The latest officially reported population of Curacao was 155,967 in 2024 vs 37,860,221 people in Ukraine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Curacao's population is 155,976 people compared to 40,125,599 in Ukraine.
Population statistics:
- Ukraine's population is 257.3 times bigger than Curacao's.
- Curacao is ranked the 179th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
- The countries together account for 0.49% of the world: 0.002% for Curacao vs 0.48% for Ukraine.
- For the last 10 years, Curacao has had an average growth rate of +0.13% per year vs -1.74% in Ukraine.
- Since 2006, the population of Curacao has increased from 141K people to 156K (10.4% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.1M (15.1% decline).
Curacao vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
Curacao
|
Ukraine
|
|
| 2100 | 101,751 | 15,493,960 |
| 2099 | 102,659 | 15,751,557 |
| 2098 | 103,592 | 16,012,938 |
| 2097 | 104,535 | 16,278,602 |
| 2096 | 105,475 | 16,547,938 |
| 2095 | 106,454 | 16,820,897 |
| 2094 | 107,446 | 17,098,910 |
| 2093 | 108,442 | 17,381,822 |
| 2092 | 109,440 | 17,669,049 |
| 2091 | 110,476 | 17,960,681 |
| 2090 | 111,510 | 18,257,867 |
| 2089 | 112,567 | 18,559,027 |
| 2088 | 113,627 | 18,865,031 |
| 2087 | 114,694 | 19,176,483 |
| 2086 | 115,765 | 19,492,606 |
| 2085 | 116,823 | 19,812,584 |
| 2084 | 117,889 | 20,138,855 |
| 2083 | 118,915 | 20,468,747 |
| 2082 | 119,951 | 20,803,241 |
| 2081 | 120,921 | 21,140,953 |
| 2080 | 121,927 | 21,482,498 |
| 2079 | 122,913 | 21,827,152 |
| 2078 | 123,867 | 22,175,099 |
| 2077 | 124,795 | 22,525,846 |
| 2076 | 125,697 | 22,879,896 |
| 2075 | 126,586 | 23,236,521 |
| 2074 | 127,487 | 23,596,095 |
| 2073 | 128,351 | 23,957,807 |
| 2072 | 129,210 | 24,319,928 |
| 2071 | 130,038 | 24,685,370 |
| 2070 | 130,853 | 25,053,352 |
| 2069 | 131,677 | 25,423,272 |
| 2068 | 132,471 | 25,794,560 |
| 2067 | 133,261 | 26,168,072 |
| 2066 | 134,055 | 26,543,206 |
| 2065 | 134,837 | 26,920,121 |
| 2064 | 135,615 | 27,298,592 |
| 2063 | 136,407 | 27,677,528 |
| 2062 | 137,188 | 28,056,960 |
| 2061 | 137,973 | 28,437,884 |
| 2060 | 138,753 | 28,818,343 |
| 2059 | 139,542 | 29,198,891 |
| 2058 | 140,285 | 29,580,044 |
| 2057 | 141,066 | 29,958,884 |
| 2056 | 141,863 | 30,335,136 |
| 2055 | 142,643 | 30,710,041 |
| 2054 | 143,418 | 31,080,334 |
| 2053 | 144,161 | 31,447,868 |
| 2052 | 144,877 | 31,811,171 |
| 2051 | 145,572 | 32,170,929 |
| 2050 | 146,241 | 32,525,262 |
| 2049 | 146,893 | 32,875,483 |
| 2048 | 147,522 | 33,217,836 |
| 2047 | 148,160 | 33,556,749 |
| 2046 | 148,726 | 33,892,646 |
| 2045 | 149,303 | 34,221,999 |
| 2044 | 149,880 | 34,547,153 |
| 2043 | 150,414 | 34,869,270 |
| 2042 | 150,956 | 35,189,550 |
| 2041 | 151,459 | 35,507,946 |
| 2040 | 151,967 | 35,823,225 |
| 2039 | 152,464 | 36,141,658 |
| 2038 | 152,889 | 36,457,134 |
| 2037 | 153,315 | 36,772,578 |
| 2036 | 153,745 | 37,084,252 |
| 2035 | 154,100 | 37,396,243 |
| 2034 | 154,465 | 37,706,533 |
| 2033 | 154,784 | 38,015,585 |
| 2032 | 155,062 | 38,322,554 |
| 2031 | 155,316 | 38,630,259 |
| 2030 | 155,550 | 38,935,791 |
| 2029 | 155,729 | 39,238,099 |
| 2028 | 155,845 | 39,537,815 |
| 2027 | 155,924 | 39,830,895 |
| 2026 | 155,976 | 40,125,599 |
| 2025 | 156,003 | 38,707,520 |
| 2024 | 155,967 | 37,860,221 |
| 2023 | 154,654 | 37,732,836 |
| 2022 | 153,321 | 41,048,766 |
| 2021 | 153,948 | 44,298,640 |
| 2020 | 155,482 | 44,680,014 |
| 2019 | 157,441 | 44,957,458 |
| 2018 | 159,336 | 45,208,907 |
| 2017 | 160,175 | 45,436,041 |
| 2016 | 159,664 | 45,616,832 |
| 2015 | 157,980 | 45,784,896 |
| 2014 | 155,909 | 45,972,380 |
| 2013 | 153,822 | 46,126,770 |
| 2012 | 152,088 | 46,210,056 |
| 2011 | 150,831 | 46,307,853 |
| 2010 | 148,703 | 46,456,003 |
| 2009 | 146,833 | 46,623,731 |
| 2008 | 145,880 | 46,819,175 |
| 2007 | 144,056 | 47,062,798 |
| 2006 | 141,239 | 47,278,694 |
| 2005 | 137,658 | 47,585,556 |
| 2004 | 134,192 | 47,979,507 |
| 2003 | 131,897 | 48,315,136 |
| 2002 | 129,205 | 48,677,281 |
| 2001 | 129,047 | 49,106,855 |
| 2000 | 133,860 | 49,556,660 |
| 1999 | 139,428 | 49,976,446 |
| 1998 | 144,472 | 50,379,731 |
| 1997 | 146,956 | 50,786,885 |
| 1996 | 146,306 | 51,226,109 |
| 1995 | 145,139 | 51,665,539 |
| 1994 | 144,630 | 52,075,998 |
| 1993 | 144,299 | 52,350,126 |
| 1992 | 143,912 | 52,323,671 |
| 1991 | 144,403 | 52,170,961 |
| 1990 | 145,400 | 52,054,092 |
| 1989 | 146,937 | 51,917,817 |
| 1988 | 149,254 | 51,724,853 |
| 1987 | 151,456 | 51,515,732 |
| 1986 | 152,662 | 51,318,745 |
| 1985 | 152,711 | 51,108,770 |
| 1984 | 151,940 | 50,887,599 |
| 1983 | 151,159 | 50,637,029 |
| 1982 | 150,101 | 50,402,724 |
| 1981 | 148,629 | 50,189,281 |
| 1980 | 148,041 | 49,955,152 |
| 1979 | 147,851 | 49,721,381 |
| 1978 | 148,341 | 49,521,243 |
| 1977 | 149,459 | 49,336,481 |
| 1976 | 149,399 | 49,120,842 |
| 1975 | 149,129 | 48,865,229 |
| 1974 | 148,351 | 48,576,570 |
| 1973 | 146,912 | 48,277,121 |
| 1972 | 147,710 | 47,946,893 |
| 1971 | 147,389 | 47,573,287 |
| 1970 | 144,739 | 47,261,306 |
| 1969 | 142,581 | 46,976,256 |
| 1968 | 140,298 | 46,614,325 |
| 1967 | 138,140 | 46,215,988 |
| 1966 | 136,682 | 45,802,519 |
| 1965 | 135,266 | 45,386,892 |
| 1964 | 133,148 | 44,951,156 |
| 1963 | 130,860 | 44,462,372 |
| 1962 | 128,414 | 43,943,674 |
| 1961 | 126,125 | 43,399,766 |
| 1960 | 124,826 | 42,824,093 |
Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).
GeoRank.org/population/curacao/ukraine | CC BY 
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Curacao increased by 18,425 people (a 13% growth), while Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Curacao lost 3,688 people (a 2.31% decline), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,491,233 people (a 12% decline).
Curacao was ranked 179th most populous country in 2006 and is still 179th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Curacao's population will shrink by 6.24% to 146,241 people with a rank change from 179th to 180th. The population of Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,525,262 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.
Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 19.4% of the population in Curacao and 43% in Ukraine.
Population growth rate by year
| Year | Growth rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
Curacao
|
Ukraine
|
|
| 2100 | -0.88% | -1.64% |
| 2099 | -0.9% | -1.63% |
| 2098 | -0.9% | -1.63% |
| 2097 | -0.89% | -1.63% |
| 2096 | -0.92% | -1.62% |
| 2095 | -0.92% | -1.63% |
| 2094 | -0.92% | -1.63% |
| 2093 | -0.91% | -1.63% |
| 2092 | -0.94% | -1.62% |
| 2091 | -0.93% | -1.63% |
| 2090 | -0.94% | -1.62% |
| 2089 | -0.93% | -1.62% |
| 2088 | -0.93% | -1.62% |
| 2087 | -0.93% | -1.62% |
| 2086 | -0.9% | -1.62% |
| 2085 | -0.9% | -1.62% |
| 2084 | -0.86% | -1.61% |
| 2083 | -0.86% | -1.61% |
| 2082 | -0.8% | -1.6% |
| 2081 | -0.82% | -1.59% |
| 2080 | -0.8% | -1.58% |
| 2079 | -0.77% | -1.57% |
| 2078 | -0.74% | -1.56% |
| 2077 | -0.72% | -1.55% |
| 2076 | -0.7% | -1.53% |
| 2075 | -0.71% | -1.52% |
| 2074 | -0.67% | -1.51% |
| 2073 | -0.67% | -1.49% |
| 2072 | -0.64% | -1.48% |
| 2071 | -0.62% | -1.47% |
| 2070 | -0.63% | -1.46% |
| 2069 | -0.6% | -1.44% |
| 2068 | -0.59% | -1.43% |
| 2067 | -0.59% | -1.41% |
| 2066 | -0.58% | -1.4% |
| 2065 | -0.57% | -1.39% |
| 2064 | -0.58% | -1.37% |
| 2063 | -0.57% | -1.35% |
| 2062 | -0.57% | -1.34% |
| 2061 | -0.56% | -1.32% |
| 2060 | -0.57% | -1.3% |
| 2059 | -0.53% | -1.29% |
| 2058 | -0.55% | -1.26% |
| 2057 | -0.56% | -1.24% |
| 2056 | -0.55% | -1.22% |
| 2055 | -0.54% | -1.19% |
| 2054 | -0.52% | -1.17% |
| 2053 | -0.49% | -1.14% |
| 2052 | -0.48% | -1.12% |
| 2051 | -0.46% | -1.09% |
| 2050 | -0.44% | -1.07% |
| 2049 | -0.43% | -1.03% |
| 2048 | -0.43% | -1.01% |
| 2047 | -0.38% | -0.99% |
| 2046 | -0.39% | -0.96% |
| 2045 | -0.38% | -0.94% |
| 2044 | -0.36% | -0.92% |
| 2043 | -0.36% | -0.91% |
| 2042 | -0.33% | -0.9% |
| 2041 | -0.33% | -0.88% |
| 2040 | -0.33% | -0.88% |
| 2039 | -0.28% | -0.87% |
| 2038 | -0.28% | -0.86% |
| 2037 | -0.28% | -0.84% |
| 2036 | -0.23% | -0.83% |
| 2035 | -0.24% | -0.82% |
| 2034 | -0.21% | -0.81% |
| 2033 | -0.18% | -0.8% |
| 2032 | -0.16% | -0.8% |
| 2031 | -0.15% | -0.78% |
| 2030 | -0.11% | -0.77% |
| 2029 | -0.08% | -0.76% |
| 2028 | -0.05% | -0.74% |
| 2027 | -0.03% | -0.73% |
| 2026 | -0.02% | 3.66% |
| 2025 | 0.02% | 2.24% |
| 2024 | 0.85% | 0.34% |
| 2023 | 0.87% | -8.08% |
| 2022 | -0.41% | -7.34% |
| 2021 | -0.99% | -0.85% |
| 2020 | -1.24% | -0.62% |
| 2019 | -1.19% | -0.56% |
| 2018 | -0.52% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.32% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.07% | -0.37% |
| 2015 | 1.33% | -0.41% |
| 2014 | 1.36% | -0.33% |
| 2013 | 1.14% | -0.18% |
| 2012 | 0.83% | -0.21% |
| 2011 | 1.43% | -0.32% |
| 2010 | 1.27% | -0.36% |
| 2009 | 0.65% | -0.42% |
| 2008 | 1.27% | -0.52% |
| 2007 | 1.99% | -0.46% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | -0.64% |
| 2005 | 2.58% | -0.82% |
| 2004 | 1.74% | -0.69% |
| 2003 | 2.08% | -0.74% |
| 2002 | 0.12% | -0.87% |
| 2001 | -3.6% | -0.91% |
| 2000 | -3.99% | -0.84% |
| 1999 | -3.49% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | -1.69% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.44% | -0.86% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | -0.85% |
| 1995 | 0.35% | -0.79% |
| 1994 | 0.23% | -0.52% |
| 1993 | 0.27% | 0.05% |
| 1992 | -0.34% | 0.29% |
| 1991 | -0.69% | 0.22% |
| 1990 | -1.05% | 0.26% |
| 1989 | -1.55% | 0.37% |
| 1988 | -1.45% | 0.41% |
| 1987 | -0.79% | 0.38% |
| 1986 | -0.03% | 0.41% |
| 1985 | 0.51% | 0.43% |
| 1984 | 0.52% | 0.49% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | 0.46% |
| 1982 | 0.99% | 0.43% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | 0.47% |
| 1980 | 0.13% | 0.47% |
| 1979 | -0.33% | 0.4% |
| 1978 | -0.75% | 0.37% |
| 1977 | 0.04% | 0.44% |
| 1976 | 0.18% | 0.52% |
| 1975 | 0.52% | 0.59% |
| 1974 | 0.98% | 0.62% |
| 1973 | -0.54% | 0.69% |
| 1972 | 0.22% | 0.79% |
| 1971 | 1.83% | 0.66% |
| 1970 | 1.51% | 0.61% |
| 1969 | 1.63% | 0.78% |
| 1968 | 1.56% | 0.86% |
| 1967 | 1.07% | 0.9% |
| 1966 | 1.05% | 0.92% |
| 1965 | 1.59% | 0.97% |
| 1964 | 1.75% | 1.1% |
| 1963 | 1.9% | 1.18% |
| 1962 | 1.81% | 1.25% |
| 1961 | 1.04% | 1.34% |
Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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In 2024, the population of Curacao grew by 0.85%, while Ukraine's population grew by 0.34%.
Live population counters
|
Curacao
|
Ukraine
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
155976
|
40125599
|
| Population rank | 179/197 | 40/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.002% | 0.48% |
| One net population change |
6.67 hours
|
4.13 minutes
|
| One birth every |
7.56 hours
|
2.48 minutes
|
| One death every |
5.84 hours
|
1.06 minutes
|
| Daily growth/decline | +4 | +349 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,313 | +127,385 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.85% | +0.34% |
| Population growth rate rank | 112/197 | 147/197 |
| One migration net change every |
18.7 hours
|
18.6 seconds
|
| Annual migration change | +470 | +1,702,358 |
| Net migration rank | 68/196 | 1/196 |
| Foreign-born residents | 80,020 | 5,064,173 |
| Foreign-born residents rank | 138/195 | 14/195 |
| Foreign-born share of population | 43.1% | 13.4% |
| Foreign-born share rank | 12/195 | 51/195 |
Natural population change vs migration
| Year | Population change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Curacao
|
Ukraine
|
|||
| Natural | Migration | Natural | Migration | |
| 2025 | - | 470 | - | 1,702,358 |
| 2024 | - | 513 | - | 1,146,012 |
| 2023 | -341 | 518 | -283,185 | -299,961 |
| 2022 | -337 | 518 | -349,284 | -5,699,445 |
| 2021 | -385 | 503 | -449,941 | -1,129 |
| 2020 | -93 | 992 | -307,533 | -4,167 |
| 2019 | 205 | -9,595 | -236,296 | -6,908 |
| 2018 | 271 | 25,592 | -227,491 | -32,220 |
| 2017 | 128 | 537 | -158,390 | -36,155 |
| 2016 | 304 | 645 | -135,710 | -31,340 |
| 2015 | 489 | 842 | -147,107 | -21,992 |
| 2014 | 593 | 1,063 | -140,216 | -65,678 |
| 2013 | 708 | 1,283 | -129,662 | 26,781 |
| 2012 | 790 | 1,469 | -130,451 | 66,768 |
| 2011 | 693 | 1,516 | -158,372 | 26,457 |
| 2010 | 773 | 242 | -180,388 | 16,030 |
| 2009 | 749 | 484 | -197,918 | 26,796 |
| 2008 | 759 | 541 | -229,086 | 9,312 |
| 2007 | 792 | 533 | -282,659 | 15,237 |
| 2006 | 791 | 489 | -300,787 | 136,442 |
| 2005 | 693 | 438 | -337,857 | -111,493 |
| 2004 | 742 | 1,006 | -344,157 | 5,644 |
| 2003 | 827 | 1,014 | -351,299 | 18,540 |
| 2002 | 919 | 1,035 | -364,544 | -26,991 |
| 2001 | 1,066 | -982 | -374,734 | -92,847 |
| 2000 | 1,136 | -2,995 | -364,143 | -67,865 |
| 1999 | 1,207 | -2,963 | -348,286 | -59,247 |
| 1998 | 1,358 | -2,931 | -318,299 | -80,684 |
| 1997 | 1,517 | -2,900 | -306,549 | -108,735 |
| 1996 | 1,628 | -2,872 | -305,154 | -158,008 |
| 1995 | 1,715 | -2,847 | -281,629 | -134,053 |
| 1994 | 1,805 | -2,829 | -238,820 | -166,380 |
| 1993 | 1,894 | -2,776 | -169,405 | 26,357 |
| 1992 | 1,980 | -2,574 | -95,857 | 291,788 |
| 1991 | 1,989 | -2,428 | -16,486 | 125,962 |
| 1990 | 1,985 | -2,419 | 48,463 | 75,760 |
| 1989 | 2,013 | -2,405 | 106,431 | 36,978 |
| 1988 | 2,085 | -2,391 | 162,002 | 75,637 |
| 1987 | 2,143 | -2,381 | 198,850 | -18,275 |
| 1986 | 2,186 | -2,364 | 225,751 | -12,369 |
| 1985 | 2,206 | -2,351 | 201,011 | 5,546 |
| 1984 | 2,193 | -2,327 | 222,430 | 13,340 |
| 1983 | 2,175 | -2,295 | 241,741 | 23,608 |
| 1982 | 2,142 | -2,248 | 194,101 | 9,096 |
| 1981 | 2,102 | -2,116 | 182,839 | 40,807 |
| 1980 | 2,079 | -2,026 | 197,223 | 47,406 |
| 1979 | 2,077 | -2,001 | 197,294 | 25,635 |
| 1978 | 2,112 | -1,972 | 206,554 | -29,180 |
| 1977 | 2,171 | -1,949 | 216,932 | -24,745 |
| 1976 | 2,220 | -1,928 | 247,323 | -8,219 |
| 1975 | 2,279 | -1,901 | 256,787 | 15,336 |
| 1974 | 2,331 | -1,870 | 273,486 | 31,725 |
| 1973 | 2,355 | -1,841 | 274,938 | 18,777 |
| 1972 | 2,421 | -1,553 | 309,785 | 56,928 |
| 1971 | 2,558 | -1,401 | 305,849 | 74,604 |
| 1970 | 2,679 | -1,392 | 291,839 | -48,335 |
| 1969 | 2,792 | -1,384 | 274,858 | 51,763 |
| 1968 | 2,904 | -1,405 | 295,162 | 102,096 |
| 1967 | 3,015 | -1,446 | 313,899 | 85,527 |
| 1966 | 3,109 | -1,460 | 337,794 | 89,737 |
| 1965 | 3,202 | -1,477 | 334,365 | 69,354 |
| 1964 | 3,240 | -1,454 | 391,120 | 76,650 |
| 1963 | 3,271 | -1,431 | 449,648 | 60,178 |
| 1962 | 3,286 | -1,381 | 481,887 | 45,712 |
| 1961 | 3,305 | -1,306 | 508,602 | 51,625 |
| 1960 | 3,336 | -1,530 | 538,812 | 52,281 |
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).
GeoRank.org/population/curacao/ukraine | CC BY
Over the last 10 years, 3.72% of the population change in Curacao is from natural causes (a gain of 834 people) and 96.3% is from migration (a gain of 21,615 people). In Ukraine 28.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,435,153 people) and 71.8% is from migration (a loss of 6,198,995 people).
As of 2024, 80,020 residents or 43.1% of the population were not native-born in Curacao, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.
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Population differences between Curacao and Ukraine
|
Curacao
|
Ukraine
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 77.3 years | 75 years |
| Average age | 40.8 years | 43.1 years |
| Median age | 39.5 years | 43.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.6:52.4 | 46.5:53.5 |
| Fertility rate | 1.2 births per woman | 0.98 births per woman |
| Population density | 910 ppl/mi² | 179.4 ppl/mi² |
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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).
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Data sources:
- World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
- Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
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