Age composition in 2026:
🇨🇼 Curaçao
🇬🇵 Guadeloupe
| Curaçao | Guadeloupe | |
|---|---|---|
| Young Population | 14.23%26,389 | 15.85%59,044 |
| Working Age Population | 67.93%125,986 | 58.63%218,369 |
| Elderly Population | 17.84%33,082 | 25.52%95,045 |
In 2026, the median age is 40.0 years in Curaçao and 48.4 years in Guadeloupe.Guadeloupe already reached Curaçao’s current median age in 2014, about 12 years ahead in population aging.
The total population of Curaçao peaks in 2019 at 189,555.The total population of Guadeloupe peaks in 1999 at 420,943.
By 2050, the dependency ratio of Curaçao will be 54.5%, and 23.85% of the population will be elderly.By 2050, the dependency ratio of Guadeloupe will be 95.6%, and 33.08% of the population will be elderly.
| Curaçao | Guadeloupe | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) | 2007–2034 | None between 1950 and 2100 | |
| Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) | 1992 10 years later | 1982 | |
| Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) | 2016 4 years later | 2012 | |
| Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) | 2031 10 years later | 2021 |