Population ages 15-64 in Curacao
Curacao: Population ages 15-64 was 68.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in Curacao, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 68.1% for population ages 15-64 in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Curacao peaked at 69.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 54.1%, in 1961.
That places Curacao 50th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64 in Curacao, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 54.3% | — |
| 1961 | 54.1% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 54.1% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 54.2% | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 54.4% | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 54.5% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 54.5% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 54.6% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 54.7% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 55.0% | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 55.2% | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 55.7% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 56.2% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 57.0% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 57.7% | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 58.6% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 59.4% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 60.3% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 61.2% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 62.0% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 62.8% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 63.5% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 64.1% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 64.6% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 65.0% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 65.2% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 65.4% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 65.4% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 65.4% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 65.4% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 65.4% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 65.3% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 65.1% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 64.9% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 64.8% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 64.6% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 64.5% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 64.4% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 64.3% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 64.3% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 64.3% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 64.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 64.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 65.2% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 65.7% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 66.1% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 66.6% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 66.9% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 67.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 67.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 67.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 67.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 67.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 67.7% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 67.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 67.3% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 67.1% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 67.0% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 68.6% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 69.4% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 68.8% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 68.7% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 68.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 68.5% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 68.3% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 68.1% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.4% | 54.1% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 58.3% | 55.2% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.7% | 62.8% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.8% | 64.3% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.8% | 64.3% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.8% | 67.0% | 69.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 68.1% | 68.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 47 North Korea 68.4% compare
- 48 Indonesia 68.2% compare
- 49 Cape Verde 68.2% compare
- 51 Northern Mariana Islands 68.0% compare
- 52 Libya 68.0% compare
- 53 Cuba 67.9% 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 0-14 14.6% (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 15-64 in Curacao?
- Population ages 15-64 in Curacao was 68.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.1% in 1961.
- How does Curacao rank for population ages 15-64?
- Curacao ranks 50th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.