Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Curacao
Curacao: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 90.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Curacao, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 90.8% for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Curacao peaked at 90.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.1%, in 1960.
Curacao ranks 54th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Curacao, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 70.1% | — |
| 1961 | 70.6% | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 71.1% | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 71.6% | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 72.1% | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 72.6% | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 73.1% | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 73.7% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 74.1% | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 74.6% | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 75.2% | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 75.8% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 76.3% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 76.8% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 77.4% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 77.9% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 78.4% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 78.9% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 79.2% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 79.8% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 80.2% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 80.6% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 80.9% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 81.3% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 81.6% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 81.8% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 82.0% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 82.3% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 82.5% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 82.2% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 82.9% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 83.1% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 83.3% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 83.4% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 83.6% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 83.8% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 84.0% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 84.2% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 84.4% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 84.6% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 84.8% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 85.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 85.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 85.4% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 85.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 85.9% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 86.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 86.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 86.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 86.7% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 87.8% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 88.7% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 89.2% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 89.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 89.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 90.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 90.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 90.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 90.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 90.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 89.2% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 90.6% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 90.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 90.8% | +0.2% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 90.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.2%, 99% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 90.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.4%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.4% | 70.1% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 77.6% | 75.2% | 79.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.5% | 80.2% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.7% | 82.9% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.8% | 84.8% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 87.8% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 89.2% | 90.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 51 United States Virgin Islands 91.3% compare
- 52 Costa Rica 91.0% compare
- 53 Bahrain 90.8% compare
- 55 Chile 90.8% compare
- 56 British Virgin Islands 90.7% compare
- 57 Slovakia 90.7% compare
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 women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Curacao?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Curacao was 90.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 90.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.1% in 1960.
- How does Curacao rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Curacao ranks 54th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.