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Good to Know
- Foreign-born population has nearly doubled from 22.1% in 2010 to 43.1% in 2024, reflecting increasing immigration and international mobility.
- Curacao switched to the Caribbean Guilder (XCG) on March 31, 2025, replacing the Netherlands Antillean Guilder (ANG).
- The tech ecosystem is heavily weighted toward iGaming and fintech due to favorable regulatory and tax incentives; this shapes business arrival patterns.
- Workforce is notably multilingual, making international hiring and operations accessible for remote tech teams.
- Population is aging (median age 40) and majority female-skewed (55% female), reflecting regional demographic trends.
Notable Nationalities
Curacaoan
- Percentage
- 75.4
Dutch
- Percentage
- 6
Dominican
- Percentage
- 3.6
Colombian
- Percentage
- 3
Bonairean, Sint Eustatian, Saban
- Percentage
- 1.5
Haitian
- Percentage
- 1.2
Surinamese
- Percentage
- 1.2
Venezuelan
- Percentage
- 1.1
Aruban
- Percentage
- 1.1
Other/Unspecified
- Percentage
- 5.9
Tech And Business Ecosystem
- Total Startups
- 612
- Funded Startups
- 38
- Fintech Startups
- 26
- High Tech Startups
- 70
- IT Services Startups
- 29
- Total Startup Funding USD
- XCG 104,900,000
- Workforce Characteristics
- Multilingual (Dutch, English, Spanish, Papiamentu); skilled labor pool; strong export potential in digital services
Tech Focus Areas
- AI and Machine Learning
- Software Development
- Cybersecurity
- iGaming solutions
Notable Companies
- SoftSwiss
- Shuffle
- Stake
- Turbo Games
- MonkeyTilt
Key Infrastructure
- Blue NAP Americas (Tier IV data center)
- AMS-IX Caribbean internet exchange
Top Funded Sectors
Gambling Tech
- Funding USD
- 54600000
Investment Tech
- Funding USD
- 3900000
Currency
- Code
- XCG
- Official
- Caribbean Guilder
Median Age
40
Total Population
- Figure
- 158006
- Source Date
- January 1, 2026
- Note
- Official data from Central Bureau of Statistics Curacao
Foreign Born Note
As of 2024; represents 80,020 residents. Sharp increase from 22.1% in 2010.
Population By Gender
- Male Percentage
- 45
- Female Percentage
- 55
- Male Count
- 71263
- Female Count
- 86743
Foreign Born Percentage
43.1
Nationalities Data Year
2011
AI-generated estimateData refreshed July 2026
Sources cited for this category
These are the sources cited in this local demographics research for this city. Individual figures may not each trace to one of them.
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Data last updated July 2026 · Verify anything important.