Curacao: cities by population
Curacao has a population of 185,440 (UN estimate, 2026), with Willemstad as its capital. The 12 largest of its 12 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
+27%
since 2000 (145,529)
-6%
projected by 2050 (173,498)
437
people per km²
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.
Largest cities in Curacao
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willemstad | 125,000 | |
| 2 | Bandariba | 20,838 | |
| 3 | Bandabou | 13,125 | |
| 4 | St. Michiel | 5,732 | |
| 5 | Santa Rosa | 5,198 | |
| 6 | Sint Michiel Liber | 5,138 | |
| 7 | Brievengat | 4,695 | |
| 8 | Tera Kora | 4,388 | |
| 9 | Barber | 2,424 | |
| 10 | Dorp Soto | 2,233 | |
| 11 | Grote Berg | 841 | |
| 12 | Sabana Westpunt | 783 |
Common questions
What is the population of Curacao?
Curacao has a population of 185,440, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 173,498 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Curacao?
Willemstad. The largest place we record there is Willemstad, with 125,000 people.