Population

In 2005, lived in Curacao 135,882 residents, representing a population density of 306 Ew. / sq km corresponds. The bulk of the population is concentrated in the capital Willemstad and the urban area around the Schottegat in the central-eastern part of the island.

The residents Curaçaos consist of a colorful mixture of different peoples together. Most of them are descendants of former African slaves. With only 6% are white Dutchman, however, a small minority of the population; Of the original inhabitants, the Arawak Indians, live today only very few on the island. Descendants of Sephardic Jews who in the 17th Century from Spain and Portugal had fled the Inquisition, and for the oil industry on the island brought guest workers from Asia, South America and the Caribbean round the multicultural picture.

An average family has 2 children, men are approximately 73 years, women around 77 years old. The literacy level is high, approximately 96% of the population over the age of 15 can read and write.