Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Brazil

Refugees by country of asylum in Brazil in 2024 — 257,079 people. Ranked 28 in the world out of 178. Since 1969, the indicator has risen by 542.7%.

2024 257,079 people +9.04% vs 2023
World rank 28of 178
Period maximum 257,079 people2024
Period minimum 2,050 people1995

Trend over time

1969–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Brazil, 1969–20240100,000200,000300,00019691975198119871993199920052011201720231969: 40,000 people1970: 40,000 people1971: 38,000 people1972: 37,000 people1973: 35,200 people1974: 34,000 people1975: 32,000 people1976: 30,000 people1977: 36,000 people1978: 35,000 people1979: 25,000 people1980: 24,000 people1981: 24,000 people1982: 5,400 people1983: 5,400 people1984: 5,300 people1985: 5,300 people1986: 5,300 people1987: 5,280 people1988: 5,332 people1989: 5,331 people1990: 5,335 people1991: 5,389 people1992: 5,439 people1993: 6,198 people1994: 2,223 people1995: 2,050 people1996: 2,212 people1997: 2,260 people1998: 2,345 people1999: 2,374 people2000: 2,718 people2001: 2,877 people2002: 3,176 people2003: 3,190 people2004: 3,333 people2005: 3,446 people2006: 3,478 people2007: 20,764 people2008: 3,831 people2009: 4,218 people2010: 4,346 people2011: 4,466 people2012: 4,681 people2013: 5,185 people2014: 7,478 people2015: 8,703 people2016: 9,674 people2017: 10,260 people2018: 11,304 people2019: 32,844 people2020: 59,092 people2021: 61,956 people2022: 67,522 people2023: 235,765 people2024: 257,079 people
Change over the period: +217,079 (+542.7%) Average annual rate: 3.44 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Brazil

Brazil 257,079 people
World computed 30.92M people
Latin America & Caribbean computed 513,712 people
South America computed 323,091 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 5.02M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Brazil, by year Brazil All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 257,079 +21,314 +9.04%
2023 235,765 +168,243 +249.17%
2022 67,522 +5,566 +8.98%
2021 61,956 +2,864 +4.85%
2020 59,092 +26,248 +79.92%
2019 32,844 +21,540 +190.55%
2018 11,304 +1,044 +10.18%
2017 10,260 +586 +6.06%
2016 9,674 +971 +11.16%
2015 8,703 +1,225 +16.38%
2014 7,478 +2,293 +44.22%
2013 5,185 +504 +10.77%
2012 4,681 +215 +4.81%
2011 4,466 +120 +2.76%
2010 4,346 +128 +3.03%
2009 4,218 +387 +10.1%
2008 3,831 −16,933 −81.55%
2007 20,764 +17,286 +497.01%
2006 3,478 +32 +0.93%
2005 3,446 +113 +3.39%
2004 3,333 +143 +4.48%
2003 3,190 +14 +0.44%
2002 3,176 +299 +10.39%
2001 2,877 +159 +5.85%
2000 2,718 +344 +14.49%
1999 2,374 +29 +1.24%
1998 2,345 +85 +3.76%
1997 2,260 +48 +2.17%
1996 2,212 +162 +7.9%
1995 2,050 −173 −7.78%
1994 2,223 −3,975 −64.13%
1993 6,198 +759 +13.95%
1992 5,439 +50 +0.93%
1991 5,389 +54 +1.01%
1990 5,335 +4 +0.08%
1989 5,331 −1 −0.02%
1988 5,332 +52 +0.98%
1987 5,280 −20 −0.38%
1986 5,300 +0 +0%
1985 5,300 +0 +0%
1984 5,300 −100 −1.85%
1983 5,400 +0 +0%
1982 5,400 −18,600 −77.5%
1981 24,000 +0 +0%
1980 24,000 −1,000 −4%
1979 25,000 −10,000 −28.57%
1978 35,000 −1,000 −2.78%
1977 36,000 +6,000 +20%
1976 30,000 −2,000 −6.25%
1975 32,000 −2,000 −5.88%
1974 34,000 −1,200 −3.41%
1973 35,200 −1,800 −4.86%
1972 37,000 −1,000 −2.63%
1971 38,000 −2,000 −5%
1970 40,000 +0 +0%
1969 40,000

About the indicator

The number of refugees present in a country, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. A refugee is a person who has received protection outside their country of origin; the indicator covers both those recognized individually and those recognized on a group basis in situations of mass exodus. The series has been kept since 1951, that is since the adoption of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.

Important: This is the receiving side. It is not to be confused with the number of refugees FROM a country — that is a separate indicator, and the difference between the two shows whether a country hosts forced migration or produces it.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.