Migration characteristics

Curaçao had 155,826 inhabitants in 2023, of which 24.6% were first-generation migrants. That is a clear increase compared to 2011.
The largest groups come from the Netherlands, Colombia, and the Dominican Republic.
The number of Colombians and Venezuelans has increased sharply, while the number of migrants from Suriname, Aruba, the BES islands, and Portugal has decreased.