Refugees by country of asylum in Curacao
Curacao: Refugees by country of asylum was 0 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Refugees by country of asylum in Curacao, 2010–2024
Source: UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, refugees by country of asylum in Curacao stood at 0 people. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees by country of asylum in Curacao peaked at 99 people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2021.
That places Curacao 171st out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Refugees by country of asylum in Curacao, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7 people | — |
| 2011 | 6 people | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 13 people | +116.7% |
| 2013 | 13 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 34 people | +161.5% |
| 2015 | 46 people | +35.3% |
| 2016 | 53 people | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 74 people | +39.6% |
| 2018 | 99 people | +33.8% |
| 2019 | 42 people | -57.6% |
| 2020 | 68 people | +61.9% |
| 2021 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 people | — |
| 2023 | 0 people | — |
| 2024 | 0 people | — |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 0 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 10,077 people. (67 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 0 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 166 people. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.7 people | 6 people | 99 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.6 people | 0 people | 68 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 171 Antigua and Barbuda 0 people compare
- 171 Aruba 0 people
- 171 Brunei 0 people
- 171 Cape Verde 0 people compare
- 171 East Timor 0 people
- 171 Grenada 0 people compare
- 171 Macao 0 people compare
- 171 Myanmar 0 people
- 171 Sierra Leone 0 people compare
- 171 Singapore 0 people compare
- 171 Solomon Islands 0 people compare
- 171 Vanuatu 0 people compare
More reference data data for Curacao
- Consumer price index 115.53 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Urban vs rural majority, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate 0.0444 % change on previous year (2025)
- Landline phone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- How have things changed?, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- How have things changed?, per capita 0.0157 metric tons per person (2024)
- Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled 45,974 (2023)
- Landline phone subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.6% (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 90.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees by country of asylum in Curacao?
- Refugees by country of asylum in Curacao was 0 people in 2024, according to UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest refugees by country of asylum recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 99 people in 2018.
- What is the lowest refugees by country of asylum recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2021.
- How does Curacao rank for refugees by country of asylum?
- Curacao ranks 171st out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is refugees by country of asylum 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 UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Refugees by country of asylum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People who fled their country of origin and are in need of international protection. Refugees are those who have already been granted asylum status in the country they moved to. This includes all refugees who live in this country, not just those who arrived that year.