Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0006 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Brazil, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Brazil is 0.0006 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 61.0% on the previous year and up 445.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Brazil peaked at 0.001 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2009.
Brazil ranks 61st of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -15.5% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -23.9% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -58.9% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +110.3% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +21.6% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -67.6% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +421.5% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +440.7% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -69.6% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +222.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | +140.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per person | +84.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 units per person | +69.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 units per person | +140.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 units per person | +76.9% |
| 2019 | 0.001 units per person | +34.9% |
| 2020 | 0.001 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.001 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.001 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 units per person | -67.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0006 units per person | +61.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 58 Cameroon 0.0006 units per person compare
- 59 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0006 units per person compare
- 60 Zambia 0.0006 units per person compare
- 62 Zimbabwe 0.0006 units per person compare
- 63 United Arab Emirates 0.0005 units per person compare
- 64 Mozambique 0.0005 units per person compare
More social development data for Brazil
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 278,966 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6,306 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6,306 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0013 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Brazil?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Brazil was 0.0006 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.001 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2009.
- How does Brazil rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Brazil ranks 61st out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 445.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.