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Population in Curacao compared to South Sudan: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Curacao was 155,900 in 2024 vs 11,943,408 people in South Sudan in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Curacao's population is 155,910 people compared to 12,387,398 in South Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • South Sudan's population is 79.5 times bigger than Curacao's.
  • Curacao is ranked the 179th most populous country in the world, while South Sudan is the 81st.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.002% for Curacao vs 0.15% for South Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Curacao has had an average growth rate of +0.14% per year vs +0.65% in South Sudan.
  • Since 2005, the population of Curacao has increased from 138K people to 156K (13.3% growth), while South Sudan has grown from 7.59M to 12.4M (63.2% growth).
  • South Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 23.8M people, while Curacao's population already peaked in 2017 at 160K people and is projected to decrease to 101K people by 2100.

Curacao vs South Sudan: live population counter

Curacao South Sudan
Current population
155910
12387398
Population rank 179/197 81/197
Percent of world population 0.002% 0.15%
One net population change
3.65 days
1.14 minutes
One birth every
7.5 hours
1.6 minutes
One death every
5.8 hours
4.76 minutes
One migration net change every
17.1 hours
34.2 minutes
Annual migration change +513 +15,374
Daily growth/decline +0 +1,260
Annual growth/decline +100 +460,034
Annual growth/decline rate +0.06% +4.01%
Population growth rate rank 160/197 6/197

Curacao and South Sudan: population history and growth rate by year chart

Curacao
Population

Growth rate
South Sudan
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Curacao South Sudan Curacao South Sudan
1960 124,826 2,931,559 - -
1961 126,125 2,976,724 1.04% 1.54%
1962 128,414 3,024,308 1.81% 1.6%
1963 130,860 3,072,669 1.9% 1.6%
1964 133,148 3,129,918 1.75% 1.86%
1965 135,266 3,189,835 1.59% 1.91%
1966 136,682 3,236,423 1.05% 1.46%
1967 138,140 3,277,648 1.07% 1.27%
1968 140,298 3,321,528 1.56% 1.34%
1969 142,581 3,365,533 1.63% 1.32%
1970 144,739 3,409,614 1.51% 1.31%
1971 147,389 3,468,646 1.83% 1.73%
1972 147,710 3,542,497 0.22% 2.13%
1973 146,912 3,627,383 -0.54% 2.4%
1974 148,351 3,723,259 0.98% 2.64%
1975 149,129 3,821,494 0.52% 2.64%
1976 149,399 3,921,910 0.18% 2.63%
1977 149,459 4,024,032 0.04% 2.6%
1978 148,341 4,127,657 -0.75% 2.58%
1979 147,851 4,232,605 -0.33% 2.54%
1980 148,041 4,339,030 0.13% 2.51%
1981 148,629 4,447,272 0.4% 2.49%
1982 150,101 4,557,686 0.99% 2.48%
1983 151,159 4,661,574 0.7% 2.28%
1984 151,940 4,750,627 0.52% 1.91%
1985 152,711 4,834,296 0.51% 1.76%
1986 152,662 4,921,240 -0.03% 1.8%
1987 151,456 4,962,395 -0.79% 0.84%
1988 149,254 4,848,029 -1.45% -2.3%
1989 146,937 4,713,229 -1.55% -2.78%
1990 145,400 4,737,633 -1.05% 0.52%
1991 144,403 4,836,677 -0.69% 2.09%
1992 143,912 4,909,749 -0.34% 1.51%
1993 144,299 4,956,002 0.27% 0.94%
1994 144,630 5,071,184 0.23% 2.32%
1995 145,139 5,225,836 0.35% 3.05%
1996 146,306 5,356,925 0.8% 2.51%
1997 146,956 5,509,136 0.44% 2.84%
1998 144,472 5,620,068 -1.69% 2.01%
1999 139,428 5,771,628 -3.49% 2.7%
2000 133,860 6,032,267 -3.99% 4.52%
2001 129,047 6,308,391 -3.6% 4.58%
2002 129,205 6,596,806 0.12% 4.57%
2003 131,897 6,903,127 2.08% 4.64%
2004 134,192 7,233,041 1.74% 4.78%
2005 137,658 7,590,143 2.58% 4.94%
2006 141,239 7,976,526 2.6% 5.09%
2007 144,056 8,388,788 1.99% 5.17%
2008 145,880 8,817,647 1.27% 5.11%
2009 146,833 9,243,556 0.65% 4.83%
2010 148,703 9,745,953 1.27% 5.44%
2011 150,831 10,288,109 1.43% 5.56%
2012 152,088 10,756,240 0.83% 4.55%
2013 153,822 11,166,275 1.14% 3.81%
2014 155,909 11,235,073 1.36% 0.62%
2015 157,980 11,107,561 1.33% -1.13%
2016 159,664 10,830,102 1.07% -2.5%
2017 160,175 10,259,154 0.32% -5.27%
2018 159,336 10,122,977 -0.52% -1.33%
2019 157,441 10,423,384 -1.19% 2.97%
2020 154,947 10,698,467 -1.58% 2.64%
2021 152,369 10,865,780 -1.66% 1.56%
2022 149,996 11,021,177 -1.56% 1.43%
2023 155,800 11,483,374 3.87% 4.19%
2024 155,900 11,943,408 0.06% 4.01%
2025 155,910 12,188,793 0.007% 2.05%
2026 155,878 12,436,036 -0.02% 2.03%
2027 155,806 12,687,301 -0.05% 2.02%
2028 155,710 12,941,503 -0.06% 2%
2029 155,558 13,198,080 -0.1% 1.98%
2030 155,356 13,457,446 -0.13% 1.97%
2031 155,112 13,725,413 -0.16% 1.99%
2032 154,845 13,996,343 -0.17% 1.97%
2033 154,546 14,261,762 -0.19% 1.9%
2034 154,200 14,527,550 -0.22% 1.86%
2035 153,844 14,798,602 -0.23% 1.87%
2036 153,444 15,070,098 -0.26% 1.83%
2037 153,028 15,335,700 -0.27% 1.76%
2038 152,600 15,595,968 -0.28% 1.7%
2039 152,140 15,850,696 -0.3% 1.63%
2040 151,635 16,101,470 -0.33% 1.58%
2041 151,130 16,350,149 -0.33% 1.54%
2042 150,608 16,593,361 -0.35% 1.49%
2043 150,071 16,829,209 -0.36% 1.42%
2044 149,519 17,060,176 -0.37% 1.37%
2045 148,941 17,286,412 -0.39% 1.33%
2046 148,367 17,509,693 -0.39% 1.29%
2047 147,763 17,728,331 -0.41% 1.25%
2048 147,130 17,938,437 -0.43% 1.19%
2049 146,495 18,142,893 -0.43% 1.14%
2050 145,829 18,341,968 -0.45% 1.1%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Curacao increased by 20,322 people (a 14.8% growth), while South Sudan gained 3,517,418 people (a 46.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Curacao lost -2,070 (a 1.31% decline), while South Sudan's population increased by 1,279,837 (a 11.5% growth).

Curacao was ranked 179th most populous country in 2005 and is still 179th in 2025. South Sudan was ranked 93rd in 2005 and ranked 81st 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 South Sudan will increase by 48.1% to 18,341,968 people and rank change from 81st to 78th.

Biggest cities by population

Curacao
City Population
Willemstad 150K
Barber 2.42K
South Sudan
City Population
Juba 459K
Wau 321K
Bor 315K
Malakal 147K
Yambio 130K

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