Urban Population: Curacao
Curacao's urban population is currently 91.4% as of 2024. # Curacao Urban Population Curacao's urban population reached 91.
Current (2024)
91.4%
+0.0% y/y
Peak (2024)
91.4%
Low (1960)
75.2%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Urban Population — Curacao
1960 — 2024
Urban Population — Curacao
Analysis# Curacao Urban Population
Curacao's urban population reached 91.432% in 2024, matching its all-time peak and reflecting one of the world's highest urbanization rates. Since 1960, when only 75.169% of the population lived in urban areas, the country has experienced a 21.6 percentage-point increase in urbanization. This sustained growth trajectory demonstrates Curacao's transformation from a more dispersed settlement pattern to a predominantly urban society over six decades.
The recent trend from 2015 to 2024 shows consistent annual growth, with the urban share climbing from 91.322% to 91.432%—a steady 0.11 percentage-point increase over nine years. This modest but persistent upward momentum suggests that Curacao has stabilized at exceptionally high urbanization levels, with limited room for further urban population expansion given its already concentrated settlement distribution.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 91.4% | +0.03% |
| 2023 | 91.4% | +0.01% |
| 2022 | 91.4% | +0.01% |
| 2021 | 91.4% | +0.01% |
| 2020 | 91.4% | +0.01% |
| 2019 | 91.4% | +0.01% |
| 2018 | 91.4% | +0.01% |
| 2017 | 91.3% | +0.01% |
| 2016 | 91.3% | +0.01% |
| 2015 | 91.3% | +0.02% |
| 2014 | 91.3% | +0.02% |
| 2013 | 91.3% | +0.02% |
| 2012 | 91.3% | +0.02% |
| 2011 | 91.3% | +0.02% |
| 2010 | 91.2% | +0.02% |
| 2009 | 91.2% | +0.01% |
| 2008 | 91.2% | +0.02% |
| 2007 | 91.2% | +0.02% |
| 2006 | 91.2% | +0.02% |
| 2005 | 91.2% | +0.02% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 91.2% | +0.03% |
| 2003 | 91.1% | +0.03% |
| 2002 | 91.1% | +0.04% |
| 2001 | 91.1% | +0.21% |
| 2000 | 90.9% | +0.50% |
| 1999 | 90.4% | +0.73% |
| 1998 | 89.8% | +0.89% |
| 1997 | 89.0% | +0.98% |
| 1996 | 88.1% | +1.01% |
| 1995 | 87.2% | +0.97% |
| 1994 | 86.4% | +0.85% |
| 1993 | 85.7% | +0.66% |
| 1992 | 85.1% | +0.52% |
| 1991 | 84.7% | +0.49% |
| 1990 | 84.2% | +0.46% |
| 1989 | 83.9% | +0.43% |
| 1988 | 83.5% | +0.41% |
| 1987 | 83.2% | +0.39% |
| 1986 | 82.8% | +0.37% |
| 1985 | 82.5% | +0.35% |
| 1984 | 82.2% | +0.33% |
| 1983 | 82.0% | +0.32% |
| 1982 | 81.7% | +0.31% |
| 1981 | 81.5% | +0.30% |
| 1980 | 81.2% | +0.29% |
| 1979 | 81.0% | +0.29% |
| 1978 | 80.7% | +0.29% |
| 1977 | 80.5% | +0.29% |
| 1976 | 80.3% | +0.29% |
| 1975 | 80.1% | +0.29% |
| 1974 | 79.8% | +0.30% |
| 1973 | 79.6% | +0.31% |
| 1972 | 79.3% | +0.32% |
| 1971 | 79.1% | +0.33% |
| 1970 | 78.8% | +0.35% |
| 1969 | 78.5% | +0.37% |
| 1968 | 78.3% | +0.40% |
| 1967 | 77.9% | +0.42% |
| 1966 | 77.6% | +0.45% |
| 1965 | 77.3% | +0.48% |
| 1964 | 76.9% | +0.51% |
| 1963 | 76.5% | +0.55% |
| 1962 | 76.1% | +0.59% |
| 1961 | 75.6% | +0.63% |
| 1960 | 75.2% | — |
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