Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Brazil

Brazil: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0013 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.0013 units per person
Change on year
up 8.1%
World rank
81st
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.0013 units per person
in 2025
All-time low
0 units per person
in 1995
Years of data
57
1969–2025

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Brazil, 1969–2025

00.0010.0010.002196919972025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2025, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Brazil stood at 0.0013 units per person. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 2,937.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Brazil peaked at 0.0013 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1995.

Brazil ranks 81st 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.

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Brazil, 1969 to 2025.
Year units per person Change
1969 0.0004 units per person
1970 0.0004 units per person -2.4%
1971 0.0004 units per person -7.3%
1972 0.0004 units per person -5.0%
1973 0.0003 units per person -7.1%
1974 0.0003 units per person -5.7%
1975 0.0003 units per person -8.1%
1976 0.0003 units per person -8.5%
1977 0.0003 units per person +17.2%
1978 0.0003 units per person -5.1%
1979 0.0002 units per person -30.2%
1980 0.0002 units per person -6.2%
1981 0.0002 units per person -2.3%
1982 0 units per person -78.0%
1983 0 units per person -2.2%
1984 0 units per person -4.0%
1985 0 units per person -2.1%
1986 0 units per person -2.0%
1987 0 units per person -2.3%
1988 0 units per person -0.9%
1989 0 units per person -1.8%
1990 0 units per person -1.7%
1991 0 units per person -0.7%
1992 0 units per person -0.7%
1993 0 units per person +12.1%
1994 0 units per person -64.7%
1995 0 units per person -9.2%
1996 0 units per person +6.3%
1997 0 units per person +0.7%
1998 0 units per person +2.2%
1999 0 units per person -0.2%
2000 0 units per person +12.9%
2001 0 units per person +4.5%
2002 0 units per person +9.0%
2003 0 units per person -0.7%
2004 0 units per person +3.3%
2005 0 units per person +2.3%
2006 0 units per person -0.1%
2007 0.0001 units per person +491.0%
2008 0 units per person -81.7%
2009 0 units per person +9.1%
2010 0 units per person +2.2%
2011 0 units per person +1.9%
2012 0 units per person +4.0%
2013 0 units per person +9.9%
2014 0 units per person +43.1%
2015 0 units per person +15.5%
2016 0 units per person +10.3%
2017 0.0001 units per person +5.3%
2018 0.0001 units per person +9.4%
2019 0.0002 units per person +188.7%
2020 0.0003 units per person +78.9%
2021 0.0003 units per person +4.4%
2022 0.0003 units per person +8.6%
2023 0.0011 units per person +247.8%
2024 0.0012 units per person +8.6%
2025 0.0013 units per person +8.1%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 0.0013 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 units per person, 4.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 0.0013 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0001 units per person, 13.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Brazil 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.

YearChange FromTo
2007 +491.0% 0 units per person 0.0001 units per person
2023 +247.8% 0.0003 units per person 0.0011 units per person
2019 +188.7% 0.0001 units per person 0.0002 units per person
2008 -81.7% 0.0001 units per person 0 units per person
2020 +78.9% 0.0002 units per person 0.0003 units per person
1982 -78.0% 0.0002 units per person 0 units per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0004 units per person 0.0004 units per person 0.0004 units per person 1
1970s 0.0003 units per person 0.0002 units per person 0.0004 units per person 10
1980s 0.0001 units per person 0 units per person 0.0002 units per person 10
1990s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person 10
2000s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0.0001 units per person 10
2010s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0.0002 units per person 10
2020s 0.0008 units per person 0.0003 units per person 0.0013 units per person 6

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 78 Ecuador 0.0014 units per person compare
  2. 79 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0014 units per person compare
  3. 80 United States of America 0.0013 units per person compare
  4. 82 Australia 0.0012 units per person compare
  5. 83 Yemen 0.0012 units per person compare
  6. 84 Thailand 0.0012 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Brazil?
Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Brazil was 0.0013 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.0013 units per person in 2025.
What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1995.
How does Brazil rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Brazil ranks 81st out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
Is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 2,937.7%. 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 Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR 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.

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
226 places, 10,431 data points, 1960–2025
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Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR 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.