MigrantoMigration trends in Curaçao
Latin America
79.1K people from around the world have made Curaçao their home. That's 50.7% of the country population, arriving from 43 different countries
156K
Population
79.1K
Immigrants
10.1K
Emigrants
+69K
Inflow
Every 2nd person in Curaçao was born abroad
The #142 largest immigrant destination worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes 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 citizens living abroad
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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