Other people in need of international protection by country or in Aruba
Aruba: Other people in need of international protection by country or was 11,470 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Other people in need of international protection by country or in Aruba, 2018–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
Aruba recorded 11,470 for other people in need of international protection by country or in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.5% over ten years.
That places Aruba 13th out of 21 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Other people in need of international protection by country or in Aruba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 15,602 | — |
| 2019 | 16,602 | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 17,000 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 17,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 17,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17,085 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 11,470 | -32.9% |
| 2025 | 11,470 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16,102 | 15,602 | 16,602 | 2 |
| 2020s | 15,171 | 11,470 | 17,085 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 10 Guyana 23,401 compare
- 11 Uruguay 20,833 compare
- 12 Costa Rica 19,120 compare
- 14 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 8,259 compare
- 15 Curaçao 6,903 compare
- 16 Trinidad and Tobago 3,856 compare
More social development data for Aruba
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 0 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2020)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other people in need of international protection by country or in Aruba?
- Other people in need of international protection by country or in Aruba was 11,470 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest other people in need of international protection by country or recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 17,085 in 2023.
- What is the lowest other people in need of international protection by country or recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,470 in 2024.
- How does Aruba rank for other people in need of international protection by country or?
- Aruba ranks 13th out of 21 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other people in need of international protection by country or rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as part of Other people in need of international protection by country or territory of asylum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Other people in need of international protection refer to people who are outside their country or territory of origin, typically because they have been forcibly displaced across international borders, who have not been reported under other categories (including asylum-seekers and refugees) but who likely need international protection, including protection against forced return, as well as access to basic services on a temporary or longer-term basis.