Urban population vs female labor force participation rate in Curaçao
Curaçao: Urban population vs female labor force participation rate was 91.47 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population vs female labor force participation rate in Curaçao, 1950–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Curaçao recorded 91.47 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 Curaçao peaked at 91.47 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 67.5, in 1950.
Curaçao 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 Curaçao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 67.5 | — |
| 1951 | 68.49 | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 69.44 | +1.4% |
| 1953 | 70.34 | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 71.19 | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 71.99 | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 72.74 | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 73.43 | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 74.07 | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 74.65 | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 75.17 | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 75.65 | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 76.09 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 76.51 | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 76.9 | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 77.27 | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 77.62 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 77.94 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 78.25 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 78.54 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 78.82 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 79.09 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 79.34 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 79.59 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 79.82 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 80.06 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 80.29 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 80.52 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 80.75 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 80.98 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 81.22 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 81.46 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 81.71 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 81.97 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 82.25 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 82.53 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 82.84 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 83.16 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 83.5 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 83.86 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 84.25 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 84.66 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 85.1 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 85.66 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 86.39 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 87.22 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 88.11 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 88.97 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 89.76 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 90.42 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 90.87 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 91.06 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 91.1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 91.13 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 91.15 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 91.17 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 91.19 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 91.21 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 91.22 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 91.24 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 91.25 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 91.26 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 91.28 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 91.29 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 91.31 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 91.32 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 91.34 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 91.35 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 91.36 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 91.37 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 91.38 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 91.39 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 91.4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 91.41 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 91.43 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 91.47 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 71.38 | 67.5 | 74.65 | 10 |
| 1960s | 77 | 75.17 | 78.54 | 10 |
| 1970s | 79.92 | 78.82 | 80.98 | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.45 | 81.22 | 83.86 | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.05 | 84.25 | 90.42 | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.13 | 90.87 | 91.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.31 | 91.25 | 91.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.41 | 91.38 | 91.47 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Curaçao
- CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 132.08 (2019)
- CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous 2.62 (2019)
- 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, male (% of male population ages 15+) 59.4% (2020)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 54.0% (2020)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 56.4% (2020)
- Female labor force participation rates slopes 54 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population vs female labor force participation rate in Curaçao?
- Urban population vs female labor force participation rate in Curaçao was 91.47 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population vs female labor force participation rate recorded in Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 91.47 in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population vs female labor force participation rate recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.5 in 1950.
- How does Curaçao rank for urban population vs female labor force participation rate?
- Curaçao ranks 37th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population vs female labor force participation rate rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curaçao data come from?
- The figures come from 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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