Population statistics:
- Curacao's population is 3.32 times bigger than Saint Kitts and Nevis'.
- Curacao is ranked the 179th most populous country in the world, while Saint Kitts and Nevis is the 189th.
- The countries together account for 0.002% of the world: 0.002% for Curacao vs 0.0006% for Saint Kitts and Nevis.
- For the last 10 years, Curacao has had an average growth rate of +0.13% per year vs -0.04% in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
- Since 2006, the population of Curacao has increased from 141K people to 156K (10.4% growth), while Saint Kitts and Nevis has grown from 46.6K to 47K (0.91% growth).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 19.7% of the population in Curacao and 21.7% in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Curacao vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: live population counter
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| Current population |
155945
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46992
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| Population rank | 179/197 | 189/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.002% | 0.0006% |
| One net population change |
6.67 hours
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4.29 days
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| One birth every |
7.56 hours
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16 hours
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| One death every |
5.84 hours
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18.8 hours
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| One migration net change every |
17.1 hours
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1.86 months
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| Annual migration change | +513 | -7 |
| Daily growth/decline | +4 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,313 | +85 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.85% | +0.18% |
| Population growth rate rank | 113/197 | 157/197 |
Curacao and Saint Kitts and Nevis: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 124,826 | 55,810 | - | - |
| 1961 | 126,125 | 55,334 | 1.04% | -0.85% |
| 1962 | 128,414 | 54,461 | 1.81% | -1.58% |
| 1963 | 130,860 | 53,441 | 1.9% | -1.87% |
| 1964 | 133,148 | 52,326 | 1.75% | -2.09% |
| 1965 | 135,266 | 51,139 | 1.59% | -2.27% |
| 1966 | 136,682 | 49,898 | 1.05% | -2.43% |
| 1967 | 138,140 | 48,605 | 1.07% | -2.59% |
| 1968 | 140,298 | 47,245 | 1.56% | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 142,581 | 45,731 | 1.63% | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 144,739 | 44,606 | 1.51% | -2.46% |
| 1971 | 147,389 | 44,206 | 1.83% | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 147,710 | 44,033 | 0.22% | -0.39% |
| 1973 | 146,912 | 43,880 | -0.54% | -0.35% |
| 1974 | 148,351 | 43,738 | 0.98% | -0.32% |
| 1975 | 149,129 | 43,606 | 0.52% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 149,399 | 43,482 | 0.18% | -0.28% |
| 1977 | 149,459 | 43,358 | 0.04% | -0.29% |
| 1978 | 148,341 | 43,217 | -0.75% | -0.33% |
| 1979 | 147,851 | 43,033 | -0.33% | -0.43% |
| 1980 | 148,041 | 42,850 | 0.13% | -0.43% |
| 1981 | 148,629 | 42,698 | 0.4% | -0.35% |
| 1982 | 150,101 | 42,532 | 0.99% | -0.39% |
| 1983 | 151,159 | 42,334 | 0.7% | -0.47% |
| 1984 | 151,940 | 42,113 | 0.52% | -0.52% |
| 1985 | 152,711 | 41,874 | 0.51% | -0.57% |
| 1986 | 152,662 | 41,618 | -0.03% | -0.61% |
| 1987 | 151,456 | 41,348 | -0.79% | -0.65% |
| 1988 | 149,254 | 41,062 | -1.45% | -0.69% |
| 1989 | 146,937 | 40,758 | -1.55% | -0.74% |
| 1990 | 145,400 | 40,432 | -1.05% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 144,403 | 40,358 | -0.69% | -0.18% |
| 1992 | 143,912 | 40,715 | -0.34% | 0.88% |
| 1993 | 144,299 | 41,242 | 0.27% | 1.29% |
| 1994 | 144,630 | 41,776 | 0.23% | 1.29% |
| 1995 | 145,139 | 42,326 | 0.35% | 1.32% |
| 1996 | 146,306 | 42,877 | 0.8% | 1.3% |
| 1997 | 146,956 | 43,428 | 0.44% | 1.29% |
| 1998 | 144,472 | 43,998 | -1.69% | 1.31% |
| 1999 | 139,428 | 44,601 | -3.49% | 1.37% |
| 2000 | 133,860 | 45,248 | -3.99% | 1.45% |
| 2001 | 129,047 | 45,761 | -3.6% | 1.13% |
| 2002 | 129,205 | 46,020 | 0.12% | 0.57% |
| 2003 | 131,897 | 46,176 | 2.08% | 0.34% |
| 2004 | 134,192 | 46,315 | 1.74% | 0.3% |
| 2005 | 137,658 | 46,437 | 2.58% | 0.26% |
| 2006 | 141,239 | 46,569 | 2.6% | 0.28% |
| 2007 | 144,056 | 46,706 | 1.99% | 0.29% |
| 2008 | 145,880 | 46,835 | 1.27% | 0.28% |
| 2009 | 146,833 | 46,916 | 0.65% | 0.17% |
| 2010 | 148,703 | 46,846 | 1.27% | -0.15% |
| 2011 | 150,831 | 46,886 | 1.43% | 0.09% |
| 2012 | 152,088 | 47,033 | 0.83% | 0.31% |
| 2013 | 153,822 | 47,069 | 1.14% | 0.08% |
| 2014 | 155,909 | 47,089 | 1.36% | 0.04% |
| 2015 | 157,980 | 47,087 | 1.33% | -0.004% |
| 2016 | 159,664 | 47,075 | 1.07% | -0.03% |
| 2017 | 160,175 | 47,050 | 0.32% | -0.05% |
| 2018 | 159,336 | 47,008 | -0.52% | -0.09% |
| 2019 | 157,441 | 46,952 | -1.19% | -0.12% |
| 2020 | 155,482 | 46,870 | -1.24% | -0.17% |
| 2021 | 153,948 | 46,763 | -0.99% | -0.23% |
| 2022 | 153,321 | 46,709 | -0.41% | -0.12% |
| 2023 | 154,654 | 46,758 | 0.87% | 0.1% |
| 2024 | 155,967 | 46,843 | 0.85% | 0.18% |
| 2025 | 155,977 | 46,920 | 0.007% | 0.17% |
| 2026 | 155,945 | 46,992 | -0.02% | 0.15% |
| 2027 | 155,873 | 47,049 | -0.05% | 0.12% |
| 2028 | 155,776 | 47,093 | -0.06% | 0.09% |
| 2029 | 155,625 | 47,112 | -0.1% | 0.04% |
| 2030 | 155,422 | 47,132 | -0.13% | 0.04% |
| 2031 | 155,179 | 47,125 | -0.16% | -0.01% |
| 2032 | 154,912 | 47,105 | -0.17% | -0.04% |
| 2033 | 154,613 | 47,066 | -0.19% | -0.08% |
| 2034 | 154,266 | 47,007 | -0.22% | -0.13% |
| 2035 | 153,910 | 46,930 | -0.23% | -0.16% |
| 2036 | 153,509 | 46,825 | -0.26% | -0.23% |
| 2037 | 153,094 | 46,717 | -0.27% | -0.23% |
| 2038 | 152,666 | 46,594 | -0.28% | -0.26% |
| 2039 | 152,205 | 46,463 | -0.3% | -0.28% |
| 2040 | 151,700 | 46,315 | -0.33% | -0.32% |
| 2041 | 151,195 | 46,154 | -0.33% | -0.35% |
| 2042 | 150,673 | 45,983 | -0.35% | -0.37% |
| 2043 | 150,136 | 45,783 | -0.36% | -0.43% |
| 2044 | 149,583 | 45,579 | -0.37% | -0.45% |
| 2045 | 149,005 | 45,362 | -0.39% | -0.48% |
| 2046 | 148,431 | 45,147 | -0.39% | -0.47% |
| 2047 | 147,827 | 44,925 | -0.41% | -0.49% |
| 2048 | 147,194 | 44,699 | -0.43% | -0.51% |
| 2049 | 146,558 | 44,478 | -0.43% | -0.49% |
| 2050 | 145,892 | 44,251 | -0.45% | -0.51% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Curacao increased by 18,425 people (a 13% growth), while Saint Kitts and Nevis gained 506 people (a 1.09% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Curacao lost -3,719 (a 2.33% decline), while Saint Kitts and Nevis' population decreased by -83 (a 0.18% decline).
Curacao was ranked 179th most populous country in 2006 and is still 179th in 2026. Saint Kitts and Nevis was ranked 190th in 2006 and ranked 189th 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis will decrease by 5.83% to 44,251 people and will still be ranked 189th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Willemstad | 150K |
| Barber | 2.42K |
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| City | Population |
| Basseterre | 13.2K |
| Cayon | 3K |
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Population differences between Curacao and Saint Kitts and Nevis
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| Life expectancy | 77.3 years | 72.6 years |
| Average age | 40.8 years | 37.2 years |
| Median age | 39.5 years | 36.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.6:52.4 | 47.9:52.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.2 births per woman | 1.51 births per woman |
| Population density | 910 ppl/mi² | 467 ppl/mi² |
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