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Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Curaçao

Share of population aged 65 and over in Curaçao in 2025 — 17.3%. Ranked 55 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 13.1 pp.

2025 17.3% +0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 55of 217
Period maximum 17.3%2025
Period minimum 4.2%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Curaçao, 1960–20250510152019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 4.2%1962: 4.3%1964: 4.4%1966: 4.5%1968: 4.7%1970: 4.9%1972: 5.1%1974: 5.4%1976: 5.7%1978: 5.8%1980: 5.9%1982: 6%1984: 6.2%1986: 6.4%1988: 6.6%1990: 6.9%1992: 7.1%1994: 7.5%1996: 7.9%1998: 8.5%2000: 9.1%2002: 9.6%2004: 10%2006: 10.5%2008: 11.1%2010: 11.9%2012: 12.8%2014: 13.5%2016: 14.4%2018: 14.3%2020: 14.9%2022: 15.8%2024: 16.8%2025: 17.3%
Change over the period: +13.1 pp Annual average: 0.2 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Curaçao

Curaçao 17.3%
World 10.4%
Latin America & Caribbean 10.2%
Caribbean computed 11.2%
High-income countries computed 20%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Curaçao, by year Curaçao All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 17.3 +0.5 pp
2024 16.8 +0.5 pp
2023 16.3 +0.5 pp
2022 15.8 +0.5 pp
2021 15.3 +0.4 pp
2020 14.9 +0.8 pp
2019 14.1 −0.1 pp
2018 14.3 −0.5 pp
2017 14.8 +0.4 pp
2016 14.4 +0.4 pp
2015 13.9 +0.4 pp
2014 13.5 +0.4 pp
2013 13.1 +0.4 pp
2012 12.8 +0.4 pp
2011 12.4 +0.4 pp
2010 11.9 +0.4 pp
2009 11.5 +0.4 pp
2008 11.1 +0.3 pp
2007 10.8 +0.3 pp
2006 10.5 +0.3 pp
2005 10.2 +0.2 pp
2004 10 +0.2 pp
2003 9.8 +0.2 pp
2002 9.6 +0.2 pp
2001 9.4 +0.3 pp
2000 9.1 +0.3 pp
1999 8.8 +0.3 pp
1998 8.5 +0.3 pp
1997 8.2 +0.3 pp
1996 7.9 +0.2 pp
1995 7.7 +0.2 pp
1994 7.5 +0.2 pp
1993 7.3 +0.2 pp
1992 7.1 +0.1 pp
1991 7 +0.1 pp
1990 6.9 +0.1 pp
1989 6.7 +0.1 pp
1988 6.6 +0.1 pp
1987 6.5 +0.1 pp
1986 6.4 +0.1 pp
1985 6.3 +0.1 pp
1984 6.2 +0.1 pp
1983 6.1 +0.1 pp
1982 6 +0.1 pp
1981 6 +0 pp
1980 5.9 +0 pp
1979 5.9 +0.1 pp
1978 5.8 +0.1 pp
1977 5.8 +0.1 pp
1976 5.7 +0.1 pp
1975 5.5 +0.1 pp
1974 5.4 +0.2 pp
1973 5.2 +0.1 pp
1972 5.1 +0.1 pp
1971 5 +0.1 pp
1970 4.9 +0.1 pp
1969 4.8 +0.1 pp
1968 4.7 +0.1 pp
1967 4.6 +0.1 pp
1966 4.5 +0.1 pp
1965 4.5 +0.1 pp
1964 4.4 +0.1 pp
1963 4.3 +0.1 pp
1962 4.3 +0.1 pp
1961 4.2 +0 pp
1960 4.2 —

Caribbean, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

PR Puerto Rico 25.3 VI United States Virgin Islands 23.1 MF Saint Martin 19.7 AW Aruba 17.8 CW Curaçao 17.3 BB Barbados 17.1 CU Cuba 17 SX Sint Maarten 14.5 DM Dominica 13.2 TT Trinidad and Tobago 12.9 GD Grenada 12.6 AG Antigua and Barbuda 12.3 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12.3 BS Bahamas 12.1 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 11.7 TC Turks and Caicos Islands 11.7 VG British Virgin Islands 10.1 LC Saint Lucia 10 KY Cayman Islands 9.5 JM Jamaica 8.6 DO Dominican Republic 8.2 HT Haiti 4.8
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of population aged 65 and over. The international threshold for an old population is 7%, for a very old one 14%. The indicator directly determines the load on the pension system and health care, which is why demographic projections use it more often than median age.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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