Number of people with and without electricity access in Curacao
Curacao: Number of people with and without electricity access was 155,967 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in Curacao, 1990–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people with and without electricity access in Curacao stood at 155,967 people.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Curacao peaked at 160,175 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 128,918 people, in 2001.
That places Curacao 184th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access in Curacao, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 145,400 people | — |
| 1991 | 144,403 people | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 143,912 people | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 144,299 people | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 144,630 people | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 145,139 people | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 146,306 people | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 146,956 people | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 144,472 people | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 139,428 people | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 133,860 people | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 128,918 people | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 129,076 people | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 131,633 people | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 133,924 people | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 137,245 people | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 140,815 people | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 143,624 people | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 145,442 people | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 146,392 people | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 148,703 people | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 150,831 people | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 152,088 people | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 153,822 people | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 155,909 people | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 157,980 people | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 159,664 people | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 160,175 people | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 159,336 people | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 157,441 people | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 155,482 people | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 153,948 people | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 153,321 people | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 154,654 people | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 155,967 people | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 144,494 people | 139,428 people | 146,956 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 137,093 people | 128,918 people | 146,392 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 155,595 people | 148,703 people | 160,175 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 154,674 people | 153,321 people | 155,967 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 181 Sao Tome and Principe 183,011 people compare
- 182 Saint Lucia 179,744 people compare
- 183 Guam 167,777 people compare
- 185 Kiribati 131,424 people compare
- 186 Seychelles 121,354 people compare
- 187 Grenada 112,050 people compare
More energy & mining data for Curacao
- Primary energy from nuclear, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Primary energy from nuclear, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 10.9% (2023)
- Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions 55,315 tonnes (2022)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita 0.3608 units per person (2022)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre 124.58 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, annual growth rate 15.29 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mineral rents 0.0% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 0.0% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Curacao?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Curacao was 155,967 people in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 160,175 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 128,918 people in 2001.
- How does Curacao rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Curacao ranks 184th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.