Population ages 65 and above in Curacao
Curacao: Population ages 65 and above 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 54th out of 215 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.
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 |
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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 54th out of 215 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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About this data
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.