Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people in Curacao
Curacao: Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people was 4.31 people per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024. ▼ Falling
Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people in Curacao, 2013–2024
Source: UNHCR (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per 100,000 inhabitants.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 4.31 people per 100,000 inhabitants for refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 79.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people in Curacao peaked at 21.46 people per 100,000 inhabitants in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.31 people per 100,000 inhabitants, in 2024.
Curacao ranks 138th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people in Curacao, year by year
| Year | people per 100,000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 21.46 people per 100,000 inhabitants | — |
| 2014 | 21.21 people per 100,000 inhabitants | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 21.01 people per 100,000 inhabitants | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 20.86 people per 100,000 inhabitants | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 20.77 people per 100,000 inhabitants | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 19.27 people per 100,000 inhabitants | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 18.46 people per 100,000 inhabitants | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 18.92 people per 100,000 inhabitants | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 18.89 people per 100,000 inhabitants | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 18.88 people per 100,000 inhabitants | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.31 people per 100,000 inhabitants | -77.2% |
| 2024 | 4.31 people per 100,000 inhabitants | -0.0% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 4.31 people per 100,000 inhabitants is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.37 people per 100,000 inhabitants, 1.8× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 4.31 people per 100,000 inhabitants is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31.44 people per 100,000 inhabitants, 14% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.43 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 18.46 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 21.46 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 7 |
| 2020s | 13.06 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 4.31 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 18.92 people per 100,000 inhabitants | 5 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 135 Bolivia 4.93 people per 100,000 inhabitants compare
- 136 Papua New Guinea 4.77 people per 100,000 inhabitants compare
- 137 Guadeloupe 4.53 people per 100,000 inhabitants compare
- 139 Poland 3.96 people per 100,000 inhabitants compare
- 140 Lithuania 3.88 people per 100,000 inhabitants compare
- 141 Uruguay 3.87 people per 100,000 inhabitants compare
More reference data data for Curacao
- Consumer price index 115.53 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Landline phone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- How have things changed?, per capita 0.0157 metric tons per person (2024)
- Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled 45,974 (2023)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 1 metric tons (2024)
- Landline phone subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 90.8% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita 0 metric tons per person (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people in Curacao?
- Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people in Curacao was 4.31 people per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to UNHCR (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 21.46 people per 100,000 inhabitants in 2013.
- What is the lowest refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.31 people per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024.
- How does Curacao rank for refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people?
- Curacao ranks 138th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from UNHCR (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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People who fled their country of origin and are in need of international protection. This data is given per 100,000 people in their country of origin.