Other people in need of international protection by country or in Brazil
Brazil: Other people in need of international protection by country or was 549,534 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Other people in need of international protection by country or in Brazil, 2018–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
The most recent figure for other people in need of international protection by country or in Brazil is 549,534, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.3% on the previous year and up 1,281.8% over ten years.
Brazil ranks 4th of 21 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Other people in need of international protection by country or in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 39,771 | — |
| 2019 | 123,507 | +210.5% |
| 2020 | 163,754 | +32.6% |
| 2021 | 175,992 | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 264,040 | +50.0% |
| 2023 | 363,081 | +37.5% |
| 2024 | 464,395 | +27.9% |
| 2025 | 549,534 | +18.3% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 549,534 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20,833, 26.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 549,534 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 174,216, 3.2× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81,639 | 39,771 | 123,507 | 2 |
| 2020s | 330,133 | 163,754 | 549,534 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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 other people in need of international protection by country or in Brazil?
- Other people in need of international protection by country or in Brazil was 549,534 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest other people in need of international protection by country or recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 549,534 in 2025.
- What is the lowest other people in need of international protection by country or recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,771 in 2018.
- How does Brazil rank for other people in need of international protection by country or?
- Brazil ranks 4th out of 21 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other people in need of international protection by country or rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,281.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as part of Other people in need of international protection by country or territory of asylum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Other people in need of international protection refer to people who are outside their country or territory of origin, typically because they have been forcibly displaced across international borders, who have not been reported under other categories (including asylum-seekers and refugees) but who likely need international protection, including protection against forced return, as well as access to basic services on a temporary or longer-term basis.