Population, male (% of total population) in Curacao
Curacao: Population, male (% of total population) was 47.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population, male in Curacao, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population, male in Curacao stood at 47.6%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male in Curacao peaked at 49.7% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 45.4%, in 2012.
Curacao ranks 196th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population, male (% of total population) in Curacao, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.7% | — |
| 1961 | 49.6% | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 49.6% | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 49.6% | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 49.5% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 49.5% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 49.4% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 49.4% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 49.4% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 49.3% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 49.3% | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 49.2% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 49.2% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 49.1% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 49.0% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 48.9% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 48.9% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 48.8% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 48.7% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 48.6% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 48.5% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 48.5% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 48.4% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 48.3% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 48.2% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 48.1% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 48.1% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 48.0% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 47.9% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 47.8% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 47.7% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 47.6% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 47.5% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 47.4% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 47.3% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 47.2% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 47.1% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 47.0% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 46.9% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 46.8% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 46.6% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 46.5% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 46.4% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 46.3% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 46.2% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 46.1% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 46.0% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 45.9% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 45.8% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 45.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 45.6% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 45.4% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 45.4% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 45.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 45.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 45.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 45.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 45.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 47.3% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 48.0% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 47.5% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 47.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 47.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 47.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 47.6% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 47.6% | +0.1% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 47.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 49.4%, 96% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 47.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 49.4%, 96% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.5% | 49.3% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.0% | 48.6% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.2% | 47.8% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.3% | 46.8% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.2% | 45.7% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.0% | 45.4% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.6% | 47.5% | 47.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
More health data for Curacao
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0521 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.146 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0714 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3373 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -1.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0645 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, male in Curacao?
- Population, male in Curacao was 47.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, male recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 49.7% in 1960.
- What is the lowest population, male recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.4% in 2012.
- How does Curacao rank for population, male?
- Curacao ranks 196th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 Population, male (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.