World Factbook
Curaçao
Land Curacao (Dutch)/ Pais Korsou (Papiamento)
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Languages
Papiamento (official) (a creole language that is a mixture of Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, English, and, to a lesser extent, French, as well as elements of African languages and the language of the Arawak) 80%, Dutch (official) 8.8%, Spanish 5.6%, English (official) 3.1%, other 2.3%, unspecified 0.3% (2011 est.)
note: data represent most spoken language in household
Religions
Roman Catholic 72.8%, Pentecostal 6.6%, Protestant 3.2%, Adventist 3%, Jehovah's Witness 2%, Evangelical 1.9%, other 3.8%, none 6%, unspecified 0.6% (2011 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth
1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years
0.98 male(s)/female
total population
0.93 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
65 years and over
0.67 male(s)/female
Birth rate
12.71 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate
8.91 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Median age
male
35.5 years
total
38.1 years (2025 est.)
female
40.2 years
Population
male
73,755
total
153,289 (2024 est.)
female
79,534
Nationality
noun
Curacaoan
adjective
Curacaoan; Dutch
Urbanization
urban population
89% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization
0.57% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
19.2% (male 15,069/female 14,337)
15-64 years
62.3% (male 47,258/female 48,217)
65 years and over
18.5% (2024 est.) (male 11,428/female 16,980)
Ethnic groups
Curacaoan 75.4%, Dutch 6%, Dominican 3.6%, Colombian 3%, Bonairean, Sint Eustatian, Saban 1.5%, Haitian 1.2%, Surinamese 1.2%, Venezuelan 1.1%, Aruban 1.1%, other 5%, unspecified 0.9% (2011 est.)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio
60.6 (2024 est.)
youth dependency ratio
30.8 (2024 est.)
potential support ratio
3.4 (2024 est.)
elderly dependency ratio
29.8 (2024 est.)
Net migration rate
-1.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.95 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Education expenditure
7.4% of GDP (2020 est.)
Infant mortality rate
male
8.3 deaths/1,000 live births
total
7.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
female
6.7 deaths/1,000 live births
Population growth rate
0.25% (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
0.95 (2025 est.)
Population distribution
largest concentration on the island is Willemstad; smaller settlements near the coast can be found throughout the island, particularly in the northwest
Life expectancy at birth
male
77.6 years
female
82.3 years
total population
79.9 years (2024 est.)
Major urban areas - population
144,000 WILLEMSTAD (capital) (2018)