Share of the population that is female in Curacao
Curacao: Share of the population that is female was 52.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
52.4%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
23rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
54.6%
in 2012
All-time low
50.3%
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
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.
Share of the population that is female in Curacao, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 50.3% | — |
| 1961 | 50.4% | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 50.4% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 50.4% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 50.5% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 50.5% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 50.6% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 50.6% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 50.6% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 50.7% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 50.7% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 50.8% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 50.8% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 50.9% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 51.0% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 51.1% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 51.1% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 51.2% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 51.3% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 51.4% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 51.5% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 51.5% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 51.6% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 51.7% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 51.8% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 51.9% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 51.9% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 52.0% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 52.1% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 52.2% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 52.3% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 52.4% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 52.5% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 52.6% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 52.7% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 52.8% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 52.9% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 53.0% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 53.1% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 53.2% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 53.4% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 53.5% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 53.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 53.7% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 53.8% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 53.9% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 54.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 54.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 54.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 54.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 54.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 54.6% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 54.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 54.4% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 54.3% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 54.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 54.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 54.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 52.7% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 52.0% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 52.5% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 52.5% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 52.4% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 52.4% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 52.4% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 52.4% | -0.1% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 52.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 50.6%, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 52.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 50.6%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
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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