Rural population growth (annual %) in Curacao
Curacao: Rural population growth (annual %) was -0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Rural population growth in Curacao, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Curacao recorded -0.3% for rural population growth in 2025.
That represents a change of down 150.6% on the previous year and down 124.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population growth in Curacao peaked at 2.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -10.1%, in 1999.
That places Curacao 131st out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rural population growth (annual %) in Curacao, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.9% | — |
| 1962 | -0.1% | -94.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | -337.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | -63.2% |
| 1965 | -0.0% | -164.3% |
| 1966 | -0.5% | +1593.3% |
| 1967 | -0.4% | -17.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | -135.2% |
| 1969 | 0.3% | +81.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2% | -22.7% |
| 1971 | 0.6% | +174.8% |
| 1972 | -1.0% | -280.5% |
| 1973 | -1.7% | +72.8% |
| 1974 | -0.2% | -88.7% |
| 1975 | -0.6% | +225.1% |
| 1976 | -1.0% | +53.1% |
| 1977 | -1.1% | +15.3% |
| 1978 | -1.9% | +71.2% |
| 1979 | -1.5% | -20.1% |
| 1980 | -1.1% | -27.1% |
| 1981 | -0.9% | -19.5% |
| 1982 | -0.4% | -58.3% |
| 1983 | -0.7% | +96.3% |
| 1984 | -1.0% | +36.7% |
| 1985 | -1.1% | +11.4% |
| 1986 | -1.8% | +58.1% |
| 1987 | -2.7% | +50.4% |
| 1988 | -3.5% | +30.8% |
| 1989 | -3.8% | +7.8% |
| 1990 | -3.5% | -8.2% |
| 1991 | -3.3% | -3.9% |
| 1992 | -3.2% | -2.8% |
| 1993 | -3.6% | +9.5% |
| 1994 | -5.0% | +40.3% |
| 1995 | -6.0% | +20.2% |
| 1996 | -6.4% | +6.1% |
| 1997 | -7.1% | +12.2% |
| 1998 | -9.1% | +28.2% |
| 1999 | -10.1% | +10.9% |
| 2000 | -8.9% | -12.1% |
| 2001 | -5.8% | -35.3% |
| 2002 | -0.3% | -94.9% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | -681.1% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -16.4% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | +61.4% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -23.7% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -38.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -54.6% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +123.2% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -48.1% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +48.8% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +21.9% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -21.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -80.9% |
| 2018 | -0.7% | -484.3% |
| 2019 | -1.3% | +98.7% |
| 2020 | -1.4% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | -1.1% | -20.0% |
| 2022 | -0.5% | -53.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -252.7% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -28.4% |
| 2025 | -0.3% | -150.6% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's -0.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.3%, 1.0× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Curacao's -0.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.2%, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rural population growth (annual %) in Curacao changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | -1593.3% | -0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | +681.1% | -0.3% | 1.7% |
| 2018 | -484.3% | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 1963 | +337.4% | -0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.1% | -0.9% | 0.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | -0.8% | -1.9% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.7% | -3.8% | -0.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | -5.7% | -10.1% | -3.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.4% | -8.9% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | -1.3% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3% | -1.4% | 0.8% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Curacao
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.3% (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0853 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.3% (2024)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.2844 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 63.67 current US$ per person (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0028 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.3% (2024)
- Rural population 13,325 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population growth in Curacao?
- Rural population growth in Curacao was -0.3% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population growth recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest rural population growth recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.1% in 1999.
- How does Curacao rank for rural population growth?
- Curacao ranks 131st out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population growth rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 124.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. 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.