Other people in need of international protection by country or in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Other people in need of international protection by country or was 3,856 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Other people in need of international protection by country or in Trinidad and Tobago, 2018–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
The most recent figure for other people in need of international protection by country or in Trinidad and Tobago is 3,856, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 51.3% on the previous year and down 87.9% over ten years.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 16th out of 21 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Other people in need of international protection by country or in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 31,843 | — |
| 2019 | 7,664 | -75.9% |
| 2020 | 4,663 | -39.2% |
| 2021 | 8,403 | +80.2% |
| 2022 | 14,178 | +68.7% |
| 2023 | 7,906 | -44.2% |
| 2024 | 7,922 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 3,856 | -51.3% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 3,856 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20,833, 19% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 3,856 is below the median for high income countries, which is 15,295, 25% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19,754 | 7,664 | 31,843 | 2 |
| 2020s | 7,821 | 3,856 | 14,178 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
- 13 Aruba 11,470 compare
- 14 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 8,259 compare
- 15 Curaçao 6,903 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 Trinidad and Tobago
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,877 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 576 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 576 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0014 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other people in need of international protection by country or in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Other people in need of international protection by country or in Trinidad and Tobago was 3,856 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 31,843 in 2018.
- What is the lowest other people in need of international protection by country or recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,856 in 2025.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for other people in need of international protection by country or?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 16th out of 21 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other people in need of international protection by country or rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.