Population

 

Population

1st 2020

1st 2021
Total population 156.223 153.671
Male 71.277 69.914
Female 84.946 83.757
     
Sex ration (males per 100 females) 83.9 83.4

Age-groups (%) 

2019

2020
0-14 17.4 17.0
15-29 16.9 16.4
30-44 17.6 17.6
45-59 22.9 22.6
60-74 18.0 18.8
75+ 7.2 7.7

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Marriages & Divorces

Marriages 

2018

2019
Resident marriages 669 563  
Non-resident marriages 171 159
Total marriages 840 722
Crude marriage rate 4.2 3.0

Divorces 

2018

2019
Divorces 374 409
Divorces per 100 marriages 56 73

Fertility

Fertility

2018

2019
Total live birth 1680 1583
male 888 814
female 792 769
Total fertility rate 1.7 1.6
Crude birth rate 10.5 10.1
Sex ratio at birth 112 106
Average age of mother at birth child 28.7 28.8

Mortality

Mortality

2018

 2019
Total death 1399 1387
Crude death rate 8.8 8.8
Infant mortality rate 5.7 5.7

Migration

Migration

2018

 2019
Total emigration 5430 6181
Total immigration 3797 3549
Net registered migration -1633 -2632

Emigration by country of arrival 

2018

2019
Netherlands 4408 5149
Bonaire 266 347
Aruba 106 95
Sint Maarten 82 98
USA 40 28

Immigration by country of departure 

2018

2019
Netherlands

2181                                                  

 2095
Venezuela 286 232
China 64 52
Dominican Republic 134 104
Bonaire 122 89

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Social Affairs

Minimum wages per 1st of January 2020 (per hour)

ANG 9.62

Number of persons receiving social securities 

2019

2020
General Old Age Insurance (AOV) 51.031 48.609
General Widow's and Orphans insurances (AWW) 3.171 3.055
Illness Insurance (ZV) 40.383 35.994
Basic Health Insurance (BZV) 147.518 150.893
Source: Social Security Bank
    
 

2018

2019

2020


Number of persons receiving welfare benefits (onderstand)  

7149

7176

8253
Source: Ministery of Social and Labour Affairs
      

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Tourism

Total visitors tourist arrivals

2018

2019

2020
Cruise arrivals 757278 809874 256033
Day trippers 20689 19452    5338
Stay over tourists 431701 463685 174871
Total 1209668 1293011 436242
Source: Curaçao Tourism Board
      

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Housing

Developments on the housing market of Curaçao, in the period 2008/2017
Component
Variable
2008
2017
Increase/
Decrease
Increase/
Decrease percentage

Demand side

Housing 
Demand    

63.018

78.728

15.710

2.8% 
per annum
  Housing need 21% 26% 5589 5.0 percent points
Supply side Housing supply 58.321 71.037 13.716 2,6 per annum
  Housing vacancy 8.0% 4.0% 1869 4.0 percent points
Confrontation demand and supply Housing shortage 7.4%*** 8.5%*** 2200 1.1 percent points

* housing need divided by number of households
** housing vacancy divided by housing supply
*** housing shortage divided by housing

 

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Education

 

2017/2018

2018/2019
Total students primary 
(Funderend Onderwijs)		 17.660 17.271
Total students secondary education 
(VSBO/HAVO/VWO/VSO)		 10.331 10.073
Total Students Senior Secondary Vocational Education (SBO)  4040 4309
Source: Ministery of Education 
    

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Transport & Communication

Number of 

2019

2020
Passengers Cars registered 85.317 60.419
Number op passenger cars per 1000 inhabitants 546 387
Source: Collector's Office
    

Harbour statistics 

2019

2020
Total Ships piloted into ports  1.960 1.869
Tankers 199   175
Cruise ships  316   205
Freighters  770   745
Others  385   417
Local                                                      336    331
Source: Curaçao Ports Autority
    

Air traffic Movements

2019

2020
Air Traffic Movements Landing 17.772 9.762
Air Traffic Movements Take Off               17.755 9.709
Source: CAP
    
 

2019

2020
Fixed telephone communication             47.426 53.088
Mobile Telephone connections 184.236 184.710
Source: BTP
    
 

2019

2020
Number of road accidents  10.809 9.615
Number of driver licenses newly issued 2.196 1.324
Source: Safety First Association Curaçao
    

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Poverty

 

Povertyline Curaçao by type of household (ANG per month)

 

 
 

1 Jan 2020

1 Jan 2021
Two adults and two children 2759 2820
One person household 1314 1343
Two adults 1971 2014
One adult with one child  1708 1746
One adult with two children 2102 2148
Two adult with one child 2364 2416
Three adults 2627 2685
Inflation former year (December)  2.6% 2.2%

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ICT & Media

Government & Politics

General information  of the voters of the Elections for the Parliament of Curaçao    
  2017 2021
  Number of votes Number of votes
Registered voters 120430 116146
Valid votes   78830 84846
Invalid / blanc  1138 1132
Poll turn-up 66% 74%
Source: Konseho Supremo Elektoral
    

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