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Curacao

Curacao / CW

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Curacao in numbers.

Area444 kmยฒWorld # 193 โ†’Population156.3KWorld # 184 โ†’Population density351.9 people/kmยฒWorld # 30 โ†’Life expectancy77 yearsWorld # 83 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 22,833World # 69 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Curacao across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area444 kmยฒWorld # 193 / 2023 โ†’Population156.3KWorld # 184 / 2025 โ†’Population density351.9 people/kmยฒWorld # 30 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference yearNo dataNo rank โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.2%World # 161 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.4World # 175 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate7.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 198 / 2024 โ†’Death rate10.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 36 / 2024 โ†’Median age38.2 yearsWorld # 71 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+17.3%World # 54 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1414.6%World # 183 / 2025 โ†’Urban population91.5%World # 30 / 2025 โ†’Net migration470World # 71 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 37 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share43.1%World # 22 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy77 yearsWorld # 83 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancyNo dataNo rank โ†’Physicians per 1,000 peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’Smoking rateNo dataNo rank โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 22,833World # 69 / 2024 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 3.6BWorld # 177 / 2024 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 32,741World # 78 / 2024 โ†’Real GDP growth5%World # 50 / 2024 โ†’Inflation2.6%World # 105 / 2019 โ†’UnemploymentNo dataNo rank โ†’Youth unemploymentNo dataNo rank โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)No dataNo rank โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)5.4%World # 37 / 2024 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per personNo dataNo rank โ†’Meat supply per personNo dataNo rank โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area0.2%World # 204 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person5,276 kWh/personWorld # 38 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person12.3 tWorld # 18 / 2024 โ†’Internet use68.1%World # 138 / 2017 โ†’Mobile subscriptions93.8 per 100 peopleWorld # 152 / 2023 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rateNo dataNo rank โ†’Road traffic death rateNo dataNo rank โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Women in parliamentNo dataNo rank โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals1.3MWorld # 87 / 2019 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 282MWorld # 114 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sitesNo dataNo rank โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2011 / 89.5%Main languagepapMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNo dataNo comparison data for this countryTop export categoryGems, precious metals and glass2023Most mapped OSM sportNo dataNo comparison data for this countryWriting directionLeft to rightpapLargest staple-food calorie sourceNo dataNo comparison data for this countryCurrent currencyCaribbean GuilderXCGDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country