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

Curacao and the Seychelles: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Curacao	Seychelles	Curacao	Seychelles
1960	124,826	41,700	-	-
1961	126,125	42,889	1.04%	2.85%
1962	128,414	44,042	1.81%	2.69%
1963	130,860	45,176	1.9%	2.57%
1964	133,148	46,322	1.75%	2.54%
1965	135,266	47,500	1.59%	2.54%
1966	136,682	48,699	1.05%	2.52%
1967	138,140	49,911	1.07%	2.49%
1968	140,298	51,134	1.56%	2.45%
1969	142,581	52,365	1.63%	2.41%
1970	144,739	53,600	1.51%	2.36%
1971	147,389	54,695	1.83%	2.04%
1972	147,710	56,029	0.22%	2.44%
1973	146,912	56,892	-0.54%	1.54%
1974	148,351	57,937	0.98%	1.84%
1975	149,129	59,292	0.52%	2.34%
1976	149,399	60,504	0.18%	2.04%
1977	149,459	61,786	0.04%	2.12%
1978	148,341	62,150	-0.75%	0.59%
1979	147,851	62,686	-0.33%	0.86%
1980	148,041	63,261	0.13%	0.92%
1981	148,629	64,035	0.4%	1.22%
1982	150,101	64,413	0.99%	0.59%
1983	151,159	64,335	0.7%	-0.12%
1984	151,940	64,717	0.52%	0.59%
1985	152,711	65,244	0.51%	0.81%
1986	152,662	65,652	-0.03%	0.63%
1987	151,456	68,499	-0.79%	4.34%
1988	149,254	68,755	-1.45%	0.37%
1989	146,937	69,167	-1.55%	0.6%
1990	145,400	69,507	-1.05%	0.49%
1991	144,403	70,439	-0.69%	1.34%
1992	143,912	70,763	-0.34%	0.46%
1993	144,299	72,253	0.27%	2.11%
1994	144,630	74,205	0.23%	2.7%
1995	145,139	75,304	0.35%	1.48%
1996	146,306	76,417	0.8%	1.48%
1997	146,956	77,319	0.44%	1.18%
1998	144,472	78,846	-1.69%	1.97%
1999	139,428	80,410	-3.49%	1.98%
2000	133,860	81,131	-3.99%	0.9%
2001	129,047	81,202	-3.6%	0.09%
2002	129,205	83,723	0.12%	3.1%
2003	131,897	82,781	2.08%	-1.13%
2004	134,192	82,475	1.74%	-0.37%
2005	137,658	82,858	2.58%	0.46%
2006	141,239	84,600	2.6%	2.1%
2007	144,056	85,033	1.99%	0.51%
2008	145,880	86,956	1.27%	2.26%
2009	146,833	87,298	0.65%	0.39%
2010	148,703	89,770	1.27%	2.83%
2011	150,831	87,441	1.43%	-2.59%
2012	152,088	88,303	0.83%	0.99%
2013	153,822	89,949	1.14%	1.86%
2014	155,909	91,359	1.36%	1.57%
2015	157,980	93,419	1.33%	2.25%
2016	159,664	94,677	1.07%	1.35%
2017	160,175	95,843	0.32%	1.23%
2018	159,336	96,762	-0.52%	0.96%
2019	157,441	97,625	-1.19%	0.89%
2020	154,947	98,462	-1.58%	0.86%
2021	152,369	99,258	-1.66%	0.81%
2022	149,996	119,878	-1.56%	20.8%
2023	155,800	119,773	3.87%	-0.09%
2024	155,900	121,354	0.06%	1.32%
2025	155,910	123,549	0.007%	1.81%
2026	155,878	125,581	-0.02%	1.64%
2027	155,806	127,380	-0.05%	1.43%
2028	155,710	128,883	-0.06%	1.18%
2029	155,558	130,011	-0.1%	0.87%
2030	155,356	130,635	-0.13%	0.48%
2031	155,112	130,989	-0.16%	0.27%
2032	154,845	131,305	-0.17%	0.24%
2033	154,546	131,578	-0.19%	0.21%
2034	154,200	131,816	-0.22%	0.18%
2035	153,844	132,027	-0.23%	0.16%
2036	153,444	132,202	-0.26%	0.13%
2037	153,028	132,348	-0.27%	0.11%
2038	152,600	132,467	-0.28%	0.09%
2039	152,140	132,552	-0.3%	0.06%
2040	151,635	132,631	-0.33%	0.06%
2041	151,130	132,681	-0.33%	0.04%
2042	150,608	132,700	-0.35%	0.01%
2043	150,071	132,698	-0.36%	-0.001%
2044	149,519	132,665	-0.37%	-0.03%
2045	148,941	132,613	-0.39%	-0.04%
2046	148,367	132,531	-0.39%	-0.06%
2047	147,763	132,415	-0.41%	-0.09%
2048	147,130	132,264	-0.43%	-0.11%
2049	146,495	132,085	-0.43%	-0.14%
2050	145,829	131,885	-0.45%	-0.15%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Curacao increased by 20,322 people (a 14.8% growth), while the Seychelles gained 10,561 people (a 12.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Curacao lost -2,070 (a 1.31% decline), while the Seychelles' population increased by 31,762 (a 34% growth).

Curacao was ranked 179th most populous country in 2005 and is still 179th in 2025. The Seychelles was ranked 184th in 2005 and ranked 181st 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 the Seychelles will increase by 5.36% to 131,885 people and will still be ranked 181st.