Austria vs Brazil: Refugees by country of asylum
Austria
284,828 people
in 2024
Brazil
257,079 people
in 2024
Austria rank
26th
Brazil rank
29th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Austria
- Brazil
How they compare
Austria currently reports 284,828 people against 257,079 people in Brazil, a difference of 27,749 people.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Brazil ahead.
Austria ranks 26th and Brazil ranks 29th of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 5 and Brazil in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25,000 people | 40,000 people | 15,000 people | Brazil |
| 1970s | 23,530 people | 34,220 people | 10,690 people | Brazil |
| 1980s | 34,696 people | 9,064 people | 25,631 people | Austria |
| 1990s | 60,046 people | 3,582 people | 56,463 people | Austria |
| 2000s | 23,176 people | 5,103 people | 18,073 people | Austria |
| 2010s | 80,310 people | 9,894 people | 70,416 people | Austria |
| 2020s | 219,116 people | 136,283 people | 82,834 people | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Austria or Brazil?
- Austria, at 284,828 people against 257,079 people in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Austria and Brazil?
- 27,749 people, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Brazil?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Brazil rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Austria ranks 26th and Brazil ranks 29th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of asylum. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
People who fled their country of origin and are in need of international protection. Refugees are those who have already been granted asylum status in the country they moved to. This includes all refugees who live in this country, not just those who arrived that year.