MigrantoMigration trends in Curaçao
Latin America
Curaçao takes in more people than it loses: 79.1K immigrants against 10.1K emigrants. Net balance +69K — 44% of the country's population
156K
Population
79.1K
Immigrants
10.1K
Emigrants
+69K
Inflow
1 in 2 residents of Curaçao was born abroad — and 1 in 16 people born in Curaçao lives abroad
#142 in the world by net migration gain
Top corridors
The largest migration flows in Curaçao
Where people come from
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
42.6K immigrants · 3K emigrants
2020
- Venezuela overtook Netherlands as the largest source of new arrivals
- A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 53%
Today
- Since 1990: roughly the same number of foreign-born residents and roughly the same number of emigrants
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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