Curacao People - 2023

Population

152,849 (2023 est.)

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Nationality

noun: Curacaoan

adjective: Curacaoan; Dutch

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.)

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.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 19.3% (male 15,107/female 14,390)

15-64 years: 62.7% (male 47,299/female 48,538)

65 years and over: 18% (2023 est.) (male 11,096/female 16,419)

total dependency ratio: 47

youth dependency ratio: 25.6

elderly dependency ratio: 21.4

potential support ratio: 4.7 (2021 est.)

Median age

total: 36.7 years

male: 34.4 years

female: 39.5 years (2020 est.)

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Population growth rate

0.3% (2023 est.)

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Birth rate

13.07 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

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Death rate

8.78 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

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Net migration rate

-1.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

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Population distribution

largest concentration on the island is Willemstad; smaller settlements near the coast can be found throughout the island, particularly in the northwest

Urbanization

urban population: 89% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 0.57% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Major urban areas - population

144,000 WILLEMSTAD (capital) (2018)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female

total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 7.7 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 8.5 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 6.87 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

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Life expectancy at birth

total population: 79.65 years

male: 77.33 years

female: 82.09 years (2023 est.)

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Total fertility rate

1.97 children born/woman (2023 est.)

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Gross reproduction rate

0.96 (2023 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

NA

Drinking water source

improved: total: 100% of population

unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017)

Current health expenditure

NA

Physicians density

NA

Sanitation facility access

improved: total: 100% of population

unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

NA

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

49.7% (2023 est.)

Education expenditures

7.4% of GDP (2020 est.)

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School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 17 years

male: 18 years

female: 18 years (2013)

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)

total: 42.2%

male: 38.1%

female: 47.1% (2020 est.)

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NOTE: The information regarding Curacao on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Curacao 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Curacao 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.