Other people in need of international protection by country in Curacao
Curacao: Other people in need of international protection by country was 6,903 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Other people in need of international protection by country or in Curacao, 2018–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
In 2025, other people in need of international protection by country or in Curacao stood at 6,903. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.5% on the previous year and down 73.1% over ten years.
Curacao ranks 15th of 21 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Other people in need of international protection by country in Curacao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 25,686 | — |
| 2019 | 16,190 | -37.0% |
| 2020 | 16,691 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 17,000 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 14,000 | -17.6% |
| 2023 | 14,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11,593 | -17.2% |
| 2025 | 6,903 | -40.5% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 6,903 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20,833, 33% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 6,903 is below the median for high income countries, which is 15,295, 45% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20,938 | 16,190 | 25,686 | 2 |
| 2020s | 13,364 | 6,903 | 17,000 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 12 Costa Rica 19,120 compare
- 13 Aruba 11,470 compare
- 14 Bolivia 8,259 compare
- 16 Trinidad and Tobago 3,856 compare
- 17 Cayman Islands 0 compare
- 17 Guatemala 0 compare
- 17 Nicaragua 0
- 17 Paraguay 0 compare
- 17 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 compare
More social development data for Curacao
- 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 8 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8 (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 -100 % change on previous year (2021)
- 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 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other people in need of international protection by country or in Curacao?
- Other people in need of international protection by country or in Curacao was 6,903 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 Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 25,686 in 2018.
- What is the lowest other people in need of international protection by country or recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,903 in 2025.
- How does Curacao rank for other people in need of international protection by country or?
- Curacao ranks 15th out of 21 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other people in need of international protection by country or rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curacao 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.