Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Curacao
Curacao: Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate was 91.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
91.5%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
37th
of 236 countries
All-time high
91.5%
in 2025
All-time low
67.5%
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Curacao, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 91.5% for urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Curacao peaked at 91.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 67.5%, in 1950.
Curacao ranks 37th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Curacao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 67.5% | — |
| 1951 | 68.5% | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 69.4% | +1.4% |
| 1953 | 70.3% | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 71.2% | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 72.0% | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 72.7% | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 73.4% | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 74.1% | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 74.6% | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 75.2% | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 75.6% | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 76.1% | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 76.5% | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 76.9% | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 77.3% | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 77.6% | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 77.9% | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 78.3% | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 78.5% | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 78.8% | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 79.1% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 79.3% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 79.6% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 79.8% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 80.1% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 80.3% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 80.5% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 80.7% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 81.0% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 81.2% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 81.5% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 81.7% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 82.0% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 82.2% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 82.5% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 82.8% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 83.2% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 83.5% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 83.9% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 84.2% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 84.7% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 85.1% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 85.7% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 86.4% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 87.2% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 88.1% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 89.0% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 89.8% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 90.4% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 90.9% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 91.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 91.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 91.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 91.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 91.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 91.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 91.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 91.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 91.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 91.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 91.5% | +0.0% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 91.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.3%, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 91.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 72.0%, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 71.4% | 67.5% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 77.0% | 75.2% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 79.9% | 78.8% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.4% | 81.2% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.1% | 84.2% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.1% | 90.9% | 91.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 91.2% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.4% | 91.4% | 91.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
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, male (% of male labor force) 17.6% (2020)
- Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 20.3% (2020)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 59.4% (2020)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 54.0% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Curacao?
- Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Curacao was 91.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population vs. female labor force participation rate recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population vs. female labor force participation rate recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.5% in 1950.
- How does Curacao rank for urban population vs. female labor force participation rate?
- Curacao ranks 37th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population vs. female labor force participation rate rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.