People and Society
Population
Population |
January 1st, 2022 |
January 1st, 2023 |
| Total population | 151.066 | 148.925 |
| Male | 68.656 | 67.613 |
| Female | 82.410 | 81.312 |
| Sex ration (males per 100 females) | 83.3 | 83.2 |
Age-groups (%) |
January 1st, 2022 |
January 1st, 2023 |
| 0-14 | 16.6 | 16.3 |
| 15-29 | 15.9 | 15.4 |
| 30-44 | 17.6 | 17.7 |
| 45-59 | 22.3 | 22.0 |
| 60-74 | 19.4 | 20.0 |
| 75-80 | 11.4 | 11.9 |
| 80+ | 4.3 | 4.6 |
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Marriages & Divorces
Marriages |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
| Resident marriages | 563 | n.a. | 408 |
| Non-resident marriages | 159 | n.a. | 92 |
| Total marriages | 722 | n.a. | 500 |
| Crude marriage rate | 3.0 | n.a. | n.a. |
Divorces |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
| Divorces | 409 | n.a. | 328 |
| Divorces per 100 marriages | 73 | n.a. | n.a. |
Fertility
Fertility |
2021 |
2022 |
| Total live birth | 1309 | 1232 |
| male | 654 | 625 |
| female | 655 | 607 |
Mortality
Mortality |
2021 |
2022 |
| Total death | 1687 | 1575 |
| male | 830 | 775 |
| female | 857 | 800 |
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Migration
Migration |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
| Total emigration | 5.123 | 5,564 | 5.728 |
|
Total immigration |
2.663 |
3.337 |
3.930 |
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Social Affairs
Minimum wages per 1st of January 2020 (per hour) |
ANG 9.62 |
Number of persons receiving social securities |
2021 |
2022 |
| General Old Age Insurance (AOV) | 49.648 | 51.544 |
| General Widow's and Orphans insurances (AWW) | 2.931 | 2.856 |
| Illness Insurance (ZV) | 36.727 | 38.782 |
| Basic Health Insurance (BZV) | 143.847 | 140.178 |
Source: Social Security Bank |
Welfare benefits (onderstand)* | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number of persons | Total amount paid (x1000 Naf) | |
| 2022 | 7061 | 33347 |
| 2021 | 7951 | 36012 |
| 2022 | 7061 | 33347 |
| * december |
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Tourism
Total visitors tourist arrivals |
2021 |
2022 |
| Cruise arrivals | 146,231 | 533,622 |
| Day trippers | 7,124 | 11,040 |
| Stay over tourists | 256,000 | 489,558 |
| Total | 418,355 | 1,034.22 |
Source: Curaçao Tourism Board |
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Housing
Component |
Variable |
2008 |
2017 |
Increase/
|
Increase/
|
|
Demand side |
Housing |
63.018 |
78.728 |
15.710 |
2.8% |
| 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
2022* | |
| Total students primary (Funderend Onderwijs) | 13.624 |
| Total students secondary education (VSBO/HAVO/VWO/VSO) | 8.592 |
| Total secondary vocational education (SBO) | 3.753 |
| Total Students Special education | 1.151 |
Source: Ministry of Education |
* per 1 december
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Transport & Communication
2020* |
2021* |
2022* | |
| Passengers Cars registered | 79.678 | 79.186 | 78.717 |
| Number op passenger cars per 1000 inhabitants | 435 | 444 | |
Source: Collector's Office | |||
| * per December 31st |
Harbour statistics |
2021 |
2022 |
| Total Ships piloted into ports | 1.725 | 2.156 |
| Tankers | 161 | 220 |
| Cruise ships | 130 | 288 |
| Freighters | 754 | 682 |
| Others | 392 | 590 |
| Local | 288 | 376 |
Source: Curaçao Ports Autority (CPA) |
Air traffic Movements |
2021 |
2022 |
| Air Traffic Movements Landing | 12.812 | 15.632 |
| Air Traffic Movements Take Off | 12.788 | 15.596 |
Source: Curaçao Airport Partners (CPA) |
2020 |
2021 | |
| Fixed telephone subscriptions | 53.513 | 53.095 |
| Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions | 84.710 | 168.007 |
| Fixed Broadband subscriptions | 51.466 | 54.213 |
Source: Bureau Telecommunicatie & Post (BTP) |
2021 |
2022 | |
| Number of road accidents | 9.631 | 10.239 |
| Number of driver licenses newly issued | 1.924 | |
Source: Vereniging Veilig Verkeer Curaçao & Rijbewijzen kantoor |
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Poverty
Povertyline Curaçao by type of household (ANG per month) |
| |
January 1st, 2022 |
January 1st,
| |
| Two adults and two children | 2926 | 3141 |
| One person household | 1393 | 1456 |
| Two adults | 2099 | 2253 |
| One adult with one child | 1812 | 1945 |
| One adult with two children | 2229 | 2393 |
| Two adult with one child | 2508 | 2693 |
| Three adults | 2786 | 2991 |
| Inflation former year (December) | 3.8% | 7.4% |
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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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