Age composition in 2026:
🇨🇼 Curaçao
🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
| Curaçao | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Young Population | 14.23%26,389 | 10.88%350,471 |
| Working Age Population | 67.93%125,986 | 63.28%2,039,230 |
| Elderly Population | 17.84%33,082 | 25.85%832,986 |
In 2026, the median age is 40.0 years in Curaçao and 47.2 years in Puerto Rico.Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico peaks in 2001 at 3,813,009.
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 Puerto Rico will be 81.2%, and 36.96% of the population will be elderly.
| Curaçao | Puerto Rico | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) | 2007–2034 | None between 1950 and 2100 | |
| Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) | 1992 21 years later | 1971 | |
| Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) | 2016 10 years later | 2006 | |
| Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) | 2031 13 years later | 2018 |