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General Information

Region		Caribbean
Population (000, 2025)		186^a,b
Pop. density (per km2, 2025)		437.5^a,b
Capital city		Willemstad
Capital city pop. (000, 2025)		144^e,f
Surface area (km2)		444^c
Sex ratio (m per 100 f)		91^a,b
National currency		Neth. Ant. Guilder (ANG)^d
Exchange rate (per US$)		1.8^g

Economic indicators

	2015	2020	2025
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	3 059	2 534	3 281^c
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)	0.5	-18.4	4.2^c
GDP per capita (current US$)	18 359.0	13 698.0	17 697.0^c
Economy: Agriculture^h,i,j (% of Gross Value Added)	0.2	0.3	0.3^c
Economy: Industry^j,k (% of Gross Value Added)	18.7	13.7	13.7^c
Economy: Services and other activity^j,l (% of GVA)	81.1	86	86^c
Unemployment (% of labour force)	13^m,n	...	...
CPI: Consumer Price Index^o (2010=100)	108	118	140^g
International trade: exports (million current US$)	...	82^p	...
International trade: imports (million current US$)	...	1 003^p	...
International trade: balance (million current US$)	...	-921^p	...
Balance of payments, current account (million US$)	-519	-689	-655^c

Social indicators

	2015	2020	2025
Population growth rate^a (average annual %)	0.8	0.3	-~0.0^b
Urban population (% of total population)	89.4	89.1^q	...
Urban population growth rate (average annual %)	1.2^r	...	...
Fertility rate, total^a (live births per woman)	1.9	1.1	1.1^b
Life expectancy at birth^a (females/males, years)	80.3 / 72.4	80.6 / 72.2	81.1 / 72.9^b
Population age distribution^a,s (0-14/60+ years old, %)	18.8 / 20.2	16.3 / 21.4	14.6 / 24.3^b
International migrant stock^t,u (000/% of total pop.)	37.6 / 22.6	57.2 / 30.9	80.0 / 43.1^g
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)	0.1	17.1	14^v,g
Under five mortality rate^a (per 1000 live births)	11.6	10.5	9.6^b
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio^p (f/m per 100 pop.)	172.6 / 178.9ⁿ	111.5 / 115.1	107.0 / 111.2^c
Education: Lowr. sec. gross enrol. ratio ^p (f/m per 100 pop.)	105.7 / 97.3ⁿ	115.3 / 115.3	229.7 / 226.7^c
Education: Upr. Sec. gross enrol. ratio^p (f/m per 100 pop.)	83.2 / 75.3ⁿ	185.6 / 127.0	80.4 / 62.5^c

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2015	2020	2025
Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)	...	68.1^w,x	...
Threatened species (number)	49	58	92^g
Forested area (% of land area)	~0.0^p	0.2^p	0.2^y
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)	7.2 / 43.2	2.1 / 11.1	2.3 / 12.2^y
Energy production, primary (Petajoules)	1	1	1^y
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)	646	178	194^y
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders^z (000)	468	175	490^y
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	40.4	44.8	44.8^g

Footnotes

a		For statistical purposes, the data for Netherlands do not include this area.
b		Projected est. (medium fertility variant).
c		2023
d		Netherlands Antillean Guilder.
e		Total population of Curaçao excluding some neighborhoods (see source).
f		2018
g		2024
h		Inc. mining and quarrying.
i		Exc. irrigation canals and landscaping care.
j		Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 4.
k		Exc. publishing activities. Inc. irrigation canals.
l		Inc. publishing activities and landscape care. Exc. repair of personal and household goods.
m		Excluding the institutional population.
n		2013
o		Calculated by the UN Statistics Division from national indices.
p		Estimate.
q		2019
r		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
s		Calculated by the UN Statistics Division.
t		Including refugees.
u		For statistical purposes, the foreign-born population includes persons born in the Netherlands, Aruba, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, and Sint Maarten (Dutch part).
v		All data is as of May 2024.
w		Population aged 6 years and over.
x		2017
y		2022
z		Arrivals by air.