Population in Curacao compared to Tonga: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Curacao and Tonga: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Curacao	Tonga	Curacao	Tonga
1960	124,826	66,170	-	-
1961	126,125	68,037	1.04%	2.82%
1962	128,414	69,940	1.81%	2.8%
1963	130,860	71,885	1.9%	2.78%
1964	133,148	73,879	1.75%	2.77%
1965	135,266	75,924	1.59%	2.77%
1966	136,682	78,002	1.05%	2.74%
1967	138,140	79,814	1.07%	2.32%
1968	140,298	81,353	1.56%	1.93%
1969	142,581	82,885	1.63%	1.88%
1970	144,739	84,401	1.51%	1.83%
1971	147,389	85,896	1.83%	1.77%
1972	147,710	87,356	0.22%	1.7%
1973	146,912	88,805	-0.54%	1.66%
1974	148,351	90,683	0.98%	2.11%
1975	149,129	93,017	0.52%	2.57%
1976	149,399	95,325	0.18%	2.48%
1977	149,459	96,725	0.04%	1.47%
1978	148,341	97,204	-0.75%	0.5%
1979	147,851	97,544	-0.33%	0.35%
1980	148,041	97,769	0.13%	0.23%
1981	148,629	97,909	0.4%	0.14%
1982	150,101	97,980	0.99%	0.07%
1983	151,159	97,998	0.7%	0.02%
1984	151,940	97,990	0.52%	-0.008%
1985	152,711	97,984	0.51%	-0.006%
1986	152,662	98,010	-0.03%	0.03%
1987	151,456	98,376	-0.79%	0.37%
1988	149,254	98,969	-1.45%	0.6%
1989	146,937	99,403	-1.55%	0.44%
1990	145,400	99,700	-1.05%	0.3%
1991	144,403	99,895	-0.69%	0.2%
1992	143,912	100,022	-0.34%	0.13%
1993	144,299	100,103	0.27%	0.08%
1994	144,630	100,166	0.23%	0.06%
1995	145,139	100,225	0.35%	0.06%
1996	146,306	100,275	0.8%	0.05%
1997	146,956	100,674	0.44%	0.4%
1998	144,472	101,388	-1.69%	0.71%
1999	139,428	102,046	-3.49%	0.65%
2000	133,860	102,677	-3.99%	0.62%
2001	129,047	103,288	-3.6%	0.6%
2002	129,205	103,874	0.12%	0.57%
2003	131,897	104,464	2.08%	0.57%
2004	134,192	105,071	1.74%	0.58%
2005	137,658	105,671	2.58%	0.57%
2006	141,239	106,253	2.6%	0.55%
2007	144,056	106,726	1.99%	0.45%
2008	145,880	107,020	1.27%	0.28%
2009	146,833	107,203	0.65%	0.17%
2010	148,703	107,400	1.27%	0.18%
2011	150,831	107,570	1.43%	0.16%
2012	152,088	107,460	0.83%	-0.1%
2013	153,822	107,078	1.14%	-0.36%
2014	155,909	106,609	1.36%	-0.44%
2015	157,980	106,095	1.33%	-0.48%
2016	159,664	105,524	1.07%	-0.54%
2017	160,175	105,356	0.32%	-0.16%
2018	159,336	105,567	-0.52%	0.2%
2019	157,441	105,669	-1.19%	0.1%
2020	155,482	105,704	-1.24%	0.03%
2021	153,948	105,490	-0.99%	-0.2%
2022	153,321	105,042	-0.41%	-0.42%
2023	154,654	104,597	0.87%	-0.42%
2024	155,967	104,175	0.85%	-0.4%
2025	155,977	103,744	0.007%	-0.41%
2026	155,945	103,290	-0.02%	-0.44%
2027	155,873	102,899	-0.05%	-0.38%
2028	155,776	102,568	-0.06%	-0.32%
2029	155,625	102,280	-0.1%	-0.28%
2030	155,422	102,069	-0.13%	-0.21%
2031	155,179	101,927	-0.16%	-0.14%
2032	154,912	101,837	-0.17%	-0.09%
2033	154,613	101,807	-0.19%	-0.03%
2034	154,266	101,806	-0.22%	-0.001%
2035	153,910	101,833	-0.23%	0.03%
2036	153,509	101,895	-0.26%	0.06%
2037	153,094	101,993	-0.27%	0.1%
2038	152,666	102,173	-0.28%	0.18%
2039	152,205	102,367	-0.3%	0.19%
2040	151,700	102,568	-0.33%	0.2%
2041	151,195	102,805	-0.33%	0.23%
2042	150,673	103,038	-0.35%	0.23%
2043	150,136	103,306	-0.36%	0.26%
2044	149,583	103,612	-0.37%	0.3%
2045	149,005	103,928	-0.39%	0.3%
2046	148,431	104,232	-0.39%	0.29%
2047	147,827	104,502	-0.41%	0.26%
2048	147,194	104,744	-0.43%	0.23%
2049	146,558	104,975	-0.43%	0.22%
2050	145,892	105,193	-0.45%	0.21%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Curacao increased by 18,425 people (a 13% growth), while Tonga lost 729 people (a 0.69% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Curacao lost -3,719 (a 2.33% decline), while Tonga's population decreased by -2,234 (a 2.12% decline).

Curacao was ranked 179th most populous country in 2006 and is still 179th in 2026. Tonga was ranked 182nd in 2006 and ranked 183rd 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 Tonga will increase by 1.84% to 105,193 people and will still be ranked 183rd.