Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) in Curacao
Curacao: Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) was 17.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above in Curacao, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 17.3% for population ages 65 and above in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above in Curacao peaked at 17.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1960.
That places Curacao 55th out of 218 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 65 and above (% of total population) in Curacao, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.2% | — |
| 1961 | 4.2% | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 4.3% | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 4.3% | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 4.4% | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 4.5% | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 4.5% | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 4.6% | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 4.7% | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 4.8% | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 4.9% | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 5.0% | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 5.1% | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 5.2% | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 5.4% | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 5.5% | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 5.7% | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 5.8% | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 5.8% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 5.9% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 5.9% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 6.0% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 6.0% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 6.1% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 6.2% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 6.3% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 6.4% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 6.5% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 6.6% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 6.7% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 6.9% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 7.0% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 7.1% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 7.3% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 7.5% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 7.7% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 7.9% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 8.2% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 8.5% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 8.8% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 9.1% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 9.4% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 9.6% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 14.9% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 16.3% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 16.8% | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 17.3% | +3.1% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 17.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.8%, 97% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 17.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.8%, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.5% | 4.2% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.4% | 4.9% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.3% | 5.9% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 6.9% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 9.1% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 11.9% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 14.9% | 17.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
More health data for Curacao
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,726 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate -0.0958 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.681 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above in Curacao?
- Population ages 65 and above in Curacao was 17.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1960.
- How does Curacao rank for population ages 65 and above?
- Curacao ranks 55th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. 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 65 and above (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population ages 65 and above 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.