Population ages 0-14 in Curacao
Curacao: Population ages 0-14 was 14.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Curacao, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14 in Curacao is 14.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Curacao peaked at 41.6% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2025.
Curacao ranks 185th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14 in Curacao, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 41.5% | — |
| 1961 | 41.6% | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 41.6% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 41.4% | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 41.2% | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 41.1% | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 40.9% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 40.8% | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 40.5% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 40.3% | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 39.9% | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 39.4% | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 38.7% | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 37.8% | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 36.9% | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 35.9% | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 34.9% | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 33.9% | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 33.0% | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 32.1% | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 31.3% | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 30.5% | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 29.9% | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 29.3% | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 28.8% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 28.5% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 28.2% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 28.1% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 27.9% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 27.8% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 27.8% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 27.8% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 27.8% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 27.8% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 27.8% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 27.7% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 27.6% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 27.4% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 27.2% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 26.9% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 26.5% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 26.2% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 25.7% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 25.0% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 24.3% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 23.6% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 23.0% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 22.3% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 21.7% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 21.1% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 20.5% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 19.9% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 19.4% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 19.2% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 18.5% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 15.6% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 15.2% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 14.9% | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 14.6% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.1% | 40.3% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 36.3% | 32.1% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.0% | 27.8% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.6% | 26.9% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 21.1% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 16.5% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 14.6% | 16.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 182 Netherlands 14.9% compare
- 183 Switzerland 14.9% compare
- 184 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 14.8% compare
- 186 Mauritius 14.5% compare
- 187 Lithuania 14.5% compare
- 188 Slovenia 14.5% compare
More education data for Curacao
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Curacao?
- Population ages 0-14 in Curacao was 14.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 41.6% in 1961.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2025.
- How does Curacao rank for population ages 0-14?
- Curacao ranks 185th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.