Age dependency ratio, young in Curacao
Curacao: Age dependency ratio, young was 21.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Curacao, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio, young in Curacao stood at 21.4%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Curacao peaked at 77.0% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2025.
Curacao ranks 195th 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.
Age dependency ratio, young in Curacao, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 76.5% | — |
| 1961 | 77.0% | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 76.8% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 76.4% | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 75.9% | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 75.4% | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 75.1% | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 74.6% | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 74.1% | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 73.3% | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 72.2% | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 70.7% | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 68.8% | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 66.4% | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 63.9% | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 61.3% | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 58.8% | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 56.3% | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 54.0% | -4.1% |
| 1979 | 51.8% | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 49.9% | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 48.1% | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 46.6% | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 45.4% | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 44.4% | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 43.7% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 43.2% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 42.9% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 42.7% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 42.6% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 42.5% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 42.5% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 42.7% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 42.8% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 42.9% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 42.9% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 42.8% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 42.6% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 42.3% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 41.8% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 41.3% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 40.7% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 39.8% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 38.4% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 37.1% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 35.7% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 34.5% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 33.3% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 32.3% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 31.2% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 30.4% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 29.4% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 28.6% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 28.4% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 28.1% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 27.9% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 27.6% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 27.1% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 25.1% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 23.8% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 23.2% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 22.7% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 21.9% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 21.4% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.5% | 73.3% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 62.4% | 51.8% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.9% | 42.6% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.6% | 41.8% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.4% | 31.2% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 23.8% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 21.4% | 23.7% | 6 |
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More health data for Curacao
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,726 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0521 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 1,092 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 1,210 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 1,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 1,063 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 1,074 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 1,037 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Curacao?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Curacao was 21.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 1961.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2025.
- How does Curacao rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Curacao ranks 195th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.