Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Brazil

Refugees by country of origin in Brazil in 2024 — 5,072 people. Ranked 125 in the world out of 200. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 153.6%.

2024 5,072 people +33.54% vs 2023
World rank 125of 200
Period maximum 5,072 people2024
Period minimum 5 people1980

Trend over time

1971–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Brazil, 1971–202402,0004,0006,00019711977198319891995200120072013201920241971: 2,000 people1972: 2,000 people1980: 5 people1981: 5 people1982: 5 people1983: 5 people1984: 5 people1985: 5 people1986: 5 people1989: 6 people1990: 15 people1991: 11 people1992: 11 people1993: 9 people1994: 41 people1995: 52 people1996: 84 people1997: 103 people1998: 134 people1999: 194 people2000: 220 people2001: 251 people2002: 438 people2003: 377 people2004: 401 people2005: 370 people2006: 703 people2007: 1,623 people2008: 1,401 people2009: 973 people2010: 991 people2011: 1,040 people2012: 1,073 people2013: 982 people2014: 977 people2015: 893 people2016: 803 people2017: 851 people2018: 1,038 people2019: 1,399 people2020: 1,548 people2021: 1,954 people2022: 2,740 people2023: 3,798 people2024: 5,072 people
Change over the period: +3,072 (+153.6%) Average annual rate: 1.77 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Brazil 5,072 people
World computed 30.69M people
Latin America & Caribbean computed 928,888 people
South America computed 471,039 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.11M people
Refugees by country of origin — Brazil, by year Brazil All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 5,072 +1,274 +33.54%
2023 3,798 +1,058 +38.61%
2022 2,740 +786 +40.23%
2021 1,954 +406 +26.23%
2020 1,548 +149 +10.65%
2019 1,399 +361 +34.78%
2018 1,038 +187 +21.97%
2017 851 +48 +5.98%
2016 803 −90 −10.08%
2015 893 −84 −8.6%
2014 977 −5 −0.51%
2013 982 −91 −8.48%
2012 1,073 +33 +3.17%
2011 1,040 +49 +4.94%
2010 991 +18 +1.85%
2009 973 −428 −30.55%
2008 1,401 −222 −13.68%
2007 1,623 +920 +130.87%
2006 703 +333 +90%
2005 370 −31 −7.73%
2004 401 +24 +6.37%
2003 377 −61 −13.93%
2002 438 +187 +74.5%
2001 251 +31 +14.09%
2000 220 +26 +13.4%
1999 194 +60 +44.78%
1998 134 +31 +30.1%
1997 103 +19 +22.62%
1996 84 +32 +61.54%
1995 52 +11 +26.83%
1994 41 +32 +355.56%
1993 9 −2 −18.18%
1992 11 +0 +0%
1991 11 −4 −26.67%
1990 15 +9 +150%
1989 6
1986 5 +0 +0%
1985 5 +0 +0%
1984 5 +0 +0%
1983 5 +0 +0%
1982 5 +0 +0%
1981 5 +0 +0%
1980 5
1972 2,000 +0 +0%
1971 2,000

About the indicator

The number of refugees originating from a given country, wherever they are located, according to UNHCR. This is the mirror side of the indicator by country of asylum: there people are counted by the place where they found protection, here by the country they left. It is this series that shows the scale of forced exodus, and the largest displacement crises of recent decades are visible in it.

Important: The indicator counts only those who have crossed a border. People displaced inside their own country are not included, although they are usually more numerous — that is separate statistics, kept by the IDMC.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.