Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 in Curacao
Curacao: Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 was 43.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 in Curacao, 2011–2020
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 in Curacao stood at 43.0%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 in Curacao peaked at 48.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 2020.
That places Curacao 124th out of 172 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 in Curacao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 48.5% | — |
| 2013 | 47.2% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 44.2% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 45.5% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 44.1% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 43.0% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.9% | 44.1% | 48.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 43.0% | 43.0% | 43.0% | 1 |
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More work & labour data for Curacao
- CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 132.08 (2019)
- CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous 2.62 (2019)
- Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled 54 (2020)
- Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled 54 (2020)
- Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled 54 (2020)
- Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 56.4 (2020)
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 19.1% (2020)
- Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 17.6% (2020)
- Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 20.3% (2020)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 54.0% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 in Curacao?
- Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 in Curacao was 43.0% in 2020, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 48.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 2020.
- How does Curacao rank for female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024?
- Curacao ranks 124th out of 172 countries with data for 2020.
- Is female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population who are employed. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.