Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square in Curacao
Curacao: Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square was 0.018 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square in Curacao, 2013–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 0.018 units per square kilometre for refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 77.1% on the previous year and down 77.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square in Curacao peaked at 0.0788 units per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.018 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Curacao 97th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square in Curacao, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.0788 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2014 | 0.0788 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0788 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0788 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0788 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0788 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0788 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0788 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0788 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0788 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.018 units per square kilometre | -77.1% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 0.018 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0017 units per square kilometre, 10.4× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 0.018 units per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0446 units per square kilometre, 40% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0788 units per square kilometre | 0.0788 units per square kilometre | 0.0788 units per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0636 units per square kilometre | 0.018 units per square kilometre | 0.0788 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 94 Zimbabwe 0.0193 units per square kilometre compare
- 95 Dominican Republic 0.0184 units per square kilometre compare
- 96 Tunisia 0.018 units per square kilometre compare
- 98 Kyrgyzstan 0.0173 units per square kilometre compare
- 99 China 0.0171 units per square kilometre compare
- 100 Ecuador 0.0171 units per square kilometre compare
More population data for Curacao
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.8886 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -7.88 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.8886 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5236 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.9% (2100)
- Population density 271.32 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 3,800 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.9% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 0.0472 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square in Curacao?
- Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square in Curacao was 0.018 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0788 units per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.018 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Curacao rank for refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square?
- Curacao ranks 97th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Refugee population by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Refugee population by country or territory of origin divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Refugee population by country or territory of origin ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Refugees by country of origin UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Refugee population by country or territory of origin divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.