Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Caribbean
Caribbean: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 426.46 per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Caribbean, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Caribbean is 426.46 per 100,000 people, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 281.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Caribbean peaked at 426.46 per 100,000 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 61.59 per 100,000 people, in 2003.
Caribbean ranks 34th of 241 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.6 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 68.34 per 100,000 people | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 67.13 per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 61.59 per 100,000 people | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 64.8 per 100,000 people | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 84.38 per 100,000 people | +30.2% |
| 2006 | 139.37 per 100,000 people | +65.2% |
| 2007 | 79.76 per 100,000 people | -42.8% |
| 2008 | 82.66 per 100,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 83.99 per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 88.47 per 100,000 people | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 109.03 per 100,000 people | +23.2% |
| 2012 | 121.11 per 100,000 people | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 121.25 per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 118.81 per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 111.82 per 100,000 people | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 96.26 per 100,000 people | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 92.7 per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 91.15 per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 91.08 per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 92.53 per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 106.1 per 100,000 people | +14.7% |
| 2022 | 111.99 per 100,000 people | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 328.77 per 100,000 people | +193.6% |
| 2024 | 400.66 per 100,000 people | +21.9% |
| 2025 | 426.46 per 100,000 people | +6.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Caribbean changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +193.6% | 111.99 per 100,000 people | 328.77 per 100,000 people |
| 2006 | +65.2% | 84.38 per 100,000 people | 139.37 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.46 per 100,000 people | 61.59 per 100,000 people | 139.37 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.17 per 100,000 people | 88.47 per 100,000 people | 121.25 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 244.42 per 100,000 people | 92.53 per 100,000 people | 426.46 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
More development goals data for Caribbean
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,753 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 117 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 115 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 110 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 124 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 125 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 125 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 5.24 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 388.9 num th (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 213.3 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Caribbean?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Caribbean was 426.46 per 100,000 people in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 426.46 per 100,000 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.59 per 100,000 people in 2003.
- How does Caribbean rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Caribbean ranks 34th out of 241 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 281.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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