Share of the population that is female in Curacao
Curacao: Share of the population that is female was 52.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of the population that is female in Curacao, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, share of the population that is female in Curacao stood at 52.4%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Curacao peaked at 54.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 50.3%, in 1960.
That places Curacao 23rd 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 | 50.5% | 50.3% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.0% | 50.7% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.8% | 51.5% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.7% | 52.3% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.8% | 53.4% | 54.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.0% | 52.0% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 52.4% | 52.5% | 6 |
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More gender data for Curacao
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 682 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 719 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 683 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 723 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 681 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 720 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 678 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 716 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 682 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 719 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Curacao?
- Share of the population that is female in Curacao was 52.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 54.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.3% in 1960.
- How does Curacao rank for share of the population that is female?
- Curacao ranks 23rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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