What is rural population in Curacao?

Rural population in Curacao was 13,325 in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).

What is the highest rural population recorded in Curacao?

The highest recorded value was 30,995 in 1960.

What is the lowest rural population recorded in Curacao?

The lowest recorded value was 11,503 in 2002.

How does Curacao rank for rural population?

Curacao ranks 192nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.

Is rural population rising or falling in Curacao?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Curacao data come from?

The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Rural population in Curacao

Name: Rural population in Curacao
Creator: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Curacao: Rural population was 13,325 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

13,325

Change on year

down 0.3%

World rank

192nd

of 215 countries

All-time high

30,995

in 1960

All-time low

11,503

in 2002

Years of data

1960–2025

Rural population in Curacao, 1960–2025

Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).

Analysis

In 2025, rural population in Curacao stood at 13,325.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural population in Curacao peaked at 30,995 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 11,503, in 2002.

Curacao ranks 192nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	30,681	30,467	30,995	10
1970s	29,691	28,124	30,824	10
1980s	26,377	23,712	27,809	10
1990s	18,718	13,362	22,902	10
2000s	12,176	11,503	12,869	10
2010s	13,515	13,013	13,858	10
2020s	13,302	13,184	13,399	6

Countries ranked near Curacao

189 Qatar 19,042 compare
190 Dominica 17,136 compare
191 British Virgin Islands 16,928 compare
193 Guam 9,769 compare
194 Andorra 9,161 compare
195 American Samoa 8,970 compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Curacao

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.93 million current US$ (2024)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.3% (2024)
Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
Rural population 8.5% (2025)
Land area 444 sq. km (2023)
Forest area 0.7 sq. km (2023)
Forest area 0.2% (2023)
Surface area 444 sq. km (2023)
Access to electricity, rural 100.0% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural population in Curacao?: Rural population in Curacao was 13,325 in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
What is the highest rural population recorded in Curacao?: The highest recorded value was 30,995 in 1960.
What is the lowest rural population recorded in Curacao?: The lowest recorded value was 11,503 in 2002.
How does Curacao rank for rural population?: Curacao ranks 192nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is rural population rising or falling in Curacao?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Curacao data come from?: The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Rural population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.