Age composition in 2026:
🇨🇼 Curaçao
🇳🇱 Netherlands
| Curaçao | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Young Population | 14.23%26,389 | 14.86%2,742,152 |
| Working Age Population | 67.93%125,986 | 63.87%11,783,347 |
| Elderly Population | 17.84%33,082 | 21.27%3,923,271 |
In 2026, the median age is 40.0 years in Curaçao and 42.5 years in Netherlands.Netherlands already reached Curaçao’s current median age in 2008, about 18 years ahead in population aging.
The total population of Curaçao peaks in 2019 at 189,555.The total population of Netherlands peaks in 2041 at 19,066,146.
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 Netherlands will be 66.9%, and 26.26% of the population will be elderly.
| Curaçao | Netherlands | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) | 2007–2034 | 1982–2011 | |
| Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) | 1992 | 1950 or earlier | |
| Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) | 2016 11 years later | 2005 | |
| Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) | 2031 8 years later | 2023 |