Age composition in 2026:
🇨🇼 Curaçao
🇲🇰 North Macedonia
| Curaçao | North Macedonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Young Population | 14.23%26,389 | 16.24%293,029 |
| Working Age Population | 67.93%125,986 | 64.77%1,168,556 |
| Elderly Population | 17.84%33,082 | 18.98%342,477 |
In 2026, the median age is 40.0 years in Curaçao and 42.4 years in North Macedonia.North Macedonia already reached Curaçao’s current median age in 2020, about 6 years ahead in population aging.
The total population of Curaçao peaks in 2019 at 189,555.The total population of North Macedonia peaks in 2005 at 2,089,809.
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 North Macedonia will be 68.6%, and 27.60% of the population will be elderly.
| Curaçao | North Macedonia | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) | 2007–2034 | 2000–2019 | |
| Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) | 1992 2 years later | 1990 | |
| Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) | 2016 | 2017 1 years later | |
| Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) | 2031 2 years later | 2029 |