Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR … asylum Refugee Population in Curacao
Curacao: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR … asylum Refugee Population was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Curacao, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
Curacao recorded 0 for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Curacao peaked at 99 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2021.
That places Curacao 170th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR … asylum Refugee Population in Curacao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7 | — |
| 2011 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 13 | +116.7% |
| 2013 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 34 | +161.5% |
| 2015 | 46 | +35.3% |
| 2016 | 53 | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 74 | +39.6% |
| 2018 | 99 | +33.8% |
| 2019 | 42 | -57.6% |
| 2020 | 68 | +61.9% |
| 2021 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 0 is below the median for high income countries, which is 12,513. (65 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 0 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 290.5. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.7 | 6 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.33 | 0 | 68 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 170 Aruba 0
- 170 Cape Verde 0 compare
- 170 Haiti 0 compare
- 170 Macao 0 compare
- 170 Sierra Leone 0 compare
- 170 Singapore 0 compare
- 170 Solomon Islands 0 compare
- 170 East Timor 0
- 170 Vanuatu 0 compare
More social development data for Curacao
- 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)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Curacao?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Curacao was 0 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2018.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2021.
- How does Curacao rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Curacao ranks 170th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Refugees under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) include individuals recognized under the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity (OAU) Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, the refugee definition contained in the 1984 Cartagena Declaration on Refugees as incorporated into national laws, those recognized in accordance with the UNHCR Statute, individuals granted complementary forms of protection, and those enjoying temporary protection. The refugee population also includes people in a refugee-like situation, which is a category that is descriptive in nature and includes groups of people who are outside their country or territory of origin and who face protection risks similar to those of refugees, but for whom refugee status has, for practical or other reasons, not been ascertained. Refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Palestine Refugees, are not typically included in the statistics on refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the UNHCR.